Posts by Amanda Seigel

Pollack has been the 'Forward's' archivist for the past two decades, providing research, translation, and production of original archival content with an eye on the contemporary context. 

In honor of Pride Month in June, the Dorot Jewish Division recognizes the achievements of LGBT Jews in history and in the Library’s collection. Here are some key moments and figures.

There are many personal and practical reasons for undertaking genealogical research in connection with the Holocaust. In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, we've compiled a wealth of resources to help you get started.

She tells us about researching her forthcoming book and how she's fared doing research from home during the pandemic.

It is astounding both how many women have written in Yiddish, and how thoroughly they have been marginalized.

Learn more about the language and preservation efforts.

Explore more of this powerful, emerging literary genre.

It's a terrific resource—particularly for hard-to-find, small local publications as well as academic journals for which physical copies are not easily accessible.

Childhood is an ideal time to learn a new language.

Meet three fellows joining the Library, and check out their lines of study and research relevant to Jewish studies and history.

Yizkor ("memorial") books are an important primary source documenting the history of Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust. The 700 yizkor books at the NYPL make up the largest collection of its kind in North American, and the most heavily used. See how researchers and genealogists use these vital records, and how you can access yizkor books digitally, for free.

On the anniversary of her death, here is our illustrated tribute to Jennie Goldstein, the woman whose long and varied career spanned the Yiddish stage, theatre ownership, film, and beyond.

Here are five scholars from Israel, Europe, and the United States, who are coming to New York to pursue their Jewish studies research projects and share their work with the public.

Congratulations to the inaugural class of Fordham-NYPL Research Fellows in Jewish Studies! This joint pilot fellowship program is for scholars in all fields of Jewish Studies from outside the New York City metropolitan area.

This LGBT Pride Month, the Dorot Jewish Division honors the lives and work of LGBT Jewish Holocaust survivors. We’ve compiled short biographies of several individuals, with links to related publications and online resources.

The Dorot Jewish Division of The New York Public Library, one of the world's great collections of Hebraica and Judaica, invites you to join us for the upcoming events this fall.

September is an opportune time to try some festive gluten-free recipes: it is when Food Allergy Awareness Month coincides with the Jewish month of Elul, which culminates with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) on the eve of October 2.

From the beautiful Rose Family Seder Books to preparing a seder plate, the Library has something for everyone.

In honor of African American History Month, the Dorot Jewish Division celebrates African American Jewish authors and achievements. Updated May 21, 2020.