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Jewish Heritage Center
1:11:13
"From Teeming Zion's Fertile Womb": The Curious Career of Judah Monis
Hear from Expert Michael Hoberman about the unusual life and immigration of Judah Monis, a Jewish man born in Italy in 1716.
Jewish Heritage Center
1:09:12
Return to the Catskills
Phil Brown, Founder and President of the Catskills Institute, discusses the Jewish experience in the Catskills: from the first Jewish boarding house before the turn of the 20th century, through the decline and current transformation.
Resources at American Ancestors
59:33
Using the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Boston Collection at the Jewish Heritage Center
Between the late 19th century and late 1970s, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Boston office played a key role in helping Jewish immigrants settle in the United States.