For #AskAnArchivist Day, an AJHS archivist breaks down the steps in which an item goes from sitting in someone's desk drawer for decades to digitized at the American Jewish Historical Society.
- Yearning to Breathe Free - Immigration Stories
In 1885, the iconic symbol of America's liberty was in pieces, packaged away in wooden crates. The problem? There was no pedestal for the Statue of Liberty to stand on.
- From the Collections
In 1940, a very politically charged year for America, debates were held on the benefits of adding questions to the census that some thought could unfairly target and endanger segments of the population.
- Yearning to Breathe Free - Immigration Stories
As part of AJHS new online curriculum, the Emma Lazarus Project, we are working with K-12 classes throughout the city, asking them a simple question, if the poem of the Statue of Liberty were written today, what would it say?
- From the Collections
- Visitors to AJHS
Historian David Weinstein used many different AJHS collections in his research on famous Jewish comedian and performer Eddie Cantor, including letters on Cantor's efforts against antisemitism and prejudice leading up to and during WWII.
- From the Collections
The American Jewish Historical Society recently acquired a Waterford vase, marked with a Briscoe seal in honor of Dublin's famed Jewish mayor.
- From the Collections
- Visitors to AJHS
"And I have learned one of the most important lessons a historian can learn: always take a second look, even when you’re sure you’ve seen everything there is to see."
