Judaic Studies
A guide to researching Judiaism and Jewish culture
Judaic Studies Librarian
Online Resources
Many libraries, archives, museums and other institutions have made their collections available online.
- American Jewish Committee ArchivesExtensive collection on American Jewish history in the 20th century that includes online access to digitized resources.
- DHJewish: Jewish Studies and Digital HumanitiesA single access point to news, events and projects on the intersection of Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities
- Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel6,000 biographies of Israeli pioneers, published by David Tidhar. Sponsored by Touro College Libraries.
- Historical Jewish PressTwenty digitized Jewish periodicals from the 19th and 20th centuries, in Hebrew, Hungarian, French, and English. 407,000+ pages available for browsing.
- Jewish Theological Seminary Library Special CollectionsExtensive collection on all aspects of Jewish religion and culture that includes online access to select digitized resources.
- The Jewish Virtual LibraryOnline Jewish encyclopedia consisting of more than 13,000 articles and 6,000 photographs and maps.
- Jewish Women’s Archive EncyclopediaComprehensive historical encyclopedia on Jewish women worldwide.
- Jiddische DruckeCollection of 800+ Yiddish books from Europe that includes a wide variety of dialects and themes.
- Leo Baeck Institute Library Digital CollectionsWealth of online resources on German Jewish culture.
- National Library of Israel Digitized Book RepositoryCollection of digitized books freely available online.
- Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish LibraryMore than 10,000 Yiddish titles available free-of-charge through the Open Content Alliance and the National Yiddish Book Center.
- Union List of Digitized Jewish Historic Newspapers, Periodicals and e-JournalsList of Jewish periodicals that includes links to freely available digitized versions and paid resources.
đź” Explore Further
- Resources in Yiddish Studies: Digital CollectionsA Comprehensive exploration of Jewish digital resources compiled by librarian Zachary M. Baker in October 2016.
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