Illuminated Manuscript Presented in Thanks after the Holocaust
July 1945
Tangier, Morocco
Vellum, Gouache and Silk Ribbons, Bound in Leather
From the Collection of the American Sephardi Federation
On display through November 3rd
Hungarian Jews stranded in Morocco during World War II created this lavish thank-you note for Lorna…
Exhibition on view through October 25, 2014
at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street, NYC)
(Above image fabricated with maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection: www.davidrumsey.com.)
In the mid-to-late 19th century, many German-born rabbis left Germany to practice their faith in the United States. Isaac Leeser, Isaac Mayer Wise, David Einhorn, Max Lilienthal, and Bernard…
From the article: “These materials are Holocaust survivors,” said David E. Fishman, a professor of Jewish history at the Jewish Theological Seminary who is working on a chronicle of the YIVO collection’s rescue. “Like a survivor, these materials were controlled by the…
The Center for Jewish History and its Partners are participating in New York Archives Week with the following FREE events. Please join us!
Sunday, October 5
1pm-2pm: Open house advice session (Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Great Hall, first floor)
Learn how to store, preserve, and archive your family memorabilia and collections! Experts will be on hand to answer your questions about special topics…