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Researcher Spotlight: Rabbi Deborah Prinz
This profile is part of a series of interviews chronicling the experiences of researchers who use The New York Public Library's collections for the development of their work.Woman in a mob cap sorting...
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Free Online Language Learning Resources for Kids
"At the Computer" by Flickr user Lars Plougmann is licensed under CC BY 2.0.Childhood is an ideal time to learn a new language. Check out these free sites featuring games, puzzles, stories, and more...
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llluminated Haggadot Online: A Global Journey
An olive tree illustrates Maror (bitter herbs) in The Don Ferrante Mahzor haggadah. NYPL Digital Collections Image ID 2050580“And you shall explain to your child on that day …..” (Exodus 13:8)The...
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Exploring Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a database of 477 publications, including scholarly journals, newspapers and magazines, that focus on African-American, African, Arab, Asian/Pacific Islander, Caribbean, European,...
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Unorthodox Reading Companions: Going Off the Derech with Quarantine's Hottest...
Unorthodox is generating plenty of buzz. “Captivating”, “devastating”, “stunning”, and “binge-worthy” are just a few of the accolades the show has earned since its premiere on March 26. The story...
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Immigrant Heritage Month: Explore Ladino Online
Haggada shel Pesaḥ: ke-fi minhag Sefaradim. Sephardic Studies Collection, Univ. of WashingtonAn unexpected benefit of quarantine is the boom in online classes and learning opportunities. Exercising...
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New York Public Library's Contributions to the American Section of the...
New York Public Library’s Dorot Jewish Division is an unparalleled repository of the rich and comprehensive collection of the American Jewish press in most of the languages spoken by the Jews who made...
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Yiddish Women in Translation
Actress Bertha Kalich, author (with Tsvi-Hirsh Rubinstein) of Mayn leben, a memoir serialized in Der Tog. NYPL Digital Collection, Image ID: TH-25321[Updated February 16, 2022] It is astounding both...
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'Never Alone' and Always in Dialog: Natan Sharansky’s New Book and Voices of...
The new book Never Alone: Prison, Politics and My People by Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy is an inspiring, fascinating read. For someone like me, born in the former Soviet Union, Sharansky’s life...
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Doc Chat Episode Seven: Listening to and Reading Holocaust Testimony
On October 22, 2020 Doc Chatters explored themes of memory, trauma, and resilience through the oral history of one Holocaust survivor. Eli G. Rochelson interview transcript, page 15, American Jewish...
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Gems from the Dorot Jewish Collection: Two Chanukah Hymns From the Precious...
It’s Chanukah time, the joyful holiday of light and resilience, celebration of the miracle of the oil, and it is a perfect occasion for us to shine a spotlight on some of the gems from the Dorot Jewish...
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Getting Started with Holocaust Genealogy Research
Photo of Cwi Rozenwajn with a group of partisans from Bendin, page 169 of Churban Czenstochow: The destruction of Czenstokov"There is no single list of victims and survivors of Nazi persecution....
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Celebrating Jewish LGBT Pride
In honor of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pride Month in June, the Dorot Jewish Division recognizes the achievements of LGBT Jews in history and in the Library’s collection. Here are...
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Work/Cited Episode 8: Looking for Lewis Moses Gomez and His Family, Jewish...
In this episode, Lyudmila Sholokhova, Curator of the NYPL's Dorot Jewish Division, was joined by Jonathan Schorsch, professor of Jewish religious and intellectual history at the University of Potsdam....
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Labor Day in the Labor Press
The United States celebrates Labor Day this coming Monday, September 6. Some localities have held Labor Day marches in September since the 1870s, and it became a federal holiday following an act of...
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Sigd, the Pilgrimage Holiday of Ethiopian Jews
Perhaps there is no more distinctive community in the land of Israel than the Jews from Ethiopia who have a rich and unique history, culture, and holiday. That holiday is Sigd, a pilgrimage holiday...
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Researcher Spotlight: Chana Pollack
This profile is part of a series of interviews chronicling the experiences of researchers who use The New York Public Library's collections for the development of their work.Photo by Kurt HoffmanChana...
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NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Sharon Aronofsky Weltman
This profile is part of a series of interviews chronicling the experiences of researchers who use The New York Public Library's collections for the development of their work.Sharon Aronofsky Weltman is...
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Doc Chat Episode Forty-One: Photographing the Rise and Fall of the Lower East...
On December 16, 2021, Doc Chatters took a before-and-after virtual walking tour of the Lower East Side's historic synagogues. Norfolk Street Synagogue, Lower East Side. New York, NY, circa 1940s. Photo...
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Black Jewish Memoirs
Celebrate Black History Month with life stories by African American Jewish authors. Explore these inspiring reads—by famous entertainers, a food writer, an activist, and more—held in the Library’s...
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