roshhashana

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Jewish People and History - Ancient and Modern, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

A shabbily dressed man probably exhausted from working at a sweatshop. He no doubt lived in a crowded tenement, so he's better off resting on a park bench.

Bearded young Jewish worker napping. Definitely a fave. I just wish the Yom Kippur collection this came from had a lot more candid photos like this.

Hi everyone...Can i draw this photo?

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If this was photo was indeed taken around Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) as the notation implies then these people are most likely taking part in a "tashlich" ceremony. The ceremony is when the previous year's sins are symbolically "cast off" by throwing pieces of bread into a flowing body of water.

This was a very nice picture especially it was in Brooklyn, NY. Although I was not born in Brooklyn, I was born in the Bronx. But that was many years ago. Happy New Year.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ART GINGHAM PHOTOGRAPHY, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

1942 Rosh-Hashana observance captured well in this historic photo.