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Jewish Children & Adults

Date: 11 25 1933
Description: Group portrait of Jewish children and teachers sitting on a stage in the Workmen's Circle Labor Lyceum, 41 - 43 N. Mills Street at Spring Street, Greenbush...
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Reading the Scriptures

Date: 1954
Description: Rabbi Max Lipschitz, and a group of Bar Mitzvah students wearing prayer shawls and yarmulkes, (Jewish skullcaps) gather around the torah on the altar to re...
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Hanukkah Ceremony

Date: 12 19 1984
Description: Hanukkah Ceremony - Abraham Anton uses a servant candle, called the Shamas, to light the first candle of Hanukkah Tuesday night as fellow students watch at...
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First Message to Civilization

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Jewish people dressed as Old Testament characters standing in front of American and Israeli flags.
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Exile into Babylon

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Jewish people dressed as Old Testament characters standing in front of the flag of Israel .
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The Jewish Rebirth

Date: 1919
Description: A Jewish man, woman, and child dressed as Old Testament characters standing in front of an Israeli flag.
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Poale Zion Chasidim Ball

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Zionists organized in Milwaukee.
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Chasid Rabbi

Date: 1919
Description: An unidentified man dressed as a Chasid Rabbi.
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Chasid Rabbi

Date: 1919
Description: An unidentified man dressed as a chasid rabbi, sitting at a desk.
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Chasid Rabbi

Date: 1919
Description: An unidentified man dressed as a chasid rabbi.
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Tractor Training for Jewish Women

Date: 1942
Description: Ruth Sager stoops to speak to Wood Hendrickson, manager of C.O. Smith, an International Harvester dealership. Two women stand behind Sager and Hendrickson,...
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Pela Rosen Alpert and Richard Alpert with Daughter Rochelle

Date: 1953
Description: Pela Rosen Alpert, Richard Alpert, and daughter Rochelle seated outside on front steps of house.
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Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky, a holocaust survivor.
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Manfred Swarsensky at a Meeting

Date: 12 30 1970
Description: Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky, a holocaust survivor, is seated opposite another person. He is wearing eyeglasses and holding papers and appears to be in a meeti...
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Rabbi Morris Lazaron

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Description: Rabbi Morris Lazaron is seated next to Lessing Rosenwald at a formal dinner. There is a palm leaf on the table.
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Beth Israel Sisterhood

Date: 07 30 1951
Description: Four members of the Beth Israel Sisterhood gather around a sewing machine while creating items for the upcoming annual Beth Israel bazaar. Pictured from l...
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Seder for Newcomers

Date: 04 24 1948
Description: A group portrait of people seated at tables for Seder. The Pelz family if identified in the lower right of the picture. The mother is identified as Esther ...
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Soviet Jews with Banner

Date: 1970
Description: Several Jews march with a banner that reads "Let My People Go".
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Alfred M. Lilienthal

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Alfred Lilienthal, who was an attorney, writer and lecturer. He was the Secretary of the Washington Chapter of the Americ...
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Leonard R. Sussman

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Leonard Sussman.

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