From the partners’ collections

From the partners’ collections: Blau-Weiss hikers with instruments

Description:Blau-Weiss was a Zionist youth movement founded in Germany and Austria in 1912. It organized youth group outings and gatherings which stressed the appreciation of nature, scouting, and self-dependence.
Creator/Photographer: unknown
Medium: black-and-white reproduction
Date: undated
Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=837384
Repository: Leo Baeck Institute
Parent Collection: Rudolf and Rudolphina Menzel Collection
Call Number: AR 25014

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…