Alison B. Curry
@abcurry.bsky.social
Historian | Public History Postdoctoral Fellow at USHMM | Jewish cemeteries; Holocaust Studies; Polish Jewish History |
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All views are my own.
Yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation. It’s been a wild six years here at UNC, and while pursuing a PhD can be incredibly stressful and frustrating, I do not take for granted the ability to pursue my passion in this way.
June 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation. It’s been a wild six years here at UNC, and while pursuing a PhD can be incredibly stressful and frustrating, I do not take for granted the ability to pursue my passion in this way.
From an ad in Gazeta Żydowska for Motl Pinkiert’s funeral business in the Warsaw ghetto.
The Pinkiert name would become synonymous with death in the ghetto, particularly as Pinkiert cashed in on high death rates.
I’ll be sharing more on this in my Zoom talk, one week from today.
The Pinkiert name would become synonymous with death in the ghetto, particularly as Pinkiert cashed in on high death rates.
I’ll be sharing more on this in my Zoom talk, one week from today.
January 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
From an ad in Gazeta Żydowska for Motl Pinkiert’s funeral business in the Warsaw ghetto.
The Pinkiert name would become synonymous with death in the ghetto, particularly as Pinkiert cashed in on high death rates.
I’ll be sharing more on this in my Zoom talk, one week from today.
The Pinkiert name would become synonymous with death in the ghetto, particularly as Pinkiert cashed in on high death rates.
I’ll be sharing more on this in my Zoom talk, one week from today.
There’s something special about the last candle to go out on the last night of Hanukkah.
January 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
There’s something special about the last candle to go out on the last night of Hanukkah.
Night 2.
The Noah’s Ark menorah was my grandmother’s. I don’t normally light that one as it’s not really my style but as she died earlier this year, my mother and I decided to each light one of her menorahs, as well as our own, in her memory this Hanukkah.
The Noah’s Ark menorah was my grandmother’s. I don’t normally light that one as it’s not really my style but as she died earlier this year, my mother and I decided to each light one of her menorahs, as well as our own, in her memory this Hanukkah.
December 26, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Night 2.
The Noah’s Ark menorah was my grandmother’s. I don’t normally light that one as it’s not really my style but as she died earlier this year, my mother and I decided to each light one of her menorahs, as well as our own, in her memory this Hanukkah.
The Noah’s Ark menorah was my grandmother’s. I don’t normally light that one as it’s not really my style but as she died earlier this year, my mother and I decided to each light one of her menorahs, as well as our own, in her memory this Hanukkah.
א פרייליכן חנוכה!
December 26, 2024 at 1:29 AM
א פרייליכן חנוכה!
When you’re doing a bit of work on the day that Hanukkah begins and stumble across something very timely…
“Hanukkah Celebration at Community Shelter” in Głos Gminy Żydowskiej, Dec 1937 🗃️
“Hanukkah Celebration at Community Shelter” in Głos Gminy Żydowskiej, Dec 1937 🗃️
December 25, 2024 at 10:47 PM
When you’re doing a bit of work on the day that Hanukkah begins and stumble across something very timely…
“Hanukkah Celebration at Community Shelter” in Głos Gminy Żydowskiej, Dec 1937 🗃️
“Hanukkah Celebration at Community Shelter” in Głos Gminy Żydowskiej, Dec 1937 🗃️
An early morning virtual @jewishstudies.bsky.social panel with @wtworek.bsky.social and Olga Petrova on Eastern European Jewish politics and spaces during the interwar period. Special thanks to @oskarcz.bsky.social who agreed to chair the panel at the last minute!
December 18, 2024 at 3:32 PM
An early morning virtual @jewishstudies.bsky.social panel with @wtworek.bsky.social and Olga Petrova on Eastern European Jewish politics and spaces during the interwar period. Special thanks to @oskarcz.bsky.social who agreed to chair the panel at the last minute!
Working on a review of this recently-translated memoir. Certainly recommend for anyone interested in prewar Jewish life in Warsaw, with particular attention towards the Yiddish press. Kutsher’s fast-paced, humor-filled writing makes for a very dramatic and engaging read.
December 10, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Working on a review of this recently-translated memoir. Certainly recommend for anyone interested in prewar Jewish life in Warsaw, with particular attention towards the Yiddish press. Kutsher’s fast-paced, humor-filled writing makes for a very dramatic and engaging read.
Presented part of the final chapter of my dissertation yesterday on Jewish survival and resistance through the cemetery at the ASEEES 2024 Conference. It was great to be on a panel with an amazing colleague, Alma, and to have such meaningful Q+A and discussion after.
@aseees.bsky.social
@aseees.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Presented part of the final chapter of my dissertation yesterday on Jewish survival and resistance through the cemetery at the ASEEES 2024 Conference. It was great to be on a panel with an amazing colleague, Alma, and to have such meaningful Q+A and discussion after.
@aseees.bsky.social
@aseees.bsky.social
At @aseees.bsky.social Convention 2024. Looking forward to what I’m sure will be a fascinating week. I’m helping out at registration, so come say hi!
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
At @aseees.bsky.social Convention 2024. Looking forward to what I’m sure will be a fascinating week. I’m helping out at registration, so come say hi!