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Judaic Studies: Libraries, Archives, and Research Institutes

Libraries and Library Holdings in Israel

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Libraries and Library Holdings in the United States


Libraries and Library Holdings in the New York City Area

Archives & Research Institutes

  • American Jewish Archives
    Website complete with searchable, archival finding aids, newsletters, and fellowship information.

  • American Jewish Historical Society
    General information, with bibliographies and many links to other institutes. Also note the AJHS Manuscript Catalog Database listing full descriptions of over 1100 manuscript collections held by the AJHS.

  • Center for Jewish History
    Consisting of five premier American institutions - American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research - this constitutes the largest respository of Jewish history, literature, culture, and art in the Diaspora.

  • The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
    Located at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

  • Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University
    Begun in 1979, this videotape collection is the product of the Holocaust Survivors Film Project. It documents the testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses in New Haven, Connecticut, currently holding more than 3,800 testimonies, or 10,000 recorded hours of videotape.

  • Geniza Project
    From Princeton University.

  • Genizah Research Unit
    From Cambridge University, this site provides general information, a newsletter, and digitized images.

  • The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
    This site contains a list of close to 300 entries on writers ranging from classical Hebrew authors, such as H.N. Bialik and Agnon, to contemporary talents. Each entry includes a short biography, a photo and a detailed bibliography of the author's published works in Hebrew and in translation. The site lists the Institute's publications and selected articles on Hebrew literature.

  • The Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts
    A collection of microfilm copies of all Hebrew manuscripts extant in public and private collections.

  • Jewish Women's Archive
    Contains a virtual archive, online exhibits and other resources.

  • Leo Baeck Institute
    Provides general information about the Institute and its collections, as well as information on seminars, fellowships, and publications.

  • National Center for Jewish Film
    Located at Brandeis University, this site provides extensive information about the center.

  • National Yiddish Book Center
    Located in Amherst MA, The National Yiddish Book Center offers information on programs and exhibits about Yiddish literature, culture, and language; hard-to-find Yiddish books; and an online edition of Pakn Treger.

  • The Orion Center for the Dead Sea Scrolls
    Located at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Contains searchable bibliography, and selected photographs of the caves

  • The Remember the Women Institute
    Mission is to conduct and support research and cultural activities that contribute to including women in history and in memorialization.

  • Simon Wiesenthal Center
    Extensive site containing virtual exhibits, conference papers, glossary of terms, timelines, and many links to other pages related to antisemitism.

  • Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
    The Archive contains more than 200,000 videotapes and more than 100,000 hours of testimonies from Holocaust survivors and witnesses.

  • Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Located at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Provides general information, links, online exhibits.

  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library
    Site contains general information and links to an online catalog

  • The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Contains a searchable bibliography on antisemitism, scholarly papers, and links to other sources.

  • World Zionist Organization Central Zionist Archives
    Contains a general guide to the holdings and some online exhibits.

  • Yad Ben-Zvi
    General information about this organization, established in order to preserve material on the history of the Land of Israel and the heritage of Sephardi and Eastern Jewry.

  • Yad Va shem
    General information about this Israel Holocaust memorial.

  • YIVO Institute
    The preeminent center for the study of East European Jewry and Yiddish langugage, literature, and folklore.

 

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