Rauh Jewish Archives

Item

Title

Rauh Jewish Archives

Description

This project is drawing contributions from Jewish institutions (congregations, organizations, charities, and businesses) in Western Pennsylvania. Of 126 Jewish organizations identified in the region, archivists determined that 60 are actively creating documentation. The project prioritizes the capture of email newsletters (1,000 so far) and web pages (600 so far) and is considering future individual submission of materials or oral history collecting . The initiative has been taking place without much publicity.

has originating institution

Type

Physical Collection

categorical focus

A collection focused on Jewish materials and experiences

collection URL

collecting URL

populated place name

Pittsburgh

state/territory name

Pennsylvania

country name

United States of America

geographical focus

Northeast

material focus

audio
images
texts or documents