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V. Chapman-Smith speaks at the Center’s inaugural “Archival Leaders Advocate” event

by Rachel C. Miller, Senior Project Archivist, Center for Jewish History

On November 11, 2011, the Archive and Library Services Department hosted the inaugural event of our new series, Archival Leaders Advocate: Annual Seminar at the Center for Jewish History. Our annual series will feature presentations by leading figures in the archives profession on timely issues relevant to both emerging and seasoned archives professionals. With…

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Today in History

On November 21, 1861, Judah P. Benjamin became the Confederate Secretary of War. As the History Channel’s website explains, “A Jew who was born in the West Indies in 1811, Judah Benjamin was an exception to the rule in the Protestant South.” The JTA Archive blog points out Benjamin’s nickname as “the Confederate Kissinger.”

The American Jewish Historical Society here…

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Out of the Archives: 1913 letter
written on White Sulphur Springs stationery
by Kevin Schlottmann, Levy Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History

Before email and before the telephone, people wrote letters. And, as any archivist will tell you, some people wrote lots and lots of them, as they fulfilled a desire for economical daily communication when apart from friends and loved ones. Hotels were…

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Ask a Librarian/Genealogist at the Center: online chat option now available

You can use the Center’s Ask a Librarian/Genealogist service to ask us about your research, visiting the Center, public programs, exhibitions and more. Please click the above link to learn about our new online chat option.

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