Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library

420 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19106-3703 (215) 238-1290 The Library is open to UPenn Faculty, Students, and Employees. General Public Admitted by Prior Appointment Only. Patrons must present a photo ID when registering to use the Library. For additional information, or to make an appointment please call: (215) 238-1290.
Our Collections Collections at CAJS - General, Rare Books, Manuscripts, Microforms, Electronic resources/CD-ROMS Penn Library at 250: The Legacy of Dropsie College and Its Library Archival Collections at CAJS - links to select online finding aids. Incunabula at CAJS Charter of Toleration: The "Livornina", 1593 - from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (SCETI) Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Music Archive Catalogue (SCETI)

Library Catalogs and Resources Franklin Other Library Catalogs RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish Studies Israel Library Network Sites and Web Catalogues SCETI - Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image

CAJS Library General Information and Services Access and Hours Accommodations when visiting Philadelphia Borrowing Policies A Brief History of the Center and Library CAJS Fellows Information Page Calendar Directions Exhibits - Online CAJS Library Exhibitions Library Staff Map of the Historic District, where the Library is located

Resources for Judaic Studies Academic and Library Home Pages The Arts: Fine, Music, Performing, Cinema Bibliographies and Studies Bookdealers and Multimedia Vendors Cultures, Communities, and Languages The Dropsie Genizah Collection Selected Transcriptions (Princeton Geniza Project) Electronic Journals Electronic News, Magazines, and Media Electronic Texts Funding Sources for Judaic Studies: Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, Foundations Hebrew Abbreviations, published in Judaica Librarianship (Princeton University Library) Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity (Jay C. Treat, SAS Computing, UPenn) Listservs, Discussion Lists & Blogs In Judaic Studies Museums and Virtual Exhibits NACO Hebraica Funnel - Hebraica Web Resources (Stanford/LOC) Other Jewish Links and Resources (Directories, Kashrut, Vendors) Penn's Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society (PRRUCS): Muslim, Christian, & Jewish Relations in the Middle East Publishers of Books Related to Jewish Studies - The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, Hebrew University Research Guide to Judaic Studies Syllabi - Online Judaic and Cognate Studies Course Descriptions and Outlines Women's and Gender Studies and Issues (includes important links regarding domestic and spousal violence)

Penn Links Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Hillel at Penn Jewish Quarterly Review The contents of JQR, from 1889 to 1991 are indexed on Periodicals Contents Index (PCI) (Use Restricted to: Penn Faculty, Students and Staff only). JQR issues from 1966 to present are indexed on RAMBI (public access). Jewish Studies Program at Penn Penn/Cambridge Genizah Fragment Project Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Music Archive Yiddish Language and Literature at Penn

Philadelphia and Community Links American Academy for Jewish Research Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education - Central source of Jewish educational endeavors in Greater Philadelphia Congregation Beth Ahavah, serving the Philadelphia and the greater Delaware Valley area's gay, lesbian, and bisexual Jewish community Congregation Mikveh Israel Congregation Rodeph Shalom Drexel University Judaic Studies Program Gratz College The Gershman Y (YM/YWHA) Harry D. Boonin's Jewish Philadelphia Historical Society of Pennsylvania (formerly Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies) J-BaGel - Philadelphia area Jewish student organization serving the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community. Jewish Exponent Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia Jewish Mount Airy Kehilat HaNahar - A Delaware Valley Reconstructionist congregation serving Bucks County National Museum of American Jewish History Pennsylvania Holocaust Education Task Force Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center Reconstructionist Rabbinical College P'nai Or Philadelphia - Jewish Renewal community in Mt Airy, Philadelphia, member of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal The Society Hill Synagogue of Philadelphia Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel