1 AJR Library Website Resources Archives and Libraries Isaac Mayer Wise Digital Archive http://americanjewisharchives.org/collections/wise/home.php A freely accessible comprehensive electronic edition of Rabbi Wise's correspondence and extensive published writings. Consisting of approximately 3,300 items captured in nearly 20,000 digital images, the collection documents the life and work of the architect of Reform Judaism in America. The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/ Committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. A searchable site featuring a wealth of material including a guide to the archives' major papers and details about how to establish a synagogue archive. Of particular interest is its library catalog that can be searched online and the full text of First American Jewish Families 1644-1988 by Malcolm Stern whose genealogies and bibliography can be searched as well. The American Jewish Archives Journal is available in full text, as well as archives going back to volume 52. Rachel : the on-line catalog of the European Network of Judaica and Hebraica Libraries (REBJH) http://www.rachelnet.net/rachelnet/E/rechercher_ouvrage.htm The collective catalog of the European Network of Judaica and Hebraica Libraries whose aim is to further the preservation and dissemination of Jewish heritage documents (written or recorded), an integral part of the European cultural heritage. World Zionist Organization, the Central Zionist Archives http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/en/Pages/Default.aspx In English and Hebrew, the site describes the holdings of the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem devoted to the history of Zionism. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Archives and Library Collections https://yivo.org/Archives-Library Access to and information about the world's largest collection of Yiddish books. The YIVO Archives and Library represent the single largest and most comprehensive collection of materials on East European Jewish civilization in the world. 2 Art American Jewish Portraits Database https://www.jewishinternetguide.com/JewishWebsiteCategories/History%2C-American Provides access to images of American Jews before 1865. The site can be searched by keyword, portrait name, artist name and artist date. The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art http://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php From the Center for Jewish Art of the Hebrew University comes this index of art works, manuscripts and ritual objects from every period of Jewish history. The database is searchable and browsable by subject, origin, location, artist, community and collection. Wall Paintings in Central and East European Synagogues, the Center for Jewish Art http://cja.huji.ac.il/wpc/browser.php?mode=treefriend&f=maker_name Represents one of the modules comprising the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. The Catalogue includes murals created within the framework of traditional Jewish folk culture. The database is browsable by subject, artist, origin, and collection. HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library https://www.jewishphotolibrary.com/synagogues Created by Jono David, this searchable database contains more than 110,000 photographs of Jewish life in 116 countries on 6 continents. You can order copies of the photos from the photographer. Jewish Clip Art Database http://www.jewish-clipart.com/ Created by Jacob Richman, this is a database of free Jewish clip art that is searchable by topic and artist. Jewish Comics http://jewishcomics.blogspot.com/ A hypertext bibliography created by librarian Steve Bergson detailing the portrayal of Jews in comic books and comic strips. Visual Midrash https://www.talivirtualmidrash.org.il/en/ Created by Dr. Jo Milgrom, "offers you access to a digitized collection of artwork on biblical and Judaic subjects, lovingly gathered over decades. You can search by subject, period, artist, medium and textual location." Cantorial Bella and Harry Wexner Libraries of Sound and Song http://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLI/English/music/Pages/default.aspx 3 Part of the National Library of Israel, this site in English and Hebrew provides information about the sound archives and sample playlists and song collections as well as the House of Hebrew Songs, a searchable database of Hebrew music. Cantorial Library Sheet Music Collection (*****this is not a website. It’s a file on our share drive ajr/library/cantorial library printed holdings.xls) These spreadsheets identify cantorial collections, sheet music, songbooks, and books related to cantillation, that are not represented in AJR’s online catalog. Each relates directly to the title, cantor, and to all that the professional leader of prayer is responsible for. These materials range from the Ashkenaz, Sepharad, Mizrah, and Oriental traditions and can be used to study the rich history of Jewish music, nusah, prayer, and piyyut which are foundational to the cultural and religious practice of Judaism. Cantors Assembly https://www.cantors.org/ Affiliated with the Conservative/Masorti movement, promotes the profession of the Cantorate, serving their members and congregations by supporting colleagues in their roles as vibrant, engaging, vital clergy and musical leaders. Chabad Melodies https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/media_cdo/aid/140669/jewish/Chabad-Melodies.htm A searchable collection of popular Chabad niggunim. Site also displays the sheet music. Chazzanut Online http://www.chazzanut.com/ Comprehensive site on Jewish Liturgical Music (chazzanut), with a large collection of cantorial music scores, midi sound, annotated links and background information. Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive http://djsa.dartmouth.edu/ A rich array of recordings dating back as far as 1904. Includes a browsable and searchable database of sound files, graphics of record labels, and details of the recordings and their contents dating back to 1904. Material is available in 8 languages and can be searched by genre, language, theme, holiday, composer and title. Registration is free. Early Klezmer, Yiddish Melodies, Hebrew Cantorials, Antique Recordings http://www.mnemotrix.com/texis/aabhr/music/musicpic/search.html Listen to these old recordings online. Hebrew Songs http://www.hebrewsongs.com/ Includes the lyrics of popular Hebrew songs in the original text, in transliteration, and in translation. Provides information about the recordings along with details about singers, songwriters, composers, musicians, cantors, and choirmasters from both Israel and around the world involved in creating and 4 performing Hebrew and Jewish music. The songs are arranged alphabetically by title and are also grouped by festivals. An excellent collection of annotated, relevant links is provided as well. Institut Européen des Musiques Juives https://www.iemj.org/en/?lang=en Dedicated to the preservation and the dissemination of the Jewish musical heritage. Includes 83,000 music files, 220,000 pages of scores, thousands of photos, videos, and different archives. Jewish Folk Songs http://www.jewishfolksongs.com/ Created by Batya Fonda, this site provides access to her “series of lectures given in either English or Hebrew about the ways folk songs reflect different themes of Jewish heritage.” Lyrics and recordings of some of the songs are available. Journal of Synagogue Music Archive https://www.cantors.org/journal-of-synagogue-music/ A publication of the Cantor’s Assembly. The journal offers articles and music of broad interest to hazzanim and other Jewish professionals. Ladino Song Project http://www.sefaradrecords.com/lyrics.php Created by Gerard Edery, the goal of this project is to “offer all original Ladino Lyrics and my own translations, absolutely free, in one place on the internet.” The database is browsable by alphabetical order. The Maqam Project http://themaqamproject.com/ A modern attempt to adapt the tradition of the Jews of the Arab world from Aleppo, Cairo, and Damascus who assigned musical modes called a maqam to each Torah portion. This site provides recordings of the work of the group arranged by the weekly parasha. Mayrent Collection of Yiddish Recordings https://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/millsspcoll/mayrentrec/ From the University of Wisconsin at Madison comes this collection of over 9,000 78rpm discs include Yiddish theater, popular and traditional music, cantorial songs, klezmer music, poetry, drama, and event ballads and from locations as diverse as the United States, Eastern Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Israel. Milken Archive of Jewish Music https://www.milkenarchive.org/ The Milken Archive was founded in 1990 to document, preserve, and disseminate the vast body of music that pertains to the American Jewish experience. Over time it has become the largest collection of American Jewish music ever assembled. 5 The National Library of Israel Music Collection and Sound Archive https://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLI/English/music/Pages/default.aspx Containing the world’s largest collection of ethnographic and commercial recordings of Israeli and Jewish music, the National Sound Archives documents, preserves and makes available to the public all materials relating to the music of Eretz Israel, and to Israeli and Jewish music. Piyut North America http://piyutnorthamerica.org/ A joint project of B’nai Jeshurun in New York and Invitation to Piyut in Israel, focused on revitalizing the global Jewish music of Piyut in the U.S. through spiritual practice, music and yoga.