1.0Illinois Holocaust Museumhttps://www.ilholocaustmuseum.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cJhUG6HUi4"><a href="https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/exhibitions/rescue-and-renewal/">Rescue and Renewal: The Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Collection of the Hebrew Theological College</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/exhibitions/rescue-and-renewal/embed/#?secret=cJhUG6HUi4" width="600" height="338" title="“Rescue and Renewal: The Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Collection of the Hebrew Theological College” — Illinois Holocaust Museum" data-secret="cJhUG6HUi4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSC_5802-copy-scaled.jpg25601622In the fall of 1950, Hebrew Theological College (HTC) Librarian Leah Mishkin received several large crates filled with Jewish ceremonial objects and religious texts. More crates would arrive over the next few years until, ultimately, Mrs. Mishkin became custodian of over sixty objects and thousands of books, all entrusted to HTC by the Jewish Cultural... Read More