Research Guides @ Fordham: Jewish Studies: Finding Books

Classic Library Catalog & OneSearch Video Tutorials

► The Classic Library Catalog search is the most efficient way to find books (print & electronic) that Fordham definitively owns.

Looking for ebooks only? Select the "Online Resources" option under the library dropdown limiter before your press Search in the catalog:

► OneSearch aggregates books Fordham owns plus some articles from databases. It also includes bibliographic records for content that Fordham does not own.

Request Book Chapters, Print Articles & Interlibrary Loan

Document Delivery Service
Need an electronic scan of a print book chapter or article from the library's print collection? Use the Document Delivery Service to receive scans via email.
Interlibrary Loan
Open an ILLiad account with Interlibrary Loan to request access to books, articles, etc. that Fordham does not own.

Selection of Ebooks by Fordham Faculty

Queer Judaism [electronic resource] : LGBT Activism and the Remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel by Orit Avishai
New York University Press, 2023.
The Jewish Metropolis [electronic resource] : New York City from the 17th to the 21st Century by Daniel Soyer
Academic Studies Press, 2021.
Time and Difference in Rabbinic Judaism [electronic resource] by Sarit Kattan Gribetz
Princeton University Press, 2020.
Blood Libel [electronic resource] : On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth by Magda Teter
Harvard University Press, 2020.
Call number [RH & LC Stacks] BM585.2 .T48 2020
Hidden Heretics [electronic resource] : Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age by Ayala Fader
Princeton University Press, 2020.

Search by Book Series

Search by series in the library catalog to see which volumes Fordham owns in a particular series:

WorldCat / OCLC FirstSearch

Find items outside of Fordham with WorldCat / OCLC FirstSearch, a platform searching across the largest network of library collections around the world.

WorldCat FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
OCLC's subscription-based platform for precision searching of WorldCat. Offers robust options to search by title, author, subject heading, format, publisher, publication city, and more.

Search for Books in Fordham Special Collections

If you know the Judaica Collection or the Rosenblatt Holocaust Collection holds a specific book, you can search for it by title or author in the Library Catalog.

Search By Special Collection Name
Use this link and follow the directions below to browse Fordham's Judaica Collection or the Rosenblatt Holocaust Collection.

To browse the items in the Judaica Collection, type SPEC COLL JUDAICA in the top box asking for a call number.

In the row below asking for a library option, select Rose Hill--Walsh Library from the drop down menu.
Press Search. This will show you items in the collection that you can scroll through.
To advance forward or backward as you browse the collection, look for the FORWARD and BACKWARD options at the top or bottom of the page.

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Jewish Studies: Finding Books