A guide for the perplexed. Exploring the German-Jewish archives at the National Library of Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12661845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sebastian Schirrmeister (Universität Hamburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-27 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Jewish Culture and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1462-169X • E-ISSN: 2167-9428 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1462169x.2024.2306005 |
| OpenAlex | W4391311958 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The National Library of Israel holds more than 200 personal archives and collections of German-Jewish intellectuals from the 19th and 20th century. In 2021/2022, a joint project with the University of Hamburg catalogued and digitized 24 of the most important holdings. This article surveys the complex characteristics of the material and points to its significance for scholarship through three exemplary dimensions: personal entanglements, multilingualism, and migration histories. It also addresses the challenges of accessing and managing more than 700,000 digital images and shows the potentials they hold for future research. The article serves as an introduction to this special issue
Archaeology · German · Joint (building · Judaism · Library science · Media studies · Multilingualism · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Classics · Computer Science · Engineering · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |