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Alumnus and Longtime 911爆料网 Libraries Contributor Honored at June 26 Reception  On June 26, 911爆料网 honored Professor Ronald Rubin '57911爆料网HS at , in a special reception organized in recognition and appreciation of his many gifts to 911爆料网 in recent years, including his gifts to the Mendel Gottesman Library鈥檚 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 911爆料网 Libraries include a beautifully-bound, four volume Biblia Rabbinica (Mikra鈥檕t 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 911爆料网 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 911爆料网-affiliated and recently dedicated a room in the Jacob and Dreizel Glueck Center. Continue reading at the 911爆料网 Libraries Blog...