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Research

Resources for Jewish Studies compiled by Jared Ingersoll

Jewish Studies Library, 140 Buttrick Hall
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/
Then click on Advance Search; then in "Library" click on VUCenters; then in "Location" click on JStudies; then click on "Search"

New acquisitions to the Jewish Studies catalogue are posted monthly at:
http://libguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/content.php?pid=60768&sid=446684


Vanderbilt Divinity Library Resources for Jewish Studies
http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/bibliographies/judaicafall2002.pdf

The Mary and Harry Zimmerman Judaica Collection (housed in the Divinity School Library)
http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/judaica.html

Resources for Biblical Studies, the Ancient Near East, and Judaica
http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/areas/biblical.html

The Glatzer Collection and Archives (housed in Special Collections at the Central Library)
http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/glatzer/

Judaica Libraries Around the World
http://www.angelfire.com/on2/smbergson/jlibraries.htm

Hebrew Books (thousands of classical Hebrew texts for free download)
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/

Jewishnet
http://www.jewishnet.net/

Perpetual Jewish/Gregorian Calendar
http://www.jewishyear.com/

Jewish Data Bank (repository of social scientific studies of North American Jewry)
http://www.jewishdatabank.org

Jewish Encyclopedia
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp

Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
http://jwa.org/encyclopedia

Meggido Archeological Dig
http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/index.html

Local, National and International Resources
http://www.jewishnashville.org/page.aspx?ID=3564

Virtual Religion Network
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/judaic.html

Southern Jewish Historical Society
http://www.jewishsouth.org

The Jewish History Resource Center
http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/

Association for Jewish Studies
http://www.ajsnet.org/

"New Lives: Coming to America" - Online exhibition featuring the stories of more than 400 Holocaust survivors who emigrated to Georgia.
http://www.thebreman.org/exhibitions/online/newlives/start.php

 

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VU Connections

Vanderbilt Hillel
www.vanderbilt.edu/hillel

Chabad Student Center at Vanderbilt University
www.chabadvanderbilt.com

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Study Abroad

Vanderbilt Global Education
www.vanderbilt.edu/geo

MASA
www.masaisrael.org/masa/english/

MASA enables young Jews (18 to 30) from around the world to build a lasting relationship with Israel, strengthen their Jewish identity, and gain meaningful and beneficial experiences by participating in a long-term program in Israel.

Study Abroad Programs in Israel
www.israelstudy.net/

The Israel University Consortium (IUC) brings together five major Israeli universities in a partnership to support the thousands of students studying abroad at Israeli universities each year and to collaborate with study-abroad professionals at universities throughout North America.

 

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Jewish Nashville

Community Organizations

Gordon Jewish Community Center
www.nashvillejcc.org

Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
www.jewishnashville.org/

Jewish Family Service of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
www.jfsnashville.org/

 

Congregations

Congregation Micah (Reform)
www.congregationmicah.org

Sherith Israel (Orthodox)
www.sherithisrael.com

The Temple (Congregation Ohabai Sholom) (Reform)
www.templenashville.org

West End Synagogue (Conservative)
www.westendsyn.org

Center for Jewish Awareness Chabad
www.nashvillejewish.com/


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