[...דרייט זיך, דרייט די לעבענס מיל]

Title:

[...דרייט זיך, דרייט די לעבענס מיל]

Description:

Rosh Hashanah postcard depicting a windmill issuing New Year's wishes for a good life with happiness, wealth, and abundance. The blades of the windmill display scenes of pioneers in the field, at harvest, beekeeping, and draining swamps in Palestine. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Turn, turn, mill of life / Bring luck to a New Year / On your estate, in your home / You will live safe, free!"

Collection Title:

William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection - Postcards

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Postcards

Topical Subject:

Rosh ha-Shanah cards, Pioneers--Israel, Halutzim, and Zionism

Geographic Subject:

Palestine--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century

Language:

Yiddish and Hebrew

Shelving Locator:

Postcard Portfolio 06,cofc-war-postcard06-168

Date Digital:

2011-09-19

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned with Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 800 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

25516