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Title A name given to the resource An Afternoon in the Archives - December, 2022 Subject The topic of the resource Historical Artifacts Description An account of the resource RIJHA Fall Meeting - December, 2022 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1800-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association The first one explores many artifacts: a steamship book from a company that brought people from Europe to America, a soldier in the Civil War who was the first Jew to receive the Medal of Honor, our favorite mannequin’s “little sister” – “Bessie” who is a small doll here, dressed as her original was, and many other items. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David Rome Subject The topic of the resource Military, Medals, Letters Description An account of the resource These military medals all belonged to David Rome, who served in the United States Army during the first World War and served in the European Theatre of Operation France with Kilo Company of the 101st infantry. Mr. Rome was awarded the Purple heart and numerous other citations for his service in the United States Military. Mr. Rome was a member of American Legion Post #58 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. This 1917 list, where you can find David’s name seven rows from the top, shows that he and his company were transported out of Massachusetts to Europe in September of 1917. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, David was enlisted in the U.S. Army from July 25, 1917, to April 28, 1919. This photo is from when David returned to Fort Devens, Massachusetts from Brest, France in March of 1919 on the U.S.S. America. 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Title A name given to the resource An Afternoon in the Archives - December, 2022 Subject The topic of the resource Historical Artifacts Description An account of the resource RIJHA Fall Meeting - December, 2022 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1800-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association The first one explores many artifacts: a steamship book from a company that brought people from Europe to America, a soldier in the Civil War who was the first Jew to receive the Medal of Honor, our favorite mannequin’s “little sister” – “Bessie” who is a small doll here, dressed as her original was, and many other items. Language A language of the resource English Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leopold Karpeles Subject The topic of the resource Military History Description An account of the resource Leo Karpeles was born in 1838 in Prague, Bohemia. He emigrated to the United States, following his older brother, Emil, in 1849 where they both settled in Galveston, Texas. For several years, Leopold rode with the early Texas Rangers and was part of the Brownsville Guard; both companies helped to protect merchant shipments against Mexican bandits.  After a falling out with Emil, Leo moved to Massachusetts in 1860 to live with some of his abolitionist friends and to work for a dry goods store. In 1862, at the onset of the Civil War, Leopold enlisted in the 46th Massachusetts Regiment, and was appointed a front line position: color bearer. He was honorably discharged after his nine-month term, and reenlisted in 1863 in the 57th Regiment from Springfield, MA to continue fighting for the North. His commanding officer said of him: His gallantry was conspicuous in the Battle of Wilderness ... and the North Anna River, in which latter fight he was wounded while far in advance of the line, bearing the colors of the Regiment; but he carried the colors until wounded the second time. On April 30, 1870, for his extraordinary service, Leopold was the first of six Jewish Civil War Veterans to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.  While recovering from his wounds after his second time enlisting, Leopold met the daughter of a reform rabbi in Washington, whom he married and had his first two children with. Sadly, his wife passed away, and he then married her sister and went on to have six more children. His granddaughter, Joyce Blackman, who lived in Providence, donated all of her grandfather's personal papers to us. Leopold's Medal of Honor is on display at the Wood Museum of Springfield History in Massachusetts. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Leopold Karpeles Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource War Medal 46th Massachusetts Regiment Civil War Leopold Karpeles Massachusetts 57th Regiment Medal of Honor Military History