Prof. Devin Naar (of the University of Washington’s Stroum Jewish Studies and History Departments) recently joined the Center for Jewish History’s Academic Advisory Council.
In this video, he explains the twist of fate that led him to piece together his own family’s experience in the Holocaust. His journey led him to the serious study of Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish) and a new perspective on the stories that Jewish historians need to tell.
Image: Courtesy of Leo Baeck Institute
By James Benjamin Nadel, Communications Outreach Associate
As the summer ends, and opportunities to explore the great outdoors grow fewer, I wanted to draw attention to the little discussed history of Jewish hiking organizations. Several of these youth groups existed in pre-World War II Europe, but one stands out in particular for…
Sixth Day
Hanukkah for the Whole Family
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Above image: Giant Hanukah candlelight ceremony at JCC, circa 1950. c/o American Jewish Historical Society.
Quizzes – Six questions for the sixth day
The Teachers’ guide for Hanukah 5718 (1957) by Isidore E. Krakower, Director of Religious Education, Religious School of Temple Shrey…
Exhibition on view through October 25, 2014
at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street, NYC)
(Above image fabricated with maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection: www.davidrumsey.com.)
In the mid-to-late 19th century, many German-born rabbis left Germany to practice their faith in the United States. Isaac Leeser, Isaac Mayer Wise, David Einhorn, Max Lilienthal, and Bernard…