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Victory in Europe (V-E)

by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History

In cities across Russia, Victory in Europe (V-E) parades are commemorating the 67th anniversary of the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany. The event was also recently observed in the United Kingdom, France and Washington D.C., among other places.

Three months after the last German troops formally…

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“But the wild things cried, ‘Oh please don’t go—We’ll eat you up—we love you so!’” —Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)

Remembering Maurice Sendak
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Librarian, Center for Jewish History

Maurice Sendak passed away yesterday, May 8, in Danbury, CT. The legendary children’s author was a born and bred New Yorker, with his Polish-Jewish family hailing from Brooklyn. He was the…

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Israel. Black and white photograph. Albert Salomon Collection, Leo Baeck Institute.

In celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day):
two books and an archival collection, relating to Israel,
from each of our five partners.
compiled by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History

American Jewish Historical Society:

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