Center for Jewish History, NYC

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The Center for Jewish History is the home of five preeminent Jewish institutions dedicated to history, culture, and art. It unites under one roof collections that bring together centuries of Jewish life: The American Jewish Historical Society, founded in 1892, has extensive collections of documents, books, paintings, and memorabilia that bear witness to the remarkable contributions of the American Jewish community to life in the Americas from the 16th century to the present.

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American Jewish Congress Chartered Bus, New York to Washington for the March on Washington, 1963

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  • ddey65 said:
    Where was this bus at the time the picture was taken?

Cholent pot

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  • Center for Jewish History, NYC said:
    If you have any information regarding the object within the picture, please leave a comment.
  • jessamyn west said:
    Thank you for this I've added it to the Wikipedia page for cholent

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholent#History

Jews In Space: Family Program

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  • Andrew Wertheimer said:
    Jews in Space. Please tell us it won't be matzoh and space ice cream for 9 months at a space station. :) yes... and when your grandmother went up on an early space misison, they had real geffilte fish swimming in the tub, but then they remembered no gravity... so, nu, what else happened back then... (Sorry, I got a bit carried away). Nice to see families and kids at LBI/ CJH. Shaloha.

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