Hi Aviva, The OU has a website with biographies of "Great Leaders of our People" http://www.ou.org/about/judaism/rabbis/default.htm
also Jewish Virtual Library has biographies of Rabbis http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/rabbis.html Chaya Wiesman Librarian Ramaz Upper School 60 E. 78th Street New York, NY 10075 212-774-8000 x7329 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aviva Adler Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ha-Safran] Looking for biographical online resources- Talmudicera/Rishonim/Acharonim Hi Safranim- Some of my students are doing biographical research projects on various scholars/rabbis throughout Jewish history- mostly 1400s to 1900s (e.g. the Rema, the Chasam Sofer, R' Yosef Caro, the Maharal, etc.). I have a few books in my library but would love to help them find some online resources. Can anyone point the way to a helpful database/website/other resource? Thank you for any input, -- Aviva Adler, Librarian Shevach High School Flushing, NY 11367 [email protected] __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mail list.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist .html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
