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Religion: Judaism

This guide is intended to help students at Lane develop research topics in religion and find sources to support their research. Use the tabs across the top to navigate different religions.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Useful Websites

Finding Books and Ebooks

The LCC Library has hundreds of books and eBooks on Judaism, encompassing many aspects of the subject. Start your search in the Library catalog using keywords that are essential to your topic.

You can use keywords or Library of Congress subject headings to find relevant resources. Use subject headings in the subject field of a search.

Below are just some examples of subject headings related to Judaism and Jewish life.

Jews

Jewish Diaspora

Jewish Ethics

Jewish Law

Jewish Women

Holocaust, Jewish (1939 - 1945)

Judaism

Orthodox Judaism

Cabala

Hasidism

Talmud Torah

Jewish Life and Culture

Tablet magazine - Online magazine of contemporary Jewish news, ideas, and culture.

American Guild of Judaic Art - Focus on Judaic arts and dedicated to the promotion of Jewish art and culture in society.

The Jewish Museum (NY) - Museum devoted to fine art, Judaica, antiquities, folk art, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media which reflect the global Jewish experience over more than 4,000 years. Many online exhibits.

Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life - Museum affiliated with UC Berkeley, supporting a rich collection of artifacts, texts, and thematic exhibits related to Jewish communities worldwide.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum (SF) - Museum with broad Jewish thematic programming.

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research - Preeminent archive of Yiddish literature and culture, founded in (then) Poland in 1925, relocated to New York City.

Yiddish Book Center - Library and research archive of Yiddish literature and poetry.

United States Holocaust Memorial and Museum - National memorial, exhibitions, and education programs for the Holocaust.

Judaism - Pew Research Center reports related to Judaism and Jewish people.

 

Books on Judaism