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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5169 Collections and/or Records:

Wool Prayer Shawl

 Item
Identifier: B002.16.0315.00002
Abstract

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

Dates: early-mid 20th century

Wool Prayer Shawl

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Identifier: B002.16.0315.00003
Abstract

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.

Dates: early-mid 20th century

Workers in an Unknown Business, between 1970-1990

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Identifier: B230.02.0014.00053
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1970-1990

World War I Bible with Notations, 1918-1919

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Identifier: B255.01.0001.0003.00001
Abstract

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.''

Dates: 1918-1919

World War I Dog Tags

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Identifier: B255.02.0001.0001.00003
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1920-1930

World War I Portrait of Dr. Charles Spivak, between 1914-1925

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00018
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1914-1925

World War I Victory Medal, 1919

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Identifier: B255.02.0001.0001.00001
Abstract On the obverse side of this bronze medal is a female Victory with wings and sword in her proper right hand and shield on her proper left side. On the reverse of the metal part is a shield with U.S. in the middle and on the left and right are raised capital letters. On the left: ''France, Italy, Serbia, Japan, Montenegro, Russia, Greece'' and on the right: '' Great Britain, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal, Rumania, China''. There are three stars in raised relief on both sides of the shield on the...
Dates: 1919

World War I Victory Ribbon

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Identifier: B255.02.0001.0001.00002
Abstract There are five metal stars across the crimped material on the top. The colors of the material are from left to right: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. There is pin fastener on the reverse side. The primary colors fade into each other, forming the secondary colors. The companion Victory Medal was established by the U.S. Congress in 1919 and awarded to members of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for active service between April 6, 1917 and...
Dates: 1920-1930

Wyoming, Cheyenne - Federation, 1950-1960

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0028.0030
Abstract

Correspondence related to fundraising efforts regarding the Cheyenne, Wyoming federation

Dates: 1950-1960

X-Ray Equipment at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00023
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1941