Research by Subject:Jewish Studies

Research by Subject: Jewish Studies

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Reference Sources Books: LC Class Number Guide New Acquisitions	Research Guides Blackboard
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Encyclopedias	Subject Dictionaries	Biographical	Handbooks
Bibliographies	Statistics	Citation Manuals	Organizations

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia articles, written by subject authorities, provide information useful for gaining a basic understanding of a topic and getting started with a research project. Typically, a bibliography, or list, of "classic" books and articles for further research follows each article. Students will find also these encyclopedias useful for brushing up on topics related to their central area of investigation.

American Jewish Desk Reference. American Jewish Historical Society. New York: Random House, 1999.

CALL NUMBER: Ref E 184.35 .A44 1999

American Jewish year book. Philadelphia: American Jewish Committee
v. 1- 1899/1900-

CALL NUMBER: Ref E 184 .J5 A6 Index -- v1-50

The Blackwell companion to Jewish culture: from the eighteenth century to the present. Edited by Glenda Abramson; advisory editors, Dovid Katz et al. Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Mass., USA: Blackwell Reference, 1989.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 102.8 .B46 1989

Encyclopedia of Holocaust literature. Edited by David Patterson, Alan L. Berger, and Sarita Cargas. Westport, CT : Oryx Press, 2002.

CALL NUMBER: Ref PN56.H55 E53 2002

Encyclopedia of Jewish history : events and eras of the Jewish people. Editor, Joseph Alpher. New York, N.Y. : Facts on File Publications, c1986.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS118 .E645 1986b

The Encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Editor in chief, Shmuel Spector ; consulting editor, Geoffrey Wigoder.Jerusalem : Yad Vashem ; New York : New York University Press, 2001.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 135.E8 E45 2001 -- v.1-3

Encyclopedia of Judaism. Edited by Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, William Scott Green. New York: Continuum, c1999.

CALL NUMBER: Ref BM 50 .E63 1999 -- v.1-3

Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East. Edited by Reeva S. Simon, Philip Mattar, Richard W. Bulliet. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, c1996.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 43 .E53 1996 -- v.1-4

Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem: Encyclopaedia Judaica; New York: Macmillan, 1971-72.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 102.8 .E496 -- v.1-16

Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Israel Gutman, editor in chief. New York : Macmillan, c1990.

CALL NUMBER: Ref D 804.3 .E53 1990 -- v1-4

Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East. Edited by Reeva S. Simon, Philip Mattar, Richard W. Bulliet. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, c1996.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 43 .E53 1996 -- v.1-4

An Historical encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Edited by Bernard Reich; Joseph E. Goldberg, associate editor; Stephen H. Gotowicki, military editor; Sanford R. Silverburg, bibliographic editor; Mark Daryl Erickson, assistant editor. Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press, 1996.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS119.7 .H544 1996

Holocaust literature : an encyclopedia of writers and their work. S. Lillian Kremer, editor. New York : Routledge, 2003.

CALL NUMBER: Ref PN56.H55 H66 2003 -- v.1-2

Jewish-American history and culture: an encyclopedia. Edited by Jack Fischel and Sanford Pinsker. New York: Garland, 1992.

CALL NUMBER: Ref E 184 .J5 J48 1992

Jewish women in America : an historical encyclopedia. Edited by Paula E. Hyman and Deborah Dash Moore. New York: Routledge, 1997, c1998.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS115.2 .J49 -- v.1-2

Middle East contemporary survey. New York, Holmes & Meier. v. 1- 1976/77-

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 62.8 .M53

The New Encyclopedia of Judaism. Editor-in-chief, Geoffrey Wigoder ; coeditors, Fred Skolnik and Shmuel Himelstein. New York : New York University Press, c2002.

CALL NUMBER: Ref BM50 .E63 2002

Medieval Jewish civilization : an encyclopedia. Norman Roth, editor. New York : Routledge, 2003.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS124 .M386 2003

New Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel. Geoffrey Wigoder, editor in chief. Madison, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; London; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, c1994.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 149 .N56 1994 -- v.1-2

The Universal Jewish encyclopedia : an authoritative and popular presentation of Jews and Judaism since the earliest times. Edited by Isaac Landman, in collaboration with Louis Rittenberg ... [and others] New York : Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, c1948.

With reading guide and index. "Arranged for convenient research and reference by readers, students, teachers; especially designed to stimulate and facilitate Jewish education."

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 102.8 .U5 1948 -- v.1-10

Subject Dictionaries

These specialized subject dictionaries define the terminology in the discipline.

The Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion. [ Online ] Oxford University Press, 1999. Available: http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t96&subject=s22 (Accessed 20 March, 2003)

Edited by Louis Jacobs. This reference source contains nformation on every aspect of Jewish belief and practice, both ancient and modern. From Maimonides to Methuselah, Kabbalah to Kibbutz. With all Hebrew terms clearly explained, entries range from personalities in the Bible to present-day Jewish thinkers and writers, and other coverage includes customs, traditions, and Jewish beliefs.

Fischel, Jack.
Historical dictionary of the Holocaust. Jack R. Fischel. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.

CALL NUMBER: D 804.25 .F57 1999

Historical dictionary of Palestine. Nafez Y. Nazzal and Laila A. Nazzal. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1997.

CALL NUMBER: DS 102.8 .N397 1997

Jacobs, Louis.
The Jewish religion : a companion. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] BM50 .J28 1995

Ziring, Lawrence, 1928-
The Middle East: a political dictionary. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1992. Rev. ed. of: The Middle East political dictionary. c1984.

Political geography and geopolitics, Islam, Ethnicity and political culture, Political parties and movements, Israelis and Palestinians, Diplomacy, Conflict.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 61 .Z58 1992

Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. Editors in chief R.J. Zwi Werblowsky, Geoffrey Wigoder. New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

CALL NUMBER: Ref BM 50 .O94 1997

Biographical Resources

American National Biography

The American National Biography offers portraits of almost 18,000 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation. No living individuals are listed. Restricted to Union College

American Jewish biographies. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, c1982.

CALL NUMBER: Ref E 184 .J5 A511 1982

Shimoni, Yaacov, 1915-
The Biographical dictionary of the Middle East. New York: Facts on File, c1991.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 62.4 .S53 1991

Comay, Joan.
Who's who in Jewish history; after the period of the Old Testament. New York, D. McKay Co. [1974]

CALL NUMBER: Ref 922.96 C728w

Handbooks

Handbooks collect basic, practical information—formulas, tables of data, classification systems, definitions—for professionals operating within a discipline.

Bacharach, Jere L., 1938-
A Middle East studies handbook. Seattle: University of Washington Press, c1984.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 61 .B3 1984

History of the holocaust: a handbook and dictionary. Abraham J. Edelheit & Hershel Edelheit. Boulder : Westview Press, 1994.

CALL NUMBER: Ref D804.3 .E33 1994

History of Zionism: a handbook and dictionary. Abraham J. Edelheit & Hershel Edelheit. Boulder : Westview Press, 2000.

CALL NUMBER: Ref DS 149 .E25 2000

The Oxford handbook of Jewish studies. Edited by Martin Goodman in association with Jeremy Cohen and David Sorkin. New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

CALL NUMBER: Ref BM 70 .O95 2002

Bibliographies

Ringelheim, Joan Miriam.
A catalogue of audio and video collections of Holocaust testimony. New York : Greenwood Press, 1992.

CALL NUMBER: Ref D804.3 .R55 1992

Bibliographical essays in medieval Jewish studies. Contributors, Lawrence V. Berman ... [et al.]. New York : Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1976.

CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib DS124 .B53 1976

Edelheit, Abraham J.
Bibliography on Holocaust literature. Boulder : Westview Press, 1986, 1990.

CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib Z6374.H6 E33/suppl 1986

Robinson, Jacob, 1889-
Guide to Jewish history under Nazi impact. New York [Yivo Institute for Jewish Research] 1960.

CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib D810.R56 1960

Edelheit, Abraham J.
The Jewish world in modern times : a selected, annotated bibliography. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press ; London, England : Mansell Pub., 1988.

CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib DS115.95 E25 1988

Cargas, Harry J.
The holocaust : an annotated bibliography. Haverford, Penn. : Catholic Library Association, 1977.

CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib D810.J4 C37 1977

Robinson, Jacob, 1889-
The Holocaust and after : sources & literature in English. Jerusalem : Israel Universities Press, 1973.

CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib D810.J4 R62 1973

The Study of Judaism; bibliographical essays. Contributors: Richard Bavier and others. New York, Published by Ktav Pub. House for] Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith [1972]

CALL NUMBER: Ref Bib BM70 .S70 1972

Sources of Statistics

The library subscribes to the ASI Microfiche Library. Every document indexed in ASI since 1979 is available in this library. In addition to the ASI Microfiche Library for federal government publications containing statistical data, the library also subscribes to the SRI Microfiche Library, containing most but not every non-federal statistical item indexed in SRI. A third collection, Index to International Statistics, deals with statistical material from international, intergovernmental bodies, completes the package. Online access to the database—and to some of the documents themselves—is available through the Statistical Universe component of LexisNexis Academic Universe.

American Jewish Year Book. New York: American Jewish Committee.

Includes articles on the characteristics and activities of the Jewish community in the U.S. and elsewhere. Annual statistical features include U.S. (by state and selected city) and world Jewish population figures.

CALL NUMBER: SRI Microfiche Library: A2050-1 (Microforms Area)

Linfield, H. S. (Harry Sebee), 1889-
Statistics of Jews and Jewish organizations; historical review of ten censuses, 1850-1937. San Francisco: R. & E. Research Associates, 1970

CALL NUMBER: REF E184.J5 L715 1970

Citation Guides and Style Manuals

Style manuals and citations guides illustrate how to cite book, journal, and other research sources, including materials found in online databases and on the Web according to the conventional format of a particular discipline. Subject specific citation guides are listed below, and a complete listing appears at Reference Sites: Citation Guides and Style Manuals.

Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources. [ Online ] Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger. Available: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/

Organizations/Institutes

The Association for Jewish Studies
Center for Jewish History
Center for Jewish Studies - City University of New York Graduate School
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
National Foundation for Jewish Culture
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Library Materials > Books: LC Class Number Guide

Books in Schaffer Library are arranged by Library of Congress Class number. Class numbers are searchable in the Web Catalog and browsable in the Stacks and Reference Collection. Note: In addition to the class number areas listed below, books on Jewish Studies may be found in many other areas of the library. To find them, try a combined keyword search in the online catalog such as jew? and [your topic], or try title searches for judaic studies series, jewish literature and culture, suny series in israeli studies, or studies in jewish history

BM 1 - 990 Religion, Judaism

D 804.15 - 804.7 Holocaust

DS 101 - 151 Israel (Palestine). The Jews

DS 133 - 151 Jews outside of Palestine

E184 History: America, Elements in the population

Browse the Shelves by LC Class Number

Library Materials > New Acquisitions

The New Acquisitions List—residing on the Library Catalogs page—is generated on the 10th of each month and includes items added to the library's collections for the previous calendar month.

New Acquisitions List

Course-Related Materials > Research Guides

Research Guides supplement the broader Research by Subject pages by focusing on the print and electronic resources that are most useful for a course-specific research assignment. For faculty, the Research Guides provide structured access to the Library and Internet resources relevant to their own work or in advising students on their research projects. For students working independently, it serves as a reminder of services and materials offered within the library while at the same time providing a gateway for information available from remote sites.

Course-Related Materials > Blackboard

Faculty using Blackboard are encouraged to incorporate links to Library resources—and specifically the Research by Subject pages and the appropriate course-related Research Guides—into the Blackboard course pages. Your Departmental Liaison or Bibliographic Instruction Contacts can assist you.

Electronic Materials > Databases & Indexes

Schaffer Library provides to range of general and subject specific electronic databases for access to secondary material. These databases offer full-text access to articles or library holdings information. The following databases sometimes lead to full-text articles and sometimes are designed to tell you which journals are held here in Schaffer Library. But, some do neither. Therefore, to check whether (and where) a title is to be found in the Library's collections, it is necessary to check both of the Periodical Titles lists on our Web Catalog page. Important: If you are searching from off-campus, see the Note on Off Campus Access about Virtual Private Network accounts.
Databases & Indexes > History
Databases & Indexes > Social Sciences

Electronic Materials >E-journals

In addition to the links above to subject related databases that will lead to article citations and full-text article access, you can also browse the library's comprehensive listing of Electronic Journals and/or Periodical Titles available through Aggregated Databases. Both offer basic search options including and, or, not and Title begins with, Title contains, etc. You can also select a subject category to browse such as Religions and Theology:Judaic. Ask at the Reference Desk for assistance with local holdings.

Project Muse offers full-text access to journals by discipline. Users can search or browse by category/subject. Project Muse includes Judaic Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

Electronic Materials > Selected Web Sites

Jewish Studies
Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
http://jewishstudies.virtualave.net/index.shtml
"The Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory is the prime gateway to 375 high quality resources for the study of Judaism, including access to library catalogs and to databases like RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish Studies".

National Museum of American Jewish History Exhibitions
http://nmajh.org/exhibitions/
Digital versions of a variety of current and permanent exhibitions at the National Museum of American Jewish History. One highlight is Creating American Jews, a permanent exhibition opened in September 1998, which explores Jewish identity in the United States.

H-Judaic WWW Site - JSN Jewish Studies Network
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~judaic/
This Jewish Studies network is one of the oldest Internet projects in the humanities, initially operating under the name He'Asif, starting in 1987. Now called H-Judaic, the network also incorporates an earlier effort known as the Judaica list at Tel Aviv University and the University of Minnesota, and the Jewish Studies Judaica eJournal newsletter published on the Shamash server.
Center for Jewish Studies
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/dept/cjstu/center.htm
The Center for Jewish Studies at the City University of New York Graduate School conducts research, organizes conferences, and produces publications. Focusing largely on the modern period, the Center writes, analyzes, and helps to shape the collective biography of the Jewish people in the contemporary world.
Jewish Culture & History
http://ddickerson.igc.org/judaica.html
extensive collection of images, sound files and annotated links to Jewish web sites throughout the world.

Simon Wiesenthal Center
http://www.wiesenthal.com/
Includes materials on the Holocaust, twentieth-century genocides, antisemitism, racism, and related issues; Page One radio, featuring contemporary Jewish news; Multimedia Learning Center, with a comprehensive resource on the Holocaust and World War II, with over 3,000 text files, and tens of thousands of photos, etc.

Jewish/Israel Index - Education
http://www.maven.co.il/subjects/idx174.htm
As part of a much larger site categorized by subject, including more than 2500 Jewish/Israel links, the Education page has links to Programs, Scholarship & Grant Information, Associations, Societies & Organizations, and numerous additional educational resources.
Judaism & Jewish Resources
http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html
Links to Jewish Studies, Organizations, Webs & Gopher Central Services, FTP Archives, News & Media, Mailing Lists, Holocaust sites, and more.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html
The exhibit at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., describes the historical context of the scrolls and the Qumran community from whence they may have originated; it also relates the story of their discovery 2,000 years later.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.israel.org/
The Internet web site of the Israel Foreign Ministry, established and maintained by its Information Division, is designed to provide you with basic information about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recent developments in Israel, and a general background about various facets of Israeli government and life.
Jewishnet: Global Jewish Information Network
http://jewishnet.net/
Links to Israeli & Jewish Mailing Lists, WWW Homepages - Israeli & Jewish, Gopher sites of Jewish Interest, Jewish Interest Libraries, FTP sites, and Jewish Educational Resources.
Jewish Studies Resources
http://www.princeton.edu/~pressman/jewish.html
Courtesy of Princeton University, this page links to Princeton Resources, Jewish Web Sites, Online Databases, Library Catalogs and International Jewish Research Institutions and Associations.

Electronic Materials > News and Alerts

Tools for tracking recently published articles.

The New York Times: Judaic Studies. [ Online ] The New York Times. Available: http://college.nytimes.com/guests/directory/Ethnic_&_Cultural_Studies/Judaic_Studies/ (Accessed 20 March 2003) Provides full text access to articles from The New York Times "Ethnic & Cultural Studies" section.

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