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Hebrew & Jewish Studies
A subject guide for the Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies
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Jewish history
Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
Documents, pinkassim (registers) and other records of Jewish history from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Yerusha
Online platform which unites Jewish archival heritage held in hundreds of archives, libraries and museums across Europe.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Resources on the history and culture of East European Jewry.
Jewish Women’s Archive
Collection of information on Jewish women.
Hidden Treasures
Showcases collections from across the UK that tell the story of Jews and their experiences in Britain.
The Posen Digital Library
Interactive database of literature, art, and translated primary sources from biblical times to the 21st century. Free registration required.
Central Zionist Archives
Archival material of the Zionist movement.
Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel
Online version of David Tidhar's encyclopedia.
European Jewish Research Archive
Repository of social research on European Jews since 1990.
Holocaust
Yad Vashem
Resources for study of the Holocaust.
EHRI portal
Access to information on Holocaust-related archival material.
USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive
Testimony videos from survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides.
Ancestry® Records of the Holocaust
Search collections of Holocaust records.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Holocaust Encyclopedia and other online content.
Hebrew language and literature
Dictionary.co.il
Free online Hebrew dictionary.
לקסיקון הספרות העברית החדשה
Bio-bibliographical lexicon of modern Hebrew literature.
Yiddish language and literature
Yiddish Leksikon
Biographical dictionary of modern Yiddish literature, translated into English.
Yiddish Sources
Portal for anyone interested in Yiddish and Yiddish Studies.
Other Jewish languages
Jewish Languages
Resources on various Jewish languages.
Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project
Dictionary of the Aramaic language.
Tyndale Archive of Biblical Studies
Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac dictionaries.
Bible
Tools for Studying the Hebrew Bible
Specialised tools for the study of the Hebrew text of the Hebrew Bible.
Bible Odyssey
The latest historical and literary research on key people, places, and passages of the Bible.
TheTorah.com
Platform for Torah study informed by academic scholarship.
AlHaTorah.org
One-stop Tanakh study resource.
Rabbinic literature
The Talmud Blog Toolbox
List of websites that aid in the study of Talmud.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
Digitised virtual library of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Digital library collections
Jewish Digital Collections and Jewish Study Guides
Directory of digitised Jewish materials from libraries and other organisations worldwide.
Jewish Heritage Network
Access to Jewish heritage content.
Ktiv
International collection of digitised Hebrew manuscripts.
British Library Digitised Hebrew Manuscripts
Digitised collections of Hebrew codices, charters and scrolls.
Polonsky Foundation Digitization Project
Hebrew manuscripts from the Bodleian and Vatican Libraries.
The Friedberg Genizah Project
Manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah.
Digital humanities
#DHJewish - Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities
A single access point to news, events and projects on the intersection of Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities.
Reference tools
Hebcal
Jewish holiday calendars and Hebrew date converter.
Hebrew Abbreviations
List of Hebrew abbreviations from Princeton University Library.
Kima
Database of historical place names in languages written in Hebrew script.
Searchable Map of Hebrew Place Names
Over 17,000 variant Hebrew spellings.
Yiddishland: Countries, Cities, Towns, Rivers
Gazetteer of Yiddish place names in Central and Eastern Europe.
Organisations
British Association for Jewish Studies
Promotes the scholarly study of Jewish history and culture.
Jewish Historical Society of England
Promotes the study of Anglo-Jewish history.
Jewish Museum London
Museum that tells the story of the history and heritage of Jews in Britain.
European Association for Jewish Studies
Umbrella organisation for Europe representing the academic field of Jewish Studies.
Association for Jewish Studies
Learned society and professional organisation whose mission is to advance research and teaching in Jewish Studies.
H-Judaic
Online Jewish studies network.
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