Ushering in the new year

Ushering in the new year
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Title: Ushering in the new year
Description:

Caption: "Ushering in the new year--Rabbi Irving Mirsky of Baith Israel Anishei Emes, 236 Kane St., blows the shofar heralding the start of Rosh ha-Shanah, first of the Jewish high holy days culminating in Yom Kippur, Oct. 3."

Date: 1949
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Brooklyn eagle.
More Details: Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched.
On verso: date stamped: Sep[t] 24, 1949; on caption: "Eagle staff photo."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Holidays
Subject: Judaism
Rabbis
Rosh ha-Shanah
Shofar
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Portraits.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library
ID: HOLI 0086