Happy Tu B’Shevat!
It is the 15th of Shevat, the “New Year for Trees”—a holiday during which Jews reflect on the importance of respecting and preserving the environment.
Pictured above: Tree Planting circa 1934
Subjects: Israel; agriculture; children
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by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Above image: Hanukkah services for soldiers, circa 1917. National Jewish Welfare Board Records. c/o American Jewish Historical Society.
Quizzes
Prakim, a 1953 monthly program manual for synagogue activity, was published by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. Before Hanukkah questions, it has a passage…
Page from Chanukkah-Buechlein/Sippur Hanukkah. Creators: Hannenmann, Wallenberg, and Horowitz. Berlin, Germany. Approximately 1930. YU Museum Collections.
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Hanukkah lamp. Israel, 1960. Metalwork with copper, silver, brass. YU Museum.
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