Letter from General John Tyler to Bernard Judah, remembering Samual Judah’s generous support in the struggle for independence. 1824. From the collections of the American Jewish Historical Society.
This image is featured in Contributors to the Cause, a traveling exhibition about the history of Jewish philanthropy in the United States presented by the Center for Jewish History and made possible by The David Berg Foundation.
Decorative embroidery by Rose Biegeleisen Axelrod, depicting German ruler and allies during World War I. Translation from the German: “We are united and no power can separate us. Our armies have forced their way, through storm and darkness, to victory."
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum
Gift of Sylvia A. Herskowitz
To mark the…
Postcard, Atlantic City. Circa 1940. Yeshiva University Museum.
Reverse: The Breakers on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey: The Largest Kosher Hotel in the United States. Postmarked from Atlantic City, N.J. August 13, 1940 and addressed to Mr. and Mrs. David Turner, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
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by Felicity Corkill, Associate Conservator, and Kevin Schlottmann, Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History
All physical objects change over time. Whether accelerated through exposure to light, changes in temperature and humidity, poor handling, or just natural decay, things break down. At the Center for Jewish History’s Collection Management and Conservation Wing, we attempt to address some of this inexorable decay through good…