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This papercut, inspired by traditional Jewish artwork and brimming with symbolism, was created by Anna Dąbrowicz. The family tree (inscribed in Hebrew Etz Chayim, “The Tree of Life”) has its roots in the transformation of Łódź from a hamlet (left) to…

Based on captions related to similar photographs, this image has been identified as capturing an event in Washington, D.C., during which the legendary Jewish strongman Zishe Breitbart “used his teeth to pull a wagon with 50 persons on board.”

An ad from the fiftieth anniversary edition of Der Lodzer Zeitung applauding the amenities of cinema Luna. The six photographs included in the ad show an uniformed usher greeting the guests at the opulent entry to the theatre (with a large poster…

An ad from the fiftieth anniversary edition of Der Lodzer Zeitung applauding the amenities of cinema Casino. The photograph shows the auditorium with its chic décor—elegant self-opening seats, wood paneling, and the back of the room with its arched…

Arrangement of four photographs taken during an outing by the pond at the Julianów Park. In the upper left a picture inscribed “Julianów 1937” showing Mania and Zanvel, in bathing suits, stand in thigh-deep water. Moving clockwise: Mania and Zanvel…

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat announcing driving courses. The Talmud-Torah Artisan School, established in Łódź by progressive Jews at the end of the 19th century, provided vocational and humanities education to Jewish youth.

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1933 screening of Blonde Venus at the movie theater Zacheta in Bałuty. In the 1932 film Blonde Venus, Marlene Dietrich portrays a woman who is caught between two different roles: that of a…

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1929 screening of East and West at the movie theater Bajka in Bałuty. Completed in 1923, East and West, Molly Picon's earliest film, tells the lighthearted story of a "modern" New York Jew…

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1929 screening of a Josephine Baker film (probably the 1927 Siren of the Tropics) at the movie theater Era in Bałuty. Baker's role of Papitou, an exotic girl who follows her love from the…

Ad from the Yiddish newspaper Najer Folksblat publicizing a 1929 screening of a Josephine Baker film (probably the 1927 Siren of the Tropics) at the movie theater Era in Bałuty. Baker's role of Papitou, an exotic girl who follows her love from the…