By Lauren
Paustian, Associate Librarian for
Technical Services, Leo Baeck Institute
The
Center for Jewish History and its partner institutions strive to preserve Jewish
history and culture for future generations.
As collection stewards and community builders, many staff members of the
Center for Jewish History and its partner organizations also make an effort to
promote environmental responsibility.
May 15 – 24, 2016
The Center for Jewish History invites family historians of all backgrounds
to explore their roots at the landmark Ackman and Ziff Family Genealogy Institute.
Participants can learn how to begin family
history research with the guidance of expert genealogists, delve into federal records
and…
Die Haggadah des Kindes. (Click on title to view digitized version.) Leo Baeck Institute.
Dayenu: A few Passover Haggadot would have been enough…really?
by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish HistoryAs we prepare for the ritual Seder this evening, I started to reflect on the variations of Passover…
From our friends at the Museum of the City of New York.
“From God of Vengeance to Indecent”
Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 pm at the Museum of the City of New York
On
February 19, 1923, theatergoers witnessed Broadway’s first lesbian kiss at the
English-language premiere of the God of Vengeance, a play by the
Polish-born, Yiddish writer Sholem Asch….