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Postcard portfolio 08, 1905-1915, 1969, undated

 File — Box: 4

Scope and Contents

Rosh Hashanah postcards bearing traditional New Year's greetings in Hebrew. Illustrations include weddings, images of couples, blessings of children, and rabbis with ceremonial objects as well as holiday customs of other Jewish holidays such as Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Yom Kippur (specifically kapparot and tashlikh), while also bearing Rosh Hashanah greetings. Of note are a significant number of postcards featuring men and women waving Zionist flags and a series of photographic postcards featuring scenes of life cycle events staged under an Etz Chaim (Tree of Life). The majority of postcards feature short poems in Yiddish.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-1915, 1969, undated

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 81.5 linear feet (58 flat boxes, 5 postcard boxes, 28 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 38 oversize folders)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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