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William A. Rosenthall Judaica collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1086
Abstract
Judaica postcards, prints and posters, periodicals, clippings, philatelic materials, greeting cards, medals, textiles, ephemera, and subject files collected by Rabbi William A. Rosenthall. Materials date from the late 15th to 20th century and document Jewish life on every continent except Antarctica. These materials are mainly iconographic in nature, including artwork depicting many aspects of Jewish history, religion, customs, and daily life. They cover topics such as Jewish holidays,...
Dates:
1493-2002; Majority of material found within 1568-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
Renata Somers collection of Holocaust photographs
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-044
Abstract
The collection consists of copy negatives, contact sheets, and digital images of the destruction of the synagogue in Holešov, Czechoslovakia, in 1941, by the Nazis. Also included are images of photographs, postcards, and letters relating to Renata Somers's grandfather, Jakub Michalowski, cantor of the Holešov Jewish community, who was killed at Auschwitz in 1944.
Dates:
1941
Found in:
Special Collections
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