"Ivriah" is the Hebrew word for "Jewess". It is the name of a Jewish women’s organization founded in 1926 by the Women Division by the Jewish Education Society. The previous year a survey had revealed that most Jewish children did not attend religious schools.
Ivriah’s slogan, "the Jewish mothers of today for the Jewish mothers of tomorrow", conveyed the importance of children’s religious education for the Jewish future- the main goal of this organization.
Literature: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Accession number 2013.991, and the Jewish Museum New York
Condition: in excellent condition
Dimensions: 8.25in H., 7.75in L., 21cm H., 20.5cm L.,
Ivriah was an American Jewish women’s organization that was created in response to a 1926 survey that indicated that 70% of Jewish children of school age did not attend any sort of Jewish school. Ivriah worked to promote Jewish schools and also provided Jewish adult education classes for women. Ivriah was one of many organizations that were created to help Jewish immigrants and their families adjust to life in America. Ivriah tried to help them maintain their ties to their religion at a time when many children of immigrants were rejecting their parents’ culture. One way of achieving these goals was to provide Jewish homes with ceremonial objects such as this menorah. Made in the United States Between 1926 and 1941.
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