History
From the Collection: I See / I Think / I Wonder
The image above comes from a collection of photographs and papers that belonged to Adele Marcus of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. ...
Escaping Germany, Settling in McGehee, Arkansas
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to conduct a workshop on oral history techniques at Hendrix College in Conway, ...
The Whipping Man
By Education Fellow Reva FrankelTomorrow brings the end of Black History Month. Most often when we discuss the Jewish connection ...
Wrestling with History in an Old Cemetery
Since moving to Mississippi ten years ago, I have been continually struck by the state’s rich but complicated history. One ...
Our Life: Based on a True Story
While there were quite a few excellent movies in 2012, my favorite, far and away was “Argo.” I saw it ...
Guest Post: “Goodman Writes” On Southern Jewish Heritage
Today’s blog comes to us from Michael Goodman at Goodman Writes, another “Southern & Jewish” voice. Reprinted with permission of the ...
The Department Store Museum
I was working on an activity for the Texas Jewish Immigrant Experience Traveling Trunk when I came across a gem ...
A Passover Mitzvah in Southeast Kentucky
In celebration of the completion of the Kentucky section of our online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, we bring you ...
Small Town Field Trip for Fort Worth Teens
One of the foundational ideas behind the ISJL is that mid-size and large congregations should build connections to smaller Jewish ...
Denouncing Germany’s Haman from Harlan, Kentucky
Few places in America are more remote than southeastern Kentucky. Back in the early 20th century, a handful of Jewish ...