A bagel famine. A record-breaking gathering of Orthodox Jews at Madison Square Garden. Jewish treasures discovered in a crumbling synagogue basement. These may sound like the trappings of an especially quirky history of Jewish New York - and they are. But such unusual episodes also offer a unique window into the lives, concerns and changing identities of New York's Jewish community, from the time it was founded in 1654 to the present day. And now, the history of New York's Jewish community is easier than ever to explore. The National Library of Israel has digitized nearly five decades of The New York Jewish Week, New York's leading Jewish newspaper, making its archives free and accessible to the public for the first time through the library's Historical Jewish Press collection. The archive offers a record not only of the major events that shaped Jewish life in New York, but also of the everyday issues, personalities and cultural shifts that animated the community.To celebrate this milestone, the National Library of Israel and The New York Jewish Week will host an exclusive evening exploring what the newly available archive can tell us about New York's Jewish past - and how it can help inform the present.The free event, “The Pages of Our Past: Digitizing New York's Jewish Stories,” will take place Tuesday, Nov.…
National Library of Israel's new digital archive opens window into New York’s vibrant Jewish past
The National Library of Israel has digitized nearly five decades of New York Jewish Week, New York’s leading Jewish newspaper, making its archive free and accessible to the public for the first time.
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A record-breaking gathering of Orthodox Jews at Madison Square Garden. Jewish treasures discovered in a crumbling synagogue basement. The National Library of Israel has digitized nearly five decades of The New York Jewish Week, New York's leading Jewish newspaper, making its archives free and accessible to the public for the first time through the library's Historical Jewish Press collection.
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