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POSTCARDS FROM HOME
Photographs were the only
way that our families living in Europe and elsewhere could see each other short
of a visit. Sometimes a photo was taken before a family member
emigrated; others were sent by mail, perhaps with a message written in
Yiddish, or perhaps they were hand-delivered by a relative or close
friend. Whichever the case, these photos served as a lasting memento
that each who possessed them would treasure forever. |
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EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWRY
A series of exhibits that describe some of the conditions
that Jews were forced to live under from the time of the
Russian Czars to the Holocaust and its aftermath.
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FROM THE PALE TO THE GOLDEN
LAND:
HOW OUR FAMILIES CAME TO AMERICA
This exhibition discusses the process our families undertook to
get from their homes in Eastern Europe to their new homes in
the United States. The U.S. immigration policy during the
years of mass immigration are also delved upon. |
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LIVING IN AMERICA:
THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE
In a number of exhibitions we discuss the lives of those who
chose to immigrate to the United
States, most of whom came in through Ellis Island and settled,
at least initially, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. |
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