Albert Einstein presented his theory of relativity to the Prussian Academy of Science 100 years ago today. 1 2 The Leo Baeck Institute has an Albert Einstein Archival collection (http://search.cjh.org/beta:CJH_ALEPH00020218) In honor of the centennial here is a small selection of the digitized material available.
By Jackie Brettschneider, Research Intern, Center for Jewish History Jewish women have played an important role in improving the rights of women in both the secular and Jewish communities. Some Jewish feminists chose to work for the rights of all women and some chose to work exclusively for women’s rights within the Jewish religion. This created a divide between the broader feminist movement that…
by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Reference Services Research Coordinator, Center for Jewish History Recently when putting finishing touches on the After the War exhibit I was approached by someone who noticed this artifact in the exhibit: The pamphlet is very interesting and important because not only was it was published by the division commander but it is graphically illustrated and serves as an early…