The Records of HIAS (I-363) are officially live!
The Records of HIAS (I-363) are officially live!
AJHS and CJH Archivists are happy to announce that the finding aid for the records of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) I-363 is online and ready to use!
After three…
Chaim Potok, Out of the Depths
Chaim Potok, Out of the Depths
“Out of the Depths” by Chaim Potok is a play about memory. It’s a play about reconciling cultures, how they might co-exist within ourselves and outside of ourselves at the same time. It’s a play about another play, which in itself is a play about love and longing and death. It’s a play about a writer, S. Ansky. It’s also a play about…
New York Neighbors: The Shared Jewish and Chinese Immigrant and Refugee Experience Grant funded by CLIR
New York Neighbors: The Shared Jewish and Chinese Immigrant and Refugee Experience Grant funded by CLIR
The Center for Jewish History has been awarded a $364,824 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources for a three-year project titled “New York Neighbors: The Shared Jewish and Chinese Immigrant and Refugee Experience.”
Building on Jewish History – Cyrus Lazelle, Warner Eidlitz, and Adolph Ochs
Building on Jewish History – Cyrus Lazelle, Warner Eidlitz, and Adolph Ochs
The near freezing weather and packed crowds aren’t enough to deter the thousands who cram into Times Square every December 31st to watch the ball drop from the top of One Times Square. The New Years Eve event often has nearly a billion people watching, but there’s more to the building than…