| Title: | Hospital presented with symbol |
| Description: | Caption: "Hospital presented with symbol--More than 150 persons attended the ceremonies when the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn received a Mazuzah (door post emblem), which was attached at the main entrance. The Mazuzah is a symbol of the strength of the Jewish faith.Left to right in the photo are Max Abelman, secretary to the board; Albert Rosen, hospital trustee; chief Assistant District Attorney Edward S. Silver, representing the National Council of Young Israel; Emil Boar, hospital president, and Rabbi Harry M. Katzen of Congregation Beth El of Bensonhurst." |
| Date: | 1950 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Fort Greene Navy (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| More Details: |
Stamped on verso: date: Feb. 24, 1950; "Photographed by Publicity Photographers." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Hospitals [4]
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| Subject: |
Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [5] Emblems [6] Jewish art and symbolism [7] Lawyers [8] Physicians [9] Rabbis [10] |
| 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: | HOSP 0117 |