Posts from the Dorot Jewish Division

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.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

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.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be found by clicking on their covers.

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

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division.

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

Survivors’ personal stories are a powerful primary source for learning about the Holocaust. Explore the Library’s collection of oral histories, autobiographies, biographies and memoirs of Holocaust survivors.

... because it's time for some binge-reading. Start some series that you might want to race through the same way you raced through Making a Murderer.

The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be found by clicking on their covers.