Jewish Studies: Jewish History: Early Modern and Modern
Guide to doing research in various fields of Jewish Studies
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This page is currently under construction. For specific research requests, please contact the Librarian for Jewish Studies (jewishstudies@library.columbia.edu or 212-854-8046)
Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, Ketav 'sitnah (Scroll documenting the author's arrest and near execution by Maria Theresa of Austria, 17th cnetury)
Print Resources
A History of the Jews in the Modern World by Call Number: DS124 .S18 2005ISBN: 0375414975Publication Date: 2005-08-09
Sephardi Lives by Call Number: http://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/11035298ISBN: 9780804771658Publication Date: 2014-08-27
Online Resources
- YIVO Digital Archive on Jewish Life in PolandYIVO’s Polish Jewish Archive is the only American collection, and one of very few worldwide, which was saved from the destruction of the Holocaust. This digitized collection contains manuscripts, posters, photographs, music and other artifacts.
The Yivo Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe by Call Number: R296 Y65ISBN: 9780300119039Publication Date: 2008-05-28This unprecedented reference work systematically represents the history and culture of Eastern European Jews from their first settlement in the region to the present day. More than 1,800 alphabetical entries encompass a vast range of topics, including religion, folklore, politics, art, music, theater, language and literature, places, organizations, intellectual movements, and important figures. The Encyclopedia covers the region between Germany and the Ural Mountains, from which more than 2.5 million Jews emigrated to the United States between 1870 and 1920. In addition to the encyclopedia articles in the printed volumes, the website provides access to a collection of photographs, audio, video, digitized documents, as well as specific resources for educators and researchers.
- Rabbinic Sources for the Study of Jewish History in Eastern Europe to the Mid-Seventeenth CenturyOne of the most important and understudied sources of material for history of the Jews in the pre-modern era is Teshuvot, or questions asked to rabbis about contemporary matters. Dr. Edward Fram (Ben Gurion University) has compiled a list of sources from this genre.