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With autumn here, how many of you are planning winter vacations? This matchbook cover in our collection shows some of the diversions available around 1960 at the Hotel Brunswick in Lakewood, New Jersey.
With autumn here, how many of you are planning winter vacations? This matchbook cover in our collection shows some of the diversions available around 1960 at the Hotel Brunswick in Lakewood, New Jersey.
Scraps were the Victorian version of today'sstickers. This charming example in our collection depicts a woman making her selection from a peddlar's Rosh Hashanah cards.
Scraps were the Victorian version of today'sstickers. This charming example in our collection depicts a woman making her selection from a peddlar's Rosh Hashanah cards.
Today's collection item is a 1951 stained glass window from a synagogue, designed by Ilya Schor (1904-1961) that is very different from the naive style of his paintings, drawings and metalwork.
Today's collection item is a 1951 stained glass window from a synagogue, designed by Ilya Schor (1904-1961) that is very different from the naive style of his paintings, drawings and metalwork.
Collection item of the week: Fire Island Summertime by Ruth Abrams (1912-1986), oil on canvas paper, 1982.
Collection item of the week: Fire Island Summertime by Ruth Abrams (1912-1986), oil on canvas paper, 1982.
For some unknown reason, S. Rosenbloom & Sons of Syracuse, New York, which sold furniture, carpets, draperies, and interior decorations, decorated their business card with a picture of two girls on a beach.
For some unknown reason, S. Rosenbloom & Sons of Syracuse, New York, which sold furniture, carpets, draperies, and interior decorations, decorated their business card with a picture of two girls on a beach.
Collection item of the week: Postcard depicting The Breakers, Atlantic City, postmarked 1940. Although Jews were originally excluded, the Breakers became the “Aristocrat of the kosher hotels.” It was the last Atlantic City hotel to offer salt water baths when it was demolished in 1974.
Collection item of the week: Postcard depicting The Breakers, Atlantic City, postmarked 1940. Although Jews were originally excluded, the Breakers became the “Aristocrat of the kosher hotels.” It was the last Atlantic City hotel to offer salt water baths when it was demolished in 1974.
1910 wedding Dress of Florence Rothenberg. The glass beads of the elaborate bodice would have sparkled in the gaslight. The beaded decoration was in poor shape when this dress came to the Museum and Helene Horwitz z’l, an expert needlewoman who volunteered with our textile crew, restored it.
1910 wedding Dress of Florence Rothenberg. The glass beads of the elaborate bodice would have sparkled in the gaslight. The beaded decoration was in poor shape when this dress came to the Museum and Helene Horwitz z’l, an expert needlewoman who volunteered with our textile crew, restored it.
Collection item of the week: motion picture poster for Ben Hur at the Ophir Theater in Tel Aviv ca. 1925
Collection item of the week: motion picture poster for Ben Hur at the Ophir Theater in Tel Aviv ca. 1925
Collection item of the week: early 20th century souvenir textile depicting Rachel's tomb.
Collection item of the week: early 20th century souvenir textile depicting Rachel's tomb.
Shabbat Shalom!
Tefillin bag, Morocco, 19th century
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Abraham Pinto
What’s the point of a Tefillin bag?
Tefillin or phylacteries are black leather boxes containing parchment scrolls that are inscribed with verses from the Torah. They are worn by observant adult Jews during weekday morning prayers. Tefillin are made of leather and because of that they can be easily warped due to sun exposure or various factors. A tefillin bag is used to protect the tefillin while they are not in use.
Post by Deborah Coopersmith, Research Associate, Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
#tefillin #tefillinbag #prayer #morocco #sephardicjews #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom!
Tefillin bag, Morocco, 19th century
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Abraham Pinto
What’s the point of a Tefillin bag?
Tefillin or phylacteries are black leather boxes containing parchment scrolls that are inscribed with verses from the Torah. They are worn by observant adult Jews during weekday morning prayers. Tefillin are made of leather and because of that they can be easily warped due to sun exposure or various factors. A tefillin bag is used to protect the tefillin while they are not in use.
Post by Deborah Coopersmith, Research Associate, Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
#tefillin #tefillinbag #prayer #morocco #sephardicjews #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
This atarah was a gift from Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, an organization charged with the distribution of “orphaned” Jewish objects after the Holocaust.
The atarah is a long, narrow strip of decorated fabric that is attached to the middle of the top edge of a tallit, prayer shawl. Atarah in Hebrew means crown or diadem, but people usually refer to it as a neck band, as the atarah is placed on the neck. The atarah displayed here is decorated in the spanier arbeit technique. Spanier arbeit in Yiddish means spun work which is fitting as lamella (metal strips) is wrapped over or wound around a cotton or linen core in dense schematized floral or geometric patterns.
The spanier arbeit technique, which was prominent in Eastern Europe in the 19th century, also has roots within Spanish history. Jews in 15th century Spain would create lace while incorporating silver and gold threads. The direct connection hasn’t been found yet, but perhaps more research into this area will shed some light.
Post by Deborah Coopersmith, Research Associate, Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
#atarah #tallit #prayershawl #spanierarbeit #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
This atarah was a gift from Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, an organization charged with the distribution of “orphaned” Jewish objects after the Holocaust.
The atarah is a long, narrow strip of decorated fabric that is attached to the middle of the top edge of a tallit, prayer shawl. Atarah in Hebrew means crown or diadem, but people usually refer to it as a neck band, as the atarah is placed on the neck. The atarah displayed here is decorated in the spanier arbeit technique. Spanier arbeit in Yiddish means spun work which is fitting as lamella (metal strips) is wrapped over or wound around a cotton or linen core in dense schematized floral or geometric patterns.
The spanier arbeit technique, which was prominent in Eastern Europe in the 19th century, also has roots within Spanish history. Jews in 15th century Spain would create lace while incorporating silver and gold threads. The direct connection hasn’t been found yet, but perhaps more research into this area will shed some light.
Post by Deborah Coopersmith, Research Associate, Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
#atarah #tallit #prayershawl #spanierarbeit #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Cover and inside page of memorial book for a soldier named Eric, killed in action in 1943
#memorialday #remembrance #ww2 #memorialbook
Cover and inside page of memorial book for a soldier named Eric, killed in action in 1943
#memorialday #remembrance #ww2 #memorialbook
Shabbat Shalom!
Kiddush cup, Germany, c. 1900, silver
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, The Max Stern Collection
#shabbatshalom #shabbat #shabbes #kiddush #cup #wine #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom!
Kiddush cup, Germany, c. 1900, silver
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, The Max Stern Collection
#shabbatshalom #shabbat #shabbes #kiddush #cup #wine #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Chag Shavuot Sameach! Happy Shavuot!
Photograph of the interior of the synagogue in Neckarbischofsheim decorated for Shavuot, Germany, ca. 1930
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Jesselson
#shavuot #shavuos #historicphoto #synagogue #holidaydecorations #jewishlife #jewishholiday #jewishholidays #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Chag Shavuot Sameach! Happy Shavuot!
Photograph of the interior of the synagogue in Neckarbischofsheim decorated for Shavuot, Germany, ca. 1930
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Jesselson
#shavuot #shavuos #historicphoto #synagogue #holidaydecorations #jewishlife #jewishholiday #jewishholidays #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom!
Torah Crown, Russia (?), 1834. Silver: gilt, stamped, cast, punched.
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, The Max Stern Collection
#judaica #silverjudaica #torah #torahcrown #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom!
Torah Crown, Russia (?), 1834. Silver: gilt, stamped, cast, punched.
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, The Max Stern Collection
#judaica #silverjudaica #torah #torahcrown #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Lag BaOmer illustration from HAGEINU: SEFER TEMUNOT (Our Festivals, A Book of Pictures), New York, 1928
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Vera and Jack Wilner Sundelson
The book was authored by Avi-Shai, illustrated by Ze’ev Raban, and published by Miller-Lynn Publishing Co. Raban’s illustrations show children celebrating Jewish holidays. This Lag BaOmer observance was depicted on the shores of the Kinneret.
#lagbaomer #lagbomer #zeevraban #jewishartist #jewishholiday #jewishholidays #museumfromhome #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Lag BaOmer illustration from HAGEINU: SEFER TEMUNOT (Our Festivals, A Book of Pictures), New York, 1928
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Vera and Jack Wilner Sundelson
The book was authored by Avi-Shai, illustrated by Ze’ev Raban, and published by Miller-Lynn Publishing Co. Raban’s illustrations show children celebrating Jewish holidays. This Lag BaOmer observance was depicted on the shores of the Kinneret.
#lagbaomer #lagbomer #zeevraban #jewishartist #jewishholiday #jewishholidays #museumfromhome #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Samson Schames (1898-1967), “Unknown Victim.” Mosaic. London, ca. 1941
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Edith Schames
German-Jewish artist Samson Schames fled from Germany to England in 1939. Using improvised materials, he continued to create art during his internment as an enemy alien in a camp near Liverpool in 1940. After his return to London, Schames created mosaics with shards and pieces of debris from bombed houses.
#refugeeart #mosaicart #mosaics #jewishartist #samsonschames #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Samson Schames (1898-1967), “Unknown Victim.” Mosaic. London, ca. 1941
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Edith Schames
German-Jewish artist Samson Schames fled from Germany to England in 1939. Using improvised materials, he continued to create art during his internment as an enemy alien in a camp near Liverpool in 1940. After his return to London, Schames created mosaics with shards and pieces of debris from bombed houses.
#refugeeart #mosaicart #mosaics #jewishartist #samsonschames #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom!
Torah mantle, Fez, Morocco, ca. 1930
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Mark Samoil
#torah #torahmantle #sefertorah #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom!
Torah mantle, Fez, Morocco, ca. 1930
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Mark Samoil
#torah #torahmantle #sefertorah #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Customized Israeli flag by Ita Aber, New York, ca. 1970, cotton
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of the artist
Textile artist Ita Aber customized this flag by attaching symbols celebrating New York City – the city skyline and a red apple. She brought it to the Israel Day Parade where then-Mayor John Lindsay (1921-2000; Mayor of N.Y.C. 1966-1973) autographed it for her.
#yomhaatzmaut #israel #israeliflag #flagart #bigapple #israeldayparade #johnlindsay #nycmayor #nycskyline #museumfromhome #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Customized Israeli flag by Ita Aber, New York, ca. 1970, cotton
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of the artist
Textile artist Ita Aber customized this flag by attaching symbols celebrating New York City – the city skyline and a red apple. She brought it to the Israel Day Parade where then-Mayor John Lindsay (1921-2000; Mayor of N.Y.C. 1966-1973) autographed it for her.
#yomhaatzmaut #israel #israeliflag #flagart #bigapple #israeldayparade #johnlindsay #nycmayor #nycskyline #museumfromhome #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
#WeRemember
Pictured here is Genia Poliakoff in Berlin in 1935. Genia and her son Leo were among the millions who perished during the Holocaust.
#YomHashoah #HolocaustRemembranceDay #Holocaust #NeverForget
#WeRemember
Pictured here is Genia Poliakoff in Berlin in 1935. Genia and her son Leo were among the millions who perished during the Holocaust.
#YomHashoah #HolocaustRemembranceDay #Holocaust #NeverForget
Take a look at this old can of tooth powder from our collection, gift of Augusta Krieger Rudnick!
Most Americans use toothpaste for their dental hygiene nowadays, but for a long time tooth powders were the most popular way to polish your teeth. The one shown here was made kosher for Passover.
#kosherforpassover #toothpowder #teeth #teethcleaning #toothpaste #passover #chagsameach #happypassover #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Take a look at this old can of tooth powder from our collection, gift of Augusta Krieger Rudnick!
Most Americans use toothpaste for their dental hygiene nowadays, but for a long time tooth powders were the most popular way to polish your teeth. The one shown here was made kosher for Passover.
#kosherforpassover #toothpowder #teeth #teethcleaning #toothpaste #passover #chagsameach #happypassover #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Passover from the staff at Yeshiva University Museum!
From the collection:
Seder plate with ceremonial foods, matzah, and wine cups. Sculpture by fiber artist Ina Golub (1938-2015), Mountainside, New Jersey, date unknown
Gift of the Estate of Ina Golub
#happypassover #chagsameach #passover #pesach #seder #sederplate #passoverseder #matzah #matzo #bringonthematzah #winecup #winecups #fiberart #fiberartist #fibersculpture #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Passover from the staff at Yeshiva University Museum!
From the collection:
Seder plate with ceremonial foods, matzah, and wine cups. Sculpture by fiber artist Ina Golub (1938-2015), Mountainside, New Jersey, date unknown
Gift of the Estate of Ina Golub
#happypassover #chagsameach #passover #pesach #seder #sederplate #passoverseder #matzah #matzo #bringonthematzah #winecup #winecups #fiberart #fiberartist #fibersculpture #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Matzah cover, Germany, ca. 1880
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Mrs. Nathan Meyer
What’s that writing on the matzah cover?
Matzah, unleavened bread, is eaten during the holiday of Passover when chametz, leavened goods, are forbidden. Matzah takes bread’s place in the festive meals and as a result has its own cover. The words on this matzah cover read “That you may remember the day you left Egypt all the days of your life.” The Sages debate the purpose behind the word “all” if it then says “days of your life”. The Sages conclude that “all” teaches that one must remember Egypt in this world and the world to come.
Post by Deborah Coopersmith, Research Associate, Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
#passover #pesach #seder #passoverseder #matzah #matzo #matzahcover #chametz #miracles #egypt #redemption #freedom #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #bringonthematzah #embroidery #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
Matzah cover, Germany, ca. 1880
Collection of Yeshiva University Museum, gift of Mrs. Nathan Meyer
What’s that writing on the matzah cover?
Matzah, unleavened bread, is eaten during the holiday of Passover when chametz, leavened goods, are forbidden. Matzah takes bread’s place in the festive meals and as a result has its own cover. The words on this matzah cover read “That you may remember the day you left Egypt all the days of your life.” The Sages debate the purpose behind the word “all” if it then says “days of your life”. The Sages conclude that “all” teaches that one must remember Egypt in this world and the world to come.
Post by Deborah Coopersmith, Research Associate, Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
Schneier Program for International Affairs of Yeshiva University
#passover #pesach #seder #passoverseder #matzah #matzo #matzahcover #chametz #miracles #egypt #redemption #freedom #judaica #museumfromhome #museumcollection #bringonthematzah #embroidery #yeshivauniversitymuseum #yumuseum #yum
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