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Scene Still from The Jazz Singer

Date: 1927
Description: A still from the film The Jazz Singer showing Eugenie Besserer, Al Jolson, and Warner Oland (Warner 1927).
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Beth Israel Skit

Date: 09 08 1954
Description: Members of the Beth Israel Sisterhood depict the group's activities in an original skit. Left to right are Mrs. Jack (Rose) Gordon, Mrs. Sol (Florence) Go...
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Madison Council of Jewish Women Dinner Dance

Date: 01 27 1956
Description: Mrs. Maurice ((Janet) Pasch of 4114 Manitou Way is president of the Madison Council of Jewish Women. They are planning a dinner dance at the East Side Busi...
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Temple Emanuel #819

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Description: Reform Temple Emanu-El at the corner of Broadway and Martin Street. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vicinity, Photographed by H.H. Bennett."
Print

Ikie Eisenhower Vill KEEP US Boys In Power

Date: 1952
Description: A two-sided, antisemitic card featuring "Ikie" Eisenhower on the left (with "IKIE" below) and a caricature of a Jewish man on the right (with "US" below). ...
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National Council of Jewish Women Valentine Dance

Date: 02 10 1960
Description: Members of the "corps de ballet" for the annual Valentine dance of the Madison section, National Council of Jewish Women are, left to right: Fred Lowe, How...
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Beth Israel Players

Date: 03 14 1961
Description: The Beth Israel Players will present an original musical comedy, "Room for One More" in the auditorium of Beth Israel Center. Shown in a scene from the pla...
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Beth Israel Sisterhood Membership Tea

Date: 08 23 1961
Description: Phyllis Kaufman (left), Ruth Levey (center), and Mrs. Michael Sherman are shown rehearsing for a play to be presented at the Beth Israel sisterhood members...
Map or Atlas

Plan of the City of New York

Date: 1789
Description: Map of New York City showing ward boundaries, ferries, streets, roads, swamps, ponds, and rivers. The properties of Lispinard, Byards, Jones, Rutgers, and ...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: The Madison Women's Club presents the original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. A group from Beth El Temple rehearsing a scene in wh...
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Hillel Front Doors

Date: 12 1967
Description: A view of the front doors of the Hillel Foundation, with posters of Barbara Streisand and Moshe Dayan. There are signs under each poster: "Hamantashe" for ...
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Solomon Adler

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Description: Engraving of a portrait of Solomon Adler, a clothing merchant and brother to David Adler. He assisted in conducting the first Jewish service in Wisconsin, ...

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