L’Shana Tova! Turn-of-the-Century New Year’s Cards from the Collection of Yeshiva University Museum
By Lauren Gilbert
Director of Public Services, Center for Jewish History
L’Shana Tova! Turn-of-the-Century New Year’s Cards from the Collection of Yeshiva University Museum
The commercial greeting card industry grew rapidly around the turn of the last century in Europe after the introduction of the picture postcard along with technical innovations that permitted cheaper mass production of color prints. Pre-printed cards became commonplace…