The
Avalon Project at the Yale Law School (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/mideast.htm)
A comprehensive collection of documents on the Middle East ranging from 1916
-2002, arranged by date and searchable by period as well as by keyword.
Ben Zvi Institute (http://ybz.org.il/eng/eng-index.html)
Named after Israel's second president, Izhak Ben Zvi, the Ben Zvi Institute
is ‘an independent non-profit organization chartered by the Knesset,' which
focuses on ‘the history of the Land of Israel and the heritage of Sephardi
and Eastern Jewry.'
Beth Hatefutsoth: The Nahum Goldmann Museum of
the Jewish Diaspora Museum of
the Jewish People (http://www.bh.org.il/)
‘Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora conveys
the story of the Jewish people from the time of their expulsion from the Land
of Israel 2,500 years ago to the present.' The site includes access to
a selection of virtual exhibits.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Infoplease.com (http://www.infoplease.com)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country
which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works,
etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (http://www.imj.org.il/)
The Israel Museum is Israel's premier cultural institution, with holdings
ranging from Judaica and Hebraica to Israeli and international art. A collection
of Dead Sea Scrolls is housed in the Museum's Shrine of the Book.
The Knesset (Israel's Parliament) (http://www.knesset.gov.il/)
‘The Knesset is the house of representatives (the parliament) of the State
of Israel, in which the full range of current opinions are represented.' The
site includes useful historical data, including compilations of knesset election
results from Israel's earliest days until today.
Orion Center for the Study of the Dead
Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature(http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/)
The most comprehensive site on the Dead Sea Scrolls, includes extensive bibliography
and is searchable by keyword.
Yad Vashem: The Holocaust 'Martyrs and
Heroes' Remembrance Authority (http://www.yad-vashem.org.il/)
Yad Vashem's ‘principal missions are commemoration and documentation
of the events of the Holocaust, collection, examination, and publication of testimonies
to the Holocaust, the collection and memorialization of the names of Holocaust
victims, and research and education.' The site includes access to online
exhibitions, information on conferences, as well as publications and Holocaust
educational materials. |