The
Annual and Mid-Winter National Conventions Records in the Hadassah Archives, RG
3, currently on long-term deposit at the American Jewish Historical
Society, contain numerous documents related to Hadassah’s annual
conventions, the first of which was held in June 1914 in Rochester, NY, and
which are still being held as of this writing…
By Reuben Keller, Past Research Intern
I was a summer Research Intern at the Center for Jewish
History from June to August 2016. This blog post is intended to talk about what I was doing and the really interesting materials
I worked with.
The focus of my project is a number of rare books donated by
…
Oral
history is distinguished from other forms of interviews by its content and
extent. Oral history interviews seek an in-depth account of personal experience
and reflections, with sufficient time allowed for the narrators to give their
story the fullness they desire. The content of oral history interviews is
grounded in reflections on the past…
Image: Courtesy of Leo Baeck Institute
By James Benjamin Nadel, Communications Outreach Associate
As the summer ends, and opportunities to explore the great outdoors grow fewer, I wanted to draw attention to the little discussed history of Jewish hiking organizations. Several of these youth groups existed in pre-World War II Europe, but one stands out in particular for…