Jewish Libraries

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The Jewish National and University Library, David and Fela Shapell Family Digitization Project and the Hebrew University, Department of Geography, Historic Cities Research Project are happy to announce the opening to the public of the digital collection: Ancient Maps of Jerusalem. This project, based on the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection at the JNUL, contains a variety of maps of Jerusalem, both real and imaginary, dating from 1486 through 1930.

Research libraries and archives.

The Judaica-Library contains rabbinical literature as well as books on the subjects of religion, philosophy, history, and Jewish life in Germany and other countries, anti-Semitism and Shoah as well as arts and science, biographies of Jewish personalities and books about Israel. In the fiction department the visitor has the choice between novels and poetry by Jewish authors and Yiddish literature and lyrics.

Virtual guide to the Great Jewish Libraries and Rare Book Collections On-line

A Classification System for Libraries of Judaica, 3rd ed. 1997 including comments of librarians who use it.

Current information on major Israeli library organization, including continuing education and job listings

First online Library for books in Hebrew, in the USA. If you miss reading in Hebrew. Tired of carring all these books from Israel to the states... and BROKE from the prices, This site is for you!

Jacob M. Lowy Collection of the National Library of Canada The Jacob M. Lowy Collection, is a major library of old and rare Hebraica and Judaica comprising 3000 printed books from the 15th to the 20th century.

Encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. Includes a glossary, bibliography, biographies,articles, virtual Israel tour, original documents and more!

Rare and reference Hebrew books from world's largest Hebrew library and private collections. On-line order form and catalogue with title-page images.

Columns on Jewish books, libraries and realted topics by an expert librarian. Originally written for the Chicago Rabbinical Council.