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From the Philadelphia Jewish Archives: Police Squad Thwarts Tolerance Raiders
On March 14, 1939, Detective Sergeant Jacob H. Gomborow assigned six detectives from the Philadelphia Bureau of Police’s radical squad to attend a meeting organized by the Committee for Racial and...
View ArticleCracked Voices: Stories of Jewish Political Dissent and Fracture, March 26, 2017
As a perpetual minority through two millennia of dispersion, Jews know a little something about dissent. They have not only differed from the majority religion, but also sometimes been at odds with...
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Summer Fellows for 2017
The Feinstein Center for American Jewish History announces the selection of its Summer Fellows for 2017: Ronnie Grinberg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History & the Schusterman...
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From the Philadelphia Jewish Archives: Investigating the Crucifixion of Uncle...
September 8, 2017, History NewsAmerican Jewish History, Anti-Semitism, Religion, Top News by: Margery Sly The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia (JCRC) was established by B’nai...
View ArticleCharlottesville on Our Mind
On Friday, September 15, Temple University students gathered for a teach-in about Charlottesville and white supremacy. Convened through Professor Ralph Young’s Dissent in America Series, over sixty...
View ArticleRadiant Others: A Klezmer Music Podcast
Radiant Others: A Klezmer Music Podcast, is a new creation from internationally renowned klezmer trombonist Dan Blacksberg. In each episode, Blacksberg sits down for an in-depth conversation with a...
View ArticleForbidden Foods of the Spanish Inquisition
October 12, 2017 By Ronit Treatman Did you know that eating a lunch of eggplants, chickpeas, and a green salad could get you burned at the stake during the Middle Ages? This information was concealed...
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From the Philadelphia Jewish Archives
From the Philadelphia Jewish Archives, housed at the Special Collections Resource Center at Temple University Libraries: Stu Goldman Editorial Cartoon Collection, 1979-2009 Stu Goldman, an award...
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From the Philadelphia Jewish Archives: the JCRC and Gun Control
April 19, 2018 History News Margery Sly In the late 1960s, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia (JCRC) saw it a priority to take a public stance regarding gun control...
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2018 Summer Fellows
The Feinstein Center for American Jewish History announces the selection of its Summer Fellows for 2018: Gregg Drinkwater is a PhD Candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder. Gregg’s research...
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