Princeton President Uncovers Family Secret — He’s Jewish
Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber was working on a school project with his son Danny, then a fourth grader, when he made a stunning discovery.
The president of Princeton University made this discovery thanks in part to research done here at the Center for Jewish History. Read the article to learn more!
Our of the Archives:
Amerika, A Musical Tragicomedy in Three Acts and Eleven Scenes, After the Novel by Franz Kafka. Music by Ellis B. Kohs.
The above sheet music is from the collections of the Leo Baeck Institute, one of our five partners here at the Center for Jewish History.
The Ellis B. Kohs Papers, 1916-2000, can be found at the NYPL’s Performing Arts Library,…
A couple of doors down from the Forward Building (and notably two stories taller) stands Jarmulowsky’s Bank. Sender Jarmulowsky immigrated to America from Russia, and by 1873 he had set up his bank on the Lower East Side. In addition to the Jarmulowsky Bank Building, he was also instrumental in the construction of the Eldridge Street…
Happy Thanksgiving from the Center for Jewish History!
See below for entries on holiday-related archival resources–including Jewish cookbooks, holiday sermons and Thanksgiving traditions.
Image above: c/o the American Jewish Historical Society’s American Jewish Tercentenary celebration collection, I-11.
