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The Jewish Home: Dwelling on the Domestic, the Familial, and the Lived-In
The domestic life of Jews, their homes, houses, and households, was the subject of research for the 2019-20 Katz Center Fellows.
Above: Wedding ring surmounted by a symbolic house Italy, 17th century. Inscribed in Hebrew inside the band: "mazal tov." The Stieglitz Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Courtesy of the Israel Museum Jerusalem. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Exhibit
Jews in Modern Islamic Contexts
The study of Jewish life in modern Islamic contexts during the 2018-19 Fellowship year at the Katz Center delved into the meaning of modernity in North Africa, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, as well as Central and South Asia.
Above:
Yigal S. Nizri, "Boulevard Mohammed V, Casablanca"
Exhibit
In Sight: Seeing the People of the Holy Land
With photographs selected from the Lenkin Family Collection, the exhibition presents the role of people in 19th-century Holy Land photography and the ways in which their visual representations met or challenged 19th-century conventions about the Holy Land.
Above: Bedouins, photographed by Luigi Fiorello
(1847–1898)
Exhibit
Digital humanities project: Scribes of the Cairo Geniza
Digital humanities project: The Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of American Early Judaica
Digital humanities project: Envisaging the Holy Land: Facial Recognition and Early Photography
Judaica Collection News
Judaica digital humanities projects
Gifts from Arnold and Deanne Kaplan, Totaling $12 Million, Enrich Judaic Scholarship and Digital Humanities at the Penn Libraries
Penn Libraries Announces the Gift of Two Iconic Documents of American Jewish History
Resources for Learning More about the Cairo Geniza
Talking the Talk: Books
Roundup: JudaicaDH Projects at Penn Libraries
more...
Arthur Kiron
Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections
kiron@pobox.upenn.edu
Josef Gulka
Circulation & Stack Manager
jgulka@pobox.upenn.edu
Bruce Nielsen
Judaica Public Services Librarian & Archivist
bnielsen@pobox.upenn.edu
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articles
,
books
,
journals
,
media
, and more
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Library at the Katz CAJS FAQ
Fellows
History and Resources
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Research Guides
The Jewish Home: Dwelling on the Domestic, the Familial, and the Lived-In
The domestic life of Jews, their homes, houses, and households, was the subject of research for the 2019-20 Katz Center Fellows.
Above: Wedding ring surmounted by a symbolic house Italy, 17th century. Inscribed in Hebrew inside the band: "mazal tov." The Stieglitz Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Courtesy of the Israel Museum Jerusalem. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Exhibit
Jews in Modern Islamic Contexts
The study of Jewish life in modern Islamic contexts during the 2018-19 Fellowship year at the Katz Center delved into the meaning of modernity in North Africa, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, as well as Central and South Asia.
Above:
Yigal S. Nizri, "Boulevard Mohammed V, Casablanca"
Exhibit
In Sight: Seeing the People of the Holy Land
With photographs selected from the Lenkin Family Collection, the exhibition presents the role of people in 19th-century Holy Land photography and the ways in which their visual representations met or challenged 19th-century conventions about the Holy Land.
Above: Bedouins, photographed by Luigi Fiorello
(1847–1898)
Exhibit
Digital humanities project: Scribes of the Cairo Geniza
Digital humanities project: The Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of American Early Judaica
Digital humanities project: Envisaging the Holy Land: Facial Recognition and Early Photography
Judaica Collection News
Judaica digital humanities projects
Gifts from Arnold and Deanne Kaplan, Totaling $12 Million, Enrich Judaic Scholarship and Digital Humanities at the Penn Libraries
Penn Libraries Announces the Gift of Two Iconic Documents of American Jewish History
Resources for Learning More about the Cairo Geniza
Talking the Talk: Books
Roundup: JudaicaDH Projects at Penn Libraries
more...
Arthur Kiron
Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections
kiron@pobox.upenn.edu
Josef Gulka
Circulation & Stack Manager
jgulka@pobox.upenn.edu
Bruce Nielsen
Judaica Public Services Librarian & Archivist
bnielsen@pobox.upenn.edu
Floor Plans
Accessibility
The main entrance of the Katz Center is accessible.
Additional Information
Open stacks:
Finding materials in the open collections at the Library at the Katz CAJS
Accessible Entrance
Directions to the accessible entrance:
Word
|
Maps and More
Campus Libraries Map
Staff Information
Resources for Staff
Committees