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National Museum of American Jewish History

Our Shared Legacy - JDC Archives

Archives of The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. A collection of documents and photographs from the World War II era. More than 500,000 names to search.

Ratner Center Archives

Collects the records of major agencies of the Conservative movement, rabbis, synagogues, and educators.

Rauh Jewish Archives

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Survey of Jewish Archives in the UK and Ireland

From the University of Southampton Libraries.

The American Jewish Archives

Cincinnati, Ohio. Houses over ten million pages of documentation. It contains nearly 5,000 linear feet of archives, manuscripts,nearprint materials, photographs, audio and video tapes, microfilm, and genealogical materials.

The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People

Israel. Founded in 1938 as the Jewish Historical General Archives. Their aim is the reconstruction of an unbroken chain of historical documentation, reflecting the collective past of the Jewish people.

The Jewish Women's Archive

The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit the rich history of American Jewish women. Includes a Virtual Archive - a searchable database on more than 1,600 Jewish women whose materials are held by repositories throughout the U.S.

The Museum of Family History

This virtual museum honors and preserves the memory of Jewish families, history and culture, and offers much information of relevance to those who might be researching their Jewish roots.

The National Library of Israel

Journals, databases, and a digital library.

The Rothschild Archive

London, England.

The Susser Archive

The documents and papers of the late Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser, historian of the Jews of South West England.

Western Jewish History Center || The Magnes

The Western Jewish History Center preserves the history of the Jewish community of the thirteen western states, with a special focus on California and its San Francisco Bay Area. It contains a lot of genealogical-related resources, especially in its holdings from various synagogues (especially marriage and death registers).

Western Reserve Historical Society Library

Cleveland, Ohio. Serving Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Summit & Trumbull counties.

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research