89-101. Thirteen images of Jewish ceremonies, including three pairs of prints made from the same negatives, two of which with different croppings. The congregation depicted is assumed to be a group of American Fallashes called the Commandment Keeper's congregation. The Commandment Keepers were founded in 1919 by Wentworth Arthur Matthew, according to the New York Historical Society. By 1940 there were about 500 people in the Harlem congregation.

Object Details

Collection Creator

Ostroff, Eugene, d. 1999 (NMAH Curator)

Salo, Matt, Dr.

Haberstich, David E., 1941-

Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015

Alland, Alexander, Sr. (Alexander Landschaft), 1902-1989

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Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints

Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints / Series 1: Photoprints / 1.7: Black Jews (Fallashes)

Container

Box 1, Folder 7

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Collection Citation

Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints, 1932-1943, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist.

Collection Rights

Copyrighted material: photographs may not be reproduced without written permission from the Estate of Alexander Alland, Sr.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Record ID

ebl-1503512964649-1503512964677-0

Metadata Usage

CC0

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80964bf5f-9f2b-4aea-9001-390e5b8de647