Thanksgiving Sermons
by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
On April 30th, 1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America. On October 3rd, he declared “Thursday the Twenty-sixth Day of November next” as a day of thanksgiving. On that day, the first Thanksgiving sermon was given by the Reverend Gershom…
Happy Birthday, Robert Louis Stevenson!
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Librarian, Center for Jewish History
Robert Louis Stevenson was born yesterday in the year 1850 in Scotland. He was a prolific and popular author in his time, enjoying a great deal of success until he fell out of critical favor after World War II. In the latter part of the 20th century,…
In Honor of Veterans Day 2012
by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
The need to document those in our communities is a longstanding tradition in Judaism. Beginning in Biblical times there was the half-shekel annual accounting of all Jews where “the rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less” (Exodus 30:15).
In…
Dear Friend of the Center,
I hope that this message finds you well in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. After being forced to close for the past week because of the storm, the Center for Jewish History is now open to the public once again, and we hope that you will visit us soon. Our phones, email accounts and online resources are…