Free Photos: Jewish People in Early 1900s
The decisive winner of yesterday’s poll was the collection of images of Jewish People. You can now download these photos as a PowerPoint file, as jpg images, or both. Thanks for participating!
Jewish men of Jerusalem, 1898-1914
This photo is from the People of Palestine volume of The American Colony and Eric Matson Collection (Library of Congress, LC-matpc-06793).
Labels: American Colony Photos
posted by Todd Bolen at
8:30 AM
4 Comments:
Thanks Todd. People who want more info on the background of these pictures can read this lengthy article:
http://israelpalestineguide.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/jerusalems_american_colony-_its_photographic_legacy.pdf
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Al Sandalow, at Wed Apr 14, 11:46:00 AM
Thank you!
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Living the Biblios, at Wed Apr 14, 08:33:00 PM
Thanks, Todd.
One observes the dress of ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel today and thinks it an anachronism. However, when compared to the Jews in these photos, it's even more startling how hip today's haredim look when compared to the Jews of Palestine a century ago.
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msisson, at Wed Apr 14, 10:07:00 PM
Thanks Todd!
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cameron coyle, at Thu Apr 15, 10:33:00 AM
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