Cover of "Federation Illustrated," New York City, September 1936

Cover of "Federation Illustrated: A Graphic Report from Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York City." Volume 2, number 4, September 1936. Lotte Jacobi, the well-known German Jewish photographer, who had emigrated to the U.S. the year before, is among the photographers whose work appears in the journal. Other photographers are: Frederick Bradley, Irving Browning, Leonard B. Hyams, Charles F. Jacobs, Jr., Walter S. Meyers, Lusha Nelson, Herbert Pels, and Hi Williams. The Federation would eventually become known as the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York and later the United Jewish Appeal--Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York.Digital imageItem is part of an online exhibition "Jews in America: Our Story," maintained by the Center for Jewish History at http://www.jewsinamerica.org