After the War:  Recovery, Relief, and Return, 1945-1949

After the War:  Recovery, Relief, and Return, 1945-1949

on view through January 31, 2016

The
far-reaching impact of World War II resulted in massive destruction,
decimation, deprivation, and the unparalleled displacement of people
across and far beyond the European continent. In commemoration of the
70th anniversary of the end of the war, After the War uses photographs,
artifacts, and…

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The Humble Bagel

By Zachary Loeb

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It is hard to think about Jewish food without thinking of the humble bagel, which has long been a staple of the Jewish culinary experience.  And though the bagel has been known to occasionally be a subject of heated disagreement – families have been torn apart amidst fierce debates over whether the Montreal bagel is superior…

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Highlight from Recently Digitized American Soviet Jewry Movement Collections: Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry Records—Travel to the USSR—Visiting Jewish Refuseniks in the Soviet Union

by Andrey Filimonov

View digital materials online at http://digital.cjh.org/2658842

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Folder with information for the American Soviet Jewry movement activists traveling to meet Jews in the Soviet Union. Seattle Action for Soviet Jewry Records, I-507, American Jewish Historical Society 

Thanks to generous support from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC), the Center…

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