History

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About Jewish Women's History - Historical and religious contributions of Jewish women from ancient times to more recent.

Academic Guide to Jewish History - Gateway to Jewish history resources. Contains both print and electronic titles, in addition to a built-in search engine for keyword and title searching.

American Jewish Archives - One of the worlds largest collections of historical materials pertaining to the American Jewish Experience.

American Jewish Historical Society - Site is mostly about the organization but also includes some sources and historical material on American Jewry.

Beyond the Pale: The History of Jews in Russia - An in-depth, illustrated history of Jews in Russia.

Electronic Emporium for Jewish History - Forum for the scholarly and general discussion of Jewish culture and history in Eastern Europe from ancient times to the present.

The Hebrews: Age of the Patriarchs - Historical and geographical background of the Patriarchs.

History of Greek Jewish Community - The Jewish presence in Greece goes back to 400 B.C. History of Thessalonica Community. The Rise and Decimation of Greek Judaism.

Internet Jewish History Sourcebook - Links to sources of Jewish history on the internet.

Jewish Art in the 20th Century - A chapter from Dr. Grace Grossman's illustrated book Jewish Expression in Twentieth-Century Fine Arts.

Jewish Encyclopedia: United States - Article traces the history and social conditions of Jewish people and settlements in the USA through the end of the 19th century.

Jewish History Resource Center - Links indexed and reviewed by an academic team at the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Jewish Soldiers of the German, Austro-Hungarian Empires - Information on Jewish soldiers who served the German, and Austro-Hungarian Empires from 1788 to the Great War.

Jewish Virtual Library - Encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. Includes a glossary, bibliography, biographies,articles, virtual Israel tour, and original documents.

Jewish-American Hall of Fame - A virtual tour through five hundred years of Jewish-American history. Features events and people from the Jews who helped Columbus to Barbra Streisand.

Jewish-American History on the Web - Letters, diaries, journals and periodicals documenting the Jewish-American experience in the Civil War and the Wild West.

Jews in America: Our Story - Artifacts, essays, and videos dedicated to the first 350 years of Jewish life in the United States of America.

The Jews of Wyoming Fringe of the Diaspora - A book of photographs and interviews of Jewish life in this cowboy state.

The Khazars - Resource for Turkic and Jewish History in Russia and Ukraine.

The Khazars - Essay on the Khazarian Jews and their contributions to European Jewry.

The Lemba People - The story of a group of African Jews that left Judea 2,500 years ago.

Mayn Zikhroynes: The memoirs of Yekheskel Kotik - Originally published in Yiddish, Kotik's memoirs describe Jewish life in late Tsarist Russia.

The Medici Archive Project: Jewish History, Religion and Culture - Archival material from the Medici archives dealing with Jewish history in Florence.

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience - Interprets, documents, and preserves the tradition of Jewish life in the South.

The Occident and American Jewish Advocate - Electronic archive and search engine of the 19th century Jewish-American journal, published in Philadelphia by Isaac Leeser from 1843-1868.

Pekka Pitkänen's Old Testament Studies - Dedicated to students and scholars for the study of the ancient history of Israel.

Russian Jews Descended from Khazars? - Kevin Alan Brook reassesses arguments about Semitic vs. Turkic ancestry and finds traces of both.

Saudades: Portuguese-Sephardic History - This site explores the connection between the Portuguese and Jewish people telling the story of the shared history.

Shalom Online - Contains information about the diaspora, Kerala Jews, and assorted Judaic precepts.

A Short History of the Jews in Greece - Nikos Stavrolakis essay on the Jewish presence in Greece from ancient times until the Nazi occupation.

Theodor Herzl: The Jewish State - Online historical record on the subject.

Truth about the Inquisition - History of the Spanish Inquisition, highlighting Catholic responsibility.

Visas For Life - The story of Chiune Sugihara, an obscure World War II diplomat who saved more than 10,000 Jews.