Postcard portfolio 08, 1905-1915, 1969, undated
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
- From the Collection: Rosenthall, William A. (Person)
Language of Material
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
Special Collections
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