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Publisher: Center for Jewish History Jews in Sports Online 
 This site includes biographical and statistical information on over 1,000 professional and amateur Jewish athletes in baseball, basketball, boxing, chess, football, hockey, soccer, tennis, the Olympics, and other sports. Searchable, and includes related links. http://www.jewsinsports.org/ Topics: Baseball, Notable People, Sports, The Olympic Games Last updated Jun 5, 2004 "People of a Thousand Towns": The Online Catalog of Photographs of Jewish Life in Prewar Eastern Europe
This collection of 17,000 photographs from the YIVO archives is a visual record of pre-World War II Jewish communities. In some cases, the pictures are all that remains. Online albums document holiday observance, Yiddish writers, immigration, women's roles, and formal studio portraits. Users must register to search the full catalog. http://yivo1000towns.cjh.org/ Topics: History, Holidays & Observances, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, Society & Social Science Last updated Feb 5, 2003 Center for Jewish History
Detailed information about this "central repository for the cultural and historical legacy of the Jewish people," a project of five respected research facilities. The Web site has online catalogs of their libraries and archives, and descriptions (including some images) of the center's exhibits and family history resources. The Center, in New York City, has materials on Ashkenazic or Sephardic resources, Yiddish language, Jewish art, and genealogy. http://www.cjh.org/ Topics: History, Judaism Last updated Feb 3, 2003 Jews in America: Our Story
"In September 1654, 23 Jews from Recife, Brazil ... landed in the harbor of New Amsterdam (later to become New York City). ... Two out of the 23 refugees stayed and planted the seeds of what would become the first American Jewish Community. This web site tells the story of how that community grew." Features a timeline and artifact galleries browsable by time period. From the Center for Jewish History. http://www.jewsinamerica.org/ Topics: Judaism Last updated Jan 15, 2008 |
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