Illuminating Hidden Collections at the Center for Jewish History: Community Building and Cultural Engagement

Item

Title

Illuminating Hidden Collections at the Center for Jewish History: Community Building and Cultural Engagement

Description

The hidden collections initiative will bring to light archival material that shows how Jewish individuals and organizations in the second half of the 20th century formed strong communities and organizations, engaged in social service, impacted scholarship and created art reflecting their experiences. In countries from the U.S. to Morocco to Romania, Jews encountered challenges associated with integration. They developed their cultural identities while maintaining commitments to the broader communities in which they lived. The project will take place from 2/2015 to 1/2017 and include material from the American Jewish Historical Society and American Sephardi Federation.

Date

Temporal Coverage

1944 - 1944

Spatial Coverage

These collections contain material from the United States, Canada, Romania, France, Israel and Morocco.

Extent

781 Artwork (Including Original Paintings, Prints, Sculpture, Etc.), Audio (Including Speech And Music), Audiovisual, Image, Text (Including Electronic Texts)

Applicant Unit

Identifier

Primary Contact

Ms. Laura Leone

Request

369416

Was Funded