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Tag: American Jewish Historical Society

0 Art Communities

Bill Aron, photographer of Jewish countercultures, gets his due in a sweeping retrospective

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 9 Feb

Bill Aron, a sociologist and street photographer, is celebrated for his expansive work capturing Jewish countercultures.

0 Culture History

He documented a changing Jewish world, and the Jewish world changed him

Mira Fox in Forward · 5 Feb

Bill Aron's photography is celebrated in a new retrospective at the American Jewish Historical Society, showcasing how his work has documented and in turn, influenced his engagement with Jewish communities worldwide.

0 Antisemitism History

A new Anti-Defamation League archive aims to show how hate and the fight against it have evolved

Luke Tress in JTA · 16 Aug 2024

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is creating an archive documenting hate groups and the ADL's fight against discrimination over the past century.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

Ruth Fein, ‘absolute giant of the Boston Jewish community,’ dies at 96

Penny Schwartz in Forward · 27 Feb 2024

Ruth Fein, a pioneering figure in the Boston Jewish community, passed away at the age of 96.

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History with a Flourish

Jenna Weissman Joselit in Jewish Review of Books · 2 Apr 2020

Laura Arnold Leibman's book "The Art of the Jewish Family" explores the history of Jewish women in the United States and the Caribbean from 1750 to 1850 through the lens of material culture.