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Archive for the Jewish American History Category (14 Posts)

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

The Truth Behind the Hanukkah Dreidel: Metafolklore, Play, and Spin

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: Games, Holidays, Jewish American History

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

American Yiddish Radio

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: Jewish American History, Radio

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Homegrown Plus: Flory Jagoda

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: Homegrown Plus, Jewish American History, Women's History

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

“Someday at Christmas, There’ll Be No Wars”: Winter Holidays in the Military

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: christmas, Holidays, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Korean War, New Year's Day, Oral History, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II, Yom Kippur

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

The Story of “The Century:” My Afternoon with World War II Veteran Burton Schuman

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Narratives, Oral History, Religion, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Fake News, Folk News, and the Fate of Far Away Moses

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC History, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Legends, Proverbs, Uncategorized

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

The Family of Far Away Moses: Tourism, Commerce and Folklife in the 19th Century

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC History, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Tourism, Weddings

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

The Name of Far Away Moses

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC History, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Legends, Proverbs, Thomas Jefferson Building

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

The Faith of Far Away Moses: Yom Kippur, 1893

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Religion, Yom Kippur