Tag Archives: judaism

Alabama’s Jewish History

Posted on May 1, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Everyday Life, Southern History, UA History | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Did you know May is Jewish American Heritage Month? You may not: it’s a new commemoration, proclaimed by President Bush in 2006. Alabama, like much of the South, is not known for having a large Jewish population, yet Jewish Americans have … Continue reading →

The Lost(?) Art of the Telegram

Posted on September 13, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Foreign Language | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Our search tool, Acumen, is good for turning up items related to a given person or topic, but it can also be used to uncover particular types of items. While diaries and letters are popular tools for research, there are … Continue reading →