LibGuides: Jewish Studies: Jewish Studies

Background Information

Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend by Alan Unterman
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ISBN: 9780500279847
Publication Date: 1997-11-17
The Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend provides a systematic, well-illustrated guide to the web of legend, folklore, and superstition that is crucial to understanding Judaism.
Encyclopedia Judaica by Fred Skolnik; Michael Berenbaum
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ISBN: 9780028659282
Publication Date: 2007
The landmark Encyclopaedia Judaica, lauded as the standard work on Judaism.

World Geography & Culture This link opens in a new window
Provides country geography and physical features, government, people, and society facts at a glance and in-depth coverage through country entries, maps, flags, images, statistics, news articles, a gazetteer, and more.

Jewish Studies Source EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from leading academic journals and newspapers offering a multidisciplinary view into the study of Jewish civilization from its historical origins to the present.
Includes Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Images: A Journal of Jewish Art & Visual Culture, Jewish Political Studies Review, and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency database from 1922 to present - as well as biographies of leading historical and contemporary Jews.
Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new window
Full-text database that covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of many ethnic populations in North America

Rambi: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
RAMBI (The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies) is an open access, selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Eretz Israel. Articles come primarily from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library, a world center for research on the Jewish people and Eretz Israel.
Moment Magazine
Dedicated to serious, highly-literate, intellection journalism which provides the American Jewish community and other readers with a much needed independent forum that is not tied to any organization or point-of-view.
Nashim A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues
Nashim is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an international, interdisciplinary, and scholarly forum in Jewish women’s and gender studies.