Judaic, Yiddish and Israel Studies

Purchase Recommendation

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You can suggest items that the Library should consider purchasing. Use the Purchase Recommendation form to submit your suggestion.

Giving to the Library

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:00:33 -0700

The Library welcomes gifts in all forms. Many private donors have made contributions toward the acquisition of research materials for the use of Berkeley faculty and students. This support is very important in sustaining the excellence of our collections and services.

The following types of gifts may be considered:

Memorial and Honorific Gifts
Contributions given in memory or in honor of a person are welcomed. Commemorative gifts are welcome to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other significant events.

Named Endowment
Endowment funds may be established with a gift of $50,000 or more. These funds provide the library with an annual income in perpetuity and have a lasting impact on maintaining world class collections. The University invests its endowments carefully to achieve a healthy rate of return that provides for both current needs and long-term growth. If desired, a special book plate can be created and placed in each book.

Cash Gifts for Book Purchases
Contributions of any amount are welcomed and can be made directly to the Library using the online form. In the special instructions or designations for this gift section, you may specify a particular collection.

Book Donations
Gifts of scholarly materials and the results of research have historically represented a significant element in the development of Berkeley's outstanding research collections. We welcome individual gifts, but due to space and staff limitations, we must be judicious in accepting large contributions. Donations of recently published books are welcomed. New book purchases will be checked to ensure titles aren’t already on order.

Please contact Frank Carothers to discuss your donation of books.

For more information on gifts to the Library, please visit http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/give/makeagift.html.

Campus Links

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:10:23 -0700

Collection Overview

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:44:58 -0700

Jewish Studies at Berkeley is notable for both its chronological and disciplinary scope. Fields range from Hebrew Bible and Talmud and Midrash through medieval Jewish history to modern Jewish history, modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature and modern Jewish thought. Graduate training in various fields of Jewish Studies is conducted in the Departments of History, Comparative Literature, Near Eastern Studies, and in the Joint Doctoral Program with the Graduate Theological Union.

The UC Berkeley Judaica collection supports the research and instructional activities of faculty and students in a number of interdisciplinary fields, as well as the joint Ph.D. program in Judaic Studies with the Graduate Theological Union. The relevant fields include Near Eastern languages and literature; Talmudic studies, including the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds and subsequent texts and commentaries; rabbinic, medieval, and modern Jewish history throughout the world; modern Jewish thought; and comparative literature, including works in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, and other languages.

Books and Text Collections

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:21:12 -0700

Otsar ha-Hokhmah
Contains more than 50,045 Judaic books, scanned page after page in their original format. UCB access only

Bibliographies

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Searching Library Catalogs

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:41:55 -0700

Use OskiCat to locate materials related to your topic, including books, government publications, and audio and video recordings, in the libraries of UC Berkeley. OskiCat will show you the location and availability of the items that we own.

Use Melvyl to locate materials related to your topic located at other campuses in the UC system. Next Generation Melvyl also allows you to expand your search to libraries worldwide. Clicking on the REQUEST button in the detailed view of a catalog record prompt you to fill out a form to request the item through our Interlibrary Loan office.

Finding Articles

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:18:21 -0700

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:11:22 -0700

Jastrow – Dictionary of Targumim, Talmudim and Midrashic Literature
An essential tool for the study of Rabbinic literature

Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations in 24 categories from classical and contemporary sources

Otsar Rashe Tevot
Over 16,000 abbreviations from Judaic sources and commentaries

Hebrew Language and Literature

phamburg@library.berkeley.edu (Paul Hamburg) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:26:32 -0700

Links to Resources for the study of Hebrew Language and Literature

National Library of Israel

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The National Library of Israel (formerly The Jewish National and University Library/JNUL)

Jewish-American Studies

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American Jewish Archives

American Jewish Historical Society

National Museum of American Jewish History

American Jewish Year Book