Photograph of soldiers in uniform, reading from the Torah at a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) service in Karachi, India during World War II. In 1943 (Hebrew year 5704), the holiday began at sundown on Wednesday, September 29 and continued through...
A photograph of the Jewish Temple, 5015 Harding Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1972. The Temple is the oldest and largest Jewish house of worship in Nashville. Congregation Ohabai Sholom was established in 1851 and was known as the Vine Street...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. A plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee and the surrounding area, originally published in 1908 by G. M. Hopkins Company, showing the various buildings, landscapes, acreage, and street routes for several blocks. Original...
A postcard of the Jewish Cemetery gate at 18th and Clay Streets, Nashville, Tennessee. The archway above the gate has the words "Temple Cemetery" chiseled in stone. Forms part of the Nashville Room Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x...
The Congregation Sherith Israel, an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, acquired property in 1948 on West End Avenue. The congregation moved from its Fifth Avenue building to the new location in April of 1948. Zalman Posner, longtime rabbi to the...
A photograph of West End Synagogue located at 3810 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. Constructed in 1950, this synagogue is home to Nashville's second oldest Jewish congregation which was established in 1874 by 20 Jewish families. The...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Barbara Belfiglio, conducted on August 18, 2011 by Annette Pilcher as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. The topics discussed include Barbara’s rescue and her stay at the Gordon Jewish...
Photograph of soldiers in uniform, most with their backs towards the camera, gathered around a kneeling camel. One soldier appears to be mounting or dismounting the camel, assisted by a man in a turban. Morris Levine is at far right. Morris Levine...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Gilbert S. Fox, conducted on 1 March 2004 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Fox, an Executive Officer on board LSM-80 in the US Navy during...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Gilbert S. Fox, conducted on 1 March 2004 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Fox, an Executive Officer on board LSM-80 in the US Navy during...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Gilbert S. Fox, conducted on 1 March 2004 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Fox, an Executive Officer on board LSM-80 in the US Navy during...
A photograph of the Vine Street Temple (Congregation Ohabai Shalom) which was located at 136 Seventh Avenue North (Vine Street became Seventh Avenue in 1904), Nashville, Tennessee. The Byzantine style building had nine domes and was dedicated on 27...
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland was met at the airport by the “Red Carpet Club” of Nashville and made Honorary Citizen and presented key to the city on July 12th, 1961. Robert “Bob” Briscoe was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served...
Photograph of unidentified African-American military band during World War II, probably taken at or near Karachi Air Base in India (now in Pakistan). Photograph probably taken by Morris Levine. Morris Levine was born on Dec. 8, 1917 in Nashville,...