Hanukkah top. Ori Resheff. Israel, late 20th century. Medium – silver, patinated copper, cast, punched. YU Museum.
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Out of the Archives: War Heroism
by Kevin Schlottmann, Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History
Fred Lederman (born Manfred Ledermann, 1918-2003) was a baker by trade. After he fled Neckarsteinach, Germany for the United States, he was drafted into the Army and returned to Europe in 1944, where he earned a Bronze Star for convincing a German unit to surrender. The details of…
Dramatis personae: Addressing a playwright
Out of the Archives
How to Find Arthur Miller Without Even Trying, or, The Perks of Being the First Lady
by Stefanie Halpern, Archival Processing Fellow, Center for Jewish History
I was processing a collection on the Friends of Ida Kaminska Theatre, a foundation that existed for only a few years to raise funds…
Hanukkah lamp. Israel, 1960. Metalwork with copper, silver, brass. YU Museum.
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