Photo of the day: Louise Waterman Wise and Justine Wise (1920). From American Jewish Historical Society.
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Purim noisemaker depicting King Ahasuerus. mid 20th century. Tin, lithographed wood. YU Museum.
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Shad Polier and the Civil Rights Movement
To commemorate the end of Black History Month, our new intern Poorvi Buller looked through an American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) collection of Shad Polier’s papers for quotes that are emblematic of this lawyer and activist’s commitment to protecting civil rights. Tomorrow, we will be tweeting these quotes out to remind all those in our community of the lasting significance of the civil rights movement, and…
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) begins this evening (Sunday, April 7) and ends the evening of Monday, April 8.
Nearly 25 percent of research inquiries performed at the Center for Jewish History have been related to the study of the Holocaust. The Center’s librarians produce monthly reports on patrons’ research activities, and requests for Holocaust-related items are often at the top of the list.
In 2007, the Center completed Holocaust Resources: An Annotated Bibliography of Archival Holdings at the Center for Jewish History,…