Hebrew Manuscripts at the Bodleian LibraryThe Bodleian's earliest Hebrew manuscripts were received in 1601 with 58 books in Hebrew script and of Venetian origin, where Hebrew printing was then in its prime. The Library acquired a number of large Hebrew collections in the 19th century, most notably the Oppenheimer Library in 1829, which was the property of Chief Rabbi of Prague David ben Abraham Oppenheimer, and thought to be the most important and magnificent Hebraica collection ever accumulated, containing hundreds of uniquely surviving manuscripts in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Aramaic. The most recent acquisition of Hebrew manuscripts of major international importance was the purchase of fragments from the Cairo Genizah, beginning in 1890.