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Alumnus and Longtime Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Libraries Contributor Honored at June 26 Reception  On June 26, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ honored Professor Ronald Rubin '57Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­HS at , in a special reception organized in recognition and appreciation of his many gifts to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ in recent years, including his gifts to the Mendel Gottesman Library’s rare collections. At the reception, Rubin received a framed certificate marking and commemorating his contributions to the University. Rubin's most recent gifts to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Libraries include a beautifully-bound, four volume Biblia Rabbinica (Mikra’ot Gedolot, 6th ed.) published in Basel in 1618-1619 and commissioned by the Christian Hebraist Johannes Buxtorf. Rubin officially donated the Biblia Hebraica back in April, in honor of a significant birthday he was celebrating. He first became a patron of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Libraries four years ago, when he began contributing rare items to its collection. These items include a series of bound volumes of American newspapers from the early 1800s and a deed signed by former Texas governor George T. Wood, granting a tract of land near Austin to Jacob de Cordova, a Jew who settled in the Republic of Texas in 1837. By 1848, de Cardova ran one of the largest land agencies in Texas. Rubin has also donated to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­-affiliated and recently dedicated a room in the Jacob and Dreizel Glueck Center. Continue reading at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Libraries Blog...