All of the titles have been carefully chosen for the richness of their content and intellectual value for academic Jewish studies. The videos in the JHVC are accompanied by a series of outstanding curricular materials on a wide range of Jewish studies topics, such as the history and development of Jewish humor, the Jewish image in American film, and the Jewish American experience as reflected in the work of Jewish American directors. The JHVC was donated to the UCSC Library through the generosity of Santa Cruz Hillel, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, and the Charles H. Revson Foundation, which launched the collection's development. The JHVC was conceived and developed by the Jewish Media Fund, with the help of such Advisory Committee members as Eli Wiesel, Newton Minow, Richard Dreyfuss, Paul Mazursky, and Joan Micklin Silver. The videos and curricular materials in the JHVC are housed in the UCSC Library Media Center on the first floor of McHenry Library.
Videos are available for in-house viewing and reserve or classroom use.