Judaic Studies: More Resources
Resources for researching Judaic Studies
Web Resources
- Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust EducationThe mission of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education is to interpret the Oregon Jewish experience, explore the lessons of the Holocaust and foster intercultural conversations. Located in Northwest Portland, the OJMCHE makes its extensive collection of documents, photographs, artifacts and other archival data available to the public.
- H-Judaic: Jewish Studies NetworkThe Jewish Studies Network, an affiliate of Hebrew College and Shamash, is part of H-Net.
- Jewishnet: Global Jewish Information NetworkA Web directory of resources related to Judaism, Jewish life, and Israel.
- Jewish Language ResearchInformation on this site is provided to encourage collaboration among scholars in the field of Jewish linguistics; to provide information and bibliographic references for linguists and Jewish studies scholars who wish to incorporate Jewish languages into their research; and to to provide an introduction to Jewish languages for the general public.
- New Jewish ValuesfinderThe purpose of AJL's New Jewish Valuesfinder is to identify the Jewish values found in contemporary Jewish children's books. The free database allows you to search by author, title, subject, or by a particular value.
- Yiddish LiteratureThe first database of Yiddish literature on the Internet, containing about 800 valuable Yiddish books, most of which were printed in West, Central and Eastern Europe. The publication dates of the books range from the mid-16th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The collection includes women's bibles, liturgy, practical guide books, science and education, works on religious customs, legends, chronicles, and translations of other texts--a project of the Frankfurt University Library.
Organizations
- Association for Jewish StudiesAssociation for Jewish Studies is a learned society and professional organization that seeks to promote, maintain, and improve teaching, research, and related endeavors in Jewish Studies in colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning.
- Jewish Federation of Greater PortlandThe mission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland is to assure the building and strengthening of the Jewish community locally, nationally, overseas, and in Israel, in accordance with Jewish values.
- YIVO Institute for Jewish ResearchResearch in East European Jewish Studies; Yiddish language, literature and folklore; and the American Jewish immigrant experience.
Statistics
- Statistical Abstract of Israel 2010(from the Central Buraeu of Statistics of Israel)
- Census BureauYour source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
Dissertations/Theses
- Dissertations and Masters Theses Global (ProQuest)Maintains citations, abstracts, and full text of dissertations from 1997 to the present along with citations and abstracts for selected masters theses from 1962 to the present. Includes subject, title, and author indexing to U.S. dissertations from 1861 to the present.
Searching for Doctoral dissertations and Master's theses is an important part to any in-depth research project.