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Internet Resources for Jewish Studies
Starting Points | Judaism | Jewish History and Culture | Holocaust and Anti-Semitism | Israel | Hebrew and Yiddish | Jewish Literature | Museums | Libraries and Archives | Exhibits | Societies, Associations, and Other Organizations | University Departments, Programs, and Centers | Publishers and Bookstores | Mailing Lists and News Groups | Regional Resources | Other Sites of Interest
Starting Points
Academic Info Jewish Studies: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources on Judaism
One of the “Academic Info” sites.Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
A gateway to high quality resources for the study of Judaism, including access to online library catalogs and to databases like RAMBI: Index of Articles in Jewish Studies.Digital Librarian: Judaism
“A Librarian’s Choice of the Best of the Web.”Jewish Studies
Part of the Virtual Religion Index maintained by the Department of Religion at Rutgers University.Jewish Virtual Library
Information about Jewish history, Israel, U.S.-Israeli relations, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and Judaism.Judaism and Jewish Resources
Maintained by Andrew Tannenbaum. His goal is to “coordinate all the Jewish information across the Internet.”MavenSearch
“Jewish Web Directory.”NU?! The JAFI Portal
Maintained by the Jewish Agency for Israel.Shamash
“The Jewish Network.”Zipple
“The Jewish Supersite.”
Jump to top of page.Judaism
Chabad-Lubavitch in Cyberspace
“Judaism on the Internet at the speed of light.”A Guide to Chabad Literature
Links to Lubavitch sites.HebrewBooks.org
Online seforim (Hebrew books) and American Jewish periodicals. “11,000 Classical Hebrew Books for Free Download.”Jewish Torah Audio
Sponsored by 613.org. All the sound links are in Real Audio format.Kashrut.com
“The premier kosher information source on the Internet.”Navigating the Bible® II
Online bar/bat mitzvah tutor. “Study the portions. Hear the melodies. Follow the themes and learn what the scholars say. Explore it as history — literature — religion.”Online Treasury of Talmudic Manuscripts
Images of major Talmudic manuscripts from libraries around the world. The manuscripts are indexed to enable access by standard citation.OU Online: Cyber Home of Torah Judaism
Sponsored by the Orthodox Union. Links to Torah, Talmud, Israel, news, shuls and all other sites of interest to Orthodox Jews.Project Genesis
“Torah on the Information Superhighway.”Sacred Texts: Judaism
Includes the Rodkinson edition of the Talmud.Union for Reform Judaism
Formerly the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Contains links of interest to Conservative Jews.Writings of Maimonides: Manuscripts and Early Print Editions
In commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the death of Moses Maimonides, the Jewish National and University Library presents digital copies of Maimonides manuscripts and early printed editions from its collection.
Jewish History and Culture
Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Archival Resources on the History of Jewish Women in America
Compiled by Phyllis Holman Weisbard.Ari Davidow’s Klezmer Shack
Everything you want to know about klezmer music.BAESL: Bibliography of Archaeological Excavations in the Southern Levant
Comprehensive access to the scholarly literature on archaeological excavations in the southern Levant, including present-day Israel, the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.Center for Jewish History
Includes five institutions: The American Jewish Historical Society, The American Sephardi Federation, The Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.Early Hebrew Newspapers
The first stage of the project, now completed, contains Halevanon (1863-1886), Hamagid (1856-1903), Havazelet (1863-1911). Has Hebrew search engine.ETANA (Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives)
Consists of three main components: ABZU bibliographic database; core texts, in PDF format, including Marcus Jastrow’s A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature and other classic texts; and links to archaeological projects. It is a joint project of the American Oriental Society, the American Schools of Oriental Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State, Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Society of Biblical Literature, Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, Vanderbilt University, and Virginia Polytechnic and State University.The Great Isaiah Scroll
Scroll through one of the longest and best-preserved of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1QIsa-a.Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
A subset of texts derived from three other online Sourcebooks (Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, Internet Medieval Sourcebook, and Internet Modern History Sourcebook) along with added texts and Web site indicators. All are maintained by Paul Halsall, Fordham University.Jerusalem Archaeological Park
Take a virtual walk through the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Requires Internet Explorer for optimal performance.Jewish-American History on the Web
An omnibus of historical materials relating to Jewish contributions to nineteenth-century American history with an emphasis upon the settlement of the West and the Civil War.Jewish Culture and History
Maintained by David Dickerson. Other links, relating to Holocaust/Shoah and Antisemitism, can be found off his home page.JewishEncyclopedia.com
The complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906.Jewish Folklore in Israel
Maintained by Gila Gutenberg, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Includes many links to other folklore sites.Jewish Heritage Collection
The Jewish Heritage Collection documents the Jewish experience in South Carolina from colonial times to the present day. Available at the site are excerpts from the Oral History Archives, particularly “South Carolina Jews Tell Their Stories.”JTN - Jewish Television Network
Jewish Television Network is a nonprofit organization that is the Jewish community’s only national television network. All of the network’s programming reflects the richness and diversity of Jewish traditions and experience. JTN produces and airs award-winning children’s shows, network quality news, as well as arts and entertainment programs. Program listings are available at the site.JTS Digital Collections
From the Jewish Theological Seminary, the collections include Judaica Americana, a collection of pamphlets constituting a primary source for the study of American Jewish life; News about Jews, from 259 American newspapers, 1782-1898; Ketubbot Collection; Rare Prints; and Library Exhibits.Katrina’s Jewish Voices
From the Jewish Women’s Archive, in collaboration with the Center for History and New Media. A virtual archive of stories, images, and reflections about the New Orleans and Gulf Coast Jewish communities before and after Hurricane Katrina.The Lost Synagogues of Detroit
Most of the synagogues can be found along or near Linwood and Dexter, south of Davison in the once predominantly Jewish near west side of Detroit. Today all of the synagogues are Christian houses of worship for members of Detroit’s African American community.Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
An international undertaking to record, preserve and distribute a vast cross-section, comprising hundreds of outstanding pieces of American Jewish music from the past 350 years.Princeton Geniza Project
Links to transcriptions as well as to digitized images from the Taylor-Schechter Collection.Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
Over a five-year period approximately 100 films are being added annually until over 500 full films will be viewable over the Internet. It is the Archive’s hope that this pioneering effort will be of benefit to all users, whether for purposes of study, research or production. Over 300 films are curently available.350 Years of American Jewish History
Features a “This Month in American Jewish History” section.Welcome to the Hazor Excavations
Provides information about Tel Hazor, an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel, and information for prospective volunteers who may wish to participate in further excavations at Hazor.
Holocaust and Anti-Semitism
America and the Holocaust
Web site of PBS’ “The American Experience” special.Auschwitz Alphabet
In twenty-six “slices,” the author, Jonathan Blumen, attempts to illustrate the entire human landscape of the camp: Who killed and who died? How did people survive? What happened to the language they spoke? What rules governed the perpetrators and their victims? Where was God?Cinematography of the Holocaust
A research project and database from the Fritz Bauer Institute, Frankfurt am Main.Cybrary of the Holocaust
An online educational forum on the Holocaust.Educational Resource Guide on the Holocaust
Prepared by the Holocaust Resource Center and Archives of Queensborough Community College, City University of New York.Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
A collection of over 4,000 videotaped interviews with witnesses and survivors of the Holocaust, the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies is part of Manuscripts and Archives, at Sterling Memorial Library, Yale. A few text, audio, and video excerpts are available at the Web site.The Holocaust Chronicle
This online book examines the Holocaust chronologically, beginning with its pre-Nazi roots in Europe and devoting a chapter to each year from rise of the Nazis to power in 1933 through the Nuremberg trials in 1946. It appears that the entire text of the book is available online; however, many pictures are deleted due to copyright restrictions.Holocaust-Era Assets Research Page: Doing Research at NARA
Papers and speeches about doing research in the National Archives relating to Holocaust-Era Assets.The International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims
The Commission is charged with establishing a just process that will expeditiously address the issue of unpaid insurance policies issued to victims of the Holocaust.Literature of the Holocaust
Maintained by Al Filreis, Class of 1942 Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania.The Nizkor Project
Its particular focus is “Holocaust denial.”The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Part of the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School.A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
“An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through text, documents, photographs, arts, and literature,” maintained at the University of South Florida.Voices of the Holocaust
A documentary project by the Illinois Institute of Technology. Includes audio interviews, in RealAudio format.Yizkor Books Online
From the New York Public Library, this site provides digital images of complete Holocaust memorial books, exactly as issued.
Israel
Ariga
News and opinions on Israel and the Middle East.Facts about Israel
Produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this site provides narrative and statistical information about Israel.GEOBASE: Israel Regional Database
A joint venture of the Social Sciences Data Archive and the GIS Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Israel Insider
“Israel's daily newsmagazine.”Israel News Net
News about Israel from the Israeli and world press.Israeli Law
Part of the Mishpat-Net Internet Legal Information site.National Photo Collection
From the Prime Minister's Office, State of Israel.The New Jerusalem Mosaic
Virtual tour of the Old and New City.Virtual Jerusalem
The biggest Jewish community site on the Web.
Hebrew and Yiddish
EYDES: Evidence of Yiddish Documented in European Societies
The Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry, which recorded Yiddish interviews with Jewish émigrés in American and Israel in the 1960s, is being digitized, cataloged, and transcribed by the German EYDES organization, Förderverein für Jiddische Sprache und Kultur e.V.Jewish Language Research Website
A resource for linguists, Jewish Studies scholars, and the general public to learn about the speech and writing of Jews throughout history and around the world. It provides information about 14 Jewish languages: Hebrew, Jewish Aramaic, Jewish English, Jewish Malayalam, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-French, Judeo-Greek, Judeo-Iranian, Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Persian, Judeo-Portuguese, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish/Judezmo/Ladino, and Yiddish.Online Hebrew Tanach and Shas
Full Hebrew text of the Tanach, Talmud Bavli, and Talmud Yerushalmi, from Snunit at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem for Web browsing.Shtetl: Yiddish Language and Culture Home Page
Maintained by Iosif Vaisman, University of North Carolina.Starting with Aleph: An On-line Course in Hebrew Reading and Jewish Values
Four lessons offering instruction in the basics of the Hebrew alphabet. Each also features a portion of the midrash commenting upon the relationship of individual letters of the alphabet to Hebrew beliefs concerning creation, time, place, and the universe.Yiddish
One of the Languages-on-the-Web pages.Yiddish-Language Playscripts
One of the Library of Congress’ American Memory collections.Yiddish Radio Project
The project is dedicated to rescuing every surviving recording from the golden age of Yiddish radio and to disseminating knowledge and interest in the forgotten radio renaissance these recordings bring to life. Sounds clips are available.The Yiddish Voice (Dos Yidishe Kol)
A Yiddish-language radio show serving Boston’s Yiddish-speaking community. Has some Real Audio links and sound files from Ashkenaz ’97, the New Yiddish Culture festival in Toronto.
Jewish Literature
The Sholom Aleichem Network
A Web site dedicated to the life and work of Sholom Aleichem, pen name for Solomon Rabinovitch.The Book of Life
A blog which features a monthly podcast on “Jewish people and the books we read.”
Museums
Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
A research institute and a museum with a large collection of ethnographic material, Judaica, archival documents, books and manuscripts relating to Jews of Iraqi origin both in Israel and in the Diaspora.Israel Museum, Jerusalem
An international museum with a special emphasis on the material culture of the Land of Israel and the Jewish people.Jewish Museums and Museum Resources Worldwide
List of links maintained by the National Museum of American Jewish History.The Magnes Museum (The Judah L. Magnes Museum and the Jewish Museum, San Francisco)
The Magnes Museum in Berkeley, California, collects, preserves, and exhibits treasures of Jewish art, history, and culture from throughout the world.Museum of the Jewish People Online (Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora)
Beth Hatefutsoth is "a cultural and educational institution providing multiple avenues of personal historical identification."Museum of Tolerance Online Multimedia Learning Center
Sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance, this Web site makes its collection of documents, photographs, and artifacts from the Jewish Holocaust and related topics available to those who cannot visit the Museum in Los Angeles.Museums and Virtual Exhibits (University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Judaic Studies Resources)
Links to Judaica museums worldwide.National Museum of American Jewish History
Situated across from Philadelphia's Independence Mall, the Museum is the only one in the United States dedicated exclusively to collecting, preserving, and interpreting artifacts pertaining to the American Jewish experience.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Information about the Museum, Holocaust resource guides, links to other Holocaust-related sites.
Libraries and Archives
Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
The American Jewish Archives houses over ten million pages of documentation. Digitized samples of the Manuscript, Microfilm, and Family Genealogies Collections are forthcoming.The Central Zionist Archives
The official historical archives of the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod, and the World Jewish Congress, as well as the personal papers of individuals involved in the Zionist movement.- Database of American Jewish Historical Repositories
Provides scholars with leads about potential locations for research in archives, museums, libraries, synagogues, newspapers, or communal organizations. Jewish National and University Library
Located at Hebrew University, Givat Ram campus, Jerusalem. Search its online catalog in either English or Hebrew. Also browse its Digitized Book Repository, which includes some 400 public domain volumes from 15th century incunabula to early 20th century works.Judaica Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Provides an integrated picture of Penn’s entire Judaica holdings, services, and resources, both on campus - including the Weigle Judaica and Ancient Near East Seminar Reading Room (JANES) in Van Pelt - and at the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies library (CAJS).Jewish Women’s Archive
The mission of the Jewish Women’s Archive is to uncover, chronicle and transmit the rich legacy of Jewish women and their contributions to our families and communities, to our people and our world. JWA is based in Boston, and has programs operating in communities around North America.The Judaica Archival Project Virtual Library
"A new approach to Jewish Studies—the library comes to you." A preservation and access program of Machon Mekorot Institute, operating at The Jewish National and University Library (JNUL), on the Hebrew University Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem. The Judaica Archival Project has preserved over half a million pages from thousands of rare, out-of-print and classic Hebrew works in rabbinics at JNUL. Reproductions of these may be ordered from this site.Leo Baeck Institute
A research center for the history of German-speaking Jewry.The Leona G. and David A. Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives
At the University of Arizona.Western Jewish History Center
Part of the Judah L. Magnes Museum, the Center is the world's largest archive dedicated to representing the diverse historical and cultural experiences of Jews of the thirteen western United States.YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
YIVO is dedicated to the study and preservation of the Eastern European Jewish heritage. Since its founding in 1925 YIVO has become the world’s preeminent research institute and academic center for Eastern European Jewish Studies.
Exhibits
Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story
The exhibition, developed in honor of the U.S. Holocaust Museum’s 10th Anniversary, marks the first time any of Anne Frank's original writings - in her own hand - have been on display outside of the Netherlands.Franz Rosenzweig, His Life and Works
An exhibit and essay by Arnold Betz, assistant archivist for the Judaica Special Collections in the Divinity Library, Vanderbilt University.From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America
A Library of Congress exhibition featuring more than two hundred treasures of American Judaica from the collections of the Library of Congress, augmented by a selection of important loans from other cooperating cultural institutions.A Great Assemblage: An Exhibit of Judaica
In honor of the opening of the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale University.The Holocaust Exhibition (Imperial War Museum, London)
Jerusalem 3000: Three Millennia of History
A selection of maps and views from the Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine, illustrating the history of Jerusalem as it celebrates the 3000th anniversary.Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America, 1900 to World War II
A Judaica Collection exhibit from Florida Atlantic University Libraries. Accompanies the Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America, from Colonial Times to 1900 and Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America, World War II to the Present exhibits.Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution
An online exhibit exploring the contributions of Jewish feminists to American history and to Jewish history through their own words and historical artifacts.National Museum of American Jewish History Exhibitions
Digital versions of a variety of current and permanent exhibitions. One highlight is Creating American Jews, which explores Jewish identity in the United States. Also available is a preview of a current exhibition, With Eyes Toward Zion: The Political Cartoons of Noah Bee, with images of about two dozen of Bee’s newspaper cartoons from the 1950s to the 1980s.“A Portion of the People”: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life
The Jewish Heritage Collection documents the Jewish experience in South Carolina from colonial times to the present day.Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship
An exhibit at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.Special Treasures from The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary
This site features some of The Library’s most outstanding treasures—The Rothschild Mahzor, the Prato Haggadah, the Esslingen Mahzor, genizah fragments representing Maimonides and Judah Halevi, and others.Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest
Created by the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest together with the Minnesota Historical Society, this site explores the history of pioneer Jewish women in Minnesota and the Dakotas. In text and images, it narrates the journey from “the old country” through immigration tribulations in the East to setting up new homes in the frontier Middle West.Yale and the Ancient Holy Land: Archaeology and Exploration in the Yale Collections
Three collections relating to Yale University's involvement with archaeology and exploration in ancient Palestine: the Whiting Collection of ancient oil lamps, the Babylonian Collection's holdings of ancient west Semitic seals, and the Huntington Collection of postcards, diaries, and sketches of travels to the Holy Land.
Societies, Associations, and Other Organizations
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
“Cyber Center for Pro-Israel Activism.”American Jewish Historical Society
Includes links to American Jewish history departments and faculty, Jewish historical societies, and Jewish genealogical societies.American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
The overseas arm of the American Jewish community. It sponsors programs of relief, rescue, and reconstruction.The Association for Jewish Studies
Founded in 1969, the Association for Jewish Studies is a learned society and professional organization that seeks to promote, maintain, and improve teaching, research, and related endeavors in Jewish Studies in colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning.Association of Jewish Libraries
Promotes Jewish literacy through enhancement of libraries and library resources and through leadership for the profession and practitioners of Judaica librarianship.Center for Jewish History
Includes five institutions: The American Jewish Historical Society, The American Sephardi Federation, The Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.The Jewish Bible Association
The JBA is affiliated with the Department of Jewish Education and Culture in the Diaspora of the Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education, World Zionist Organization.Jewish Music Institute
“Dedicated to the celebration, preservation, and development of the living heritage of Jewish music for the benefit of all.”The Jewish Outreach Institute
A resource for people concerned about interfaith marriage. Also has a link to the JOI Online Synagogue.Latin American Jewish Studies Association
LAJSA promotes scholarship concerning the Jewish experience in Latin America through research, publication, and teaching at universities, colleges, and other research centers.Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture (Internet Explorer only)
92nd Street Y
Leading cultural center in New York City.Simon Wiesenthal Center
An international center for Holocaust remembrance and the defense of human rights and the Jewish people, headquartered in Los Angeles.Southern Jewish Historical Society
The focus of the society is the Jewish experience in the American South from the colonial period to the present.USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
Stephen Spielberg’s ambitious project to use state-of-the-art multimedia technology to preserve survivors’ testimonies.Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority
A complex of museums, monuments, research, teaching and resource centers.
University Departments, Programs, and Centers
Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
A part of the WWW Virtual Libraries collection, maintained by Dr. Stefan Rohrbacher and staff at the Jewish Studies Department of the University of Duisburg, Germany. Jewish Studies researchers will find numerous items of interest, including extensive links to Academic Associations, Research Institutes, Jewish Studies Programs, and Archives. Researchers can also use this site to access online library catalogs and a number of other Internet resources, including RAMBI, the Index of Articles in Jewish Studies.American Jewish University (formerly University of Judaism)
Center for Jewish History
Comprised of four institutions of higher Jewish learning in New York City: the American Jewish Historical Society, the Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection, Cambridge University Library
Houses and interprets the documents rescued from the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, which cover every aspect of life in the Mediterranean area a thousand years ago.Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Includes the Daniel Elazar On-Line Library, including some 240 articles and book excerpts.The Jewish History Resource Center, Dinur Center, Hebrew University
Skirball Deparment of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania
USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Home to the largest video archive of testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses.
Publishers and Bookstores
Avotaynu
The largest publisher of information and products of interest to persons researching their Jewish family history, including the journal, Avotaynu, books, and microfiche.Cybrary Bookstore
Holocaust-related books.eBook Shuk
Judaica classics available in eBook form.Henry Hollander
An antiquarian and scholarly bookstore specializing in Judaica.JewishMusic.com (Tara Publications)
The world of Jewish music on the World Wide Web.The Jewish Publication Society
The oldest publisher of Jewish books in the English language. Its publications program consists of Bible translation and Bible commentary, original works and translations of Jewish classical texts, general literature including poetry, fiction, belles lettres and social commentary, books for children and young adults, and studies of contemporary and social concerns.Mount Zion Books/Sifrei Har Tzion
Includes a link to the Live Cam at the Western Wall.OU/NCSY Publications
Books published by the Orthodox Union and the National Council of Synagogue Youth.Publishers’ Catalogues Home Page
Search hundreds of book publishers’ catalogs, by geographic location.Robinson Books
J. Robinson and Co., Booksellers, Tel Aviv, specializes in Hebraica and Judaica.Schoenhof’s Foreign Books
Offerings include titles in Hebrew and Yiddish.Schwartz Judaica
Specializes in out-of-print and scholarly Jewish books and antiquarian Judaica in several languages.A. I. Weinberg Book Agency
One of the largest Israeli providers of Hebrew titles for libraries, organizations, and individuals all over the world.
Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
- AMJHISTORY
American Jewish History Online Discussion Group, dedicated to the dissemination of information and the discussion of issues of interest to the American Jewish historical community. To subscribe, send e-mail to: LISTSERV@WEB03.CJH.ORG, leaving the subject line blank, and typing as the message: sub AMJHISTORY firstname lastname. - H-HOLOCAUST
To subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu, leaving the subject line blank, and typing as the message: subscribe H-HOLOCAUST firstname lastname. Ha-Safran [The Librarian]
The electronic discussion forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries.- soc.culture.jewish
Has a FAQ file available. - Yeshivat Har Etzion Virtual Beit Midrash Project (VBM)
An e-mail course in Jewish philosophy. To subscribe, send e-mail to: LISTPROC@JER1.CO.IL: subject:(leave blank or type word ‘subscription’), on first line of text type: sub YHE-JEWPHI <your full name>
Regional Resources
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, University of Pennsylvania
The Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Center for American Jewish History (Temple University)
The Center is an academic unit of the Department of History in Temple’s College of Arts and Sciences.Jewish Delaware (Internet Explorer or Netscape V.6+ only)
The National Museum of American Jewish History
Situated across from Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, the National Museum of American Jewish History is the only museum in the nation dedicated exclusively to collecting, preserving, and interpreting artifacts pertaining to the American Jewish experience.Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center
Located at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies.The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project
Composed of The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962 to the present). Serves as a digitized historical documentation of the Jewish community of Pittsburgh and its outlying areas.Jacob & Frances Seidman Educational Resource Center
The Seidman Educational Resource Center Videotape library consists of more than 700 Jewish educational videotapes. The Seidman Center makes its videotape library available to the Greater Philadelphia Jewish Community.Society Hill Synagogue
Located in Philadelphia’s historic district.Still Home: The Jews of South Philadelphia
Online exhibit of the National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia.Tuttleman Library of Gratz College
A specialized library devoted to Judaic and Hebraic Studies, located in Melrose Park, Pa. Serves as the Jewish Public Library of Greater Philadelphia.Urban Archives, Temple University Libaries
Click on “Oral History Collections” for a description of the Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Center for American Jewish History Collection.
Other Sites of Interest
Academic Jewish Studies on the Internet
Sponsored by the H-Judaic electronic discussion group.Campus J: Jewish Collegiate News
Aims to provide comprehensive coverage of Jewish news; has campus blogs from Columbia, Hunter, NYU and Yeshiva.Davka Corporation
Producers of Hebrew wordprocessing software and CD-ROMs with contents of Jewish interest.Hebcal.com: Jewish Calendar Tools
Includes an interactive Jewish calendar; weekly Shabbat candle lighting times; yahrzeit, birthday, and anniversary calendar; Hebrew date converter; and Torah readings.Hebcal Interactive Jewish Calendar
Provides today’s Hebrew date, converts between Hebrew and Gregorian dates, and has candle lighting times.HebWeb
Hebrew-Word to HTML document converter. Warning: this home page requires Hebrew fonts.Holidays & Zmanim
Program for determining halakhic times for performing mitzvot.Jewhoo!
A parody of www.yahoo.com.JewishGen
The most popular Internet site for Jewish genealogy.The Jewish Mall
Art galleries, books, food, gifts, jewelry, Judaica, music, software.Jewish Marriage Contracts by International Artists
“A one stop ketubah shop.”The Jewish Week
Weekly Jewish newspaper of Greater New York.1-800-JUDAISM
“A Jewish global village.” The most comprehensive commerical Jewish site on the Internet.STaM Online
Jewish scribal arts.
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Last modified: 11/20/08
