Father Leo Burns, S.J., Provincial, blesses the rebuilt organ in Gesu's Upper Church, 1955. Long-time Gesu organist John Leicht, Sr. is seated at the keyboard and various altar servers gather round, holding the cross and candles. The organ...
The rose window at the north end of Gesu Church is set in a pointed Gothic arch above the choir loft and organ, circa 1956. The circular window is cut by 14 radii emanating from a central design representing Almighty God. Each radius opens into a...
View from the main altar of the rose window and choir loft along the north wall of Gesu Church, taken before 1955. The rose window is set in a pointed Gothic arch and is cut by 14 radii emanating from a central design representing Almighty God....
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This article describes how the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel is the newest jewel on the Marquette University campus detailing the complex process of moving and reconstructing a building and the steps taken to preserve the chapel's history.
Generation After (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jews -- Lithuania -- Education; Jews -- Lithuania -- Religious life; Jews -- Lithuania -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Jews -- Lithuania -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Jews -- Wisconsin --...
Sidney Iwens discusses growing up in an affluent Jewish family in Jonava, Lithuania, during the late 1930s and early 1940s, including his experiences with Zionist organizations. Index follows transcript.