Judaic Studies
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Finding Five College Libraries Films
Discovery Search lets you to find films on DVD or Blue-ray plus streaming films.
By default, results will include many formats including books and articles. To limit your results to films, find the 'Format' header on the results page and click 'Show More'. This will allow you to select 'Videos'.
Accessing DVD/Blu-ray Films
Once you find a film in Discovery Search, look for the location near the bottom of the record.
- If the location is "UMass Amherst Du Bois Media DVD", the film is located on the 9th floor of the Du Bois Library.
- You can also use the "Place Request" button on the left side of the page to have it sent to the hold shelf on the lower level of the Du Bois Library.
- If the location is NOT "UMass Amherst Du Bois Media DVD", click 'Place Request' to have the film sent to the Du Bois Library for pick-up.
Accessing Streaming Films
These films will not have a location on the record. Instead, look for a "Connect to Resource Link" on the left side of the page to stream the film.
⚠️ Note that some films are not Region 1, NTSC productions and may need multiregional DVD players or computers with special software for viewing. The DVD players on the 9th floor of the Du Bois Library can handle these films.
More Streaming Films
- Fortunoff Video Archive This link opens in a new windowFirst Time Users: You must create an account with UMass Amherst email address using the Join Now! link on the login page.
More than 4,400 video interviews with survivors of Nazi persecutions from North America, South America, Europe, and Israel.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Israeli Film Center StreamAn online collection of Israeli films and television shows available for free viewing online.
- The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film ArchiveThis archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem contains over 18,000 Jewish documentary films from the 20th century. Over 600 of these films can be viewed online for free.
Catalogs & Filmographies
These sources contain lists of films in particular categories and can be useful for discovering unfamiliar films.
Sample Searches
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