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Emily Joseph | History Source
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History News and Events. Holy Land and Israeli History. All posts by Emily Joseph. Searching for Charles Newburgh. October 27, 2015. Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Caitlin Eichner. After several years working on the Shapell Manuscript Foundation. Ketubah submitted to the Bureau of Pensions by the Widow of Private Simon Lesser, 8th NY Infantry, and Translation by Charles Newburgh[1]. Married by a Rabbi? Did his birth get recorded in the local synagogue’s records? Gosh, we hope so! Charles Newburgh...
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Beautiful Historic Photographs from 1862-1924 | History Source
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History News and Events. Holy Land and Israeli History. Beautiful Historic Photographs from 1862-1924. February 25, 2014. Be prepared to take some time and stroll through these nostalgia-inducing photos at PhotosILike. I was lucky enough to receive one of the photos from this collection in an e-mail today and decided to look-up where it had been pulled from. The earliest one featured there is from 1862 and they continue through 1924. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Http:/ www.shorpy.com/. You are com...
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Exhibition About the Beginnings of U.S. Diplomacy in the Holy Land | History Source
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History News and Events. Holy Land and Israeli History. Holy Land and Israeli History. Exhibition About the Beginnings of U.S. Diplomacy in the Holy Land. January 28, 2014. In the mid-19th century, the United States began to take a more active role in the East first in Istanbul, and then in Jerusalem. The appointment of consuls was often dictated by personal or partisan alliances – the spoils system – and from 1857 until the outbreak of World War I, 16 American consuls served in Jerusalem. You are commen...
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George Washington’s Birthday | History Source
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History News and Events. Holy Land and Israeli History. History News and Events. George Washington’s Birthday. February 23, 2014. Nowadays, if you run for president, you must really want the job In both 2008 and 2012, more than 2 billion dollars. Were spent by presidential campaigns! So where did it all begin? In honor of George Washington’s birthday (Feb. 22), I recommend you take a look at a unique letter. The Museum of History in Granite, The Center of the World. February 24, 2014 at 7:29 am. Notify m...
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Anne Frank | History Source
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History News and Events. Holy Land and Israeli History. March 13, 2014. Anne Frank, whose diary is a testament to the Holocaust recognized worldwide, died in March 1945. Her impact on Holocaust remembrance cannot be overstated. When Otto returned from Auschwitz, Miep Gies gave him the papers she saved from the annex, including Anne’s diary. Otto published the diary in 1947, and over 70 million copies have been printed to date, in numerous languages. Here’s one excerpt, from Jan. 28, 1944:. Miep and Jan G...
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When General Grant Expelled the Jews | History Source
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History News and Events. Holy Land and Israeli History. When General Grant Expelled the Jews. February 18, 2014. On December 17, 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Orders No. 11, permanently expelling. All Jews living in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi, within 24 hours. The order regarding this class of people read as follows:. This shameful episode in U.S. history is analyzed in depth by Prof. Jonathan Sarna in his fascinating book on the subject,. When General Grant Expelled the Jews.
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Hugo: Discovering Georges Méliès | History Source
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History News and Events. Holy Land and Israeli History. Hugo: Discovering Georges Méliès. January 28, 2014. I can remember distinctly when I became enamored with turn-of-the-century art work and special effects. The truth is, what I was looking at was not from that period at all it was a music video from the 1990’s: The Smashing Pumpkin’s. Imagine my enthusiasm when 15 years later,. Hit the theaters. This family friendly movie is based on the novel. The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Georges Méliès is true.