The rare books and artifacts in this exhibit, Sephardic Journeys, reflect a rich tradition of scholarship and culture shaped by migrations, and they invite, in turn, reflection upon the physical, emotional and spiritual journeys of Jewish history.
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Bar Mitzvah Speech
Morris Tarragano
(New York, 1933)
Ladino, English
Morris Tarragano’s family, as…
The rare books and artifacts in this exhibit, Sephardic Journeys, reflect a rich
tradition of scholarship and culture shaped by migrations, and they invite, in
turn, reflection upon the physical, emotional and spiritual journeys of Jewish
history.
Item above:
Sefer Tikkun Sofrim u-Mikra Sofrim (ספר תקון סופרים ומקרא…
It Came From the Stacks: Moby Dick
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Services Librarian, Special Collections, Center for Jewish HistoryOne of the strengths of the YIVO library collection is the amazing wealth of works translated into various languages, Yiddish or Hebrew in particular.
This version of Herman Melville’s classic work Moby Dick (Or, Mobi Diḳ, if you prefer), was…
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Take a minute to access one of the thousands of digitized Holocaust artifacts including over 300 oral histories and over 200 memoirs. Access.cjh.org
A few selections:
American Jewish Historical Society’s Photograph: Markers for graves of 80 victims found dead of Nazi brutality in the concentration camp at Ludwigslust http://access.cjh.org/210628
Leo Baeck Institute’s National Socialism…