Fifth Day Hanukkah and the National Jewish Welfare Boardby 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 Welfare…
Fourth Day Hanukkah Celebrations Outside of Americaby 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 c/o…
Third Day Hanukkah and Young Judeaby 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. Young Judaea is…
Second Day Hanukkah Quizzesby 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 to be)…