The New Collosus
by Emma Lazarus
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities…
In celebration of National Poetry Month, 16th Street will feature at least one poem every day (except Saturday) throughout the month of April. Some of these poems are well-known and beloved artistic testaments to Jewish experience. Others are more obscure literary treasures that were discovered in the partners’ collections. These poems have been living in draft books and journals, in the published pages…
Out of the Archives: “File Problems” in Tunis (1983)
by Kevin Schlottmann, Levy Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History
This letter from the Tunis office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC, or “the Joint”) is in response to a records management survey questionnaire. It describes the “file problems” encountered by the office staff there: A swift kick, a few choice…
by Naftali Schaechter Ejdelman, Co-Founder, Yiddish Farm Corp.
One of my greatest passions in life is to keep the Yiddish language and culture alive and healthy. I have devoted myself to this cause for most of my life by teaching the language and providing its students with opportunities to practice it.
Although numerous institutions offer Yiddish classes, performances and events, Yiddish students rarely become…