Three elderly Jewish men stand in the cemetery. Sadgora, 1930s.

Panoramic view of the settlement. Balforia, Israel 1922.

A music class at a society to support the poor Jewish children school; a teacher poses playing a piano while children play drums, and other instruments. Kaunas, 1930s.

Two boys in cart pulled by a goat. Vladimir Cherchev. Long Island, 1919.

Portrait of a baker removing freshly baked loaves of bread from an oven at the bakery of the Central Relief Committee for Jewish Refugees from the Ukraine and Russia. Volomin, 1921-22.

An unidentified man poses seated by a display of handicrafts produced as a final exam in an ORT school. Photograph donated by Sternschein. Chernowitz, circa 1935.

Studio portrait of Dvora Esther Gelfer (1817-1907) philanthropist and founder of a gmiles khesed, with an elaborate bonnet and shaytl. Vilna, before 1907.

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American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia in winter clothing, 1918-1920.

Refugee children from Germany sitting at desks during a Yiddish lesson in a classroom at the Medem Sanatorium. Miedzeszyn, 1938-39.

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A shoemaker at work. Poland, 1920s.

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