Download or read book A Guide to the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center written by Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Philadelphia written by Linda Nesvisky and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience Philadelphia's Jewish history with a nine-site walking tour through the city's oldest streets. Discover the treasures of the Rosenbach Museum and Library and stories of the immigrant experience at the new National Museum of American Jewish History. Find out how the Liberty Bell became inscribed with a passage from the Torah and where to find some of the best Reubens in the city. Encouraged by Penn's charter of religious tolerance, Jewish people have flocked to Philadelphia since before the Revolutionary War, and in turn they have made remarkable contributions to the City of Brotherly Love. With a walking tour and a series of intriguing vignettes, tour guide Linda Nesvisky leads readers down colonial streets to discover the surprising history of the Jewish community in Philadelphia into the twenty-first century.
Download or read book Guide to Jewish Archives written by Aryeh Segall and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998-09-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Jewish immigrants to America, Philadelphia’s row houses provided an instant community of neighbors where they were able to combine the traditions of the Old World with new American ideals. In their flight to a new land and a new life, Jewish immigrants found a place to call home in South Philadelphia. This unprecedented collection of images celebrates the people and places of this community, from their struggles to their triumphs and the family bonds that provided their strength along the way. The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia is a tribute to tradition and pride that will serve as a valuable tool in teaching the history of Jewish immigrants in America. Join Allen Meyers in this exploration of the past that will be enjoyed for generations to come.
Download or read book Guide to the Holdings of the American Jewish Archives written by American Jewish Archives and published by Cincinnati : The Archives. This book was released on 1979 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Family and Children s Service of Greater Philadelphia written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Greater Philadelphia (JFCS) resulted from the merger of two important human service organizations in 1983: the Association for Jewish Children of Philadelphia and Jewish Family Service of Philadelphia. Helping one in four Jewish households in crisis and in need as well as thousands of others, JFCS plays a primary role in the Greater Philadelphia community. The earliest predecessor of JFCS, the Jewish Foster Home, opened in 1855 with five children in its care. Established through the leadership of Rebecca Gratz, the foremost American Jewish female leader of her day, it was the nations first Jewish orphanage and heralded a record of compassion, skill, and innovation in community services. Today, JFCS reaches out to more than 41,000 individuals and families each year with a wide array of programs from adoption to senior services. Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Greater Philadelphia is the first illustrated history of this organization. With numerous historic photographs, including images from the 150th anniversary celebration in 2005, this book touches on all aspects of the organizations history: services, programs, staff, and fund-raising.
Download or read book Traditions in Transition written by Gail F. Stern and published by The Historical Society of PA. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Western Jewish History Center written by Western Jewish History Center and published by Western Jewish History Center Judah L. Magnes. This book was released on 1987 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greater Philadelphia Jewish Genealogical Resource Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This resource guide was developed as a project of the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia (JGASGP) as a tool to assist our members as well as genealogists who are attending the 2022 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) international conference in Philadelphia, virtually or in-person. We hope it will provide valuable guidance to resources in the greater Philadelphia area that will serve participants throughout and after the conference."--Page 3.
Download or read book The Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia written by Harry Davidow Boonin and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1999 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on reports from American repositories of manuscripts.
Download or read book The Private City written by Sam Bass Warner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1987-06 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award in American History. "Packed with suggestive historical detail."--
Download or read book Guide to Women s History Resources in the Delaware Valley Area written by Trina Vaux and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Download or read book A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the History of Chemistry and Chemical Technology written by Colleen Wickey and published by Chemical Heritage Foundation. This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough inventory of research resources in American repositories, the Guide lists collections in the history of chemistry and chemical engineering, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and a number of related chemical process industries and businesses, from personal and professional papers of chemical scientists and engineers to business records of the chemical process industries.
Download or read book A Marmac Guide to Philadelphia written by Pransky, Judith Minkoff and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Finding Our Fathers written by Dan Rottenberg and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1986 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work Dan Rottenberg shows how to successfully trace your Jewish family back for generations by probing the memories of living relatives; by examining marriage licenses, gravestones, ship passenger lists, naturalization records, birth and death certificates, and other public documents; and by looking for clues in family traditions and customs.
Download or read book Guide to the Wisconsin Jewish Archives at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin written by State Historical Society of Wisconsin and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
