{"id":2157,"date":"2018-09-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjhblog.cjh.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/13\/happy-new-year-from-the-center-for-jewish-history\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T15:03:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T15:03:44","slug":"happy-new-year-from-the-center-for-jewish-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/07\/happy-new-year-from-the-center-for-jewish-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year from the Center for Jewish History!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2157 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o1_500.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o1_500-188x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o1_500-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o1_500.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2158'>\n\t\t\t\tWilliamsburg Post Card Co., NY. Printed in Germany. \u201cA Happy New Year! Dear angel, write us down In the book of luck and life And our good, forgiving God Will give it his OK!\u201d \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o2_1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o2_1280-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o2_1280-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o2_1280-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o2_1280.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2159'>\n\t\t\t\tWilliamsburg Art Co., NY. Origin: Saxony c. 1910\/1915. \u201cA Happy New Year. We&#8217;re here to let you know That good times are coming Times of light, of fortune and joy The world is being renewed!\u201d \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o3_500.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o3_500-218x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o3_500-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o3_500.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2160'>\n\t\t\t\tLithograph, 1910.  Creator unknown. This three-dimensional greeting card depicts a synagogue interior decorated for the High Holidays.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o4_540.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o4_540-241x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o4_540-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o4_540.jpg 515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2161'>\n\t\t\t\tPaper on board, circa 1930. Inscribed in Yiddish: &#8220;Happy New Year Shipcard.&#8221; Consists of motifs (including the Statue of Liberty and ocean liners) relating to immigration to the United States.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o5_1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o5_1280-300x215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o5_1280-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o5_1280.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2162'>\n\t\t\t\tPaper, ca. 1900. Inscribed in Hebrew, \u201cHappy New Year.\u201d Boy and girl walk hand-in-hand behind dog.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o6_500.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o6_500-190x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o6_500-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o6_500.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2163'>\n\t\t\t\tPostcard, c.19th-20th century. This card combines Jewish identity (lions supporting a Star of David) with Austrian patriotism (the photograph of Franz Josef). This mailed fr. Austria to Newark, NJ.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o7_1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o7_1280-300x248.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o7_1280-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o7_1280.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2164'>\n\t\t\t\tPaper on board, 1900. Many Rosh Hashanah greeting cards are decorated with or take the form of ships conveying the holiday greeting (as here).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o10_r1_1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o10_r1_1280-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o10_r1_1280-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o10_r1_1280-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o10_r1_1280-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_maaqptIAMI1r3qmd1o10_r1_1280.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2165'>\n\t\t\t\tPidyon Ha-nefesh: Ransom of the Soul. M. Zaspitski, Warsaw, 1923. Charitable giving coupon reminds donors: charity is a means of avenging a harsh decree, or &#8220;ransoming one&#8217;s soul.&#8221; (c\/o YIVO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Happy New Year from the Center for Jewish History.<\/strong> We\u2019ve dug into our partners\u2019 vast collections to find a wonderful selection of vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting cards to celebrate the Jewish New Year of 5773, which begins at sundown on Sunday, September 16, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The colorful cards date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and offer nostalgic greetings in English, Hebrew and Yiddish. A number were created by the Williamsburg Post Card Company and printed in Germany. The subjects are varied and include charming children, whimsical animals and religious subjects.<\/p>\n<p>The tradition of sending Jewish New Year\u2019s greetings goes back centuries. The famous scholar and rabbi known as Maharil (Jacob ben Moses Moellin, 1360 -1427 C.E.) mentions the custom as early as the 15th century. With the industrial revolution, printing became inexpensive. Greeting cards in the form we know today first became popular during the 1880s when entrepreneurs began selling cards printed specifically for Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>\n<p>The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which begins this year at sundown on September 25, are known as the Days of Awe. They are a time of reflection, repentance and charity and continue to be a time of philanthropy, as organizations make their appeals to members.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Above:<\/strong> Click the images for larger views. The first 7 greeting cards are care of YU Museum collections. They can be viewed along with additional material on the Center\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/center_for_jewish_history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr page<\/a>. The last image is from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research collections. It appeared in the Center\u2019s <\/em>Decade of Distinction<em> publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><em><a href=\"https:\/\/16thstreet.tumblr.com\/post\/31470740141\/happy-new-year-from-the-center-for-jewish-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">originally published on 9\/13\/2012 on the 16th Street Blog<\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year from the Center for Jewish History. We\u2019ve dug into our partners\u2019 vast collections to find a wonderful selection of vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting cards to celebrate the Jewish New Year of 5773, which begins at sundown on Sunday, September 16, 2012. The colorful cards date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and offer nostalgic greetings in English, Hebrew and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1106,1107,779,8,213,771,46,31,770],"class_list":["post-2157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-post","tag-1106","tag-days-of-awe","tag-greeting-cards","tag-history","tag-holidays","tag-rosh-hashanah","tag-yeshiva-university-museum-collections","tag-yivo-institute-for-jewish-research-collections","tag-yom-kippur","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2834,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions\/2834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}