[ha-Safran] Mapping the Jewish Communities of the Byzantine Empire

Perhaps of interest to some here: Mapping the Jewish Communities of the Byzantine Empire The aim of the project is to map the Jewish presence in the Byzantine empire using GIS (Geographical Information Systems). See the entry in AWOL http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2013/04/mapping-jewish

[ha-Safran] A new open Access Journal - Oqimta: Studies in Talmudic and Rabbinic Literature

A new open Access Journal Oqimta: Studies in Talmudic and Rabbinic Literature "Oqimta is a digitized research journal devoted to all spheres and types of talmudic and rabbinical literature – in Jewish law and exegesis. The articles in this journal undergo academic appraisal and redaction, and

[ha-Safran] online exhibit "Preserving the Iraqi Jewish Archive"

Amid all the press about the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive and the related exhibition in Washington DC are a few links to the online exhibit "Preserving the Iraqi Jewish Archive" (http://ija.archives.gov/) "Startling evidence of the once vibrant Jewish life in Iraq came to light in May 200

[ha-Safran] A new open access Jewish Studies journal

A new open access Jewish Studies journal: Judaica Petropolitana: http://judaica-petropolitana.philosophy.spbu.ru/Archive/No001.html -Chuck Jones- Penn State __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewi

[ha-Safran] Now Open Access: Ma'agarim: The Historical Dictionary of the Hebrew Language

News comes that Ma'agarim: The Historical Dictionary of the Hebrew Language has a new website and is now free of charge (formerly it required at $50 /year subscription). And it now worlks on all standard browsers. See the entry in AWOL: The Ancient World Online http://ancientworldonline.blogspot

Re: [ha-Safran] Article from huca

It's online at JSTOR at http://www.jstor.org/stable/23509726 -Chuck Jones- From: Hasafran [hasafran-bounces+cejo=midway.uchicago@lists.osu.edu] on behalf of David [david.ad...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 2:15 PM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu S

[ha-Safran] Kima Historical Gazetteer: Place Names in the Hebrew Script

An interesting project: Kima Historical Gazetteer: Place Names in the Hebrew Script "The Pelagios Resource Development Grant of the first round has enabled us to launch the project Kima, a Hebrew script, attestation-based historical gazetteer. The resulting resource was a promising database, whic

[ha-Safran] Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Have any of you set up as a partner site with the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies? And if so, how do you handle the rather restrictive license terms such as Workstations "must be monitored by staff for the duration of the User's visit". With thanks in advance, -Chuck Jones-