Title page from an 1894 version of David Copperfield published in Vilna. Dickens was frequently published in serial form; this is part four of the novel.
“Tsarles Dikens” in the Collections
by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Librarian, Center for Jewish History
Today marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birthday, and in the spirit of the day, the reference desk at…
Using the Archives to Reflect on Your Hanukkah Experience
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Hanukkah Lamp. Galicia or Ukraine, ca. 1800. Silver: cast, filigree, engraved. The Max Stern Collection, Yeshiva University Museum. This lamp is of the Ba’al Shem Tov type, named after the founder of Hasidism, who, tradition tells us, owned a Hanukkah lamp of this type. This…
The American Jewish chaplain experience: historical perspectives
by David P. Rosenberg, Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Many things come to the minds of Americans when they think of Abraham Lincoln: the story of the apple tree and the nickname “honest Abe,” the address at Gettysburg, the Emancipation Proclamation. One thing that may not immediately come to mind is the fight for religious freedom that Lincoln fought amidst…