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Authority Terms Thesaurus: Contact Us

Find here terms used by the Center for Jewish History and its Partner organizations for cataloging their collections. These terms are defined and approved by the Authorities Subcommittee, part of the Access and New Technologies Committee.

About our Authorities Subcommittee

We are a group of librarians, archivists, and curators from the Center for Jewish History and the five Partner organizations (AJHS, ASF, LBI, YIVO, and YUM). We are a subcommittee of the Access and New Technologies Committee, which is a group of librarians, archivists, and curators that engages in discussions, professional development, and training, as related to the collaborative work of our six organizations.  The Authorities Subcommittee has been working to create a comprehensive authorities thesaurus that helps promote better access to our collections. 

To contact us about our thesaurus of terms with questions or comments, please email jpalmisano@cjh.org.

Here is a list of the Authorities Subcommittee members:

  • Ginger Barna
  • Tracey Beck
  • Randy Belinfante
  • Renate Evers* (Subcommittee Chair)
  • Alison Grande
  • Albina Leibman-Klix
  • Christine McEvilly
  • Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
  • Bonni-Dara Michaels
  • Jennifer Palmisano
  • Emily Anna Smith
  • Hermann Teifer

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