Photo of the day: Louise Waterman Wise and Justine Wise (1920). From American Jewish Historical Society.
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Above: Delegates to National Jewish Youth Institute, held at Emma Kaufmann Camp, circa 1950. Image: National Jewish Welfare Board Records, courtesy of American Jewish Historical Society.
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