Yerusha and Judaica Index: new websites dedicated to European Jewish archives and Jewish ritual objects
We have recently launched two major online portals as part of our long-standing commitment to ensure digital resources on Jewish cultural heritage are freely accessible.
Yerusha and Judaica Index are the latest tools that will support research into Jewish archives and Judaica objects and you can learn more about them below:
Yerusha.eu is an online catalogue providing extensive information on European Jewish archival heritage. It features more than 12,000 in-depth archival descriptions from 700 European archives, libraries, and museums in 27 countries, giving researchers access to a wealth of archival records covering all major subjects of Jewish history.
The database describes Jewish and Jewish-related collections from a wide range of holding institutions across Europe, from Jewish communities to national state archives.
Yerusha is a continuing collaborative project, established a decade ago by Dr Gabor Kadar and continues to engage academics and heritage institutions around the world.
For more information contact yerusha@rothschildfoundation.eu
JudaicaIndex.org is a comprehensive inventory of 200 Jewish ritual objects usually found in synagogues or Jewish homes around the world, that are used for holidays, lifecycle events, and other religious practices. Each individual object page includes a brief description of the item and its use, curated images from over 50 collections, references to collections and online catalogues, a specialised bibliography, a video, and navigation options that encourage both targeted research and discovery.
One of the unique features of Judaica Index is the multi-lingual search function available in 15 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Ladino, and Yiddish). Users can search by object name or keyword and the entries will be regularly enriched and updated. It is an invaluable tool for researchers, museum and heritage professionals, academics and students, and anybody interested in Judaica from all over the world.
The Judaica Index was conceived and developed by Dr Brigitte Sion, museum grants manager at the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe.
For more information contact judaicaindex@rothschildfoundation.eu