Join us on at the Center on Thursday, Sept. 6, for Gefilte Talk, a panel discussion about the evolution of Jewish food. Mitchell Davis, vice president of the James Beard Foundation, will moderate a panel discussion with Elizabeth Alpern & Jeffrey Yoskowitz of the Gefilteria in Brooklyn; Zach Kutsher of Kutsher’s Tribeca; Jack Lebewohl of 2nd Ave Deli; and Israeli chef Omer Miller. These…
Moroccan Wedding Dress This elaborate eight-piece costume is an example of the traditional festive dress of Moroccan Jewish women, worn by brides and at other celebrations. It is probably based on medieval Spanish Jewish costume, with its origins usually traced to the 15th century Spanish vertugada (hoop skirt, known as a “farthingale” in England). Date: 19/20th centuryRepository: Yeshiva University Museum, 15 West 16th Street,…
The American Jewish Historical Society series “American Jewish Portraits” has over 100 digitized daguerreotypes, photographs and paintings of Jewish individuals from the 18th to 20th centuries. Most are of the well-to-do, and they are clad in the latest fashions of the time period. Interestingly enough, it is impossible to discern them as Jewish, as the portraits give no clues to their religion.
Out of the Archives: Franz Werfel Family Correspondenceby Kevin Schlottmann, Levy Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History Above: Telegram from Marianne Rieser to mother Albine Werfel regarding meeting with Varian Fry. January 14, 1941. The Leo Baeck Institute, as part of its DigiBaeck project, has digitized the Franz Werfel Family Correspondence (AR 6225). This small collection documents the 1940 escape from France to the United…