Mogen Dovid Delicatessen Journals
Working in a research library has its advantages. I've met lots of interesting people, encountered fascinating objects serendipitously, and wandered around the deep crevices of a landmark building. But...
View ArticleFamous Recipes for Jewish Housewives: Advertising Booklets in the Jewish...
Manischewitz, Hebrew National, Wolff's Kasha, Empire Kosher Poultry--it's no surprise that these companies have produced Jewish cookbooks over the years. But advertising booklets have been around since...
View ArticleSnappy Eats of 1932: Jewish Community Cookbooks
Here in the Dorot Jewish Division, we have over 400 cookbooks that were published outside the United States: from Canada and Mexico, South America, Asia (including Israel, of course), Oceania, and...
View ArticleReady with Opekta in 10 Minutes: A Culinary Footnote to the Holocaust
Why does the Dorot Jewish Division have in its cookbook collection a booklet of pectin recipes? After all, pectin—a gelling agent used in making jams, pie fillings, and jellybeans, among other...
View ArticleHappy New Year, Circa 1910: Pop-up Greeting Cards in the Jewish Division
If you visit your local stationery store in September, you may well find a small selection of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) cards. The cards will probably have the standard Hebrew greeting for the...
View ArticleSpecial Collections Highlights: Mary Löwenkopf Weiss Papers
In December 1938, Mary Löwenkopf, a 13 year old Jewish girl from Nazi-occupied Vienna, left on a Kindertransport and settled in The Netherlands for the next 8 years. After liberation, she emigrated to...
View Article"The Biggest Library in the World Opens Today": NYPL in the Yiddish Press
You probably already know that the New York Public Library's flagship building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street will celebrate its centennial on May 23. There will be galas, games, lectures, and all...
View ArticleThe Face of Intellectual Beauty: The New York Review of Books at 48
First published on February 1st, 1963, The New York Review of Books has been hailed to be one of the world's leading intellectual literary magazines. Known for its sharp and critical insights,...
View ArticleIslam in Europe: A Resource Guide at NYPL
According to the BBC News, "Islam is widely considered Europe's fastest growing religion, with immigration and above average birth rates leading to a rapid increase in the Muslim population." There are...
View ArticleFinding Jesus at NYPL: A Research Guide
Perhaps no person in human history is more controversial than Jesus of Nazareth. The parable above (among many other well known ones) came from Jesus in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. In...
View ArticleNew Year's Resolution for 2012: Learn a New Language!
As 2011 slowly comes to an end, many of us are anxiously waiting for 2012 to arrive! Usually around this time — for some of the ambitious ones — we make New Year's resolutions. Can we actually keep...
View ArticleThe Emperor of the United States
Some people are already tired of hearing about the 2012 election campaign. But they should be grateful for our election process, because our democratically-elected government was once a monarchy. No,...
View Article"The Hobbit" and Other Classics in Yiddish
If you're as eager as I am to see the movie version of The Hobbit, then you'll be excited to hear about the brand-new translation of the J.R.R. Tolkien classic into Yiddish. OK, maybe not; possibly you...
View ArticleThe Jews of Shanghai: Uncovering the Archives and Stories
"Life was difficult in Shanghai, but infinitely better than anything they had left behind. From lower-middle-class comfort, the Tobias family was reduced to poverty but not to starvation. There was...
View ArticlePlaying With Matches: Jewish Deli Ephemera
Hot pastrami. Three decker sandwiches with chopped liver, corned beef, tomatoes and bermuda onion. Hungarian beef goulash with noodles. Stuffed derma with kasha. These artery-clogging delicacies are no...
View ArticleFrom Sanitary Fairs to "The Settlement": Early Charity Cookbooks
One hundred and fifty years ago, as the Civil War raged, the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was busy raising money to improve conditions for Union soldiers. Early on in the war, people...
View ArticleThe Face of Intellectual Beauty: The New York Review of Books at 48: Posts...
First published on February 1st, 1963, The New York Review of Books has been hailed to be one of the world's leading intellectual literary magazines. Known for its sharp and critical insights,...
View ArticleClassroom Connections: Lists for Lesson Planning (Gr. 6-12) : Posts from the...
Aguilar Library, 1938 - Librarian w/ students. Want to know more about our current educational initiatives? See The ABC of Education: Why Libraries Matter by Maggie Jacobs, Director of Educational...
View ArticleClassroom Connections: 'Grace Aguilar's American Journey,' A...
By 1900, New York City and the United States were undergoing waves of dramatic, traumatic change. Industrialization, Reconstruction and a surge of immigrants from across the globe were remaking every...
View ArticleThe Yiddish Broadway and Beyond: Posts from the Dorot Jewish Division
Given New York City’s major role in the Yiddish theater, it’s no surprise that The New York Public Library has a wonderful Yiddish theater collection. Here you’ll find posters, playbills, sheet music,...
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