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Seal of the Jewish Publication Society of America
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The Jewish Publication Society of America (JPS) was founded in Philadelphia in 1888. (It had a number of precursors that did not last.) Today, JPS is the oldest nonprofit, nondenominational publisher…

Contributor:

Moses Ezekiel

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1913

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Israel/Israelis, Diaspora, Aesthetics, Scholarship

Categories:

Print & book culture
Drawing of a round seal with lion, lamb, child, snake, and Star of David which reads in English, "Israel's Mission is Peace."
Cover Design for Istoria evreiskogo naroda
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Rachel Bernstein-Wischnitzer’s cover design for Istoria evreiskago naroda (History of the Jewish People) features a title with dramatically stylized letters and a gold and black pattern that evokes…

Contributor:

Rachel Bernstein-Wischnitzer

Places:

Moscow, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Aesthetics, Language & linguistics, Scholarship

Categories:

Print & book culture
Page with repeating flora motif and Russian title.