Jewish Film Archive
Academic Advisor:  Yehuda Bauer
Director: Marilyn Koolik
General Fields: Contemporary Jewry, Films, History of the Yishuv,
Zionism

Background and Objectives:
     The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive was established to
locate, collect, catalog, maintain and make available film material on
the social, political, cultural and artistic experience of 20th
century world Jewry. Over 4,000 cans of film and videos including
short clips and full length features are stored in the Archive, a
joint project of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry of the Hebrew
University and the Department of Information of the World Zionist
Organization. Some of the films date as far back as 1911 with new
additions of recent productions being made regularly.
     The Archive attracts researchers from all over the world
including broadcasting companies, journalists, movie producers and
academicians. In order to make the collection more accessible while
allowing for efficient registration, the archive has begun
computerization of its holdings through the services of the
Bibliographical Center of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry. As a
participant in the Contemporary Jewry Database, its entries appear on
the ALEPH computer network as well. Each item is provided with
detailed content listing, subject indexing and cross referencing.

Current Status:
      - 4,000 items have been indexed in a card catalog in the Archive
        offices at the Hebrew University.
      - 1,300 indexed, annotated items have been registered online
        and are available through the ALEPH network.
Future Plans:
      - Completion of computerized registration of the card catalog.
      - Continuing online registration of new acquisitions.
      - Publication of an annotated, indexed Film Archive catalog.