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Library Information for Jewish Studies |
The Western Wall of the Second Temple in Jeruaslem, Israel (in the walled city). This remnant of the temple complex destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE is now the holiest site in Judaism. (photo: PJS, 1999.) |
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About
the Collection
The
library collection in Jewish Studies has its origins early in the history
of Cornell University and now covers a vast array of topics and disciplines
ranging from the earliest texts of the Jewish religion to contemporary
Israeli society.
The
bibliographer for Jewish Studies through 30 June 2003 was Yoram Szekely;
during his tenure, the Jewish Studies collection grew significantly
in response to increasing scholarly interest at Cornell University.
The
Jewish Studies collection endeavors to strengthen library holdings portraying
all aspects of the Jewish experience: Judaism as a system of belief
and practice; the Jewish people as a diaspora of communities bound by
ethnicity, language, and religion; the modern state of Israel with Jerusalem
as its national and spiritual capital.
Reference
& Research Consultation
Reference:
Reference staff are available on a walk-in basis at reference desks
in every library. They can assist in locating print and online texts
or journal articles, recommending reference and information resources,
or designing database search statements. See the the Olin
Library reference service schedule.
You can
also contact a reference librarian by phone, via e-mail or online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using chat:
Research Consultation:
Reference staff can meet with Cornell-affiliated patrons one-on-one
to discuss search strategies for specific research needs in Jewish Studies.
To request a consultation, complete the Consultation Form.
Collection Development
Patrick J. Stevens is the selector for library materials in Jewish Studies.
He is also curator of the Fiske Collections (Rhaeto-Romanic, Dante,
Petrarch, Icelandic) in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.
If you would like to recommend a Jewish studies resource to be added
to the library collection, please fill out the online Purchase Request form, or contact Patrick directly.
Patrick J. Stevens (pjs3)
Jewish Studies Selector
Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections
2B60 Kroch Library
(607) 255-3530
Core Reference Resources for Jewish Studies
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA & Keter Pub. House, 2007. 22 volumes.
Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) DS 102.8 .E496 2007 +
The Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, William Scott Green, editors
New York: Continuum, 1999-2002.
Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) BM50 .E36x 1999 + (v. 1-3, & v. 4 suppl.)
Olin Library BM50 .E364 2004 (CD-ROM) Request at Olin Circulation Desk
The New Encyclopedia of Judaism
Editor-in-chief, Geoffrey Wigoder; coeditors, Fred Skolnik and Shmuel Himelstein
New York: New York University Press, 2002.
Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) BM50 .E63 2002
The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion
R.J. Zwi Werblowsky, Geoffrey Wigoder, editors in chief
New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) BM50 .O98 1997 +
Reader's Guide to Judaism
Michael Terry, editor
Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.
Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) BM50 .R43x 2000 +
Electronic
Journals in Jewish Studies
Find
e-Journals allows you to search 26,000+ electronic journals
licensed by the Cornell University Library.
Some e-journals in Jewish Studies that Cornell subscribes to:
Internet Resources for Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies Programs:
Program of Jewish Studies at Cornell University
University or academic libraries and institutions:
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Mendel Gottesman Library of Hebraica/Judaica (Yeshiva University Libraries)
The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary
Baltimore Hebrew University, the Joseph Meyerhoff Library
Jewish National and University Library (Hebrew University Library)
Institutes and Museums:
Institut Sépharade Européen
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Center for Jewish History and its five constituents: American Jewish Historical Society
American Sephardic Federation
Leo Baeck Institute
Yeshiva University Museum
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
National Yiddish Book Center
On-line references:
Babylonian Talmud (single remaining complete manuscript copy, Bavarian State Library Hebrew ms. 95)
Online Treasury of Talmudic Manuscripts
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Jewish Encyclopedia.com
Jewish Virtual Library
Habad (Chabad) Library
Yahoo!® Search Directory: Judaism
Jewish Libraries and Archives on the Web
Go Daven! The Worldwide Orthodox Minyan Database
Judeo-Spanish
(Ladino) Language
Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA)
Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel)
Jewish Women's Archive
162 Educational Sites about the Holocaust
Diplomatic
contacts:
Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC
United States Embassy, Israel
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Excavated segment of the Cardo, a street from the Roman and Byzantine eras in Jerusalem, Israel (in the walled city). [photo: PJS, 1999] | |
