Getting Started

This guide is intended for students who are enrolled in History 204 or for those interested in beginning research regarding the history of Judaism.

Reference works are an excellent way of getting background information on your topic. They're usually trustworthy because they've been written and reviewed by subject experts.

Electronic Reference Sources

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Info type: encyclopedia and reference book entries.
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Finding Print Reference Sources

EMU Library's Print Reference Collection
Our print reference collection is located on the first level in Information Commons North.

Most reference materials having to do with Judaism or Jewish history have call numbers beginning with BM or DS.

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Specific Print & Electronic Reference Materials

Encyclopaedia Judaica by Macmillan staff
ISBN: 9780028660974
Publication Date: 2006
eBook; Click title for link.
Encyclopedia of Judaism by S. Karesh
Call Number: BM50 .K37 2006; First Floor -- Reference Collection
ISBN: 0816054576
Publication Date: 2005
Offers readers access to Judaism from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Covers Jewish tradition; diaspora in Europe and Asia; Israel; and the Jewish religion in America.
Medieval Jewish Civilization by N. Roth (Editor)
Call Number: DS124 .M386 2003; First Floor -- Reference Collection
ISBN: 0415937124
Publication Date: 2002
Features over 150 entries on Jewish civilization between the fall of the Roman Empire and the discovery of the New World in 1492.

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