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New York World's Fair: Building the World of Tomorrow
Slides from Gregg's 2023 presentation on the 1939 New York World's Fair
Holocaust

Park Lane Apartment Hotel Postcard
Miami Beach, Florida, 1941. This is before the United States officially enters the war, but it’s no secret at this time that Jewish people are being rounded up in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Like much of the United States, the Park Lane Apartment hotel is saying, “We don’t want them here, either.”

Wild Thing Stamp
A stamp issued in 2006, featuring Maurice Sendak's "Wild Thing" as part of the USPS's "Children's Book Animals" series.
Jewish Arts and Entertainment

Jews of the Confederacy
Slides from Gregg's 2022 presentation on Jewish fighters for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Jewish Military

Space Torah: Jewish Astronauts and Other Jewish Space Heroes
Slides from Gregg's 2022 presentation on Jewish contributions to space research, exploration, and entertainment.
Jewish Arts and Entertainment

American Cartoonists On the Front Lines
Slides from Gregg's 2023 presentation on American cartoonists' contributions to the war effort.
Holocaust

Rescued Evidence and Pieces of the Past: Exploring Antisemitism, the Holocaust, and WWII through Artifacts and Memorabilia
Slides from Gregg's 2023 presentation on anti-Jewish propaganda before and during the Holocaust.
Holocaust

Kristallnacht: The Prelude, the Players, and the Pogrom
The slides from Gregg's 85th anniversary presentation on Kristallnacht, which took place November 9 and 10, 1938.
Holocaust

Children in Nazi-Occupied Poland
Two photos of children in Nazi-occupied Poland. One features a Nazi officer who appears to be giving the kids some good-natured advice. But look closely: You can see the image was doctored and the avuncular officer was "photoshopped" in as part of pro-Nazi propaganda efforts.
Holocaust
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