Jewish Studies
A guide to help you navigate the Jewish Studies resources at IU Bloomington
Librarian for History, Jewish Studies, and Religious Studies
Overview
IU affiliates have access to a huge number of newspapers and other periodicals. This page lists some of these resources that might be of particular interest to Jewish Studies students and researchers.
For a comprehensive guide on historical newspapers and periodicals available at IU, see:
Large Collections
Some websites provide access to newspapers and magazines from all over the world and do not fit the geographic categorization below. They are often a good place to start.
- Historical Jewish Press"This site contains a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods. We display digital versions of each paper, making it possible to view the papers in their original layout. Full-text search is also available for all content published over the course of each newspaper’s publication."
- Union List of Digitized Jewish Historic Newspapers, Periodicals and e-JournalsComprehensive list of titles from all over the world, including both freely available websites and sites that require subscriptions (many of which, IUB affiliates can access through IUCAT). Inclusive dates are between the 17th century and the present, with bulk dates in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- American Israelite (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Digital access to the longest-running English-language Jewish newspaper still published in the United States.
- American Jewess"The American Jewess (1895-1899) described itself as "the only magazine in the world devoted to the interests of Jewish women." It was the first English-language periodical targeted to American Jewish women, covering an evocative range of topics that ranged from women's place in the synagogue to whether women should ride bicycles."
- Jewish Exponent (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Newspaper focused on developments in Israel, efforts to rescue Jews the world over from repressive regimes, and the ever-expanding role of Jewish people in American public life.
- Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project"The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project makes available more than one hundred years of Jewish newspapers published in Pittsburgh. Digitized page images capture daily life in Pittsburgh from the 1890s to 2010, with particular focus on Jewish communities. Life-cycle events, synagogue and organizational activities, arts, entertainment, and sports events are presented in detail. The collection offers extensive coverage of local, national, and international news, often from a perspective largely missing from the mainstream press."
- Centralna Biblioteka Judaistyczna / Central Jewish LibraryLarge collection of digitized newspapers and magazines from Eastern Europe. Most are in Yiddish, Hebrew, German, or Polish.
- Compact MemoryGerman-Jewish periodicals published between 1806 and 1938
- DigiBaeck - Digital Collections at the Leo Baeck InstituteIncludes over 400 periodicals, some of which are newspapers or magazines. Most are in German.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily ReportsFBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world
- The Jewish ChronicleThe London-based Jewish Chronicle was founded in 1841 and is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper. Note that some content on the website, including the archives, requires a subscription or payment. Issues from 1845 to 1949 are available on microfilm.
- Arutz Sheva/Israel National NewsCall Number: E-resource
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily ReportsFBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world
- Ha'aretzCall Number: E-resourceRecent issues of the Hebrew edition are also received and kept in the Wells Library Reference Reading Room.
- Jerusalem PostCall Number: E-resource
- Ma'arivCall Number: E-resource
- Times of IsraelCall Number: E-resource