Page from Chanukkah-Buechlein/Sippur Hanukkah. Creators: Hannenmann, Wallenberg, and Horowitz. Berlin, Germany. Approximately 1930. YU Museum Collections. For more, visit the Center for Jewish History’s Flickr photostream.Click here to connect with the Center for Jewish History on Facebook.
The near freezing weather and packed crowds aren’t enough to deter the thousands who cram into Times Square every December 31st to watch the ball drop from the top of One Times Square. The New Years Eve event often has nearly a billion people watching, but there’s more to the building than the flashy billboards and crystal ball. Adolph Ochs was born to two…
Purim noisemaker depicting King Ahasuerus. mid 20th century. Tin, lithographed wood. YU Museum. For more, visit the Center for Jewish History’s Flickr photostream.Click here to connect with the Center for Jewish History on Facebook.