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History and Culture

Portrait Miniatures and Silhouettes in the AJHS Collections

Emily Beeber

February 19, 2025

History and Culture

Memorialization Through Data: Office of Jewish War Records

Ruby Johnstone

February 12, 2025

History and Culture

Draft Resistance: The Story of Robert Allen Simon

Tanya Elder

February 5, 2025

Collection Spotlight

A Collection Milestone: Processing the Records of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry

Melissa Silvestri

January 29, 2025

Programs & Exhibits

Program Recap: At Lunch with Adam Moss

Rebeca Miller

January 23, 2025

Coming Attractions: JBI Archives Arriving at AJHS

Tamar Zeffren

January 22, 2025

Receipt of Goods Exchanged for Pounds from Capt. Henry Darnal to Mordecai Sheftall, September 10, 1781.

History and Culture

A Brief and Fascinating History of Jewish Privateer Mordecai Sheftall

Isabel Watkins

January 15, 2025

History and Culture

An “Extraordinary Relick”: The long journey of a petrified ham

Tanya Elder

January 7, 2025

History and Culture

Snow Days: Fun for Kids of All Ages

Megan Scauri

January 1, 2025

History and Culture

Hanukkah Celebrations in the AJHS Collections

Megan Scauri

December 24, 2024

Programs & Exhibits

Program Recap: At Lunch with Maira Kalman

Rebeca Miller

December 20, 2024

Collection Spotlight

Digitization Complete: Baron de Hirsch Fund Records Now Available Online

Ruby Johnstone

December 19, 2024

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