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Founded in 1897 in New York City, the democratic socialist Yiddish daily Forverts quickly became the most popular Jewish newspaper in the United States (and the most widely circulated non-English…
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George Boehm
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1912
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The Steerage is considered Alfred Stieglitz’s masterpiece. It marks a departure from the painterly approach he had previously championed in favor of paying more attention to forms, a reflection of his…
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Alfred Stieglitz
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1907
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This fantastical picture by Florine Stettheimer melds together a biblical pastoral scene (palm trees, sheep, and women dressed in imagined Middle Eastern clothing) with a group of modern American…
Contributor:
Florine Stettheimer
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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ca. 1915–1917
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To Build a Fire
Measuring
Scalloped Apples
Coffee
Setting the Table
Washing Dishes
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Lizzie Black Kander
Places:
Milwaukee, United States of America
Date:
1901
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The writers of the radical press (also) have the full right to life, to be free, and to seek their fortune in—a bread line.
Contributor:
Der Tunkeler
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1909
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This poster was published by the Jewish Welfare Board in the United States just prior to the armistice bringing World War I to a halt. The message was to elicit support from Jewish civilians for the…
Contributor:
Sidney H. Riesenberg
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1918
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Cover of sheet music for “Do Not Say Goodbye” from the Marx Brothers’ musical comedy Home Again.
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Marx Brothers
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1914
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Shahn frequently based his paintings on his own photographs. East Side Soap Box is based on a photo of Jewish workers protesting in Madison Square Park in Manhattan. The Yiddish sign reads: “Nature…
Contributor:
Ben Shahn
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1936
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This painting dates to the early years of Walkowitz’s career, when he frequently painted New York cityscapes. Walkowitz’s cubist style was well suited to capturing the skyscrapers, elevated trains…
Contributor:
Abraham Walkowitz
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1923
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This expressionist self-portrait dates from the earliest period of Bloom’s career. He and his friend Jack Levine were the beneficiaries of a Harvard professor and patron of the arts, who provided them…
Contributor:
Hyman Bloom
Places:
Boston, United States of America
Date:
1925–1935