The American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) here at the Center is home to the original manuscript of “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus–the poem that graces the Statue of Liberty. Perhaps the poem’s most famous lines are “Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This New York Times article (“How a Sonnet Made a Statue…
From the partners’ collections: Die Pleite
Description: Satirical political expressionist periodical, published shortly after World War I by Wieland Herzfelde, the founder of the Malik-Verlag. Many illustrations by expressionist artists George Grosz and Otto Dix among others. Wieland Herzfelde fled to Prague in 1933, then to London and finally New York, where he founded the Aurora Press, which he ran together with…
From the partners’ collections: Fundraising “telegram” for the Jewish National Fund
Creator: Budko, Joseph
Date: early 20th century
Medium: paper; printed
Persistent URL: http://museums.cjh.org/Display.php?irn=14195
Repository: Yeshiva University Museum
Accession number: 2005.033
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Reminder: The Center closes at 2pm today (Wednesday) and will remain closed on Thursday in observance of Shemini Atzeret and Friday in observance of Simchat Torah. We will reopen on Sunday, October 23rd. Be sure to visit us on Sunday to see our exhibitions currently on view or to visit our reading room and genealogy institute. 15 West…