Welcome back!
We are pleased to announce that Atkins library has four
new resources from ProQuest.
With four titles available to choose from, ProQuest’s Historical
Newspapers: American Jewish Newspapers compilation enables
researchers to investigate Jewish immigration, genealogy, history and so much
more.
Jewish immigration exploded in the early 20th century as two
million Eastern European Jews fled their homeland into the United States in
search of labor. As Jews helped transform American culture, so too, America
transformed Jewish thought and reformed their religious practice. Each of
the Historical Newspapers: American Jewish Newspapers enables
researchers to investigate the rise of Zionism and the formation of U.S.
policies toward the state of Israel, complemented by Historical Newspaper
titles, including The Guardian and the Jerusalem Post.
Public libraries with large Jewish populations would also have interest in
these titles for local history and genealogical research. (http://www.proquest.com/products-services/hnp_ajn_shtml.html)
Each of these titles is available to libraries individually, or
together as a collection.
The Historical Newspapers: American Jewish Newspapers is
comprised of four historical U.S. Jewish newspapers.
The American Hebrew was a weekly Jewish
newspaper published in New York City. In 1903 it merged with the Jewish
Messenger. The paper covered many topics of Jewish interest
internationally. Many prominent Jewish writers and communal workers in the
United States have been contributors to its pages.
The Jewish Advocate serves as a primary
source of news and information as well as a forum for discussion and debate,
providing lines of communication uniting the community and supporting the
efforts aimed at reinvigorating and broadening Jewish religious and cultural
life.
Alternative Name(s) & Keywords: Palestine Post
Founded in
1932 as The Palestine Post, this paper established itself as the top
English-language paper of the Middle East and Jewish world. Popular with British servicemen and women stationed
in the region, as well as readers in Cairo and Alexandria, the paper had strong
readership in both Jewish and Arab cities throughout Palestine. The publication
fervently supported the struggle for a Jewish homeland and freely opposed
British restrictions on Jewish immigration. The publication came to be known as
The Jerusalem Post in 1950. Over the decades, the paper espoused a left-leaning
perspective that shifted to the right in the 1980s.
The Jewish Exponent has carried news of
developments in Israel, efforts to rescue Jews the world over from repressive
regimes, and the ever-expanding role of Jews in American public life. Along the
way, it has garnered honors each year from the American Jewish Press
Association for excellence in Jewish journalism for its news, features, reviews
and commentary. [http://www.proquest.com/products-services/hnp_ajn_shtml.html]
