Title page from an 1894 version of David Copperfield published in Vilna. Dickens was frequently published in serial form; this is part four of the novel.
“Tsarles Dikens” in the Collections
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Librarian, Center for Jewish History
Today marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birthday, and in the spirit of the day, the reference desk at…
Out of the Archives: From Labor to Justice
by Rachel C. Miller, Senior Project Archivist, Center for Jewish History
The quotidian cross-out on this letterhead represents a pivotal moment in U.S. immigration history, when, following the outbreak of war in Europe, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration deemed immigration a security concern over an economic one and transferred the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from…
Partner organizations of the Center
Partner organizations of the Center
The Center’s website offers more information about each of the wonderful partner organizations that make up the Center for Jewish History. Please visit this page to learn about the partners’ vital work, invaluable collections and impressive commitments to preserving the Jewish past.
From the partners’ collections: The Golden City/Upper Galilee
Description: Landscape. Camels lower left, yellow buildings top center, surrounded by green; inscribed reverse: “Ruth Bamberger with Love for Kathrin”
Artist: Bamberger, Ruth, 1906-1976
Medium: Painting, oil on canvas
Date: 1969
Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=413013
Repository: The Kathryn Yochelson Collection Yeshiva University Museum
Accession number: 2001.396
Rights statement: Click here.
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