Jewish Studies
Archives
- American Jewish Committee (AJC) ArchivesAn archive of movies and radio recordings from American Jewish history.
- American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS)A collection of materials recording Jewish American history from 1654 to the present.
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) ArchivesA collection of text documents and photographs from modern Jewish history.
- Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (Yale University Library)The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies has its roots in New Haven, Connecticut but its collection now spans the Americas, Europe, and Israel. For more than three decades its mission has stayed the same: to record and project the stories of those who were there.
- Hebraic Section of the Library of CongressLong recognized as one of the world's leading research centers for the study of Hebraica and Judaica, the Hebraic Section serves as the Library's primary access point for reference and research activities related to the Ancient Near East, pre-Islamic Egypt, Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, and ancient and modern Israel. The section has custody of materials in a variety of formats in Hebrew and its cognates, including Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Persian, as well as Amharic, Coptic, and Syriac
- Historical Jewish PressA collection of multinational Jewish newspapers from 50 publications dating from the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film ArchiveThe Stephen Spielberg Jewish Film Archive is the largest collection of Jewish documentary films in the world. The archive stores over 18,000 titles from different periods of history, from the time of the Ottoman Empire to this day. The archive contains titles in almost every visual format; this includes film, different types of video and digital files.
- פֿאָרװערטס אַרכיווA record of printings from the American magazine, the Yiddish Daily Forward from 1999-present.
Libraries & Collections
- American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS)A collection of materials recording Jewish American history from 1654 to the present.
- Central and Eastern European Online LibrarySome resources are free and do not require registration, but others are only available for a fee.
- Hebrew Union College (HUC)A library notable for their collection of 18th and 19th century European Jewish archival material.
- Jewish Theological Seminary LibraryFull access to the resources requires registration.
- Jewish Women's ArchiveThe Jewish Women’s Archive is a national organization dedicated to collecting and promoting the extraordinary stories of Jewish women. JWA explores the past as a framework for understanding the issues important to women today; inspires young people with remarkable role models; and uses Jewish women’s stories to excite people to see themselves as agents of change.
- Leo Baeck InstituteLeo Baeck Institute is devoted to the history and culture of German-speaking Jews. Part of an international network with additional centers in London and Jerusalem, LBI – New York | Berlin documents and engages this legacy through its library and archival collections and public programs.
- Ottoman-Turkish Sephardic Culture Research CenterA collection of Sephardic cultural traditions including food, music, and the Ladino language.
- Simon Wiesenthal CenterA collection of primary source material including photographs, documents, letters, artifacts, art, and books.
- Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish LibraryThe Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate Yiddish and modern Jewish literature and culture.
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum CollectionsA living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Federal support guarantees the Museum’s permanent place on the National Mall, and its far-reaching educational programs and global impact are made possible by generous donors.
- University of Michigan Papyrology CollectionThe University of Michigan Library is home to the largest collection of ancient papyri in North America. The documents in the Papyrology Collection, which span roughly 2,000 years, contain not only important religious texts — including 60 pages of the oldest known copy of the Epistles of Paul — but also personal letters, school primers, sales contracts and other records that paint a unique portrait of everyday life. Of the 18,000 pieces in the collection, about 5,000 have never been studied and translated, and continue to attract scholars from across the country and around the world.
- USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and EducationA collection of audio-visual testimonies from witnesses and survivors of the Holocaust. Free registration.
- Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance AuthorityYad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is the ultimate source for Holocaust education, documentation and research. From the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem's integrated approach incorporates meaningful educational initiatives, groundbreaking research and inspirational exhibits.
- Yiddish Book Center at Hampshire CollegeThe Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate Yiddish and modern Jewish literature and culture.
- YIVO Institute for Jewish ResearchYIVO is dedicated to fostering knowledge of the ongoing story of Jewish life, with a focus on the history and culture of East European Jewry—the ancestry of a significant proportion of Jews in the world today. This story has played an important role in shaping the times we live in.
Museums
- The Breman MuseumLocated in Atlanta, GA.
- Contemporary Jewish MuseumLocated in San Francisco, CA.
- The Israel MuseumLocated in Jerusalem.
- The Jewish MuseumLocated in New York City.
- The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit HatfutsohLocated in Tel Aviv.
- National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH)Located in Philadelphia, PA.
- Sydney Jewish MuseumLocated in Sydney, Australia
Manuscripts
Jewish Manuscripts
- The Aleppo CodexAccess to the entire Aleppo Codex in full color photographs.
- British Library Catalogue of Illuminated ManuscriptsA database that allows you to search manuscripts by name, place of origin, original binding, and more.
- The British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated ManuscriptsAccess to medieval and renaissance manuscripts.
- Cairo Genizah Collection at the Cambridge Digital LibraryA collection of over 12,000 Jewish medieval manuscripts within the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Collection and the Mosseri Genizah Collection.
- Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian LibrariesThe Jewish Museum presents selections from the Bodleian collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts.
- Digital BodleianThe digitized collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts from the Oxford University owned by the Bodleian Library.
- Frankfurt University Library Hebrew ManuscriptsA collection of manuscript fragments that include Rabbinic literature and writings on natural science.
- Friedberg Genizah ProjectA large collection of manuscripts discovered in the Cairo Genizah (registration is required and free).
- Leon Levy Dead Sea Scroll Digital LibraryAccess to thousands of Dead Sea Scroll fragments preserved by The European Association of Jewish Studies.
- The Polonsky Foundation Catalogue of Digitised Hebrew ManuscriptsExplore one of the most important digitised collections of Hebrew codices, charters and scrolls.
- Princeton University Geniza ProjectA database of transcribed Geniza texts.
- The University of British Columbia List of Medieval ManuscriptsA compiled list of websites where users may access medieval manuscripts organized by country of origin or digitization.
- The Ursula and Kurt Schubert ArchivesThe Kurt and Ursula Schubert Archive is one of the sections comprising the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art.
Haggadot
Language
Jewish Language Resources
- Jewish English LexiconA collaborative database of distinctive words that are used in the speech or writing of English-speaking Jews. Think of it as the Wikipedia or Urban Dictionary of Jewish language.
- Yiddish Book Center: Yiddish AlphabetTutorials in writing, speaking, and reading the Yiddish language.
Hebrew
- Hebrew Resources from UT AustinSound bite, tutorial, and video resources to the Hebrew language.
Art Exhibitions
- A Catalogue of Wall Paintings in Central and East European SynagoguesThe Catalogue of Wall Paintings in Central and East European Synagogues represents one of the modules comprising the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. The Catalogue includes murals created within the framework of traditional Jewish folk culture (while omitting decorative paintings belonging to historicist building design).
- The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish ArtA database of modern and ancient Jewish art, funerary art, printed books, architecture, manuscripts, and ritual objects.
- The Center for Jewish Art CollectionThe Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was founded by Professor Bezalel Narkiss in 1979. Today, the Center's archives and collections constitute the largest and most comprehensive body of information on Jewish art in existence, with approximately 180,000 pictures, sketches and documents. The digitization of the Index is carried out in cooperation with the National Library of Israel and the Judaica Division of the Harvard Library.
Music
- Chazzanut OnlineA collection of Jewish liturgical music scores, midi files, and additional information.
- Freedman Jewish Sound ArchiveLocated in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of the University of Pennsylvania. The Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Music Archive currently contains over 4,000 recordings, primarily in Yiddish and Hebrew.
- Jewish Music WebCenterThe purpose of the Jewish Music WebCenter is to support and encourage scholarship and general enjoyment of Jewish music. This website provides an informational platform for activities by individuals and groups as well as academic and archival resources.
- Piyut North AmericaA musical project based in New York with large archives of sheet music, recordings, chant cards, and holiday guides.
- Piyyut and TefilahA resource from National Library of Israel that preserves musical traditions from around the Jewish world for medieval liturgical poetry.
Podcasts
- Jewish History Matters with Jason LustigJewish History Matters features interviews and in-depth discussion of new research and enduring debates about Jewish history and culture and why it matters. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or browse and listen to our latest episodes.
- Judaism UnboundJudaism Unbound, a project of the Institute for the Next Jewish Future, is a project that catalyzes and supports grassroots efforts by “disaffected but hopeful” American Jews to re-imagine and re-design Jewish life in America for the 21st Century.
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