Princeton's Library Collection in Jewish Studies
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The Princeton University Library collects extensively in the area of Jewish studies. The collection's strengths in western languages lie in the areas of history, religion, literature, politics, and philosophy.  The Library coordinates its acquisitions in the areas of the ancient Near East and Bible with the Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Hebrew Language

In addition to the collection of monographs and serials in western languages, the Library also acquires Hebrew language material comprehensively.   At present, the Library houses over 38,805 Hebrew monographs, and over 400 serials.  Hebrew works published in Israel and the U.S. in the following areas are collected:   Rabbinics, responsa, liturgy, Jewish history, Biblical archaeology, Hebrew language & literature, Bible, Talmud, Israeli and Middle East politics, Jewish philosophy, and other scholarly titles in the humanities and the social sciences relating to Jewish life and culture.

Jewish Studies at Princeton University

The Library's Jewish studies collection supports the research of students and faculty in the Near Eastern Studies Department, and the Program in Judaic Studies, as well as the following departments or programs: Classics,English,Anthropology,Comparative Literature, History, Medieval Studies,Sociology,Religion,Germanic languages and literatures, Woodrow Wilson School, and Women's Studies.

Students who enroll in the Jewish Studies Program explore aspects of Jewish history, religion, literature, thought, society, politics and culture from an inter-disciplinary perspective. The program sponsors both a core course and an upper-level seminar and draws the rest of its offerings from various departments.

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Location of Collections

The Hebrew language holdings have recently been moved to the C Floor of Firestone Library
Western language material in Jewish studies is also in Firestone Library; access is restricted.
Please consult Firestone Library's Access policy.

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Jewish Studies Library Staff

The Library professionals who work on the Jewish studies collection include Dr. James W. Weinberger, the Curator of the Near East Collections, Nancy Pressman Levy, Hebrew Bibliographer and Humanities Reference Librarian, and Rachel Simon, Hebrew and Near East Language Cataloger.

Azar Ashraf is the Special Collections Assistant at Firestone Library, where the Hebrew language collection in housed.  For further information on staff, please consult: Jewish Studies Library Staff .

Library Resources at Princeton
Links to Princeton's catalogs, databases, Library of Congress subject headings and transliteration tables, and other relevant Princeton web sites.

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