Posts by Lyudmila Sholokhova

"The New York Public Library can be your ally for your project. It was so apparent while I was at NYPL that the library is a public good, here for all of us, for no other reason than reading and studying enrich our lives, making our society richer as a whole."

Their subjects of research include various aspects of American Judaism, anti-Semitism, Jewish history and literature in Europe, Jewish involvement in twentieth century political and social movements, the complexity of the Hasidic community in NYC, the life of immigrants from Eastern Europe and their Holocaust memories, the social history of Yiddish and Hebrew songs, Jewish liturgical traditions, and Yiddish theater. 

Chanukah is the perfect occasion to shine a spotlight on these stunning illuminated manuscripts in our collections.

"The most important message of Sharansky’s story is that in his work, mission and struggle for freedom he was always with the Jewish people and they were with him."

The Dorot Jewish collection is particularly strong in periodicals that were published in New York City.