American Food and Jewish Tasteby Rachel Rudman, M.A., Reference Services Research Intern, Center for Jewish History In my first weeks as a research intern, I’ve had the opportunity to begin exploring the various collections housed at the Center for Jewish History. Coming from a background in women’s studies and Jewish studies, I find myself drawn to themes of traditional women’s roles and gendered language. Material…
Ethiopian Jews rescued by the American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ). Photo taken 1983. American Jewish Historical Society. For more, visit the Center for Jewish History’s Flickr photostream.Click here to connect with the Center for Jewish History on Facebook. The above photo is from the Howard Lenhoff Papers collection. The Howard Lenhoff Papers were generated and accumulated by Howard Lenhoff starting with his involvement with the American Association…
Reuniting Familiesby Sarah Ganton, Reference Services Research Intern, Center for Jewish History A few days ago, the Senate passed a major overhaul of immigration policy. The bill, should it pass in the House of Representatives, would offer a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, enhanced legal avenues for immigration, and a greater emphasis on reuniting families separated in the immigration process. The bill is…
Out of the Archives: Early Collaborationsubmitted by Michael D. Montalbano, M.A., M.L.I.S., Institutional Archivist / Processing Archivist, Center for Jewish History Some 25 years before the American Jewish Historical Society, Leo Baeck Institute and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research came together as three of the five partners of the Center for Jewish History, they were meeting to discuss potential for institutional collaboration on different…