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91. The new Jewish Synagogue in West Forty-Fourth Street, New York

The new Jewish Synagogue in West Forty-Fourth Street, New York
Date:
1869
Description:
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the former location of Temple Shaaray Tefila at 127 West 44th Street in New York. Published in the July 3, 1869, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

92. Reading from the scroll

Reading from the scroll
Description:
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting reading from the Torah at the Eldridge Street Synagogue in New York. Original illustration by Irving R. Wiles. From the article "The Jews in New York" by Richard Wheatley, published in the January 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.

97. Portrait of Unidentified Girl

Portrait of Unidentified Girl
Date:
1870-1879 and 1860-1869
Description:
Black and white portrait of an unidentified girl, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait includes note reading, "For Mrs. Moise."

98. [Um Gotteswillen, Heimann Levi…]

[Um Gotteswillen, Heimann Levi…]
Date:
1877
Description:
Caricature by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler published in the April 1877 edition of Puck. The caricature depicts a conversation between the Jewish peddler Heimann Levi and a personification of New York. In German, the text reads : --Dame New-York: "Um Gotteswillen, Heimann Levi, geh' schnell hinein in die Assembly." --Heimann Levi: "Ich in die Assembly? Was soll ich da drinnen thun?" --Dame New-York: Damit zu den Herren, die viel sprechen, endlich einmal Einer kommt, der blos handelt." In English, the text reads : --Dame New-York: "For God's sake, Heimann Levi, go quickly into the Assembly." --Herimann Levi: "Me in the Assembly? What should I do inside?" --Dame New-York: "So that to the gentlemen, who speak a lot, finally comes one for once, who merely acts." In German, the verb handeln can mean "trade" or "deal," as a peddler does, as well as "act."

99. The Habdalah

The Habdalah
Description:
Black-and-white wood engraving depicting the ceremony of Havdalah. Original illustration from the article "The Jews in New York--II" by Richard Wheatley, published in the February 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.

100. The Habdalah

The Habdalah
Date:
1892
Description:
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting the ceremony of Havdalah. From the article "The Jews in New York--II" by Richard Wheatley, published in the February 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.