Ed Koch, Bess Myerson, and Henry Kissinger at Stephen S. Wise Award Dinner, 1977. c/o American Jewish Historical Society (American Jewish Congress Collection).
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Out of the Archives: B’nai B’rith Berlin Library
by Kevin Schlottmann, Levy Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History
Today, most libraries have automated circulation systems. The Center’s catalog serves this function for itself and its five partner institutions. Such systems provide great benefits to both patrons (such as searching and renewing from home) and institutions (such as ease of tracking use). Before…
Prof. Devin Naar (of the University of Washington’s Stroum Jewish Studies and History Departments) recently joined the Center for Jewish History’s Academic Advisory Council.
In this video, he explains the twist of fate that led him to piece together his own family’s experience in the Holocaust. His journey led him to the serious study of Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish) and a new perspective on the stories…
On the 68th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Reference Services Research Coordinator, Center for Jewish History
On January 27th, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army. The desolate, disease-ridden and mosquito-infested complex comprised the largest of the Nazi concentration camps. Over a million people were murdered there. When the Nazis learned of the Red Army’s approach, they…