Search Help

How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

Search Results

Rima Tarazi on the Intifada Rima Tarazi on the Intifada
Call Number: JG/ 137BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Discusses women’s role in the intifada, the changing nature of the struggle as “daily life becomes more and more politicized,” and the importance of family and community to Palestinians. Describes how “the intifada is a positive expression of the will of the people to establish an independent state…to confirm and re-affirm our own identity.”
Whose Jerusalem? Whose Jerusalem?
Author: Frank SakranPublisher: American Council on the Middle EastYear: 1968Format: PamphletCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Piece on the history of Jerusalem and the contemporary context of claims on the city.
Terror on Sacred Ground Terror on Sacred Ground
Author: Robert I. FriedmanPublisher: Mother JonesYear: 1987Volume Number: Vol. XII No. VI August-SeptemberFormat: ArticleCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
The glittering, exquisitely tiled Dome of the Rock Mosque, on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, is a holy site for Muslims the world over. But the 35-acre Temple Mount is holy to Jews, and a surprising alliance of fundamentalist Jews and evangelical Christians want to build a temple on the site to spur on the coming of the Messiah. To get their way some of these Temple Mount activists are willing to resort to decidedly unholy means.
Catholic-Jewish Relations and Priest-Spokesmen Catholic-Jewish Relations and Priest-Spokesmen
Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1973Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
This pamphlet has been reprinted from the Feb. 2, 1973 issue of The Catholic Virginian.
Israel and Human Rights (as observed in the portions of Egypt, Jordan and Syria occupied by Israel since June, 1967) Israel and Human Rights (as observed in the portions of Egypt, Jordan and Syria occupied by Israel since June, 1967)
Author: L. Humphrey WalzPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingDate: 10/11/1977Volume Number: 11-OctFormat: ReportCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Preliminary report to the 216th session of the UN General Assembly Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories.
Jews and Their Views: A Springboard for Discussion and Further Study Jews and Their Views: A Springboard for Discussion and Further Study
Author: L. Humphrey WalzPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1976Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Twelve questions and answers about Jews and their views.
Ending Violence Against Women Ending Violence Against Women
Publisher: The Global Fund for WomenDate: 2/1992Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: ExcerptCollection: Violence Against Women