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American Jewish Historical Society

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

• Hate on Display
  A Visual Database of Extremist Symbols, Logos and Tattoos

Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives - (dead link)
University of Arizona Library. The Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives at the University of Arizona Library is a research collection dedicated to collecting and recording the dramatic history of pioneer Jews in the Desert Southwest, covering Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas. It is a repository for major collections of primary materials on Jewish families from these areas -- including the Fred and Harriet Rochlin Collection and Rabbi Floyd Fierman Collection. The Bloom Archives has family histories, original memoirs and historic photographs"

Dallas Jewish Historical Society

Detroit Holocaust Memorial Center - (dead link)
Includes their Newsletter and summaries of oral history interviews

El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center - (dead link)
Contains a virtual exhibit

Eyes of Glory
200 Years of an Ethnic American Family
"This is an uniquely American story. A story that culminates 10 years of research and reflection. The 200 year relationship between our extended Black/White/Hispanic; Jewish and Christian family formed a basis for Americaís bold and 'lively experiment,' different cultures joining with a shared dream of religious and ethnic tolerance, leading them to success and equality. Eyes of Glory follows the various generations of our multi-ethnic family; we see them as active participants in key events in our nationís history. We also see an uncommon commitment to preserving the family system despite the racial, religious and cultural injustices that engulfed early America. It is our hope that viewing this web site inspires people to better understand the important contribution ethnic Americans have made in shaping our great country."
By Theresa & Keith Stokes

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

Jewish America
Includes history, Parsha pages, Torah insight, a Ask JewishAmerica section and other resources

Jewish History Resources in New York State - (dead link)
"Although intended primarily to aid Jewish genealogists and family historians, this publication can help all historians to identify unique resources in Jewish history."
From the New York State Archives and Records Administration

Jewish Museum of New York

• Online Exhibitions
  • Entertaining America: Jews, Media, and Broadcasting - (dead link)
    "Over the past century, the various connections between American Jews and the nation's entertainment media have generated a discussion that has been extensive, passionate, and, at times, contentious."
  • Making Connections in Art and Jewish Culture
    "Explore the collection interactively. This online exhibition includes sixty works, from ancient artifacts to contemporary art and television clips, and traces their interconnections."

Jewish People in Winona, Minnesota - (dead link)
A nice example of local history

Jewish Review
Published by the Jewish Federation of Portland, Oregon

Jewish Theological Seminary - Library - (dead link)
New York, NY
"The Library's collection of Hebrew manuscripts is one of the largest collections in the world. There are more than 11,000 Codices as well as 30,000 Geniza fragments...The scope of the collection of 20,000 early printed books includes practically the entire output of various Hebrew presses in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries...The Library houses the largest collection of Hebrew incunabula, books printed before 1501, in the world."

• Online Catalog
• Judaica Americana - (dead link)
  Ephemeral Pamphlets from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary
  "...includes a unique collection of 100 pamphlets published in the United States between 1725 and 1900. The pamphlets include sermons given by rabbis at various occasions, lectures on Jewish/Christian relations, educational pamphlets, historical articles and biographies of renowned Jews of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There are also political and civic documents relating to the Jews and the government of the United States. Judaica Americana is a primary source for the study of American Jewish life before the mass migrations of the early twentieth century."
• News About Jews - (dead link)
  "...contains digitized images of 259 American newspapers from the Abraham and Deborah Karp Collection of Early American Judaica. These newspapers span the years 1782-1898. They document popular images of Jews in the United States and reflect the daily experiences of Jews around the world in the banner headlines of their times. They contain literary musings, humorous anecdotes, and a host of details that illuminate our understanding of Jewish life from the early days of the American Republic through the times of mass migration at the end of the nineteenth century."

Jewish Women's Archive
"...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."

• Molly Picon
  "For over seventy years, Molly Picon, star of Yiddish theater and film, delighted audiences with her comic song and dance performances..."

Judaica Americana - (dead link)
Ephemeral Pamphlets from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary
"...includes a unique collection of 100 pamphlets published in the United States between 1725 and 1900. The pamphlets include sermons given by rabbis at various occasions, lectures on Jewish/Christian relations, educational pamphlets, historical articles and biographies of renowned Jews of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There are also political and civic documents relating to the Jews and the government of the United States. Judaica Americana is a primary source for the study of American Jewish life before the mass migrations of the early twentieth century."

National Museum of American Jewish History

• Still Home: The Jews of South Philadelphia
  Online Exhibit
• Synagogue Postcards
  American Synagogue Postcards from the Collection of the National Museum of American Jewish History
  "The exhibit you are about to see features 61 American synagogues from 30 different states. Some of these synagogues have been remodeled or demolished since these postcards were printed. In image and story, however, these spiritual buildings remain in memory."

New York Jewish History - (dead link)
An essay by Lance J. Sussman, Dept. of History, Binghamton University State University of New York

Nextbook
A Gateway to Jewish Literature, Culture & Ideas.
"Nextbook is a national initiative to promote Jewish cultural literacy in new and innovative ways. Nextbook believes that Jewish culture underlies, overlaps with and can illuminate many facets of American culture."

Research Resources for Jewish-American History and Anthropology - (dead link)
An Incomplete and Subject Guide
"This website presents a collection of sites which I have found useful in my research, as well as more general information on Jewish language, culture, and history, immigration, ethnic studies, anthropology, and contemporary Jewish life."
By Justin M. Wax

Tikkun - (dead link)
Tikkun magazine began publication in 1986 as the liberal alternative to the voices of Jewish conservatism and spiritual deadness in the Jewish world and as the spiritual alternative to the voices of materialism and selfishness in Western society.."

• How to Respond to Terror: A Strategy to Win - (dead link) (May 27, 2004)
  "Bush's Path is Mistaken-- and Kerry Needs to Hear a Different Approach"
• Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners by US Occupying Forces - (dead link) (May 5, 2004)
  Part of the Dehumanizing Pattern
  By Omid Safi.

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Tulane Manuscripts Department - Jewish Studies
"The Tulane Manuscripts Department is one of the world's larger archives of the American Southern Jewish experience. We have a particular emphasis on preserving the contributions of Jewish institutions and individuals to the cultural development of New Orleans."

Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)
"...provides a wide array of resources and services to help Reform congregations meet the needs of their members."

• Jewish Holidays
  "Learn about the Jewish holidays and explore the customs and traditions of Reform Jews throughout North America."
• Reform Judaism Magazine

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
One of the best museum sites. Includes a number of online exhibits, the museum is now maintaining an 'International List of Current Activities Regarding Holocaust Victim's Assets'

Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest
"This site explores Jewish womenís experiences in unpacking, rearranging, and remodeling their heritage in the Upper Midwest. It also relates how their female descendants redefined that legacy in order to create a more egalitarian community...Learn about Jewish women and the things that they carried, preserved, and changed in the new place they came to call home."
Sections include: The Journey ; Life Inside the Jewish Home ; Life Outside the Jewish Home.
From the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

• Resources for Studying the Holocaust

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