Jewish Studies Resources

Books and Media

Earlham Libraries Catalog
Catalog of books and other materials available in the Earlham Libraries, with the option to search catalogs in the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI).

WorldCat
The world's largest library catalog, covering books and other materials available in OCLC member libraries around the globe.

Articles

ATLA Religion Database
Indexes international periodicals, multi-author books, and reviews in religion. To print fulltext, use buttons in frame, not browser print functions.

Academic Search Premier
Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including full text. Coverage prior to 1990 is sparse.

JSTOR
Full text of over hundreds of scholarly journals in all disciplines dating back to the 1700s. Coverage spans from inception of journal to the last 3-5 years.

Project MUSE
Full text of over hundreds of scholarly journals in all disciplines.
Coverage spans from the last 3-5 years to the current issue.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Antisemitism, a Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution: Ref DS146.E8 A58 2005

Blackwell Companion to Jewish Culture. Ref DS 102.8 .B46 1989

Dictionary of Jewish Usage : a Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms: Ref BM50 .S74 2005

Encyclopaedia Judaica. Ref BM 50 .E51 2007
Online, and in 22 volumes, the 2nd edition set from Macmillan (2007).

Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: Ref DS135.E8 E45 2001

Encyclopedia of Judaism. Ref BM 50 .E63 1999
3 volume set edited by Neusner.

Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture. Ref DS 102.8 .E56 2005

Encyclopedia of Religion. Ref BL 31 .E46 2005
Online, or in 15 volumes, the 2nd edition (Macmillan, 2005).

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust: Ref D804.3 .E53 1990

Jewish Women in America: Ref DS115.2 .J49 1998

Medieval Jewish Civilization : an Encyclopedia: Ref DS124 .M386 2002

The Modern Jewish Experience: a Reader's Guide. Ref DS 115.95 .M63 1993

New Encyclopedia of Judaism. Ref BM 50 .E63 2002

Reader's Guide to Judaism. Ref BM 50 .R43 2000

Biography

Biography Resource Center
Information on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Includes full-text from nearly 250 periodicals.

News

  • New York Times (ProQuest)

  • The Jewish Daily Forward ( its name is a bit of a misnomer since it is no longer a daily but a weekly) is a progressive newspaper geared toward Jewish-Americans. Originally published in Yiddish with its major audience being Jewish immigrants from Europe, it still publishes a separate Yiddish edition. Its broad coverage includes well-written articles on political events in America and abroad, the arts, media, religion, Yiddish language, and even a gossip column.

  • The Jerusalem Report is a biweekly newsmagazine (Lilly Library subscribes). It is known for its attempt at relatively unbiased reportage and left-of-center coverage that also includes topics covering the Jewish diaspora. Archives are available (including articles from the latest issue) on its website.

  • The Jerusalem Post is considered the mainline newspaper in Israel. Lilly Library subscribes to its weekly edition. Its English language website contains “Breaking news 24 hours a day."

  • Haaretz is a daily newspaper with more left-of-center stance than the Jerusalem Post. It maintains an English-language website.

Websites

Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
This site is a "prime gateway to 462 high quality resources for the study of Judaism, including access to library catalogs and to databases like RAMBI - Index of Articles in Jewish Studies.'

Judaism 101
Answers to FAQs about Judaism, authored by Tracey Rich, a law librarian.

U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Site
Look under Education, Research, and History for valuable links to research sites on the Holocaust . A host of primary documents, including testimonies, are available in print, photographs, and film. The site contains a Survivors Registry to honor any persons displaced, persecuted, or discriminated against by the Nazis.

Yad VaShem (Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem)
 Similar in scope to the U. S. Holocaust Museum above, this is another rich source of links to research sites and primary documents on the Holocaust. The site contains a Shoah Victims Database collecting the names of the over six million who perished in the Holocaust (they are now up to half).

 

Jewish Organizations

  • Americans for Peace Now--APN is the leading United States advocate for peace in the Middle East. You can subscribe to their Action Network weekly updates.

  • The New Israel Fund (NIF) addresses the myriad of social problems existing in Israel today, including: civil and human rights (especially among its Arab and Bedouin citizens), social and economic justice, religious pluralism and tolerance, the environment, new immigrants, and women's rights.

  • Shatil, funded by NIF, describes itself as the "empowerment and training center for social change organizations in Israel." lt provides direct assistance to activist groups involved in improving the lives of minorities and immigrants, including Israeli Arabs and Ethiopians.

  • Brit Tzedek v'Shalom (Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace)--its stated mission is to educate and mobilize American Jews in support of a negotiated two-state resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

    • Brit Tzedek's Mideast Crisis Resource Page--this includes lots of resources, including current news and analysis, supporting peace activism and U.S. involvement in settling the current crisis.

    student organizations...

  • Union of Progressive Zionists--UPZ is a network of student activists organizing on campuses across North America for social justice and peace in Israel / Palestine) and working toward a two-state solution.

    • UPZ's 2006 Peace Accord Campaign--UPZ has introduced the idea of "peace accords" addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, developed and signed by both Jewish American and Palestinian/Arab American students on campuses across North America.

  • Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life—this organization offers support to Jewish college students with study and work opportunities, conferences, and campus stipends for special events. Our own JSU is loosely affiliated with them. Since it represents Jewish students nationwide, its opinions can be on the conservative side.