Georgetown University collegiate athelete David Adelman, ca.1930.

Selected internet resources for American Jewish history and genealogy

Academic Guide to Jewish History
A comprehensive guide to major scholarly internet and print sources on Jewish history, including American Jewish history.

Amcha For Tsedakah
Website of Jewish People for Righteous Giving, a web portal for making donations to many Jewish groups.

American Jewish Historical Society
This site provides basic information about a variety of organizations and resources for studying American Jewish history and culture. Included is a listing of AJHS collections (but very few linked inventories), a basic bibliography of Jewish history, short "chapters" in Jewish history, and information on genealogical research. Publication information includes both current and out of print citations. The site also provides links and information about American Jewish history programs, scholar contact information, and genealogical and historical societies listings.

The Casden Center for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life
Established by and affiliated with the University of Southern California, the Casden Institute is dedicated to studying contemporary issues of Jewish life in the Western United States. Resources include the Jewish Heritage Video Collection.

Final Report - Celebrate 350™: Jewish Life in America 1654-2004.
The final report from Celebrate 350, the national umbrella organization established to provide resources, stimulate ideas, and serve as the network hub for 350th celebration of American Jewish history activities which took place across the nation from September 2004 through September 2005.

Center for Jewish History
Located in New York City, the Center for Jewish History (CJH) is a partnership of five major institutions of Jewish scholarship, history and art: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo BaeckInstitute, Yeshiva University Museum and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. With it's combined holdings of approximately 100 million archival documents, a half million books, and thousands of photographs, artifacts, paintings and textiles - the CJH is major resource for the study of the Jewish experience in America.

Cleveland Jewish Archives
The Cleveland Jewish Archives (CJA) collects and makes available for research print and non-print material that documents the history of the Jewish community of Greater Cleveland. Part of the collections of the Western Reserve Historical Society, the CJA houses over two hundred manuscript collections consisting of personal papers of individuals and families, Holocaust testimonies, and institutional records including those of businesses, congregations, and educational, political, social, charitable, and welfare organizations.

Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History
generates and sponsors a variety of historical activities that advance the understanding of the American Jewish experience as it marks this milestone anniversary. The Commission is comprised of four national research institutions: The American Jewish Historical Society, The American Jewish Archives, the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration. The website includes a timeline of American Jewish history, an extensive bibliography, information about past celebrations as well as upcoming events to mark the 350th anniversary of Jewish settlement in North America.

Cyndi's List
The most comprehensive listing of genealogy links available. A list of related general topics include: Jewish, Hispanic and Carribean genealogy. There are also links to family associations.

Feinstein Center -Web Based Resources for Jewish History This Site contains an extensive listing of web resources divided into: American Jewish History, Academic, and Cultural sites. While it does not provide annotations for the sites, the sites listed have further contact information. Not all sites are limited to Jewish history.

H-Judaic - The Jewish Studies Network
Part of the broader Humanities Net, this site includes subscription information to both an internet discussion group and a weekly newsletter as well as course syllabi and articles. There is a searchable archives of the discussion group, which goes back to October 1995, and links to related sites.

Jewish Heritage Collection - College of Charleston
This collection documents the Jewish experience in South Carolina from colonial times to the present and includes books, manuscripts, photographs, prints and oral histories.

Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
The JHSUM promotes the vitality and continuity of Jewish culture in the Upper Midwest through preservation, interpretation and education. The Society is a repository for regional Jewish historical materials that provide a window to the unique challenges and contributions of Jews to the history of the Upper Midwest.

Jewish Women's Archive
The JWA is working to build a "virtual" archive by identifying material on Jewish women in archives across the country and creating a database that will unify access to that material. The site currently has several exhibits, which include archival documents and photographs, on the lives of such Jewish women as Emma Lazarus, Lillian Wald, Justine Wise Polier, and Rebecca Gratz.

JewishGen
A genealogy website which includes: American Jewish Genealogical Society's Cemetery Project, index of Polish records, Holocaust global registry and links to other sources such as the Family History Library of LDS.

Jewishnet - Jewish Libraries and Catalogs
A linking point to various institutional catalogs which contain sizeable amounts of Jewish material. Additional login information is included.

National Museum of American Jewish History
Located in Philadephia, the National Museum of American Jewish History offers education, exhibits and programs dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the Jewish people in America. Website includes virtual exhibits.

The Occident and American Jewish Advocate
A full-text transcription of this 19th century American Jewish periodical. This is a work in progress, and only portions of Volume I (1843-1844) are up at this time.

Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper project
This project serves as both an online reference source and as a digitized historical documentation of the Jewish community of Pittsburgh and its outlying areas. Included are full-text searchable copies of The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-Present).

Philadephia Jewish Archives Center
The Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center (PJAC) is located at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies and contains archival materials pertaining to the history of the Philadelphia Jewish community, one of the oldest Jewish communities in North America. Website has information about the Center and its collections as well as exhibits.

Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism
The Ratner Center is an archival repository of the Conservative movement. It holds the historical records of more than one hundred Conservative synagogues and rabbis from around the country, dating from the early nineteenth century to the present. The archives also contains the historical records of the Jewish Theological Seminary from its reorganization in 1902 up to the present. A scattering of material dating back to soon after the Seminary's founding in 1886 is also included.

Southern Jewish Archives, Manuscripts Department, Tulane University
Includes an alphabetized listing with short descriptions of manuscript collections relating to Southern Jewish history. Links connect the collections with the broader collections for art, medicine, business, literature and politics.

Special Collections, Brandeis University
Provides both links to the online catalog and searchable bibliographies for Judaic research. Collection descriptions are very brief.