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Mapping Ararat: An Imaginary Jewish Homelands Project

Digital Project Demonstration by Melissa Shiff (University of Toronto); Louis Kaplan (University of Toronto); John Craig Freeman (Emerson College)

From the Mapping Ararat website: In September 1825, Major Mordecai Noah founded Ararat, “a city of refuge for the Jews” in Grand Island, New York. This turned out to be just one of many failed projects and schemes in modern history that sought…

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Judaica Sound Archives Scholar’s Research Station

Digital Project Demonstration by Maxine Schackman (Florida Atlantic University)

The primary mission of the Judaica Sound Archives at FAU Libraries is to collect, preserve, and digitize Judaica sound recordings; to create educational programs highlighting the contents of this rich cultural legacy; and to encourage the use of this unique scholarly resource by students, scholars and the general public.

Notes on the Judaica…

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Judaica Europeana

Digital Project Demonstration by Dov Winer (European Association for Jewish Culture)

Judaica Europeana works with cultural institutions to identify and provide access online to content which documents the Jewish presence and heritage in the cities of Europe.

Notes on the Judaica Europeana demonstration at the Center for Jewish History’s “From Access to Integration” conference:

To complete this project, a network of 24…

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