From the partners’ collections: Sabbath Ceremonies, 1724, from Juedisches Ceremoniel Description: Illustration from Juedisches Ceremoniel, a German book published in 1724. The book is a beautifully illustrated description of Jewish religious ceremonies, rites of passage and feast days, which first appeared in 1716, here in its second edition of 1724. The extremely detailed plates, by Georg Puschner, depict priestly robes, the celebrations of the…
From the partners’ collections: “Let my people go!” Description: Full color painting of Soviet Jewish exodusCreator: Emor (?)Medium: Poster, coloredDate: undatedCall Number: I-181.018Collection: National Conference on Soviet Jewry RecordsPersistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=250089Repository: American Jewish Historical SocietyRights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
From the partners’ collections: Eliahu Elias, Casablanca (Morocco) Creator/Photographer: Isaiah WynerMedium: black-and-whiteDimensions: 8 x 10 inchesDate: 1989, 1994Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=336458Repository: American Sephardi FederationCall Number: 007/15Rights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
From the partners’ collections: New Colony by Reuven Rubin, Israel 1929 Creator/Photographer: Rubin, Reuven, 1893-1974Medium: PaintingDate: 1929Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=367340Repository: Yeshiva University MuseumCall Number: 1986.138Rights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections. YU Museum Shares: REUVEN RUBIN’S EARLY TEL AVIV REVIEW This picture depicts Tel Aviv just a few years—seemingly moments—after its founding in the early 20th century. One…
From the partners’ collections: Molly Picon aboard the ocean liner Lloyd Triestino Creator/Photographer: Lloyd Triestino Servizio Fotografico. Mailed via Cartolina Postale.Medium: Black and white photographic printDate: undatedPersistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=172106Repository: American Jewish Historical SocietyParent Collection: Molly Picon PapersCall Number: P-38Rights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
From the partners’ collections: Brooklyn Bridge by Hermann Struck Description: Amerika, Zwanzig Radierungen, von Hermann StruckRead the entire bookCreator: Struck, Hermann, 1876-1944Creator: Holitscher, Arthur, 1869-1941Object Origin: BerlinMedium: Artists’ booksDate: 1922Call Number: r (f) NE 654 S8 A4Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=148073Repository: Leo Baeck InstituteRights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
From the partners’ collections: An Idyl Creator: Meir Gur-Arie and L. ZeidmanDate: 1933Medium: printedPersistent URL: http://museums.cjh.org/Display.php?irn=14336Repository: Yeshiva University MuseumAccession number: 2005.141Rights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
From the partners’ collections: The Great Council of the Jews in Hungaria 1650 Artist: unknownDate: 1683Medium: woodcutPersistent URL: http://museums.cjh.org/Display.php?irn=16888Repository: Yeshiva University MuseumAccession number: 2008.112Rights Statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
From the partners’ collections: Yiddish theater poster for “The Reverend’s Lady” at the Lawrence Opera House in Lawrence, Massachusetts Creator: UnknownMedium: Color posterDate: 1918 April 18Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=1214218Call Number: 1967.001.044Collection:Yiddish Theater PostersRepository: American Jewish Historical SocietyRights statement: Click here. Visit our Flickr photostream for more from the partners’ collections.
From the partners’ collections: Goetz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand Click here to read the entire book. Description: Limited edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Goetz von Berlichingen, illustrated with woodcuts by Bruno Goldschmitt (1881-1925), a German-Jewish artist from Nuremberg.Creator: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832Creator: Goldschmitt, Bruno, 1881-1925Object Origin: Hellerau bei Dresden, 1923Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=797483Repository: Leo Baeck InstituteCall Number: r (f) PT 1952 A1…