(I am actively looking for employment opportunities. If you know of one that might be a good fit, please let me know.) Introduction: Map of Jewish Holiday Notices in Newspapers In my last post, I summarized why Jewish holidays would ever be announced in a newspaper in the United States, pre-1865, in a place like Wheeling, West Virginia or Olympia, […]
Jewish Holiday Notices in Newspapers – Part II
Jewish Holiday Notices in Newspapers – Part I
Why Jewish Holiday Announcements in the American Press (pre-1865)? (I am actively looking for employment opportunities. If you know of one that might be a good fit, please let me know.) Newspapers are somewhat of a fascination for me. Two summers ago, I worked on Ryan Cordell’s Viral Text project. I learned about and visualized how articles from newspapers […]
Senior Thesis
Yesterday I handed in my senior thesis, a project I have been working on for over a year. Suffice it so say, turning it in feels like one of the biggest accomplishments of my life thus far. I would like to once again thank my thesis advisor, Dr. Molly B. Farneth for all her help and support during this process. […]