About This Item


  • Call NumberSWEL_0186
  • TitleUshering in new year
  • SummaryCaption: "Ushering in new year--Ram's horn [shofar] is blown by Max Mednitzsky, 88-year-old patriarch of Brooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged, Howard and Dumont Aves., as part of pre-holiday service which ushers in Rosh Hashanah on Friday night. Assisting in the service are Wolfe Edelman, 66, left, and Lazarus Newman, 67." Image includes Torah scroll on far right.
  • Date1949
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Sep[t] 21, 1949. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBrooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged (New York, N.Y.) ; Old age homes -- New York (State) -- New York ; Rosh ha-Shanah ; Shofar ; Torah scrolls -- 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: Social welfare: Homes: Brooklyn Hebrew Home and Hospital for the Aged: Celebrations: II