Stefan Zweig's New Life
Stefan Zweig is experiencing a major comeback in the English-speaking world. The works of fiction of this Austrian Jewish writer (1881-1942) are being reissued in new translations, including his novels...
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Recent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: February 2015
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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Yiddish Theater Posters of the 1890s
The New York Public Library’s Digital Collection includes Yiddish theater posters dating back more than a hundred years. These ephemeral pieces, with their bold titles, portraits of actors, and...
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Jüdischer Frontsoldaten: German-Jewish Soldiers in WWI
As the World War I exhibit "Over Here: WWI and the Fight for the American Mind" in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is just steps away from the Dorot Jewish Division, I wondered what in our...
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The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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Matzah and Melodrama: Nahum Stutchkoff's Yiddish Song Lyrics
Planter’s High Hat Peanut Oil sponsored Stutchkoff’s radio comedy “In a Yidisher groseri” (In a Jewish Grocery), broadcast on Sunday afternoons in the late 1930s on WEVD radio. Ad from “Teater un radio...
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A Quick Guide to Jewish Periodicals
Historical Jewish Periodicals OnlineNewspaper. George Arents Collection. Image ID: 1190564TitleLanguageDatesLocationSourceAufbauGerman1934-2004New York, NYInternet Archive/Leo Baeck InstituteAmerican...
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The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
View ArticleRecent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: May 2015
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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People of the (Online) Book: Jewish Texts Online
Here’s a brief guide to Jewish books online, including reference works, religious texts and literature. For periodicals, see our Quick Guide to Jewish Periodicals.Psalterium, Hebreum, Grecũ, Arabicũ,...
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Celebrating Jewish LGBT Pride
In honor of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride Month in June, the Dorot Jewish Division recognizes the achievements of LGBT Jews in history and in the Library’s collection. Here are...
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The Mythology of Bruno Schulz
Drohobycz. Image ID: 1226408How did a Jewish writer, who wrote exclusively in Polish and who died in the Holocaust, become practically a cult figure of mid-20th century literature? From Drohobych (in...
View ArticleRecent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: June 2015
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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Finding Yiddish Music: A Quick Online Guide
Molly Picon. Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library. Image ID: TH-43802Use these resources to find Yiddish music online and in libraries and archives: search for sheet music, audio...
View ArticleRecent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: July 2015
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
View ArticleRecent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: August 2015
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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Jewish Genealogy: A Quick Online Guide
Find out how to get information about your Jewish roots. Links to vital records, Holocaust resources, name origins, and Jewish genealogy collections.Vital recordsBirth, death, immigration, census,...
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Yiddish Theater Research: A Quick Online Guide
Joseph Buloff. Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library. Image ID: 115334General WorksDigital Yiddish Theatre ProjectA research consortium and website applying digital humanities tools and...
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Recent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: October 2015
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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Recent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: November 2015
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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