At the Center for Jewish History, there are tens of thousands of boxes in our partners’ archival and museum collections. Our series, Out of the Box, showcases some of the remarkable treasures and stories tucked away inside. In collaboration with Yeshiva University Museum, we had intended this March to highlight just a…
This week, CJH Archivists
participated in #1Lib1Ref, a collaborative
Wikipedia
project encouraging all information professionals around the country
to edit one page, add at least one new link or citation, or start a brand new
page to further the reach of their archival holdings.
Here’s a breakdown of the
amazing CJH…
The Center and its partners are proud to send the above letter to our elected representatives, urging them to
oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Support from the NEH helps the Center to achieve its primary mission: to
preserve and protect the history of the Jewish people.
As the
nation prepares to head to the polls this November 8th, the American Jewish Historical Society and the Yeshiva
University Museum have developed a display of their materials that demonstrate
Jewish involvement in political elections of the past. The items included,
which span across nearly a century of American history,…
In this recording, Yeshiva University Museum’s Collections
Curator Bonni-Dara Michaels describes the Museum and…
