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
Sunday, June 21, 5 pm Shtetl: Graphic Works and Sketches of Solomon Yudovin (1920-1940) Exhibit Opening Presented by YIVO Institute Click here for more information.
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On October 8, 1985, terrorists representing the Palestinian Liberation Organization stormed the Achille Lauro cruise ship, murdering Leon Klinghoffer, who was vacationing with his wife and friends. His tragic death became a rallying cry in the fight against terrorism. In the ensuing years the story was co-opted and retold through the…