Box 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The materials in this collection consist of Martin Nathan’s Bar Mitzvah Scrapbook, gift list of the same, and miscellaneous pictures of Nathan throughout his lifetime. The materials are in good condition, and range in date from 1944 to 1963, with one undated picture of Bob Hope, personally signed. This collection is both a stunning example of Jewish culture and tradition surrounding the bar mitzvah, the coming-of-age ritual in the Jewish faith, and a personal historic record of the Nathan...