Join the Center for Jewish History and YIVO Institute for Jewish
Research on a quest to examine the #Jewish exploration of the heavens as
we present our new exhibition:
From as early as Genesis, Jews have pondered the expanse that surrounds our planet, as well as their place in them. Astronomy,…
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.
To celebrate the exhibition Nourishing Tradition: Jewish Cookbooks and the
Stories They Tell, the Center for Jewish History is excited to welcome Bonnie Slotnick,
owner of Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks. Bonnie will share
some of her
experiences
with Jewish cookbooks over many years of selling rare and
out-of-print cookbooks, and bring…
In memory of the Beilis Trial: “Beilis Not Guilty, Jews Guilty” (circa 1913). From YIVO Collections.
The dramatic postcard above is a commentary on the notorious 1911 Beilis Trial, which escalated the already rampant anti-Semitic sentiment in tsarist Russia. In a case strikingly similar to the that of the Trial of Trent almost 400 years earlier, it revolved around blood libel.
Menahem…
Celebrating Archives
by Susan Woodland, Senior Archivist, American Jewish Historical Society
October is Archives Month, and the archives community in metropolitan New York celebrated the week of October 7th with an extensive list of repository tours, programs, exhibits, a symposium on Disaster Recovery inspired by last fall’s superstorm Sandy, and an award ceremony. See the website of the Archivists Roundtable…