World History
American Jewish Committee Archives. I am pleased to pass on this excellent site which I discovered the other day. It has a ton of primary source material relating to Jewish-American history. This includes audio and video clips.
This site includes forty films ranging from human relation cartoons of the 1950s to Destiny's Tot, an exploration of the psychological roots of prejudice staring Robert Duval. It also has The House I live In where Frank Sinatra convinces a group of neighborhood youngsters to stop discriminating against other children in the neighborhood. In addition, there are sixteen broadcasts from American radio relating to the site topic.
There is also an oral history collection the features audio conversations with Jewish athletes, comedians, Nobel prize winning writers, and political leaders. Interviews include: Bella Abzug, George Burns, Gerson Cohen, Abba Eban, Hank Greenberg, Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, Golda Meir, Arthur Miller, Molly Picon, Neil Simon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Rosalyn Yalow.
From the site:
Founded in 1906, in response to the Kishinev pogroms in Russia, the American Jewish Committee soon became a leader in combating bigotry and extremism, promoting civil rights and interreligious understanding, advocating for Jewish security worldwide, and defending the State of Israel. Because of our direct involvement, both nationally and internationally, in a host of key issues, our archives contain a rich, varied, and extensive collection of materials.
- History Of Israel
History of Israel. This site has an essay on the modern history of Israel. No ancient history here as the essay starts with 1948. The Encyclopedia Britannica notes that Israel is a, "country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean...
- Judaic Messianism
Judaic Messianism - Resources from a university course on the subject includes information on failed messiahs, the messianic idea, what the Jewish concept of a messiah is and why the site author believes that Jesus does not fulfill Judaism's criteria...
- A Flavius Josephus Page
A Flavius Josephus Page - Site on the famous Jewish historian including his biography, works, and extracts with commentary. Includes additional articles about Josephus, Judaism, and Jewish history and practices. Josephus fought in the revolt against Rome...
- Analysis Of The Holocaust
Analysis of the Holocaust. This is an essay which examines the big picture of the Nazi Holocaust. It is a little weak on the references but it is a worthwhile read for someone who wants a basic introduction to the topic. From the site: Of all the examples...
- Sephardic Jews Invited Back To Spain After 500 Years
The BBC Magazine reports that today, about 500 years since Spain's Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand threw out Muslims and Jews during the Inquisition, Spain is offering "fast-track" citizenship to Jewish descendants of the original Jewish community....
World History
American Jewish Committee Archives
American Jewish Committee Archives. I am pleased to pass on this excellent site which I discovered the other day. It has a ton of primary source material relating to Jewish-American history. This includes audio and video clips.
This site includes forty films ranging from human relation cartoons of the 1950s to Destiny's Tot, an exploration of the psychological roots of prejudice staring Robert Duval. It also has The House I live In where Frank Sinatra convinces a group of neighborhood youngsters to stop discriminating against other children in the neighborhood. In addition, there are sixteen broadcasts from American radio relating to the site topic.
There is also an oral history collection the features audio conversations with Jewish athletes, comedians, Nobel prize winning writers, and political leaders. Interviews include: Bella Abzug, George Burns, Gerson Cohen, Abba Eban, Hank Greenberg, Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, Golda Meir, Arthur Miller, Molly Picon, Neil Simon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Rosalyn Yalow.
From the site:
Founded in 1906, in response to the Kishinev pogroms in Russia, the American Jewish Committee soon became a leader in combating bigotry and extremism, promoting civil rights and interreligious understanding, advocating for Jewish security worldwide, and defending the State of Israel. Because of our direct involvement, both nationally and internationally, in a host of key issues, our archives contain a rich, varied, and extensive collection of materials.
- History Of Israel
History of Israel. This site has an essay on the modern history of Israel. No ancient history here as the essay starts with 1948. The Encyclopedia Britannica notes that Israel is a, "country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean...
- Judaic Messianism
Judaic Messianism - Resources from a university course on the subject includes information on failed messiahs, the messianic idea, what the Jewish concept of a messiah is and why the site author believes that Jesus does not fulfill Judaism's criteria...
- A Flavius Josephus Page
A Flavius Josephus Page - Site on the famous Jewish historian including his biography, works, and extracts with commentary. Includes additional articles about Josephus, Judaism, and Jewish history and practices. Josephus fought in the revolt against Rome...
- Analysis Of The Holocaust
Analysis of the Holocaust. This is an essay which examines the big picture of the Nazi Holocaust. It is a little weak on the references but it is a worthwhile read for someone who wants a basic introduction to the topic. From the site: Of all the examples...
- Sephardic Jews Invited Back To Spain After 500 Years
The BBC Magazine reports that today, about 500 years since Spain's Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand threw out Muslims and Jews during the Inquisition, Spain is offering "fast-track" citizenship to Jewish descendants of the original Jewish community....