California
Hebrew Union College
Jewish local, state and regional history. The Joseph H. Rosenberg
Branch of the American Jewish Archives and a branch of the
American Jewish Periodical Center.
Frances-Henry Library
Dr. Yaffa Weisman, Head Librarian
3077 University Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
tel: (213) 749-3432, ext. 4225 fax:
(213) 749-1937
e-mail: yweisman@huc.edu
web site: www.huc.edu/libraries/losangeles/
Jewish Historical
Society of Southern California
Stephen J. Sass, President
Joel Klass, Office Manager
6505 Wilshire Bvld., Suite 370
Los Angeles, CA 90048
tel: (323) 761-8950 fax: (323) 761-8952
e-mail: JHSociety@aol.com
web sites: www.jhs-socal.org and www.breedstreetshul.org
hours: Wednesdays, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
JHSSC Archives
"Bisno Collection, Marco Newmark Photo Collection, The
Boyle Heights Projects"
Oral histories and photographs will be housed at the Los Angeles
Jewish Community Library
Jewish Community
Library of Los Angeles
Abigail Yasgur, M.L.S., Director
6505 Wilshire Blvd. #300
Los Angeles, CA 90048
tel: (323) 761.8644
web site: www.jclla.org
Los Angeles
Public Library
LAPL Local History Files, Jewish Biographical Files, Jews
in Los Angeles Files
Cindy McNaughton, Archivist
History Department
630 West 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
tel: (213) 228-7400 fax: (213) 228-7409
e-mail: history@lapl.org
web site: www.lapl.org/central/history.html
Security Pacific National Bank
"Shades of Los Angeles: Pictures from Ethnic Family
Albums"
Photo Collection
Carolyn Cole, Curator
e-mail: ccole@lapl.org
Sephardic
Temple Tifereth Israel, Archives, Library and Levy Exhibition
Center
10500 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Temple Office Tel: (310) 475-7311
Bob Hattern, archivist
e-mail: archive@sephardictemple.org
web site: www.sephardictemple.org
The Society
of Crypto Judaic Studies
Members study secret Jewish life in the American Southwest
and elsewhere.
Seth Kunin, Editor
333 Washington Blvd. #336
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
e-mail: s.d.kunin@btinternet.com
web site: www.cryptojews.com
UCLA Young
Research Library, Special Collections
Rochlin
Collection of Western Jewish HIstory, Collection #1689, 2250
files
Dept. of Special Collections, Room A1713
Young Research Library
Box 951575
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
tel: (310) 825-4988 fax: (310) 206-1864
e-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
web site: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9p3022wh
UCLA Young
Research Library
UCLA Library Collections & Internet Resources
in Jewish Studies
This library's Judaica collection is the largest in the American
West. It includes 150,000 books in addition to its manuscripts
collection. Some 50,000 volumes are in Hebrew, 20,000 in Yiddish.
The rest are in English and other languages. Its books and
manuscripts on the history of Jews in the American West are
diverse and extensive. This depository includes approximately
20,000 items on Jews in the West.
David G. Hirsch, Middle East Bibliographer
PO Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
tel: (310) 825-2930 fax: (310) 206-4974
e-mail: dhirsch@library.ucla.edu
web site: www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/judaica/
Western Jewish
History Center / Judah L. Magnes Museum
Aaron T. Kornblum, Archivist
2911 Russell Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
tel: (510) 549-6956
e-mail: akornblum@magnes.org;
wjhc@magnes.org
web site: www.magnes.org/collections/index.html
Finding Aids: see California Digital Library www.oac.cdlib.org/institutions/ark:/13030/tf9s2014xv
Judah L.
Magnes Museum
2911 Russell Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
tel: (510) 549-6950
web site: www.judahmagnesmuseum.org
Museum: Sunday through Thursday, 10 am - 4 pm
Western States
Jewish History
Western States Jewish History, the only historical journal dedicated to Jewish life in the Western states, Western Canada and Pacific Rim, has recently initiated a website that promises to be an outstanding resource to historians, history buffs, and descendants. WWW.WSJHistory.com offers sample articles, back issues and books, index and archival information, and facilitates submission of articles and subscription.
Gladys Sturman, Publisher/Editor
22711 Cass Ave.
Woodland Hills, CA 91324
tel: (818) 222-4694 fax: (818) 591-0618
website: www.wsjhistory.com
Jewish Historical
Society of San Diego
Stan Schwartz, President
1934 Pentuckett Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104-5732
tel: (619) 232.5888 fax: 619.233.5833
e-mail: schwartz@cts.com
Jewish Historical
Society of San Diego Archives
San Diego State University
Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies
Love Library, Room 363
Bonnie Harris, Archivist
tel. (619) 594-3399
e-mail: jsreadroom@projects.sdsu.edu
web site: www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/lipinsky/jhssd_archives.htm
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