Happy Chanukah outdoor display. National Jewish Welfare Board Records. American Jewish Historical Society.
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Holiday Hamentaschen
by J.D. Arden, by J.D. Arden, M.L.I.S. candidate, Reference Services Research Intern, Center for Jewish History
Reading up on the history of Purim in this previous blog post “Chag Purim!” may inspire a healthy appetite or even an interest in trying out some holiday recipes yourself. Here are a couple suggestions: classic hamantaschen, of course (with some illustrations to help…
Selections from Yingl tsingl khvat by Mani Leib, illustrated by El Lissitzky.
Yingl tsingl khvat images from YIVO microfilm printout 00004383.
From the Norton Jewish American Literature Anthology: “The most famous of [Mani Leib’s] ballads was Yingl tsingl khvat, a narrative about a boy who, stuck in the shtetl mud, persuades a nobleman to give him the magic ring and flying horse…
Boxing at summer camp. 1933. Man in center is identified as George Young, a camp counselor. Records of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of the City of New York. American Jewish Historical Society.
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