From the partners’ collections: Gertrude “Tiby” Eisen
Description: “Tiby” Eisen swings a baseball bat.
Creator: Unknown
Medium: Black and white photograph
Date: 1945
Collection: American Jewish Historical Society Photography Collection
From www.jewsinsports.org (presented by AJHS):
Eisen was an all-star in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was portrayed so affectionately in the 1992 film A…
Reminder: The Center closes at 2pm today (Wednesday) and will remain closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of Sukkot. We will reopen on Sunday, October 16th. Be sure to visit us on Sunday to see our exhibitions currently on view or to visit our reading room and genealogy institute. 15 West 16th St., btwn 5th and 6th Aves.
From the partners’ collections: Children decorating Sukkot in Seoul, Korea
Note: Text on back of photograph: Chaplain Albert M. Diamont
Photographer: unknown
Medium: black and white photograph
Date: 1965
Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=211008
Repository: American Jewish Historical Society
Parent Collection: National Jewish Welfare Board Records
Call Number: I-337
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From the partners’ collections: Rosh Hashanah / New Year greeting card
Description: This three-dimensional greeting card depicts a family enjoying a meal in the Sukkah.
Creator: unknown
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1910
Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=511439
Repository: Yeshiva University Museum
Accession Number: 1988.181
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