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Sephardic
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Center for Jewish History 
 Detailed information about this "central repository for the cultural and historical legacy of the Jewish people," a project of five respected research facilities. The Web site has online catalogs of their libraries and archives, and descriptions (including some images) of the center's exhibits and family history resources. The Center, in New York City, has materials on Ashkenazic or Sephardic resources, Yiddish language, Jewish art, and genealogy. http://www.cjh.org/ Topics: History, Judaism Last updated Feb 3, 2003 Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies
This site has information about Sephardic communities worldwide. It has essays (some with links) on the history and genealogy of the Sephardim and the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language and literature. There is also has an online exhibit about the Jewish communities of Greece during the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s, biographies of scholars, and information about the foundation and its publications. http://www.sephardicstudies.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Languages Last updated May 17, 2002 Hanukkah: From the Collections of the National Sound Archives
The National Sound Archives of the Jewish National and University Library has put a collection of Hanukkah music on the Web. It features multiple versions of the candle blessings and the psalm "Maoz Tsur," and other songs. Includes Ashkenazic, Sephardic, Yiddish, and other European melodies. In English and Hebrew. http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/music/hanukkah/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Judaism, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 2, 2004 Jewish Torah Audio
This searchable directory provides links to hundreds of hours of Jewish audio and video; also browsable by topic. The design looks amateurish, but the content is strong and well-organized. http://www.613.org/ Topics: Judaism Last updated Nov 28, 2004 JewishGen: Jewish Genealogy
The primary Internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy. The most popular parts are its Discussion Group, Family Finder (a database of over 60,000 surnames and towns), Infofiles (comprehensive directory of information resources, organized by both topic and country) and a variety of other databases like the ShtetlSeeker. This excellent site also contains information on genealogical techniques and allows you to search by country as well as by topic, such as Holocaust, Immigration, Sephardic, Libraries and Archives, etc. http://www.jewishgen.org/ Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, Judaism, People Last updated Dec 13, 2000 Sephardi Studies Project
Website for this project that explores "the history and culture of Sephardi and Eastern Jewries. ... It will also develop a website that will include representative samples of writings in various Judeo languages of the Sephardim over the ages, starting with Ladino." As of late 2007, the site features a growing library of digitized texts in Ladino and English, such as religious texts and songs. From the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, Stanford University. http://www.stanford.edu/group/mediterranean/seph_project/index.html Topics: Judaism Last updated Dec 14, 2007 Southwest Jewish Archives
"Dedicated to collecting and recording the dramatic history of pioneer Jews in the Desert Southwest, covering Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas," including the Crypto-Jews who trace "their family histories back to Spain and Portugal." Features materials on Jewish pioneers, railroad builders, ranchers, and merchants; synagogues and religious objects; Crypto-Jews; finding aids for the archive's collections; and transcripts of over 20 oral histories. Includes photographs. From the University of Arizona. http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/bloom/ Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Dec 24, 2004 |
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