This section links to unique digitized primary and secondary collection materials from the Library of Congress Jewish collections. In addition, online exhibitions provide curated presentations of collection materials from the Library of Congress and other institutions.
Jewish Studies
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CollectionCuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Lagash to Shalmanassar III Cuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Lagash to Shalmanassar III presents clay tablets, cones, and brick fragments inscribed using the ancient writing system known as cuneiform from the Library of Congress’ collections. The Sumerians invented this writing system, which involves the use of a wedge-shaped reed stylus to make impressions in clay. Cuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Lagash to…- Contributor: Kirkor Minassian Collection (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
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CollectionHebraic Manuscripts A Digital Project Funded through the Generosity of the David Berg Foundation The Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress houses some 230 manuscripts written in Hebrew and in cognate languages such as Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Persian, and Yiddish. It is a highly diverse collection with materials ranging from rabbinic responsa and commentary to poetry, Jewish magic, and folk medicine, and together they offer a rich,…Collection Items: View 227 Items
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CollectionYiddish Language Play Scripts from the Lawrence Marwick Collection The Yiddish theater developed as a uniquely American form in the Eastern European Jewish immigrant community in New York City, and other urban centers, during the early twentieth century. The 77 unpublished manuscripts presented here include light comedies and dramas, and have been selected from the more than 1,290 playscripts in the Lawrence Marwick Collection of Copyrighted Yiddish Plays, housed in the Hebraic Section,…Collection Items: View 82 Items