About This Item

  • Call NumberHOLI_0081
  • TitleHang Haman high!
  • SummaryCaption: "Hang Haman high!--In Baith Israel Synagogue, 236 Kane St., Jerome Gozinsky, 11, wearing mask and portraying character of Haman, whho plotted slaughter of Jews of Biblical Persia, cringes as king's courtiers (left to right: Marsha Glassner, 11; Rhoda Goodharz, 10, Nathan Gross, 9; Harold Gecker, 10) point fingers of scorn at him. Scene is from children's pageant celebrating Purim festival which started last night and continues until sundown tonight."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Mar.3,1950; on caption : "Eagle staff photo." Grease pencil cropping marks. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectFasts and feasts -- Judaism -- New York (State) -- New York ; Purim -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Holidays: Jewish: Purim