Black-and-white photographic postcard of the exterior of St. Thomas Synagogue in Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Postcard with a reproduction of a watercolor of the exterior of the former location of the Geelong Hebrew Congregation. The watercolor is from an illuminated address presented by the Victorian Jewish Community to Sir Benjamin Benjamin, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, in honor of his Knighthood in 1889.
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a father blessing his children. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "What do you want, my dear? / With what shall I bless you? / Blossom happily, be big and rich / But remain Jews and good people!"
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the blessing of the children : "May the New Year strengthen your heart / To truly serve the Creator / And illuminate your mind / With the beacon of His Torah."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a father blessing his children. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "At the New Year, may God grant / A thousand blessings, a thousand joys."
Postcard by Hayyim Goldberg with the first two stanzas of Morris Rosenfeld's poem Mayn Yingele (My Little Son) : "I have a son, a little son / A youngster mighty fine! / And when I look at him I feel / That all the world is mine. / But seldom do I see him when / He's wide awake and bright. / I always find him sound asleep / I see him late at night."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Oh God, oh God almighty! / Forgive our sins, forgive! / And do not erase from the Book of Life / Any of my house…"
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "And quickly life goes on / And everything changes quickly / Motel is already a father / And has a child himself."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting greetings after the synagogue service. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Out pain and suffering - / An end has taken them! / Now God spreads our way / With flowers and blossoms!"
Rosh Hashanah card with a Yiddish poem : "The birds gives the card / On which it is written / In the coming year / She will be with her beloved / And the New Year / Will bring joy and happiness / And never again / Will she be parted from her beloved."
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the "latest news," including : --Salvation and comfort for Jews / --A certain peace is coming / --The evil decrees have become null / --Amnesty for all transgressions."
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the vacation house for Dutch Jewish children in Wijk aan Zee. In 1885, the Herstellings- en Vacantieoord voor Israëlietische Kinderen (Recovery and Vacation Place for Israelite Children) was established at Beverwijk. Some years later, its name was changed to the Israëlietisch Herstellings- en Vacantieoord te Wijk aan Zee (Israelite Recovery and Vacation Place at Wijk aan Zee). During the 1930s, the institution came to be known as the Jozeboko, short for Joodsche Zee- en Boschkolonies (Jewish Sea and Forest Colonies).
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "The sound of the shofar blasts / A New Year is on its way / To lift the weak of spirit / And bring you joy, comfort, and good cheer."
Rosh Hashanah postcard with a Yiddish poem : "Oh God, oh God almighty! / Forgive our sins, forgive! / And do not erase from the Book of Life / Any of my house…"
Postcard by Hayyim Goldberg entitled "the vision," with a Yiddish poem : "He casts a furtive glance at her / She coyly lets down her gaze / The old mother at the door / Beams with naches and happiness."
Color postcard with a reproduction of an oil painting by Robert Guttmann depicting a beth hamidrash in Carpathian Ruthenia. The original painting is held at the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Color postcard with a reproduction of an oil painting by Robert Guttmann depicting a synagogue in Carpathian Ruthenia. The original painting is held at the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Black-and-white postcard designed by Bezalel student Yaakov Stark, including a portrait of artist Boris Schatz, founder of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, in front of Schatz's sculpture of Mattathias. The Academy's buildings can be seen at right.
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of kapparot. The following is recited during the ceremony : "This is my exchange, this is my substitute, this is my atonement." In this postcard, the head of the rooster used for kapparot is substituted with the face of Nicholas II of Russia.
Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting the ceremony of kapparot. The following is recited during the ceremony : "This is my exchange, this is my substitute, this is my atonement." In this postcard, the head of the rooster used for kapparot is substituted with the face of Nicholas II of Russia.
Black-and-white postcard of the exteriors of the First Presbyterian Church, Congregation Mickve Israel, and Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church in Savannah.
Color postcard of the exterior of Temple Emanu-El, formerly the Miami Beach Community Jewish Center and then the Miami Beach Jewish Center, in Miami Beach.
