Fifth Day
Hanukkah and the National Jewish Welfare Board
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Above image: Chaplain Samuel W. Chomsky lights the traditional Hanukkah candles, December 19, 1954. Text on back of photograph: “Over 300 servicemen and veteran patients of all faiths were the guests of the Beverly Hills B’nai B’rith Men’s Lodge at a USO-Jewish…
Fourth Day
Hanukkah Celebrations Outside of America
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Above image: 1948. Text on back of photograph: Chanukka party, Jewish Gemeinde, Munich. Child lights candles. Chaplain Dicker, Munich, Germany. Mrs. Lilyan Zerrent, American dependent [?] wife of Captain S. Zerrent, 1372 Franklin Ave., Bronx, NY in the background. National Jewish Welfare Board Records…
Third Day
Hanukkah and Young Judea
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Above image: Lighting the Menorah at Young Judaea Event, circa 1940s-1950s. Hadassah Archives c/o American Jewish Historical Society.
Efforts to organize youth did not always take the pluralistic stance that Aleph Zadik Aleph did. The above photo is from a Young Judaea Event….
Second Day
Hanukkah Quizzes
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Above image: Children pull strings at Center to retell story of Hanukah, circa 1940. National Jewish Welfare Board Records. c/o American Jewish Historical Society
As you can see from this c. 1940 photograph from the National Jewish Welfare Board Records, Hanukah quizzes were historically (and continue…