Photos from
The People and the Book – The World We Make with Words with
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. http://cjh.org/event/2818
Photos taken by
Jen Rodewald, Digital Services Manager,
Gruss Lipper Digital Lab, Center for Jewish History
Adah Isaacs Menken. Photo: American Jewish Historical Society.
She flew on fake horses above the stage, wore nude bodysuits so audiences would think she was naked, married four men (and divorced three)—and was surrounded by rumors of affairs with dozens of famous writers. Actress Adah Menken (1835-1868) was one of the first international celebrities, due more to her daring exploits and shrewd publicity…
Poster from the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews Records: “Mr. Gorbachev, before you talk arms, let’s talk bodies.” For the march and rally for Soviet Jews Pre-Summit, December 6, 1987. American Jewish Historical Society.
Thanks to generous support from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC),…
Photo of the day: Louise Waterman Wise and Justine Wise (1920). From American Jewish Historical Society.
Photo of the day: Henrietta Szold at home, Jerusalem (circa 1922). From the Hadassah Archives, housed at American Jewish Historical Society.
For more archival photographs, visit the Center for Jewish History’s Flickr photostream.