JEWISH HERITAGE SOCIETY
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Since its founding in 1989 by a group of enthusiasts of Jewish history, the JHS grew to include presently more than 500 scholars and research institutions in the CIS and worldwide involved in the Society's research, information and publication programs.

The Society pursues the following agenda:

• search, preservation and research of Jewish historical heritage in the Russian Empire and the USSR including archival records, book collections, and other source material of Jewish religious, communal and social life;
• development and coordination of academic scholarship in Jewish history and culture;
• publication of scholarly works and source studies - monographs, articles, archival surveys and bibliographies - devoted to Russian-Jewish history.

One of the key principles of the Society's work is the unrestricted access to collected information. All information resources are available for users through the Society's publications. They are intended for free distribution among scholars worldwide by mail and on-line on the JHS Internet home page. The work of the Society is based on the principle of free access to information and is shaped as a public service for scholars of Jewish history. The JHS does not set any restriction on copying and distribution of its information resources - publications, catalogs, data bases, and other materials - for the purpose of academic scholarship and for use by everybody interested in Jewish history and culture.

The Jewish Heritage Society is a broad, open and inclusive community of people sharing the same idea and goal - research in Jewish history and culture in Eastern Europe and preservation of Jewish historical memory.

 

All comments, suggestions, inquiries and orders should be sent to the Jewish Heritage Society at info@jewish-heritage.org

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