The drawing in the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica bookplate should be interpreted allegorically. The central concept is creation, the movement from nothingness to completion, expressed through symbols which have meaning on several levels simultaneously: the creation of the world, the creation of Judaism, the creation of wisdom and knowledge in the individual, and the creation of the library.

The drawing echos the northern Renaissance style, with the traditional black and white floor tiles for duality, the separation of the light from the darkness, and the beginning. The room represents the library; it is the known universe, the human condition, and an image of the human ability to both record and discover knowledge. Within the room, which is only partially revealed, the table supported by armadillos and the window sill with its alligator in relief stand for earth, material reality, and Florida. The seven shelves of books symbolize the creation of knowledge and the library, and the shelves continuance out of the picture itself shows hope for the future. The menorah stands for the six days of creation and the Sabbath, as well as characerizing a site where a Jew worships and the religion itself. The window which admits light--a symbol of perfection--is surrounded by a frame carved with oranges, orange blossoms, and mockingbirds. While obviously associated with Florida, these emblems historically represent the concepts of perfection, eternal love, and freedom. The Magen David, placed in the window's keystone, represents mankind's unity with God in the quest for Truth. The Romanesque windowframe, in itself, stands for order and logic.

The window looks out into infinite space, the unknown, and ultimate Truth. This Space is broken by a single palm tree, the Florida Sabal palm. In Hebrew the palm tree is called "Tamar" and it symbolizes the word of God. The chair and the open book anticipate the Library's user, as well as the ideal that through study one reaches wisdom.