Treasured and irreplaceable family photographs; heirloom Sabbath candlesticks; a wedding present of wooden clogs; a tin Hanukkah menorah with 17 candleholders so that two families could share —these are some of the many Museum objects that share generations’ worth of stories about Jewish heritage and life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Explore the cultural heritage of Jewish communities worldwide, discovering the artistic expressions, spiritual connections, and intellectual contributions that have shaped Jewish life for centuries.
Crisco Recipes for the Jewish Housewife, an English and Yiddish language cookbook, captures a unique and significant moment in Jewish culinary history. In 1935, when this book was published, the newly engineered ingredient Crisco was becoming increasingly popular across the United States, not least of which with Jews, who turned to Crisco as a means … Continued