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#JewsInSpace Launches at the Center for Jewish History!
Join the Center for Jewish History and YIVO Institute for Jewish
Research on a quest to examine the #Jewish exploration of the heavens as
we present our new exhibition:
From as early as Genesis, Jews have pondered the expanse that surrounds our planet, as well as their place in them. Astronomy,…
When Herschel Became Harry: How to Find your Ancestors’ Original Names
By Moriah Amit, Senior
Reference Services Librarian, Genealogy Coordinator
Although the notion that our immigrant ancestors’ names were changed by clerks at Ellis Island has been debunked time and again by noted scholars in Jewish genealogy (see References below), this myth remains pervasive in the stories that American Jews tell about their family history. The truth, that most of our immigrant ancestors chose…
Upcoming Programs at the Center
Sunday, June 7, 6:30 pm
Isaac Babel: Life and Works
Conversation
Presented by YIVO Institute, the Russian American Foundation and RTVi (Independent Russian TV Network), as part of the 13th Annual Russian Heritage Month®
Click here for more information.
Sunday, June 7, 8 pm
Touchdown Israel
Film
Presented by American Jewish…