“Ingathering of the Exiles Day” – intended to make immigrant soldiers feel welcome – was one of a number of ‘festivals’ that helped form the national ethos…
‘Toyve the Black Cantor’ and His 1930 World Tour
When celebrated African-American Yiddish soloist Thomas Larue crossed the Atlantic, he didn’t know what was in store…
Reporting the Holocaust Alongside Vacation Ads
In 1939, sickening accounts of impending genocide appeared on the same pages as cruise and resort promos
Manmade Climate Change 150 Years Ago? In Yiddish?!
1871 article: “Hardly anybody knows that war affects the weather strongly and causes heavy rain falls, strong winds, thunder and lightning.”
180 Years of Australian Jewish Newspaper History Going Online
Some 200,000 pages of historic press will be fully searchable as part of new global initiative
