Hannah Srour-Zackon
@hsrourzackon.bsky.social
Archivist at Shaar Hashomayim 🇨🇦's 2nd oldest synagogue | VP Development Association of Jewish Libraries | Canadian Jewish History | #JewishStudies | MI Archives + Book History UofT | Book columnist at the Canadian Jewish News
6/ This Rosh Hashanah Card, when completely unfolded, shows the full mosaic of the delegates to the second Zionist Congress
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
6/ This Rosh Hashanah Card, when completely unfolded, shows the full mosaic of the delegates to the second Zionist Congress
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
5/ As it turns out, the card is full of photos of great Jewish figures and images of Jewish history, both contemporary and past (who/what can you spot?)
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
5/ As it turns out, the card is full of photos of great Jewish figures and images of Jewish history, both contemporary and past (who/what can you spot?)
4/ We next get a longer message, this time a poem in Yiddish, with photos of the Hebrew poets Menahem Mendel Dolitzki and Yehudah Leib Gordon
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
4/ We next get a longer message, this time a poem in Yiddish, with photos of the Hebrew poets Menahem Mendel Dolitzki and Yehudah Leib Gordon
3/ The message continues, this time with further greetings in English, Hebrew, and Russian, along with photos of Moses Mendelssohn and Edmond de Rothschild
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
3/ The message continues, this time with further greetings in English, Hebrew, and Russian, along with photos of Moses Mendelssohn and Edmond de Rothschild
2/ The first pages open to reveal a simple Happy New Year message in English and Yiddish, along with a image depicting "Das Schofarblasen" (Shofar blowing)
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
2/ The first pages open to reveal a simple Happy New Year message in English and Yiddish, along with a image depicting "Das Schofarblasen" (Shofar blowing)
6/ This Rosh Hashanah Card, when completely unfolded, shows the full mosaic of the delegates to the second Zionist Congress
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
6/ This Rosh Hashanah Card, when completely unfolded, shows the full mosaic of the delegates to the second Zionist Congress
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
(Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives)
5/ As it turns out, the card is full of photos of great Jewish figures and images of Jewish history, both contemporary and past (who/what can you spot?)
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
5/ As it turns out, the card is full of photos of great Jewish figures and images of Jewish history, both contemporary and past (who/what can you spot?)
4/ We next get a longer message, this time a poem in Yiddish, with photos of the Hebrew poets Menahem Mendel Dolitzki and Yehudah Leib Gordon
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
4/ We next get a longer message, this time a poem in Yiddish, with photos of the Hebrew poets Menahem Mendel Dolitzki and Yehudah Leib Gordon
3/ The message continues, this time with further greetings in English, Hebrew, and Russian, along with photos of Moses Mendelssohn and Edmond de Rothschild
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
3/ The message continues, this time with further greetings in English, Hebrew, and Russian, along with photos of Moses Mendelssohn and Edmond de Rothschild
2/ The first pages open to reveal a simple Happy New Year message in English and Yiddish, along with a image depicting "Das Schofarblasen" (Shofar blowing)
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
2/ The first pages open to reveal a simple Happy New Year message in English and Yiddish, along with a image depicting "Das Schofarblasen" (Shofar blowing)