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Stories from the Collections: Uncovering Jewish heritage in the CJH Genealogy Institute

In celebration of Archives Week 2016, Center and partner
staff collected and recorded stories about the collections and services at the
Center and its partners. If you have ever wondered why archives matter and how
archives can change lives, just have a listen.

In this recording, Center for Jewish History librarian J.D.
Arden talks with genealogy researcher…

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Nibbles, Noshes, and More: Baking Historical Hadassah Recipes

By Nicole Greenhouse

Hadassah chapters have a long history of fundraising
for Israeli public welfare projects and the Hadassah hospitals in at Mount
Scopus and Ein Kerem. As part of their fundraising efforts, chapters produced
cookbooks, made up of beloved recipes of chapter members. Many of these chapter
cookbooks can be found in the Hadassah Archives.  The team working on…

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Greetings from Seasons Past

By James Benjamin Nadel, Communications Outreach Associate

How do you reach out to friends and family for the
New Year? Do you write them an email or make a call? This year you might,
following a long Jewish tradition, consider sending an illustrated postcard.
Such was the norm for many Jews living in the late 19th and early 20th

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