Marriage Contract Form (Ketubah) Creator: Chaim GrossType: Lithograph on paperYear: 1979Repository: Yeshiva University Museum —– Join the 16th Street Book Club for a discussion of The Marriage Artist by Andrew Winer! Tuesday, August 14th at 7pm When the wife of renowned art critic Daniel Lichtmann plunges to her death, she is not alone. Lying next to her is Benjamin Wind, the very artist Daniel…
The Breakers, Atlantic City. Postcard c. 1940. Yeshiva University Museum.The Breakers was one of many grand hotels lining the Atlantic City coast in the 1940s. The area became a top vacation destination for East Coasters in the 20th century, perhaps propelled by increasing disposable income among the middle class and the adoption of proper swimming outfits by men and women. You can view a…
Trial of Jews of TrentYear: 1478Type: Manuscript, handwritten on paperCountry: Trent, GermanyRepository: Yeshiva University Museum In 1475, a two-year-old Christian boy named Simon disappeared in Trent, a small town in Germany. He was eventually found dead in the cellar of a local Jewish man, which began a blood libel and a fraudulent, violent investigation. Already brimming with antisemitism from a recent fiery sermon given…