The lists here provide links to international or regional institutions and to personal blogs with resources related to Jewish art and heritage.
Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish People
The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot connects Jewish people to their roots and strengthens their personal and collective Jewish identity. The Museum of the Jewish People conveys to the world the fascinating narrative of the Jewish people and the essence of the Jewish culture, faith, purpose and deed while presenting the contribution of world Jewry to humanity.
Center for Jewish Art (CJA) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
CJA is devoted to the documentation and research of Jewish visual culture. Established in 1979, it documented and researched objects of Jewish art in ca. 800 museums, libraries, private collections and synagogues in 41 countries. Today, the Center's archives and collections constitute the largest and most comprehensive body of information on Jewish art in existence.
Center for Jewish History — Digital Collections
The Center Digital Collections feature a variety of digital objects, including rare books, children’s books, personal letters, official decrees, maps, memoirs, posters, photographs, scrapbooks, oral histories, finding aids, dissertations, and much more.
The Center Digital Collections catalog provides access to the digital assets of the Center for Jewish History and its five partner organizations, the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The combined collections of the five partners constitute a vital resource for the documentation and exploration of the Jewish experience.
European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ)
The European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) supports the preservation, appreciation and promotion of Jewish culture and Jewish heritage in Europe. The Association also strives to encourage Jewish sites to be open to the general public. These goals are notably achieved through its two leading programmes:
Forward - culture section
The Forward is an American newspaper . Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper (פֿאָרווערטס, Forverts), it launched an English-language weekly newspaper in 1990.
Foundation for Jewish Heritage
The Foundation for Jewish Heritage is dedicated exclusively to the preservation of Jewish architectural sites, working internationally to ensure a future for historic synagogues, Jewish monuments and places of cultural significance.
Haaretz - section Israeli Culture
Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East.
Historic Synagogues of Europe
Database and interactive map on more tha 3,000 standing pre-WW2 synagogues in 48 countries, with information on construction, style, current use and condition, and threats.
International Survey of Jewish Monuments
Dedicated to the documentation, study, care and conservation of historic Jewish sites throughout the world.
Jewish Art Salon
The Jewish Art Salon is the largest international artists & scholars organization for contemporary Jewish visual art.
Jewish Heritage Europe
Jewish Heritage Europe is an expanding web portal to news, information and resources concerning Jewish monuments and heritage sites all over Europe.
Judaica Europeana
A network of archives, libraries and museums working together to integrate access to the most important collections of European Jewish heritage and make them discoverable to more people.
Leo Baeck Institute LBI
LBI is a research library and archive focused on the history of German-speaking Jews. Its extensive library, archival, and art collections comprise one of the most significant repositories of primary source material and scholarship on the centuries of Jewish life in Central Europe before the Holocaust.
Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monuments
News, articles and information about Jewish art, architecture, and historic sites.
Stephanie Comfort’s Jewish Postcards Collection
Thousands of images of historic postcards from all around the world, including synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and other Jewish heritage sites.
SYNAGOGUES360
Provides a visual record of Jewish culture, showing and preserving synagogues by means of interactive 360 degree panoramic photos. It invites you and future generations to view the interiors of Jewish places of worship, which are clear and irrefutable indicators of the state of Jewish culture, architecture, art and stature in their communities throughout the Diaspora.
Tablet - Arts & Culture section
Tablet is an American daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture. Launched in June 2009.
Vanished World
A blog documenting neglected Jewish cemeteries, ruins of synagogues and other remains of Jewish institutions in Eastern Europe. The traces of Jewish life are still there, but they vanish day by day. It’s only a matter of time until they are gone forever. There are no municipalities, no foundations and no miracles to save them.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
YIVO is dedicated to the preservation and study of the history and culture of East European Jewry worldwide. It is the home of the foremost archives and library on this history and the presenter of acclaimed exhibitions, concerts, and lectures. For nearly a century, YIVO has pioneered new forms of Jewish scholarship, research, education, and cultural expression..