By Nicole Siegel, Research Intern and Graduate Student at Fordham University
One of the oldest congregations in America, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE) of Charleston, South Carolina, dates back to 1749 and is currently the fourth oldest congregation in the United States. Originally a Sephardic Orthodox Congregation, the community quickly embraced the ideas of Reform Judaism, becoming…
The New Collosus
by Emma LazarusNot like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The…
Letter from General John Tyler to Bernard Judah, remembering Samual Judah’s generous support in the struggle for independence. 1824. From the collections of the American Jewish Historical Society.
This image is featured in Contributors to the Cause, a traveling exhibition about the history of Jewish philanthropy in the United States presented by the Center for Jewish History and made…
Sidney Franklin (11 July 1903 – 26 April 1976) -the first Jewish American to become a successful bullfighter
From the Sidney Franklin Collection (Call number P-894) in the archives of the American Jewish Historical Society.
There is an electronic finding aid for the collection here: http://digifindingaids.cjh.org/?pID=635255
From the finding aid: “…In 1922, after a violent dispute with his father, Franklin ran away…