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Newspapers, Documents, Archives
- British Mandate in Palestine, Arab-Jewish Relations, and the U.S. Consulate at Jerusalem, 1920-1944 This link opens in a new windowRecords kept by the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem during 1920-1944, including both formal diplomatic correspondence and informal contact reports. Part of Archives Unbound.
- Compact MemorySearchable database of German-Jewish periodicals, mostly of the 19th century. Content is also searchable through Digital Judaica above.
- Correspondence from German Concentration Camps and Prisons This link opens in a new windowLetters and other documents sent to (or written by) prisoners in Nazi concentration camps from 1936 to 1945. Part of Archives Unbound.
- Digital Judaica (via Frankfurt University Library)Online access to one of the largest collections of Judaica in Germany; includes Hebrew manuscripts, Jewish periodicals, primary documents and secondary literature in all languages.
- Historical Jewish Press (1843-1996)Searchable archive of historical newspapers, mostly in Hebrew, with some Yiddish, French, and one title in Judaeo-Arabic. Subsections: the Jewish Press in the Arab World, 19th century Hebrew papers, the press of Erets Yisrael.
- Hebrew BooksClassical Hebrew Books for Free Download
- Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees: The West’s Response to Jewish Emigration This link opens in a new windowRecords of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, an organization charged with assisting refugees from Germany and Austria during the 1930s and 1940s.Part of Archives Unbound.
- JTA Jewish News Archive (1923- )Archive of news items in JTA. Content covers the period from 1923, can can be searched, browsed by date and by topic.
- Nuremberg Trials Project at Harvard Law School LibraryThe Harvard Law School Library has approximately one million pages of documents relating to the trial of military and political leaders of Nazi Germany before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) and to the twelve trials of other accused war criminals before the United States Nuremberg Military Tribunals (NMT).
- Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project (1895- )Includes The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-Present). This project serves as both an online reference source and as a digitized historical documentation of the Jewish community of Pittsburgh and its outlying areas.
- פרויקט בן-יהודהThe Hebrew Answer to Project Gutenberg: A free online digital library of Hebrew works of all periods in HTML format. Basic search function only.
- Southern Israelite This link opens in a new windowHistorical archives of a Jewish newspaper based in Atlanta. Includes materials of general interest, such as articles relating to the Holocaust, the creation of Israel, and Jewish comunities in Latin America. The Southern Israelite Archive spans the years 1929-1986, and includes over 48,000 images.
- Testaments to the Holocaust: Documents and Rare Printed Materials from the Wiener Library, London This link opens in a new windowOnline collection of eyewitness accounts from the world's oldest Holocaust museum, founded by Alfred Wiener as the 'Jewish Central Information Office' in 1939. Contains searchable personal accounts of life in Nazi Germany, along with photographs, propaganda materials such as school text books, limited circulation publications and rare serials. Part of Archives Unbound.
- Yediʻot aḥaronotDaily news from Israel
- Visual History Archive This link opens in a new windowUsers must establish a free account for access.
Over 53,000 video testimonies from survivors and witnesses to genocide from the USC Shoah Foundation. Principally interviews with Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, with additional testimonies of other 20th/21st century genocide attempts. Users must establish a free account for access.
Manuscripts
- Friedberg Geniza ProjectAcces to full text and digital images of documents from the Cairo Geniza; a vital source for scholarship on medieval Judaism.
- Digital Dead Sea ScrollsDigitized in partnership with Google. Five scrolls are available: the Great Isaiah Scroll, the Community Rule Scroll, the Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll, the Temple Scroll, and the War Scroll. Searchable.
- Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts at the Bayerische StaatsbibliothekThe Bayerische Staatsbibliothek preserves an extensive collection of manuscripts, which will be made available step by step to the interested public on the Internet. The offer of works available in digitised form is expanded continuously. The digital copies produced from the originals are full colour copies, those produced from microfilms are available in a bitonal or grey-scale quality.
- Sfardata: The Codicological Data-Base of the Hebrew Palaeography Project The Israel Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesSearch for codicological or palaegraphical information on Hebrew manuscripts.
- Mandragore: base des manuscrits enluminés de la BnFSearch the "Cote" index to find a complete list of Hebrew manuscripts at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
- The Aleppo Codex OnlineThe Aleppo Codex is a manuscript of the Bible from the 10th century reflecting the Masora very exactly, written by the renowned Masorete, Aharon Ben Asher. This site provides access to the Aleppo Codex as well as links to information about its transmission and history.
- The Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts (IMHM)The Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts (IMHM) has undertaken the task of collecting microfilm copies of all Hebrew manuscripts extant in public and private collections. Over 74,000 reels, representing more than 90% of known Hebrew manuscripts are available for the use of scholars and interested laymen. The IMHM located in the Jewish National and University Library offers scholars a unique facility to study, compare and collate Hebrew manuscripts found in distant locations on different continents. All the vast printed resources of Hebraica and Judaica are available in the same building. Adjoining the IMHM are the Department of Manuscripts of the JNUL housing 10,000 original MSS and the Hebrew Palaeography Project which is conducting research on the codicology and palaeography of medieval dated Hebrew MSS.
- Hebrew Manuscripts - The British LibraryFrom North Africa and Europe in the west, through the Middle East to China in the east, our collection of Hebrew manuscripts manifests Jewish cultural and social lives spanning a thousand years. Explore some of these newly digitised collection items, examine key themes in our collection, and read expert articles to learn more about Jewish wisdom, culture, history and religion.
Genealogical information
- JewishGenA free genealogy website features thousands of databases, research tools, and other resources to help those with Jewish ancestry research and find family members. Login required.
Data
- North American Jewish Data BankData and statistics on the Jewish population in the US, intermarriage, public opinion, voting patterns, etc...
