Box 4

Scope and Contents

Rosh Hashanah postcards bearing traditional New Year's greetings in Hebrew. The majority feature decorative illustrations centered around flowers and birds. Other common imagery includes Zionist symbols, immigration to the United States, depictions of Rosh Hashanah customs and prayers, and ceremonial objects.

Scope and Contents

Postcards with reproductions of paintings of biblical scenes by Anton Robert Leinweber. Included are scenes from the books of Genesis, Exodus, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Job, and Daniel.

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...