Jews
Found in 5058 Collections and/or Records:
Prayer Shawl
An ivory prayer shawl (tallit - Sephardic pronunciation, tallis - Ashkenazic pronunciation). The edge of each side has a pattern of blue-gray and ivory stripes. The sides have tzitzit (fringes) hanging across the entire hem. The fringes serve to remind the Jewish people of the 613 commandments of the Torah. There is a solid ivory silk embroidered attarah (neck band) on the top edge. All four corners have a square with a hole in the center from which the tzizit hang.
Prayer Shawl
An ivory prayer shawl (tallit - Sephardic pronunciation, tallis - Ashkenazic pronunciation). The edge of each side has a pattern of gold and ivory stripes. The sides have tzitzit (fringes) hanging across the entire hem. The fringes serve to remind the Jewish people of the 613 commandments of the Torah. There is a solid ivory silk band with gold embroidery attarah (neck band) on the top edge. All four corners have a square with a hole in the center from which the tzizit hang.
Prayer Shawl Bag
A wine colored velvet prayer shawl (tallit - Sephardic pronunciation, tallis - Ashkenazic pronunciation) bag. Inside is lined with cotton fabric. The top folds down to close, but there is no clasp or drawstring. The front an embroidered crown and ''tallit'' (in Hebrew) under the crown. Gold and off-white flowers are embroidered on the front as well.
Prayer Shawl Bag
A brown velvet prayer shawl (tallit - Sephardic pronunciation, tallis - Ashkenazic pronunciation) bag. Inside is lined with blue cotton fabric. The top folds down to close and there are two loops and four buttons.The front embroidery has a crown, two golden lions, Star of David and ''tallit'' (in Hebrew) under the star. Gold and off-white flowers are embroidered on the front as well. There is gold fringe on the bottom edge of the bag.
Presentation of Donation to the American Medical Center, 1962
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Luncheon, 1955 September 12
Group photograph of luncheon attendees at the 152-acre club, west of Denver at 6800 W. Jewell Ave. on unincorporated land next to Lakewood. The club was founded in 1928 by 8 Jewish business and political leaders at a time when many Denver social institutions barred Jews from membership. The President, the Judge and others sit at the head table. This is a digital copy of the original photograph.
President Eisenhower and Max Goldberg, 1948
President Dwight Eisenhower and Max Goldberg pose together at Rose Hospital.
President Kennedy and Max Goldberg, circa 1959
President John F. Kennedy and Max Goldberg shaking hands.
Print Shop of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1945
Printer's Cases and Type and Printing Blocks, between 1920-1939
Printer's cases and hand-set type, including Hebrew printing type, and printing blocks. The hand-set type was used at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's printing shop during the 1920s and 1930s. The Hebrew type was primarily used for printing Yiddish copies of the JCRS publications. The dimensions given are for the largest printer's case.