Jewish Studies


Arab-Israeli relations, 1917-1970

Chronicles the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1917-1970. This resource contains primary source documents that chronicle the politics, wars, administration and diplomacy surrounding the Palestine Mandate and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Encyclopaedia Judaica

Updated edition of this lauded work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.

Index to Jewish periodicals

Provides a comprehensive guide to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in more than 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs. Titles include Contemporary Jewry, Holy Land Studies, Jewish Culture & History, Journal of Palestine Studies, Studies in American Jewish Literature, and many more. Most references are not found in standard periodical literature guides. Intended for students of Jewish thought and others interested in contemporary Jewish and Middle Eastern affairs.

Post-War Europe: Refugees, Exile and Resettlement, 1945-1950

This collection of primary source materials from the Wiener Library and The National Archives of the UK and covers the politics and administration of the refugee crisis in Europe after World War Two. Among the topics included are refugee camps, Jewish orphans, and the British military in Germany.

Yiddish books online

The National Yiddish Book Center offers online access to the full texts of nearly 11,000 out-of-print Yiddish titles. Browse, read, download or print any or all of these books, free of charge. These titles were scanned under the auspices of the Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library, and have been made available online through the Internet Archive.