Sukkot. Arthur Szyk (1894-1951). 1948. New Canaan, Connecticut. Painting, tempera and ink on paper. c/o Yeshiva University Museum.
Illustration from Juedisches Ceremoniel, a German book published in 1724. c/o Leo Baeck Institute.
Etrog container decorated with depictions of lulav and etrog. Artist unknown. 19th century. c/o Yeshiva University Museum.
Lulav (palm twig) and Etrog (citrus fruit) used during Sukkot. Illustration from Juedisches Ceremoniel, a German book published in 1724. c/o Leo Baeck Institute.
Eight soldiers gather with their Jewish chaplain to put finishing touches on giant menorah, circa 1950. American Jewish Historical Society.
Text on back of photograph: “Eight soldiers gather with their Jewish chaplain to put finishing touches on giant menorah for Hanukah celebration at Ft. Eustis, VA. Other Jewish GIs, in other lands celebrate holiday as part of JWB’s year-round, world-wide program of religious and…
It Came From the Stacks! by Zachary Loeb, MSIS, Patron Services Librarian, Center for Jewish History
A hoofed, horned and tailed devil uses a lengthy feather to tickle the nose of a grinning bearded man wearing a pointed skullcap. The little devil sits atop a Samekh and the feather winds its way through the Yiddish word “Groyser” en route to the nose being…