Jews
Found in 5169 Collections and/or Records:
Wool Prayer Shawl
A prayer shawl (tallis - Ashkenazic pronunciation, tallit - Sephardic pronunciation) made from wool with black cotton or wool woven stripes. The lower sides have tzitzit (fringe). All four corners have a 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. square with a hole in the center from which the tzizit hang. This prayer shawl has a piece of cloth sewn onto a portion of the wool, probably to mitigate wear and moth damage
Wool Prayer Shawl
A prayer shawl (tallis - Ashkenazic pronunciation, tallit - Sephardic pronunciation) made from a light-weight wool with ivory silk and black cotton or wool woven stripes. The sides have tzitzit (fringe). All four corners have a 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.square of silk jacquard with a hole in the center from which the tzizit hang. There is an embroidered strip on the garment.
Workers in an Unknown Business, between 1970-1990
Workers at an unknown business. The business appears to be related to publishing or bookbinding. The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by RMJHS.
World War I Bible with Notations, 1918-1919
Readings from the Holy Scriptures for Jewish Soldiers and Sailors with diary entries on the inside cover pages. Sidney Israelski was an American soldier in the First Corps Artillery Park, Truck Unit Two, Third Army Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces. The entries begin with his enlistment on January 15, 1918 and ends with Beaufort, Luxembourg on December 1, 1918. ''Compliments of Jewish Welfare Board'' and handwritten around ''Jewish'' is ''Truck Co. #2 - 1st C.A.P.''
World War I Dog Tags
The two World War I dog tags are circular and have a hole at the top. "Sidney Israelske, Cpl." is engraved on the front sides of the dog tags. "Sgt." has been scratched on the front of both tags. The number 1877169 is engraved on the back sides of the tags. The initial "1" is upside down on one of the tags. Sidney Israelski was in the United States Army during World War I.
World War I Portrait of Dr. Charles Spivak, between 1914-1925
Dr. Charles D. Spivak in his military uniform. Dr. Spivak took a leave of absence from the JCRS to serve as a special U.S. medical commissioner in war-torn Europe. He was officially a representative of the Jewish Distribution Committee to provide relief to Jewish refugees.
World War I Victory Medal, 1919
World War I Victory Ribbon
Wyoming, Cheyenne - Federation, 1950-1960
Correspondence related to fundraising efforts regarding the Cheyenne, Wyoming federation
X-Ray Equipment at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941
X-ray equipment at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.