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Scene Still from The Jazz Singer

Date: 1927
Description: A still from the film The Jazz Singer showing Eugenie Besserer, Al Jolson, and Warner Oland (Warner 1927).
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Destroying the Temple

Date: 1939
Description: A snapshot, taken during the summer, of the Jewish temple being demolished in Danzig.
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Membership Tea for B'nai B'rith Women

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: Members of the B'nai B'rith Women social committee gather for the organization's Membership Tea. B'nai B'rith Women is a Jewish service and charitable orga...
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Membership Tea for B'nai B'rith Women

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: Mrs. S.B. Shien, Arlyne Hurwitz and Rose Gordon attend the Membership Tea for B'nai B'rith Women of Madison, a Jewish service and charitable organization. ...
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Membership Tea for B'nai B'rith Women

Date: 08 02 1954
Description: Mrs. Gerald Goldberg, guest speaker at the membership tea of the B'nai B'rith Women of Madison, receives a corsage from Madison membership chairman Elizabe...
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Membership Tea for B'nai B'rith Women

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: Group portrait of members who served as models in the style show at the Membership Tea of B'nai B'rith of Madison, a Jewish service and charitable organiza...
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Beth Israel Skit

Date: 09 08 1954
Description: Members of the Beth Israel Sisterhood depict the group's activities in an original skit. Left to right are Mrs. Jack (Rose) Gordon, Mrs. Sol (Florence) Go...
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Hillel Ground Breaking at 611 Langdon Street

Date: 04 03 1955
Description: Four men with shovels turn over the first shovels full of earth at 611 Langdon Street, the site of the new Jewish student center. "Left to right are Rabbi ...
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Temple Beth El Organization Chart

Date: 01 26 1956
Description: A chart illustrating the organization of Beth El Temple is shown at their annual meeting.
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Madison Council of Jewish Women Dinner Dance

Date: 01 27 1956
Description: Mrs. Maurice ((Janet) Pasch of 4114 Manitou Way is president of the Madison Council of Jewish Women. They are planning a dinner dance at the East Side Busi...
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First Governor's Conference on Aging Population

Date: 05 28 1956
Description: Transportation is often a problem for the older population. The Council of Jewish Women has arranged a transportation group to take older Jewish persons to...
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Hawaiian Style Dancers at Benefit

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: Six Jewish husbands dressed as female Hawaiian dancers in wigs and grass skirts posing for the camera. The husbands were part of a presentation at the annu...
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World Jewish Child's Day

Date: 04 01 1957
Description: Governor Vernon W. Thomson receives a gavel made by school children in Israel upon his signing of a proclamation of World Jewish Child's Day. Members of th...
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Temple Emanuel #819

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Description: Reform Temple Emanu-El at the corner of Broadway and Martin Street. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vicinity, Photographed by H.H. Bennett."
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Ikie Eisenhower Vill KEEP US Boys In Power

Date: 1952
Description: A two-sided, antisemitic card featuring "Ikie" Eisenhower on the left (with "IKIE" below) and a caricature of a Jewish man on the right (with "US" below). ...
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Council of Jewish Women Tea

Date: 09 16 1957
Description: The Council of Jewish Women having tea at the home of Molly Feldman. They include, left to right: Felice Goodman, arrangements chair; Rose Glass, vice-pres...
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Council of Jewish Women Tea

Date: 09 16 1957
Description: Officers of the Madison section of the Council of Jewish Women attending a tea. They include, from left, Jeanne Silverberg, financial secretary; Nadine Sha...
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Council of Jewish Women Tea

Date: 09 16 1957
Description: A membership tea began activities for the Madison section of the Council of Jewish Women. Attendees include, from left, Janet Pasch, past president; Sandra...
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Council of Jewish Women Tea

Date: 09 16 1957
Description: Mrs. Louis A. Pollock of Denver, Colorado represented the national board of the Council of Jewish Women while a guest at a tea put on by the Madison sectio...
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Temple Beth El Dinner Dance

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Committee chairmen for the upcoming Temple Beth El dinner dance include, from left to right: Nadine Shapiro, publicity; Mrs. Herbert Cohn, co-chairman; Emi...

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