About Jewish Newspapers
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Free Websites
- Alliance Israélite Universelle Digital LibraryDigitized publications and documents from the Alliance Israélite Universelle in Paris.
- Digital Archive of the Cleveland Jewish NewsThis site has digitized Jewish newspapers from Cleveland: Hebrew Observer, Jewish Independent, Jewish Review, Jewish Review and Observer, Idishe velt.
- Florida Jewish Newspaper ProjectDigitized Florida Jewish newspapers; part of the free Ethnic Newspapers from Florida database.
- Fulton SearchAlternative search interface for over 47,059,000 historical newspaper pages from the United States.
- Historical Jewish Press (JPress)A project of National Library of Israel and Tel Aviv University and a digital gateway to 230 historical Jewish newspapers in different languages,
- Indeḳs tsu der yidish periodiḳ = Index to Yiddish periodicals.A comprehensive bibliographical database that assists with articles' search in 800 Yiddish newspapers and journals.
- Jewish Digital Collections: Newspapers and MagazinesLinks to digitized Jewish newspapers and magazines, compiled by Diane Romm.
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency .Daily news site covering Jewish topics worldwide; includes searchable online archive dating back to 1923
- Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers (Carnegie Mellon University)The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project brings together papers held by the Rodef Shalom Congregation, the Heinz History Center, and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, dating from 1895 - 2010.
- RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish StudiesA selective bibliography of academic articles covering all of the fields of Jewish studies as well as the study of Eretz Israel and the State of Israel.
- The Trove: Australian Jewish NewspapersFree searchable database of Australian Jewish community newspapers, including 15 digitized titles spanning from 1871-2008.
- Union List of Digitized Jewish Historic Newspapers, Periodicals and e-JournalsComprehensive list of digitized Jewish press in various languages and locations, in Hebrew and Roman script.
- World Jewish Newspapers & Periodicals on MicrofilmList of microfilmed Jewish periodicals from around the world, held by The New York Public Library. Organized by title, language, decade, and place of publication.
Newspapers - English
- AsmoneanThis set covers 1849-1948.
- B'nai B'rith MessengerThis set covers only the years 1936-1849.
- Carolina IsraeliteIncomplete set. 1944-1958 (total 44 issues(
- Jewish Chronicle (Newark, N.J.)This set covers 1921-1943, 1080 issues.
- Jewish Journal (New Brunswick, N.J.)This set covers 1956-1971, 361 issues.
- Jewish news of greater Phoenix (Phoenix, Ariz.)This set covers 1991-2019.
- Jewish News of Northern CaliforniaFree, full-text coverage from 1894-present.
- Reform Advocate (Chicago)This set covers 1893-1942, with some exceptions.
Newspapers - Russian
- Novoe Russoe SlovoYears covered 1917-2010 (with some exceptions). One of the most important historical Russian language immigrant newspapers in the US with many articles pertaining to Jewish life in the US, Russia and Eastern and Central Europe.
Subscription Databases
- Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971
More than 50 searchable newspapers from the former Balch Institute of Ethnic Studies. More titles and languages to come. Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of Readex/Newsbank. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
- Ethnic NewsWatch (1959-present)
Collection of ethnic, minority, and native newspapers, magazines, and journals published in America. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
- Newspapers.com This link opens in a new window
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 300+ million pages of historical newspapers from 11,100+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond, with a special focus on full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles in addition to small local newspapers. The collection includes a broad range of dates, mostly covering the 19th and 20th centuries. Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to NYPL cardholders working from home, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Newspapers.com. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
- New York Times (1851-2020) w/ Index This link opens in a new window
Searchable full-text and page images from The New York Times archive with the option to search by subject headings (index covers 1851-1993). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
- New York Times (1851-2020) w/ Index This link opens in a new window
Searchable full-text and page images from The New York Times archive with the option to search by subject headings (index covers 1851-1993). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
- ProQuest Historical Jewish Newspapers
Simultaneous search of the The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger (1857-1922), The American Israelite (1874-2000), Boston Advocate (1905-1909), The Israelite (1854-1874), The Jerusalem Post (1950-1988), the Jewish Advocate (1905-1990) and The Jewish Exponent (1887-1990), and Palestine Post (1933-1950). **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Searchable full-text and page images of all ProQuest Historical Newspaper databases, which include titles related to New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., the American Jewish Newspaper Series, and the United Kingdom. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
- ProQuest National Newspapers
Searchable full text from the 1980's to the present of over 25 local, regional and national newspapers including the the New York Daily News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Christian Science Monitor. **Patrons should read the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of this resource before searching.**
Newspapers - Yiddish
- Der For-arbeṭer = Fur worker : ofitsyeler organ fun der Inṭerneshonal for-arbeṭer yunyon fun di Fareynigṭe shṭaṭn un Ḳanade (ongeshlosn on der Si-Ay-O)The electronic version covers 1916-1931. The set is incomplete.
- Der Morgen Zshurnal (The Jewish Morning Journal)This set is incomplete and covers 1910-1915, 1762 issues. The more complete set is available through JPress website: https://web.nli.org.il/sites/JPress/English/Pages/The-Jewish-Morning-Journal.aspx
- Der Tog (The Day)Currently, this set covers only 1914-1924.
- Di Arbayter Tsaytung = Arbeiter Zeitung = Workman's paper (New York, N.Y.)This set covers 1890-1902, 644 issues.
- Yidishes tageblatt = The Jewish daily newsThis set covers 1916-1922 and includes total of 2007 issues. The more complete set is available through JPress website: https://web.nli.org.il/sites/JPress/English/Pages/YTB.aspx
Newspapers - Ladino
- El Progresso, La Boz del Pueblo, La Époka de Nu York (New York)Years available: 1915-1920.
- La Amérika (New York)Years available: 1910-1925.
- La luz = The light (New York)This set covers issues for 1921. Another set is available through the Jewish Historical Press project.