Austrian refugee Edmund Immergut found safe harbor in
Shanghai, China, where he arrived in the 1930s. Over 10,000 Jews escaping Nazi
rule lived in Shanghai during the war. See more of his documents from his time
in Shanghai here.
Image: Courtesy of Leo Baeck Institute
The Center for Jewish History insists upon the most
Biography and Author’s Purpose
I am
a New York City High School Student that completed a 5-week research internship at The Center for Jewish
History this past summer. After taking Advanced Placement Spanish in school, I
became interested in the history of Jews of Spanish descent. In addition, my
knowledge of Hebrew and Spanish…
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Today marks seventy years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that hurled America into the Second World War.
According to the Encyclopedia Judaica, Jews’ service to the United States armed forces started with militia duty during the Colonial era. “A considerable number…
In the previous blog post, the Werner J. and Gisella Levi
Cahnman Conservation Laboratory had received the Leo Baeck
Institute’s Metz Jewish Community Collection for assessment and treatment. The
Conservators in the lab were captivated by these artifacts; we felt…