Judaica Librarianship

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12-31-1995 Recommended Judaica Reference Works, 1992–1995 Charles Cutter Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Micha F. Oppenheim Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York, NY

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Recommended Citation Cutter, Charles and Oppenheim, Micha F.. 1995. "Recommended Judaica Reference Works, 1992–1995." Judaica Librarianship 9: 152-158. doi:10.14263/2330-2976.1199. Recommended Judaica Reference Works, 1992-1995

Charles Cutter and Micha F. Oppenheim Brandeis University Jewish Theological Seminary Waltham, MA of America New York, NY

The purpose of this column is to recom­ Museums This illustrated almanac has 56 chapters mend current Judaica reference sources, Press divided into six sections: (1) Ancient Near both general and specialized. It is intended Sephardic studies East (peoples, religions, languages); (2) to serve as a guide to new tools for schol­ Travel World of the Bible (geography, Jerusalem,

arly research as well as to more popular1 calendar, warfare, musical instruments, but reliable works. The annotations Alcoholism and drug addiction weights, metals, jewelry, animals, plants, describe the scope and use of each work. miracles); (3) Old Testament; (4) lntertesta­ 1 . Berg, Steven L. Jewish Alcoholism mental Period; (5) New Testament; (6) This column lists selected reference mate­ and Drug Addiction: An Annotated Bibli­ Bible in Civilization (translations, art, fic­ rials that appeared from 1992 to 1995. ography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, tion, drama, poetry, music, motion pictures, Works published in 1990 and 1991 that 1993. 160 p. ISBN 031327603x. $55. stamps). Includes index. were not reviewed in prior columns are included as well. Hebrew reference works This classified, annotated bibliography is 4. Chasidah, Yishai. Encyclopedia of are starred, and Hebrew bibliographic data divided into twelve chapters and cites 583 Biblical Personalities: Anthologized corresponding to the Romanized entry items. It covers such subjects as Jewish from the Talmud, Midrash, and Rabbinic appears at the end of the list. involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous, Writings. Brooklyn, NY: Shaar Press/ alcoholism in Israel, and minorities within Mesorah Publications, 1994. 541 p. $54.95. The reference works are classified under the Jewish community (women, youth, les­ the following subject headings: bians and gay men, blacks). The descrip­ Translation of /she ha-Tanakh, first pub­ tive annotations "focus on the Jewish lished in 1964. Contains bibgraphical infor­ Alcoholism and drug addiction material included in the citations" (p. xii). Archives mation regarding the lives of Biblical Includes an author index, a title index, and personalities gleaned from the two Tal­ Bible a subject index. Bibliographies muds (Bavli and Yerushalmi) and Mid­ Biographies rashic literature. Entries are arranged Careers Archives alphabetically by name in Hebrew charac­ Genealogy ters. Within each personality's life, the Hebrew language 2. Central Zionist Archives: Guide to the information is arranged chronologically, Hebrew literature Archival Record Groups and Collec­ from birth to death. Entries for famous indi­ Hebrew literature-Bibliography tions. Jerusalem: Central Zionist Archives, viduals such as the Patriarchs, Moses, and Hebrew printing-India 1993. 40 p. David are divided into sections, with a list History of the section headings at the beginning of History-Asia Includes records of: WZO (World Zionist the entry. Includes an alphabetical index of History-Canada Organization); the Jewish Agency; JNF the English form of the name. History-Czechoslovakia (Jewish National Fund); Keren Hayesod; Hovevei Zion organizations; the Jewish History-Hamburg 5. Day, A. Colin. Roget's Thesaurus of History-Hungary community in Palestine; the World Jewish Congress; the Central Zionist Archives' the Bible. San Francisco: Harper, 1992. History- Poland 927 p. ISBN 0060617721. $32. History-Soviet Union photograph collection, its printed material Holocaust collection (e.g., posters), and its library and Human rights newspaper collection (over 100,000 vol­ A reference book for people studying the Intermarriage umes); and of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Bible. It may be used to find answers to the Israel Film Archive. Not indexed. question "What does the Bible say Jewish education about ... ?" Bible concordances enable Jewish law Bible one to find verses containing a given word, Judaism-History while a thesaurus links passages with simi­ Judezmo 3. Almanac of the Bible. Editors: Geoffrey lar meanings. Includes a list of categories, Liturgy Wigoder, Shalom M. Paul, & Benedict T. an index of Bible references, and a subject Manuscripts Viviano. New York: Prentice Hall, 1991. index. Memorial books 446 p. ISBN 0130268992. $40.

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6. Muraoka, T. A Greek-English Lexicon 10. Macfas Kap6n, Uriel. Gufa espaiiola location far from the larger cities on either of the Septuagint (Twelve Prophets). de bib/iograffa judaica. Barcelona: Comi­ the East or West Coast" (p. VII). Geared Louvain: Peeters, 1993. 257 p. ISBN sion NacionalJudia Sefarad 92, 1992. 125 p. primarily toward Jews whose ancestors 2877230708. come from East Europe and the former This guide to Jewish books in Spanish is Soviet Union. Chapters on: How to Begin; "The present dictionary covers the Twelve divided into sections covering periodicals, Computers and Genealogy; U.S. Public Prophets alone. It was originally conceived bibliographies, Judaism, The Jewish com­ Records; Mormon Records; Jewish as a pilot project for exploring a whole munity, Jews in Spain, Sephardim, and Names; Back to the Old Country; Jewish range of difficulties associated with Septu­ Jewish literature. Each entry has full biblio­ Genealogical Resources in the Dallas ag i ntal lexicography .... [T]he Twelve graphical information. Includes author and Area. Includes three appendices: Foreign Prophets were thought to constitute a sin­ subject indexes. Language Alphabets; Map of the Pale of gle coherent literary unit most likely pro­ Settlement; Soundex Systems. duced by a single translator .... [l]t is Biographies hoped that this venture will provide a use­ 14. Kurzweil, Arthur. From Generation ful stepping stone towards a full-scale Sep­ 11. The Concise Dictionary of American to Generation: How to Trace Your Jew­ tuagint lexicon" (p. [vii]). Jewish Biography. Jacob Rader Marcus, ish Genealogy and Family History. Rev. editor. Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Publishing, ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. 388 p. 7. Watson, Duane F.; Hauser, Alan J. 1994. 2 vols. ISBN 0926019740. $200. ISBN 0062700979. $27.50. Rhetorical Criticism of the Bible: A Com­ prehensive Bibliography with Notes cin Contains almost 24,000 brief biographies History and Method. Leiden: E. J. Brill, Completely revised and updated (the first of American Jews, from colonial times up 1994. 206 p. ISBN 9004099034. $71.25. edition appeared in 1980), this detailed to those who died by the end of 1985. This guide to Jewish genealogical research pro­ is by far the largest such biographical dic­ A comprehensive bibliography of books vides step-by-step advice on gathering tionary ever produced. [See a full-length and articles on both the Old and New Tes­ information from family members and fami­ review in the APPROBATIONS section of taments, covering all the books of the ly papers, Holocaust research, and immi­ this issue. -Ed.] Bible. Includes introductory essays and gration and naturalization records. It also detailed tables of contents. Rhetorical criti­ includes information on how to locate birth, cism is defined as "a form of literary criti­ Careers marriage, and death records; how to do cism which uses our knowledge of ... research in Eastern Europe, and more. In literary composition practiced in ancient 12. A Guide to Professional Careers in addition, this work contains the "Bibliogra­ Israel and its environment to discover and the Jewish Community. Compiled by Tali phy of Eastern European Memorial analyze the particular artistry found in a Frank. New York: Council of Jewish Feder­ (Yizkor) Books," compiled by Zachary M. specific unit of Old Testament text" (p. 4). ations, 1990. 69 p. Baker (1993). This 64-page revised ver­ sion supersedes previous.editions with the "The objective of this guide is to outline the same title, also compiled by Baker (see Bibliographies range of educational and professional Judaica Librarianship vol. 2 [1985], p. 74 opportunities within Jewish community and vol. 5 no. 2 [1991], p. 231). This valu­ 8. Catalogue of Russian Language work in North America" (p. 13). Divided into able bibliography is arranged in three sec­ Books on Jewish Topics. Jerusalem: two major sections. Part one, entitled tions: General Reference Works, Countries American Jewish Joint Distribution Com­ "Career Alternatives & Educational Pro­ and Regions, Localities. The last two sec­ mittee, 1991. 85 p. grams," provides an overview of profes­ tions are arranged alphabetically by place sional fields, such as the rabbinate and the name. "This catalogue lists by 13 subjects books cantorate. Part two, "Resources & Refer­ in Russian published in Israel in 1980-91" ences," includes information about associ­ Hebrew language (Introduction, unpaginated). Entries are in ations, scholarships, job placement, and English with full bibliographical information salaries, as well as a listing of selected and brief English annotations. Includes title books and periodicals. (Judaica librarian­ 15. Books, Articles and Doctoral Theses and publisher indexes. ship and the Association of Jewish on Contemporary Hebrew, Written in Libraries are not mentioned.) Languages other than Hebrew, Pub­ 9. Cutter, Charles; Oppenheim, Micha F. lished in Israel and Abroad (1948-1988). Judaica Reference Sources: A Selec­ Editor: Chaim Rabin. Jerusalem: Council tive, Annotated Bibliographic Guide. Genealogy on the Teaching of Hebrew (P.O.B. 7413, 2nd ed. Juneau: Denali Press, 1993. 224 p. Jerusalem), 1991. 224 p. ISBN 0938737317. $35. 13. Chapin, David A. Dallas Jewish Genealogical Guide: Resources for This is no. 7 of the series From the Work­ Includes descriptions of close to 900 Ju­ Doing Jewish Genealogy Distant from shop: Studies and Research for Teachers daica reference books arranged in 35 sub­ Major Research Centers. Dallas: Dallas of Hebrew as a Second Language. This ject categories covering every aspect of Jewish Historical Society (7900 Northaven work lists publications, articles, and M.A. Jewish life and knowledge-history, cul­ Rd., Dallas, TX 75230), 1993. 131 p. $18. and doctoral theses dealing with contem­ ture, religion, and contemporary· issues. porary Hebrew that were not written in With author and title indexes. [See review "The purpose of this guide is to provide a Hebrew, and which were published in by Zachary Baker in the APPROBATIONS source book for new genealogists who do Israel and other countries between 1948 section of this issue.-Ed.J their work in the Dallas, Texas area, or any and 1988. Arranged alphabetically by

Judaica Librarianship Vol. 9 No. 1-2 Spring 1994-Winter 1995 153 author and then by title. There is no subject number of pages, and format. Entries are 200 maps, 581 illustrations, and an index. index. annotated and include bibliographical ref­ The table of contents is at the end of the erences. An Index of Places in Roman book. 16. The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. characters is provided. [See a lengthy Volume I: [Aleph]. David J. Clines, editor. review by Roger Kohn in the APPROBA­ History-Asia Sheffield [Eng.]: Sheffield Academic Press, TIONS section of this issue.-Ed.] 1993. 475 p. ISBN 1850752443. 22. Directory of Individuals Interested in Hebrew printing-India the Jews and the Jewish Communities The first dictionary of the classical Hebrew of East, Southeast, and South Asia. language ever to be published. Unlike 19. Blumenthal Rare Book and Manu­ Compiled and edited by Frank Joseph other dictionaries which cover only the script Library. The Jewish Printed Book Shulman. Menlo Park, CA: The Sino-Juda­ texts of the Hebrew Bible, this dictionary in India: Imprints of the Blumenthal ic Institute (232 Lexington Drive, Menlo records the language of all texts written in Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Park, CA 94025), 1993. 44 p. $10. Hebrew from the earliest times to the sec­ Berkeley, CA: Judah L. Magnes Museum, ond century of the common era. This in­ 1992. 46 p. ISBN 0943376556. $16.90. This directory, issued in conjunction with cludes the Hebrew Bible, the works of Ben the conference "Jewish Diasporas in Sira, the Qumran manuscripts, and related This catalog, compiled by Fred Astren, China" (Cambridge, MA, 1992), "is an texts. "represents a supplement to Abraham alphabetically-arranged listing of 216 indi­ Yaari's ha-Defus ha-'lvri be-Artsot ha­ viduals and ten organizations worldwide The dictionary is arranged by Hebrew word - Mizra(?(Jerusalem, 1940)" (p. 3). It is divid­ with an expressed interest in some aspect, and gives the English translation. It in­ ed into the following four parts: I. Calcutta; past and/or present, of the Jewish experi­ cludes sources, a comprehensive listing of II. Bombay; Ill. Other Indian Cities; IV. ence in the countries of East, Southeast, classical Hebrew texts, abbreviations and Christian Missionary Publications. The and South Asia" (p. iii). The mailing signs, and an English-Hebrew index of titles are arranged by year of publication address, fax number, institutional/business words and romanized names. and subarranged alphabetically under affiliation, country (countries) and topic of each year. The compiler provides the fol­ interest/research are noted for each Hebrew literature lowing information for each title (when entrant. Four indexes facilitate the retrieval known and/or applicable): author, editor, of relevant information: country of resi­ 17. Hebrew Writers: A General Directo­ translators, city of publication, date and dence; institutional/business affiliation; ry. Editor: Gershon Shaked. Tel-Aviv: Insti­ name of publisher, collation, the Magnes topic of interest or research; country (coun­ tute for the Translation of Hebrew Museum's accession number, and Yaari's tries) of research interest. Literature, 1993. 142 p. ISBN 9652550257. reference number. Each entry includes a brief annotation about the book. The cata­ History-Canada A biobibliographic dictionary of contempo­ log includes a title index; an author, editor, rary Israeli authors of fiction, poetry, and and translators index; and a publisher and 23. Tapper, Lawrence F. A' Biographical drama. Each entry includes a portrait of the printer index. Dictionary of Canadian Jewry, 1909- author, biographical data, a brief discus­ 1914: From The Canadian Jewish Times. sion of the author's major works, a list of History Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1992. 245 p. ISBN the author's books published in Hebrew 0962637300. $35. and, if applicable, a list of books in transla­ 20. Gilbert, Martin. The Dent Atlas of tion. Authors of children's literature are Jewish History. 5th ed. London: J. M. This dictionary is divided into two parts: I. excluded. The dictionary includes an Dent, 1993. 132p. ISBN 0460861816. Topical Entries, e.g., Bar Mitzvah and con­ author index, i.e., both the body of the firmation announcements, deaths and work and the index are arranged alphabeti­ "This atlas traces the worldwide Jewish obituaries, general news items; II. Geo­ cally by author. migrations from ancient Mesopotamia to graphical Entries. It is a sequel to A Bio­ modern Israel" (Preface, unpaginated). graphical Dictionary of Canadian Jewry, Hebrew literature-Bibliography This new edition is brought up to date with 1897-1909: From The Jewish Times maps of Jews in the former Soviet Union (Preface, date not given). The surname *18. Vinograd, Yeshayahu. Thesaurus of and the former Yugoslavia. Includes bibli­ index enables the user to find individuals the Hebrew Book = Otsar ha-sefer ha­ ography. (See description of the third edi­ within the dictionary. 'lvri. Jerusalem: Institute for Computerized tion in Judaica Librarianship vol. 3 [1987], Bibliography, 1993-1995. 2 vols. p. 108.) History-Czechoslovakia

Part I, "Indexes," covers books and 21. A Historical Atlas of the Jewish 24. Fiedler, Jiri. Jewish Sights of authors; Bible, Talmud, and prayers, sub­ People: From the Time of the Patri­ Bohemia and Moravia. Prague: Sefer, jects and printers, chronology and lan­ archs to the Present. Editors: Eli Barnavi, 1991. 224 p. ISBN 809008950X. guages, honorees and institutes. Miriam Eliav-Feldon. New York: Knopf, 1992. 299 p. ISBN 0679403329. $50. A "comprehensive list and description of Part II, "Places of Print," is a gazetteer of the historical monuments, [!] which have Hebrew imprints from the beginning of Arranged chronologically, from the period remained after more than 600 Jewish com­ Hebrew printing, circa 1469, through 1'863. of the Patriarchs to 1992. Each chapter is m unities, and a survey of the history of The author provides the following informa­ presented as a spread featuring text, a Jewish settlement in the Czech Republic. tion for each title listed: author, subject, map, a chronological table, and lavish col­ The guide contains 138 comprehensive place and year printed, name of printer, ored illustrations on facing pages. Includes encyclopaedic entries, arranged in the [!]

154 Judaica Librarianship Vol. 9 No. 1-2 Spring 1994-Winter 1995 alphabetic order, dealing with the history of and other places of Jewish heritage. The world" to help them "gain an understanding ... selected Jewish communities in index of towns includes entries for over of the Holocaust" and "to apply its lessons Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. . . . Notes 250 communities of significant interest to to our present world" (p. xxvii). The collec­ are also included on about 500 other van­ Jews today. tion is divided into three sections: ished Jewish communities .... Readers will find information about all the syna­ History-Soviet Union I. Conceptual Approaches to the Holo­ gogues and cemeteries destroyed during caust- The essays in this section deal the Holocaust ... , concentration and 28. A Guide to Scholarly Resources on with such topics as the theological implica­ labour camps, including mass graves ... " the Russian Empire and the Soviet tions of the Holocaust, and the role of the (back cover). Includes 200 illustrations and Union in the New York Metropolitan onlooker; II. Holocaust Area Studies-In an index of places. Area. Compiled by Robert A. Karlowich. this section the focus is on the Holocaust Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe (80 Business in a particular country or region; Ill. The History-Hamburg Park Drive, Armonk, NY 10504), 1990. Holocaust in Education and the Arts. A 312 p. ISBN 0873326199. $62.50. "Select Bibliography" is found at the end of 25. Studemund-Halevy, Michael. Bibli­ each essay. Includes an author/title index ographie zur Geschichte der Juden in A survey of resources in the New York and a subject index. Hamburg. Munchen: K.G. Saur, 1994. area, many of which are valuable for re­ 256 p. ISBN 3598111789. search on Jewish history and culture in 31. lsraelowitz, Oscar. United States Russia and Eastern Europe. This directory· Holocaust Memorial Museum & Wash­ A comprehensive bibliography of the histo­ lists 154 institutions, societies, libraries and ington, D.C. Guide. Brooklyn, NY: ry of Jews in Hamburg, Altona, and archives, museums, and special collec­ lsraelowitz Publishing, 1993. 125 p. ISBN Wandsbek from 1600 to 1992. Over 3800 tions. Each entry includes address, tele­ 1878741160. $7.95. titles are arranged by subject. Covers the phone number, schedule, access policies, history and all aspects of Jewish life in the a description of facilities, history of the A detailed guide to the U. S. Holocaust German and Portuguese-Jewish communi­ institution, holdings, as well as data on cat­ Museum in Washington, D.C., as well as a ties-economic, social, welfare, educa­ alogs and bibliographies of the institution's guide to other places to visit in the city. tional, religious. Among the specific topics holdings. Includes a detailed index of Includes chapters on Jewish provisions treated are youth, women, sports, fine arts, names and subjects. (kosher food), synagogues, and historic and architecture. Includes indexes of Jewish sights. authors, subjects, and places. Holocaust Human rights History-Hungary 29. Bloomberg, Marty; Barrett, Buckley B. The Jewish Holocaust: An Annotat­ 32. Breslauer, S. Daniel. Judaism and 26. Guttmann, David. Hungarian Jewry ed Guide to Books in English. 2nd ed., Human Rights in .Contemporary in Profile: A Directory of Communal rev. and expanded. San Bernardino, CA: Thought: A Bibliographical Survey. Organizations. London: European Council The Borgo Press, 1995. 312 p. ISBN Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993. of Jewish Communities (74 Gloucester 0809514065. $30. 195 p. ISBN 0313279942. $49.95. Place, London, W1 H 3HN), 1994. 64 p. ISBN 09524 74808. A much-expanded and updated edition of In this bibliography, the author cites 752 their guide to major books in English on books and journal articles that deal with Includes the following sections: Represen­ the Holocaust, first issued in 1991. There such subjects as human rights in the Bible tative Organizations; Religious Institutions; are ten categories: Reference materials, and Talmud, Jewish theories of human Educational Institutions; Social Welfare & European anti-semitism, Background ma­ rights, Judaism and freedom of con­ Health; Social & Cultural Associations; terials, The Holocaust years, Jewish re­ science, Judaism and the rights of women, Newspapers and Journals; Sport and sistance, Concentration camps and death and human rights and contemporary Physical Health; Other Jewish Organiza­ camps, Special studies, War crime trials, Judaism. The bibliographical survey is pre­ tions; Kosher Restaurants. The Meaning and impact of the Holocaust, ceded by an introductory chapter in which and Art and literature. Each entry includes the author "analyzes the problems involved History-Poland complete bibliographic data and a descrip­ in studying Judaism and human rights, the tive annotation. The guide includes lists of specific rights generated by Jewish theory, 27. Kagan, Joram. Hippocrene Insiders' core title recommendations for college and and the modern dilemmas facing Jews Guide to Poland's Jewish Heritage. New university libraries, public libraries, and seeking to make moral choices concerning York: Hippocrene Books, 1992. 208 p. high school libraries. With an author/title human rights" (p. xiv). Cross references ISBN 0870529919. $16.95. index. link the introductory survey to citations in the bibliography, and refer the reader from Poland, prior to World War II, had the sec­ 30. Holocaust Literature: A Handbook of specific citations to related material in the ond largest Jewish community in the world. Critical Historical and Literary Writings. bibliography. Includes an author index, a This guide includes historical background, Edited by Saul S. Friedman. Westport, CT: title index, and a subject index. as well as chronological tables showing the Greenwood Press, 1993. 671 p. ISBN history of Polish Jewry and its martyrdom 0313262217. $99.50. Intermarriage during the Holocaust. There are nearly 100 maps and photographs showing the loca­ This collection of bibliographical essays is 33. Jewish Connections for Interfaith tion of points of Jewish interest, as well as intended for "researchers, teachers, and Families: A National Directory of Out­ detailed lists of synagogues, cemeteries, students primarily in the English speaking reach Programs. Issue number 1. Edited

Judaica Librarianship Vol. 9 No. 1-2 Spring 1994-Winter 1995 155 by Egon Mayer & Luann Dragone. New 1993, just prior to the September 13th Jewish Educators" (pp. 459-467) lists York: Jewish Outreach Institute and The signing of the Declaration of Principles by organizations, institutions, publishers, peri­ Center for Jewish Studies, CUNY Gradu­ Israel and the PLO (Palestine Liberation odicals, and distributors of AV materials. ate School, 1992. 155 p. Organization). (The prior edition was pub­ lished in 1992.) Jewish law A catalog of Jewish community programs and other resources that respond to the 37. The Israel Yeshiva Guide for Over­ 41. Eidensohn, Daniel. Yad Yisroel: challenge of interfaith marriage. Arranged seas Students. Written and compiled by Comprehensive Subject Index to the alphabetically by state. Information given Menachem Persoff and Eli Birnbaum. New Mishna Berura, including Biur Halacha, for each entry: workshops offered; other York: National Conference of Synagogue Shaar HaTziyon, Baer[!] Haitiv, Shaarei programs; address, telephone number; Youth, 1994. 141 p. ISBN 1879016176. Tshuva. Jerusalem: D. Eidensohn (3109 contact person. Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210), 1994. A comprehensive directory for men and 692 p. Israel women interested in studying in Israel. It includes the following sections: Men's The Mishna Berura was published by Yis­ 34. Edelheit, Hershel; Edelheit, Abra­ yeshivot, Hesder yeshivot, Women's rael Meir Kagan (1838-1933), who was ham J. Israel and the Jewish World, yeshivot, Additional institutions, Making the known as the Chafetz Chaim. The six­ 1948-1993: A Chronology. Westport, CT: most of your year in Israel, and Services volume work, published between 1883 and Greenwood Press, 1995. 413 p. ISBN offered by sponsoring organizations of the 1907, is this century's authoritative 0313292752. $69.50. - Yeshiva Guide. Halakhic guide to Jewish observance and practice. It is a digest of previous Halakhic This chronology reviews the most impor­ 38. lsraelowitz, Asher. The Best Jewish works, summarizing alternative positions tant events in the history of the State of Travel Guide to Israel. Brooklyn, NY: and presenting practical guidance. This Israel from 1948 to 1993. It serves as a lsraelowitz Publishing (P.0.B. 290-228, English index ... "was designed to be a useful introduction to the history of Israel Brooklyn, NY 11229). 1994. 351 p. ISBN precise guide for finding material con­ 1I and the Middle East. An introductory 1878741438. $19.95. cealed in the intricate labyrinth of the Mish­ essay, "From Holocaust to Rebirth," helps na Berura" (p. 11).The author also prepared to place the events in their broader con­ Contains information about hotels, youth an index to the responsa of Rabbi Moshe text. Includes a glossary; a bibliography; hostels, walking and driving tours to Feinstein (see Judaica Librarianship vol. 6 and name, place, and subject indexes. Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, and Haifa, as well as [1992], p. 149). smaller cities, villages, and kibbutzim. Also 35. Friedman, Robert R. Criminal Jus­ includes information about: hiking in the 42. Elon, Menahem. Jewish Law: Histo­ tice in Israel: An Annotated Bibliogra­ Golan, the Galilee, and the Negev; picnic ry, Sources, Principles. Philadelphia: phy of English Language Publications, sites; nature reserves; water parks; and Jewish Publication Society, 1994. 4 vols. 1948-1993. Westport, CT: Greenwood kids' activities. There are lists of syna­ (2,500 p.) ISBN 0827603894. $300. Press, 1995. 211 p. ISBN 0313294399. gogues, mikvehs, kosher restaurants, and $75. Chabad Houses. Indexed. This classic study of the development of Jewish law, from Biblical times to the con­ The first compilation of references in the Jewish education temporary State of Israel, was originally English language that highlight the contri­ published in Hebrew under the title ha­ butions of Israeli social scientists to the lit­ 39. The Directory of Jewish Educational Mishpat ha-'lvri (Jerusalem: Magnes, erature of criminal justice. Includes more Resources in Israel. David Resnick, edi­ 1973). Features of particular interest to the than 820 entries for articles, books, and tor. Jerusalem: Jewish Education Service reference librarian are the glossary, the book chapters. Each entry is followed by a of North America, 1990. 83 p. ISBN "Cross Reference Table-Mishneh Torah short annotation and by key words (KW) 9652221775. and the Shulhan Arukfi' (Appendix A), and that provide a brief description of the publi­ a listing of some of the best-known collec­ cation. Includes a merged index of authors' The aim of this directory is to publicize the tions of responsa (Appendix C). The work names, periodical titles, and subjects range of Jewish educational materials, is enhanced by the inclusion of an exten­ (derived from the key words). information, and services available to sive bibliography, an index of sources, and North American Jewish educators. a subject index. 36. Gilbert, Martin. The Dent Atlas of the Includes: resources arranged by organiza­ Arab-Israeli Conflict. 6th ed. London: J.M. tion; resources arranged by subject; lists of 43. Rakover, Nahum. A Guide to the Dent, 1993. 146 p. ISBN 0460861778. kibbutz museums, bookstores, and educa­ Sources of Jewish Law. Jerusalem: Jew­ tional publishers; an index of places to ish Legal Heritage Society (P.O.B. 7483, This atlas traces the history of the Arab­ visit, and a general index. Jerusalem 91074), 1994. 136 p. Jewish conflict (wording in Preface) from the turn of the century to the present day. 40. The New Jewish Teachers[!] Hand­ Designed to assist anyone with a need to The majority of the maps depict wars, con­ book. Audrey F. Marcus and Raymond A. study or work with the main sources of flicts, and violence, but there are also Zwerin, editors. Denver: A.R.E. Publishing, Jewish law. Wherever possible, the guide maps that show the various attempts to 1994. 467 p. ISBN 0867050330. $45. directs the reader to the most recent edi­ bring the conflict to an end, through pro­ tions of traditional sources. Contains chap­ posals for agreed boundaries, the signing A collection of creative teaching methods, ters on: Sources (Bible, Mishnah, and of cease-fire agreements, and negotia­ innovative and imaginative ideas, strate­ Talmud), Geonic Literature, Halakhic Litera­ tions. New maps bring this edition up to gies, and teaching tools. "Resources for ture; Modern Scholarship (Books, Journals,

156 Judaica Librarianship Vol. 9 No. 1-2 Spring 1994-Winter 1995 Collections); Reference Books and Ser­ This catalogue records Widener Library's Manuscripts vices (Encyclopedias, Indices, Bibliography, holdings of Ladino books and pamphlets, Biography, Reference, Dictionaries, Abbre­ newspapers and periodicals, and audio­ 49. Richler, Benjamin. Guide to Hebrew viations, Anthologies, Modern Law). visual material. The entries are arranged Manuscript Collections. Jerusalem: The Includes abbreviations of the tractates of alphabetically in two sections: I. Author/ Israel Academy of Sciences and Humani­ the Mishnah and Talmud, and an index. Title; 11.Subject. A full bibliographic de­ ties, 1994. 314 p. ISBN 9652081124. scription of each item is given, as is the call number and Hollis record number (when Judaism- History applicable). The corresponding entry num­ During the past 150 years, many of the bers in Henry V. Besso's Ladino Books in most important collections of Hebrew man­ 44. Boccaccini, Gabriele. Portraits of the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C., uscripts (MSS) have changed owners or Middle Judaism in Scholarship and 1963), Avraham Yaari's Reshimat Sifre have been dispersed, making it difficult for Arts: A Multimedia Catalog from Flavius Ladino (Jerusalem, 1934), and Moshe D. the scholar to trace MSS referred to in Josephus to 1991. Turin: S. Zamorani, Ga'on's 'ltonut be-Ladino (Jerusalem, publications of the past. The purpose of 1992. 238 p. ISBN 8871580214. 1965) are noted. this guide is to enable readers to locate the MSS referred to in the scholarly literature, A selective interdisciplinary bibliography and to provide researchers with the basic listing close to 2,000 works pertaining to Liturgy bibliographic information concerning those Judaism between the third century B. C. E. MSS and their present whereabouts. and the second century C. E. The entries are arranged chronologically. Each entry 47. Elbogen, lsmar. Jewish Liturgy: A Entries are arranged in alphabetical order includes, whenever possible, the following Comprehensive History. Philadelphia: under headings for libraries, private collec­ information: genre, author (including bio­ Jewish Publication Society, 1993. 501 p. tions, collections of MSS in private or pub- graphical data), title, imprint, and language. ISBN 0827604459. $55. 1ic libraries, booksellers' and auction The author notes, wherever applicable, catalogues, and names of compilers of "when a work is fragmentary, no longer This classic study of prayers said in the major catalogues. There are additional extant or when a manuscript has been synagogue was first published under the chapters of Hebrew entries; 16 appendices published." He also provides some infor­ title Der jildische Gottesdienst in seiner of catalogues listing a large number of mation on the "editiones principes of manu­ geschichtlichen Entwicklung (Leipzig: MSS and their locations; a list of collec­ scripts, on the first translations of books G. Fock, 1913). The English-language edi­ tions microfilmed for the Institute of Micro­ and librettos, on the premiers of dramas, tion, translated by Raymond P. Scheindlin, filmed Hebrew Manuscripts; a list of oratorios and movies and on the places is based on the "1931" (introduction) Ger­ abbreviations; an index of names of li­ where the works of art are now exhibited" man edition and the 1972 Hebrew edition. braries, persons, and places; and an index (p. xxvii). The catalog includes five indexes: Although the translator incorporated all the of individual manuscripts .mentioned in the Index of Authors; Index of Literary Genres; supplementary material found in the 1972 Guide. (For a union catalog on microfiche Index of the Arts; Index of Subjects in the Hebrew edition and completed the incom­ of Hebrew manuscripts, see The Collec­ Arts; Index of Languages. plete citations for books and articles in the tive Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts bibliographies, he did not update the bibli­ from the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Judezmo ographies in the "Selected Bibliography" or Manuscripts . . . of The Jewish National in the "Section Bibliographies" (Appendix). and University Library, Jerusalem. Paris: *45. Bunis, David M. A Lexicon of the An index of prayers arranged by parallel Chadwyck--Healey, 1989, described in Hebrew and Aramaic Elements in Mod­ Hebrew and English incipits [initial phras­ Judaica Librarianship, vol. 5 no. 2 [1991], ern Judezmo. Jerusalem: The Magnes es] enables the reader to locate references p. 233.) Press; Misgav Yerushalayim, 1993. 508 p. to a particular prayer. This edition includes ISBN 9652238031. an index of names and subjects. Memorial books

The first comprehensive dictionary of the See no. 14. Hebrew and Aramaic component of Judez­ 48. Nulman, Macy. The Encyclopedia of mo-the traditional language of the Turk­ Jewish Prayer: Ashkenazic and ish and Balkan Sephardim. Contains over Sephardic Rites. Northvale, NJ: Jason Museums 500 entries in Hebrew characters. Includes Aronson, 1993. 429 p. ISBN 0876683707. $50. an overview of the Judezmo (also known 50. Council of American Jewish Muse­ as Judea-Spanish or Ladino) language in ums Directory, 1992-1993. New York: its historical development, bibliographical This alphabetically arranged work, contain­ National Foundation for Jewish Culture references, and an alphabetical index of ing approximately 13,000 entries, "is in­ and the Council of American Jewish Muse­ Romanized entries. [See article by tended to provide, in a single volume, ums, 1993. 63 p. Zachary Baker on the Romanization of essential background and information for Judezmo in the Catalog Dept. of this each and every prayer recited in the A directory of 40 American Jewish muse­ issue.-Ed.] Ashkenazic and Sephardic tradition" (p. ix). ums giving full information regarding per­ Bibliographical notes follow each entry. sonnel, collections, exhibitions, research 46. Harvard University Library. Guide to The Encyclopedia includes a glossary, a fields, facilities, activities, loans (policy and Ladino Materials in the Harvard College list of prayers, a list of Hebrew first lines, names of contact people), print and non­ Library. Prepared by Aron Rodrigue. Cam­ an index of Biblical verses, and an index of print media, hours, membership, and trav­ bridge, MA: The Library, 1992. 73 p. names. eling exhibitions.

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51 . The World Directory of Jewish Arranged by state and subarranged by city, and the Jewish Communities of East, South­ Museums. Jerusalem: Center for Jewish with separate sections for the U.S. and east, and South Asia 22 Art, The Hebrew University, 1994. 171 p. Canada. Entries give addresses and tele­ Directory of Jewish Educational Resources in ISBN 9653950051. phone numbers of restaurants, bakeries, Israel 39 Eat Your Way Through America & Canada 54 Chabad houses, etc. Includes an index of Encyclopedia of Biblical Personalities 4 Arranged geographically; covers North places-both cities and states. All of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer 48 America, South America, Commonwealth establishments listed in this guide are From Generation to Generation 14 I of Independent States (USSR), Europe, under local rabbinical supervision. Restau­ A Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint 6 Israel, South Africa, India, Australia. rants and delis that are open for business Gura espanola de bibliogratra judaica 10 Includes an index of cities, but lacks an on the Sabbath are not listed in this guide. Guide to Hebrew Manuscript Collections 49 index of museum names. Guide to Ladino Materials in the Harvard 55. lsraelowitz, Oscar. Canada Jewish College Library 46 A Guide to Professional Careers in the Jewish Press Travel Guide. Brooklyn, NY: lsraelowitz Publishing (P.O.B. 290-228, Brooklyn, Community 12 A Guide to Scholarly Resources on the Russian 52. The Joseph Jacobs Directory of the NY 11229-0004), 1992. 196 p. ISBN Empire... 28 Jewish Press in America. Third edition. 1878741101. $9.95. A Guide to the Sources of Jewish Law 43 New York: The Joseph Jacobs Organiza­ Hebrew Writers 17 tion (60 East 42nd St., New York, NY Another in the author's series of Jewish , Hippocrene Insider's Guide to Poland's Jewish 10165), 1990. 177 p. travel guides. Arranged by province; sub­ Heritage 27 arranged by city. Includes an index of A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People 21 places. Holocaust Literature 30 Of use to companies involved in target Hungarian Jewry 26 marketing and advertising. Includes a "Yid­ International Directory for Sephardic and dish-English dictionary," which defines Yid­ Hebrew Bibliographic Data Oriental Jewish Studies 53 dish words that have entered American Israel and the Jewish World, 1948-1993 34 English; metropolitan and regional Jewish .,,:i>Jn,£ion ,~,N .m,)''ll' ,11)1),1 .1s The Israel Yeshiva Guide for Overseas publications (arranged by state); national Students 37 ,n:i'llmr.:m n,!:!1)1,,:i,:i, 11::n:::m:D'7'll11' Jewish publications; Jewish· publications in Jewish Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 1 .il")'ll!'l-1 11)\ll!'l Canada; and an alphabetical index of Jew­ Jewish Connections for Interfaith Families 33 ish publications. Each entry for a periodical The Jewish Holocaust 29 o,"'l:l>Jnnrno,n .n 111 ,tm1:i .45 Jewish Law 42 includes circulation, staff, deadline, editori­ nwtnnn,i,nm-n'1"l£i0:l o,,tl..,Nm Jewish Liturgy 47 al coverage, size and mechanical require­ .1993 ,tmNn :D'7'll11' .(ltll1l'll The Jewish Printed Book in India 19 ments. Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia 24 The Joseph Jacobs Directory of the Jewish Sephardic studies Press in America 52 Judaica Reference Sources 9 Title Index 53. International Directory for Sephardic Judaism and Human Rights 32 A Lexicon of the Hebrew and Aramaic Elements and Oriental Jewish Studies. Jerusalem: Almanac of the Bible 3 in Modern Judezmo 45 Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew The Best Jewish Travel Guide to Israel 38 The New Jewish Teachers Handbook 40 University, 1990. 81 p. Bibliographie zur Geschichte der Juden in Portraits of Middle Judaism in Scholarship and Hamburg 25 Arts 44 Part 1: Directory of personal names ar­ Bibliography of Eastern European Memorial Rhetorical Criticism of the Bible 7 ranged alphabetically, with institutional affil­ (Yizkor) Books 14 Roget's Thesaurus of the Bible 5 A Biographical Dictionary of Canadian Jewry iation, address and telephone number; Thesaurus of the Hebrew Book 18 23 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Part 2: Alphabetical arrangement of the Books, Articles, and Doctoral Theses on same names, briefly describing the people Washington, DC Guide 31 Contemporary Hebrew 15 World Directory of Jewish Museums 51 listed in the directory. Canada Jewish Travel Guide 55 Yad Yisroel 41 Catalogue of Russian Language Books on [ See Rachel Simon :Sguide to resources in Jewish Topics 8 Sephardic Studies in the Reference De­ Central Zionist Archives 2 Dr. Charles Cutter is Head, Judaic De­ partment of this issue.-Ed.] Concise Dictionary of American Jewish partment, Brandeis University Libraries. Biography 11 Micha F. Oppenheim is Head, Biblio­ Council of American Jewish Museums Directory, graphic Control, Jewish Theological Sem­ Travel 1992-1993 50 inary of America. They are co-authors of Criminal Justice in Israel 35 Dallas Jewish Genealogical Guide 13 Judaica Reference Sources: A Selective, 54. Eat Your Way Through America & The Dent Atlas of Jewish History 20 Annotated Bibliographic Guide (Juneau: Canada: A Kosher Dining Guide. Brook­ The Dent Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 36 Denali Press, 1993), co-winner of the lyn, NY: lsraelowitz Publishing, 1992. 115 p. Dictionary of Classical Hebrew 16 Association of Jewish Libraries 1993 Ref­ ISBN 1878741039. $5.95. Directory of Individuals Interested in the Jews erence Book Award.

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