Judaic Studies
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To locate BOOKS and VIDEOS, use the WRLC
Libraries Catalog. Some subject headings that may be helpful to search under
are:
| Jews |
Parables Jewish |
| Judaism |
Fasts and Feasts Judaism |
| Commandments Six Hundred and Thirteen |
Jerusalem in Judaism |
| Jewish Law |
Palestine in Judaism |
| Ashkenazim |
Israel |
| Sephardim |
Israelis |
| Working class Jews |
Palestine |
| Hasidism |
Gaza Strip |
| Orthodox Judaism |
West Bank |
| Reform Judaism |
Golan Heights |
| Conservative Judaism |
Zionism |
| Reconstructionist Judaism |
Zionists |
| Humanistic Judaism |
Jewish Nationalism |
| Mysticism Judaism |
Labor Zionism |
| Haskalah |
Religious Zionism |
| Mythology Jewish |
Revisionist Zionism |
| Worship Judaism |
Zionism and Judaism |
| Prayer Judaism |
Jews--Restoration |
Mechon Mamre
Location: http://www.mechon-mamre.org/
This provides the Bible in Hebrew and English, Mishne Torah in Hebrew and
English, Mishna, Tosefta, Talmud Bavli, Talmud Yerushalmi, Targum Onqelos,
and Tiqqun Qore'im. Search engines are provided for each.
ALADIN databases are available for use only by current GW students, staff, and faculty. If you are using this page from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter teh barcode number from the back of your GWorld ID card before you can access the database.
ATLA
Religion Database. 1949 -.
Location: ALADIN
This covers articles in periodicals and collections of essays.
Philosopher's
Index. 1940 -
Location: ALADIN
This covers books and journals.
Index
to Jewish Periodicals. 1988 -
Location: ALADIN and also Z 6372.M35 (1963/1964-1986/1987, 1989-2006)
This covers articles appearing in general and scholarly English language
periodicals.
Reshimat Ma'amarim
be Mada'e ha-Yahadut (Index of Articles on Jewish Studies)
1971/1972-2000.
Location: Z 6367.J62. The full run, including post-2000, is available
at http://jnul.huji.ac.il/rambi
This covers articles in periodicals and collections of essays in many
languages.
Historic Hebrew
Newspapers
Location: http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/newspapers/
Provides the full text. The extent of indexing for each newspaper varies.
Ethnic
Newswatch. 1960 -
Location: ALADIN
Provides the full-text of many popular and scholarly U.S. ethnic periodicals.
America:
History and Life. 1964 -.
Location: ALADIN; also REF E 178.A48 for 1954-1995.
This covers articles on U.S. and Canadian history in historical and
American Studies journals.
Historical
Abstracts. 1954 -.
Location: ALADIN
This covers articles (not dealing with U.S. or Canadian history) in
historical journals.
International
Political Science Abstracts. 1989 -
Location: ALADIN
Covers almost 900 journals.
Tables et Index de la Revue des Etudes Juives
Location: DS 101 .R45 index
Covers 1980-1999.
Worldwide
Political Science Abstracts. 1975-
Location: ALADIN
Includes ABC Political Science (below) back to 1975 but is not limited
to it.
ABC Political Science. 1969-1983
Location: Z 7161 .A214
This covers articles in political science journals.
Sociological
Abstracts. 1952 -
Location: ALADIN; also HM 1 .S6 (1953-1983)
Anthropology
Plus. Late 1800s -
Location: ALADIN
Indexes books and periodical material in anthropology, archaeology,
ethnology, and folklore.
AnthroSource
Location: ALADIN
Put out by the American Anthropological Association, it covers many
of their journals, providing full text.
Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period
Location: BM 50 .D525 1999
Encyclopaedia
Judaica. (Second Edition).
Location: ALADIN and REF DS 102.8 .E496. And also Gale Virtual Library
Encyclopaedia Judaica.
Location: REF DS 102 .E5 1972
Encyclopedia of American Synagogue Ritual
Location: BM 660 .043 2000
Encyclopedia of Hasidism
Location: BM 198 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts
Location: BM 50 .B55 1979B
Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust.
Location: DS 135 .E8 E45 2001
Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics
Location: BM 538 .H43 S7413 2003
Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer.
Location: BM 660 .N85 1993
Encyclopedia of Judaism
Location: BM 50 .E63 1989
Encyclopedia of Judaism.
Location: BM 50 .E63 1999
Encyclopedia of Midrash
Location: BM 514 .E53 2005
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Location: BM 487 .E53 2000
The Halakhah: An Encyclopedia of the Law of Judaism.
Location: BM 520.4 .N48 2000
Jewish Encyclopedia.
Location: DS 102.8 .J6 Also in the Kiev Reading Room oversize section.
Also at http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com.
Medieval Jewish Civilization: An Encyclopedia
Location: DS 124 .M386 2003
New Encyclopedia of Judaism.
Location: BM 50 .E63 2002
Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion
Location: BM 50 .094 1997
Israel and the Jewish World 1948 - 1993: A Chronology
Location: DS 126.5 .E285 1995
Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia
Location: DS 114 .K36 1992
Atlas of the Jewish World
Location: DS 117 .D4 1984
Historical Atlas of the Jewish People
Location: DS 117 .J8513 1992
Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Location: DS 115 .W49 1991
Jewish Autobiographies and Biographies: An International Bibliography of Books and Dissertations in English
Location: DS 115.3 .A82 1989
Jewish Women in America
Location: DS 115.2 .J49 1997
Who's Who in Jewish History After the Period of the Old Testament
Location: DS 115 .C6 2002
Who's Who in the Old Testament Together with the Apocrypha
Location: BS 570 .C64 1993
Who's Who in the Talmud
Location: BM 501.15 .F75 1995
Historical Dictionary of Israel
Location: DS 126.5 .R38 1992 (Also in Special Collections and the Mt.
Vernon Campus Library)
Historical Dictionary of Zionism
Location: DS 149 .M375 2000
New Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel.
Location: DS 149 .N56 1994
Political Dictionary of Israel
Location: DS 126.5 .R385 2000
Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (Revised Edition)
Location: DS 111 .A2 A73 1986
Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (Revised and Updated Edition)
Location: DS 111 .A2 A73 2001
New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land
Location: DS 111 .A2 N488 1998
Bibliography of Holy Land Sites
Location: DS 111 .V64 1974
Jewish History Resource
Center
Location: http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/dinur
A site of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It has an extensive set of links to all aspects of Jewish History.
Jewish Newspapers and Periodicals on Microfilm
Location: DS 101 .H48 1984
Jewish World in Modern Times: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography
Location: DS 125 .E25 1988
World Jewish Directory
Location: REF DS 102.9 .W67 2003
For more information, call the Reference Desk at 202-994-6048 or use
the E-mail Reference Form. This page is maintained
by Shmuel Ben-Gad.
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