H-Net OnLine Guide to HOLOCAUST/JUDAICA Research Centers
from HOLOCAUS@uicvm & Library of Congress
Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA) 2104 Georgetown Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Tel: (313) 996-2880
AREAS OF INTEREST: Research and scholarship on Latin American Jewry, including history and contemporary life.
HOLDINGS: Library of serial and monographic publications. LAJSA is currently compiling a computerized data base to select data.
PUBLICATIONS: Semiannual newsletter (each issue includes a bibliography of current publications related to Latin American Jewry); Resources for Latin American Jewish Studies (1984); membership directory; conference proceedings.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory and reference services and information on research in progress; evaluates and analyzes data; conducts seminars and workshops; distributes publications; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits limited onsite use of collections. Services are available to anyone upon payment of membership fees.
Emory University Fred R. Crawford Witness to the Holocaust Project Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 Tel: (404) 329-6428
AREAS OF INTEREST: The Project collects oral, video, and written testimony of witnesses to the German concentration camps of World War II, principally American soldiers liberating the camps, medical personnel, relief workers, and the press.
HOLDINGS: 110 transcripts of oral interviews of American liberators of German concentration camps; about 300 photographs of over 20 concentration camps; library of about 200 volumes; subject file on the Jewish Holocaust covering about 50 related topics.
PUBLICATIONS: Emory Studies on the Holocaust; Dachau; KZ: A Pictorial Report from Five Concentration Camps; In the Shadow of the Flames: Six Lectures on the Holocaust. A publications pricelist is available.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides information on research in progress; distributes publications; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits onsite use of collections. Except for publications, services are free and all are available to anyone.
Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum Western Jewish History Center Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Tel: (415) 849-2710
AREAS OF INTEREST: History of Jewish individuals, businesses, institutions, and organizations in the Western United States.
HOLDINGS: Manuscripts and printed sources documenting Western United States Jewish history; about 12,000 photographs; oral histories; periodicals; tapes; microfiche; microfilm.
PUBLICATIONS: Guide to Archival and Oral History Collections; books, journal articles, bibliographies, directories. A publications list is available.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides reference, reproduction, and microform services; makes interlibrary loans of books only; sponsors seminars and workshops; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits onsite use of collections. Publications, reproductions, and extensive reference services are subject to a fee; other services are free. All are available to anyone.
Hebrew Union College American Jewish Archives Hebrew Union College 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220 Tel: (513) 221-1875
AREAS OF INTEREST: Jewish life and history in the Western Hemisphere.
HOLDINGS: The Archives houses manuscript materials, predominately, but not exclusively, from North American sources, some of them dating back to the late 16th century. There are some 8 million pages of material, in addition to newspaper and periodical clippings, pamphlets, brochures, and photos. Languages represented include English, Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Spanish, French, Ladino, Portuguese, and Dutch.
PUBLICATIONS: American Jewish Archives (semiannual historical journal); The Manuscript Catalog of the American Jewish Archives (1977, 5 vols., published by G.K. Hall & Co., Boston); occasional monographs and brochures.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Most of the material may be studied in the Archives. Services include limited literature searches, limited answers to inquiries, referral to other sources of information, and authentication of documents. An hourly fee is charged for services requiring more than an hour of staff time. A copying service is also available, and translators can be recommended for foreign language materials.
University of Denver Center for Judaic Studies University of Denver Denver, CO 80208 Tel: (303) 753-2068 The Center has received grants from the Jewish Culture Foundation of the University of Denver, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, the Phillips Foundation, the Hebrew Culture Foundation, the United Methodist Church Board of Higher Education, the Beaumont Foundation, the Allied Jewish Federation of Denver, and from numerous private foundations and individuals.
AREAS OF INTEREST: History of Judaism, the Jews, and Israel; Biblical studies; American judaism; Jewish life, institutions, and services in the Rocky Mountain region; Hebrew language and literature; the Holocaust, interfaith studies; Jewish social ethics.
HOLDINGS: The Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives of Rocky Mountain Jewish History contains newspapers, manuscripts, private papers, pictorial and oral histories, memorabilia, and documents reflecting the history of organizations and businesses, and the lives of individuals who have contributed to the building of Jewish life in the area. The Solomon Shwayder Memorial Library in Hebraic Studies contains over 12,000 volumes.
PUBLICATIONS: Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Notes (quarterly); books, reprints, sound filmstrip. A publications list is available.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory, copying, and microform services; conducts courses, conferences, symposia, and weekend retreats; distributes publications and data compilations; maintains a speakers bureau; makes referrals to other sources of information; provides demographic research services to community agencies; permits onsite use of collections. Services may be subject to a fee and are available to anyone.
Friends of Le Chambon, Inc. 8033 Sunset Blvd., Room 784 Los Angeles, CA 90046 Tel: (213) 650-1774
AREAS OF INTEREST: Holocaust studies; non-Jewish rescuers of Jewish refugees from German persecution.
HOLDINGS: Documents and photographs relating to the above areas.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory and reference services; evaluates data; conducts seminars and workshops; distributes publications; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits onsite use of collections. Services may be subject to fees and all are available to anyone.
Simon Wiesenthal Center Library/Archives and Beit Hashoah Museum of Tolerance. 9760 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 Tel: (310) 553-9036; Fax: (310) 553)8659; E)mail: simonwie@class.org.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Holocaust studies; anti-Semitism; Jewish history, identity, religion, heritage, philosophy, life, and law; racism and extremism; ethnic studies.
HOLDINGS: Books, periodicals, artifacts, and momorabilia; photo, film and video collections; oral histories; victim and survivor documentation; media materials; access to the NEXIS computerized data base and the AP wire service.
PUBLICATIONS: Response (quarterly magazine); Simon Wiesenthal Center annual (vols. 1)7); Simon Wiesenthal Monograph Series; Dignity and Defiance: The Confrontation of Life and Death in the Warsaw Ghetto; Publication list available on request; Page One (syndicated radio magazine).
INFORMATION SERVICES: The Library/Archives answers inquiries or refers patrons to other sources of information; provides reference, literature-searching, and other bibliographical services; provides reproduction services for fee; conducts seminars; lends materials (with some limitations; nonmembers may leave a refundable deposit); permits onsite use of collections.
Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives Canadian Jewish Congress 1590 Avenue Docteur Penfield Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H3G 1C5 Tel: (514) 931-7531
AREAS OF INTEREST: All aspects and concerns of the Jewish community in Canada, including immigration, integration into Canadian society, Jewish identity, community organization, religious practice, Zionism, discrimination, oppressed Jewry in foreign countries, politics, business, literature, education, and youth.
PUBLICATIONS: Canadian Jewish Archives (monograph series); Clouds in the Thirties, on Anti-Semitism in Canada, 1929-1939 (13-vol. series). A publications pricelist is available.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory, reference, and reproduction services; provides computer data base searches upon request; distributes publications; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits onsite use of collections by appointment. Except for reproductions and publications, services are free and all are available to anyone.
American Jewish Committee (AJC) Blaustein Library American Jewish Committee 165 East 56th St. New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 751-4000 A nonprofit organization, AJC is the American pioneer human relations organization founded in 1906. It combats bigotry, protects the civil and religious rights of people in the United States and abroad, and advances the cause of improved human relations for all people everywhere.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Contemporary American Jewish communal affairs; Jewry; family; Jewish identity; intergroup relations; civil rights and civil liberties; interreligious relation; Jewish life in the Diaspora.
HOLDINGS: Archival collection of AJC's history; anti-Semitic materials, both American and foreign.
PUBLICATIONS: Recent Additions to the Library (quarterly); journal articles (about 8 a year). AJC publishes Commentary (monthly journal), Present Tense (quarterly journal), American Jewish Yearbook, other books, journal articles, and reprints.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides reference, literature-searching, abstracting, indexing, and reproduction services; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits onsite use of collections. Services are free, except for reproduction services, and available primarily for the staff, but others will be assisted.
American Jewish Congress 15 East 84th St. New York, NY 10028 Tel: (212) 879-4500 The Congress is a nonprofit organization.
AREAS OF INTEREST: All aspects of minority rights; church-state relations; religious freedom; Jewish rights around the world; Jews in Arab lands; Israel; Soviet Jewry; health care; the elderly; women's rights; constitutional freedoms; unemployment; cults; Jewish history and culture.
HOLDINGS: Materials on the areas above.
PUBLICATIONS: Congress Monthly; Judaism (quarterly journal); books, reports, critical reviews, research summaries, bibliographies, reprints.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory services; conducts seminars and workshops; evaluates data; distributes data compilations and publications; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits onsite use of collection. Services are free, except for publications, and available to anyone.
Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10028 Tel: (212) 860-1888 A nonprofit organization under the auspices of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the Museum is the main repository in the United States for arts and artifacts representing Jewish culture and the largest museum devoted to creating changing exhibitions relating to Jewish culture.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Jewish art life, culture, and history.
HOLDINGS: Collection of 15,000 works in all media, including of archaeology, numismastics, fine arts, and ethnography. Subjects of permanent exhibits include the Holocaust; Biblical Archaeology from Iron Age and Second Temple periods; coins dating from the 6th century B.C.E. to modern times; medals of Jewish personalities and events of historical interest; extensive collection of textiles used in the home and synagogue; ceremonial objects, including those from the destroyed Danzig Jewish community; paintings, graphics, sculpture, and photographs illustrative of the Jewish experience; and ceremonial objects from around the world (shown in changing exhibits).
PUBLICATIONS: Quarterly newsletter and calendar of events; catalogs of Museum exhibits; limited edition graphics; posters; educational exhibition brochures and guides.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; conducts tours of special exhibitions and permanent installations, lectures, film showings, and concerts; lends materials; makes referrals to other sources of information. Special classes and programs for children are conducted by the Education Department. The Museum Shop sells books, catalogs, posters, some adaptations of objects in the permanent collections, and other items of Jewish interest.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library Jewish Theological Seminary of America 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Tel: (212) 678-8080
AREAS OF INTEREST: Religious education; Judaica; Rabbinics; history and sociology of the Jews; Israel; Hebrew language and literature; Bible; liturgy.
PUBLICATIONS: New Acquisition List (monthly); Between the Lines (quarterly).
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory, reference, and reproduction services; makes direct and interlibrary loans; permits onsite use of collection; searches DIALOG. All services, except reproduction services, are free. Direct loan services are limited to faculty, students, alumni, and members; other services are available to anyone.
Leo Baeck Institute, Inc. (LBI) 129 East 73d St. New York, NY 10021 Tel: (212) 744-6400 Partially sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and various foundations, LBI is a research, study, and lecture center, library, archives, and museum concerned with the life and history of centuries-old German Jewry, including the life and history of other German-speaking Jewries, from the 18th century until its end in Nazi days. LBI works closely with the Leo Baeck Institutes in Jerusalem and London.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Literature, art, and history of German-speaking Jews.
HOLDINGS: 60,000-volume library; art collection of more than 100 oil paintings and 4,000 drawings and prints; archive of 2,500 collections, including literary estates, community documents, autographs, and genealogical material. The Catalog of the Archive is computerized.
PUBLICATIONS: LBI News and Leo Baeck Institute Library and Archives News (both semiannual); Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook (29 vols. to date); Leo Baeck Institute Bulletin (68 issues); books, bibliographies. A publications list is available.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides reference, literature-searching, and duplication services; conducts lectures, faculty seminars, and artwork and archival rarity exhibits; makes interlibrary loans; distributes publications; makes referrals to other sources of information; permits onsite use of collections. Services are free, except for duplication services, and available to anyone.
National Foundation for Jewish Culture (NFJC) 330 7th Ave., 21st Floor New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 629-0500 NFJC is a nonprofit organization.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Doctoral dissertations and other studies related to Jewish life, literature, history, ethnic theater, ethnomusicology, libraries, archives, etc.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Provides consultation, guidance, and support to Jewish communities, organizations, educational and other institutions, and individuals for activities in the field of Jewish culture; awards fellowships and other grants to students preparing for careers in Jewish scholarship and to established scholars; makes awards for creative efforts in Jewish cultural arts and for Jewish programming in small and intermediate communities; encourages teaching of Jewish studies in colleges and universities; serves as a clearinghouse of information on American Jewish culture.
World Federation of Bergen Belsen Associations P.O. Box 232, Lenox Hill Station New York, NY 10021 Tel: (212) 752-0600
AREAS OF INTEREST: Memorials and commemorations for the victims of the Jewish Holocaust of World War II; preservation of sites at the former Belsen death camps.
PUBLICATIONS: Bergen-Belsen Memorial Press; journal articles.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory, reference, literature-searching, and current-awareness services; evaluates and analyzes data; conducts seminars and workshops; distributes publications; makes referrals to other sources of information. Services are available free to anyone.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 1048 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10028 Tel: (212) 535-6700 An institution devoted to the study of Jewish life, past and present, the YIVO Institute's activities include maintaining a library and archives; research projects; the training of younger scholars; exhibits; publications; and public programs and conferences.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Jewish life and culture in Eastern Europe; the Holocaust; the period of Jewish mass settlement in the United States and other countries; Yiddish language, literature, theatre, and folklore.
HOLDINGS: Over 22 million archival items, including letters, documents, photographs, manuscripts, and organizational records; over 300,000 volumes, including rare books and periodicals; a photographic collection of about 100,000 items; immigration records comprising over 3 million pages; a Yiddish theater collection that includes manuscripts, correspondence, programs, photographs, sheet music, and other memorabilia; slide bank; art collection;
PUBLICATIONS: YIVO Annual of Jewish Social Science; YIVO-bleter; Yidishe shprakh ; News of the YIVO; books, monographs. A list of currently available publications is available.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Provides consulting, genealogical research, and reference services; answers inquiries or makes referrals to other institutions. Limited bibliographic service is provided free, but there is a charge for extensive research. Photocopies, microfilm, and reproductions of photographs may be purchased.
City University of New York Graduate School and University Center Jack P. Eisner Institute for Holocaust Studies Graduate School and University Center, CUNY 33 West 42d St., Room 1450 New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 790-4517 The Institute is sponsored by the Holocaust Survivors Memorial Foundation.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Teaching, research, and scholarship programs in Holocaust studies; inservice education for teachers in Holocaust studies.
HOLDINGS: Videotapes of Holocaust survivors; videotapes of seminars and lectures on Holocaust studies; unique archival collection of documents pertaining to the Holocaust in Hungary.
PUBLICATIONS: Perspectives on the Holocaust; Contemporary Views on the Holocaust; Genocide and Retribution: The Holocaust in Hungarian-ruled Northern Transylvania; The Hungarian Jewish Catastrophe: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography; Jewish Leadership During the Nazi Era: Patterns of Behavior in the Free World; The Holocaust in Hungary--40 Years Later (1985); The Origins of the Holocaust Christian Anti-Semitism (1986); The Halutz Resistance in Hungary, l942-l944 (1986 Depositions); The Tragedy of Hungarian Jewry: Essays, Documents (1986); The Treatment of the Holocaust in Textbooks (1987).
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; provides advisory and consulting services; conducts seminars and lectures; makes referrals to other sources of information. Formal courses are restricted to junior high and high school teachers and service personnel. Public lectures and information services are free to all.
African and Middle Eastern Division Hebraic Section African and Middle Eastern Division Libary of Congress 10 First St. SE. Washington, DC 20540 Tel: (202) 707-5422 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; closed Sat., Sun., and holidays.
AREAS OF INTEREST: Israel; Jews and Judaism in all parts of the world; Jewish history; the Bible; Hebrew, Yiddish, and Amharic literature; ancient Middle East, its Semitic cultures and languages; Zionism; anti-Semitism; Holocaust.
HOLDINGS: Collections on areas of interest primarily in Hebrew, with additional holdings in Yiddish, Aramaic, Syriac, Amharic, and cognate languages; reference and bibliographic tools, including national union catalogs of Hebraica and Yiddica, recording the holdings of all major American collections.
INFORMATION SERVICES: Answers inquiries; makes referrals; provides reference and bibliographic services. Special reference materials are available for onsite use only.
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