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The Art of the Jewish Family

Sephardic Genealogy
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In The Art of the Jewish Family, Laura Arnold Leibman examines five objects owned by a diverse group of Jewish women who all lived in New York in the years between 1750 and 1850: a letter from impoverished Hannah Louzada seeking assistance; a set of silver cups owned by Reyna Levy Moses; an ivory miniature owned by Sarah Brandon Moses, who was born enslaved and became one of the wealthiest Jewish women in New York; a book created by Sarah Ann Hays Mordecai; and a family silhouette owned by Rebbetzin Jane Symons Isaacs. These objects offer intimate and tangible views into the lives of Jewish American women from a range of statuses, beliefs, and lifestyles—both rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, slaves and slaveowners. In this talk to Sephardic World, Dr Leibman focused on the Sephardic side of the story. The Art of the Jewish Family is published by the University of Chicago Press, and is highly recommended. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/... #jewishnyc #jewishart #jewishfamily ...more
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The Art of the Jewish Family
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2020Sep 15
In The Art of the Jewish Family, Laura Arnold Leibman examines five objects owned by a diverse group of Jewish women who all lived in New York in the years between 1750 and 1850: a letter from impoverished Hannah Louzada seeking assistance; a set of silver cups owned by Reyna Levy Moses; an ivory miniature owned by Sarah Brandon Moses, who was born enslaved and became one of the wealthiest Jewish women in New York; a book created by Sarah Ann Hays Mordecai; and a family silhouette owned by Rebbetzin Jane Symons Isaacs. These objects offer intimate and tangible views into the lives of Jewish American women from a range of statuses, beliefs, and lifestyles—both rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, slaves and slaveowners. In this talk to Sephardic World, Dr Leibman focused on the Sephardic side of the story. The Art of the Jewish Family is published by the University of Chicago Press, and is highly recommended. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/... #jewishnyc #jewishart #jewishfamily

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Sephardic Genealogy

6.94K subscribers