Reading the Torah. Three men in front of Torah Ark, one using a pointer to point to text. Early 20th century. Scrap, paper, printed and embossed. Yeshiva University Museum Collections.

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Boy in boxing gloves at Hebrew Orphan Asylum. Inscription reads: “Red ‘Champ’ Lipschitz.” 1935. Records of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of the City of New York (I-42). American Jewish Historical Society.

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