Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Title:
Jerusalem Lutheran church.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: 3908 JERUSALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH JERUSALEM -- Historic Church of the Redeemer, largest Lutheran house of worship in Palestine, is viewed through a street arch in the old, walled-in-section of the city. The stone edifice is built on the site of the hospital of the Knights of St. John, a religious order which began at the time of the Crusades. Its congregation comprises the small colony of Germans who reside in the Holy Land. Other Lutheran churches are used by Arab converts. In the background, right, can be seen the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GS-JER-BS-6B-6-L)
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Church of the Redeemer (Jerusalem), Knights of Malta., Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Catholic Church--Buildings., Armenian Church--Buildings., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Buildings., Coptic Church--Buildings., YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān--Buildings., Syrian Orthodox Church--Buildings.
Topics:
Crusades., Church buildings--Jerusalem., Historic buildings--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc., Jerusalem.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359729
Title:
Jerusalem Anglican cathedral.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: 3906 JERUSALEM ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL JERUSALEM -- St. George’s Cathedral, Anglican church edifice erected in the modern section outside the walls of this ancient city, is visited regularly by British soldiers stationed in the Holy Land. Shown here is the interior of the cathedral with servicemen prominent among the worshippers. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GS-JER-BS-6B-6-A-E)
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem (Jerusalem), Great Britain. Army., Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East--Buildings.
Topics:
Anglican church buildings--Jerusalem., Church architecture--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc., Jerusalem.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359728
Title:
Wailing Wall and the Tower of Antonia.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 3865 The Wailing Wall and the Tower of Antonia, of the Temple area. In the background the building of the Supreme Moslem Council.
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Majlis al-Sharʻī al-Islāmī al-Aʻlá (Palestine)
Topics:
Western Wall (Jerusalem), Historic sites--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem., Antonia Fortress (Jerusalem), Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359727
Title:
Thoroughfare in the Old City, Jerusalem.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 3858 Thoroughfare in the Old City, Jerusalem.
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Streets--Jerusalem--Yerushalayim ha-ʻatiḳah.
Geographic subjects:
Yerushalayim ha-ʻatiḳah (Jerusalem)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359726
Title:
Jerusalem in snow.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 3855 Jerusalem in snow. In background the Mosque of Omar.
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem)
Topics:
Mosques--Jerusalem., Islamic architecture--Jerusalem., Houses of prayer--Jerusalem., Snow--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem., Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359725
Title:
Talmud Thora High School, Jerusalem.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 3851 Talmud Thora High School, Jerusalem.
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Talmud Torah High School (Jerusalem)
Topics:
Jewish religious schools--Jerusalem., Jewish religious education--Jerusalem., High schools--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem., Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359724
Title:
Institute for Judaistic Studies.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 3850 The Institute for Judaistic Studies at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem)
Topics:
Jewish religious schools--Jerusalem., Jewish religious education--Jerusalem., Universities and colleges--Jerusalem.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem., Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359723
Title:
Village mosque at Majdal.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 3835 Village mosque at Majdal, in Southern Palestine.
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Mosques--Palestine., Islamic architecture--Palestine., Houses of prayer --Palestine., Worship--Palestine.
Geographic subjects:
Palestine--Buildings, structures, etc., Palestine.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359721
Title:
Great Mosque at Acre.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 3833 Great Mosque at Acre. Mark the inverted columns.
Creator:
Photostudio Schwarz (Jerusalem) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Mosques--Palestine., Islamic architecture--Palestine., Houses of prayer --Palestine., Worship--Palestine.
Geographic subjects:
Palestine--Buildings, structures, etc., Palestine.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359720
Title:
Dog of the Bible.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31765 DOG OF THE BIBLE TEL AVIV, Israel -- Efforts to prevent the extinction of the “Canaanite” or “Arab” dog are underway among Israelis, who trace the lithe canine back to the days of Abraham. Until recently little attention had been paid to the Canaanite, though the breed has always been indigenous to the country. A natural watchdog, it is expected that the popularity of the “dog of the Bible” will increase among dog fanciers around the world. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RN-TI-10E-64-NBM)
Creator:
Natan, Rose. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Dog breeds--Israel--Tel Aviv., Dogs in the Bible., Dogs--Israel--Tel Aviv., Canaan dog--Israel--Tel Aviv.
Geographic subjects:
Tel Aviv (Israel)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356672
Title:
Christmas in the Holy Land.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31914 CHRISTMAS IN THE HOLY LAND JERUSALEM -- During the Christmas season Christian pilgrims of many nationalities make special visits to pray at the Holy Places in Israel and Jordan associated with the life and death of Christ. Scenes like this will be duplicated this Christmas as Catholics and other Christians observe the birth of Christ. Photo shows interior of the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The church’s crypt has a monument marking the site where, according to tradition, the Blessed Virgin “fell asleep” and was assumed into heaven. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FRE-12B-64-NAB)
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Dormition Abbey (Jerusalem), Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art., Jesus Christ--Art., Catholic Church--Liturgy.
Topics:
Mass., Christmas service--Jerusalem., Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Israel.
Geographic subjects:
Zion, Mount (Jerusalem), Israel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356590
Title:
Christmas is welcomed in Israel with reverence and celebration.
Creator:
Israel. Lishkah ha-memshaltit le-tayarut. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Israel., Christmas--Israel.
Geographic subjects:
Israel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356435
Title:
Pope with Athenagoras.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Athēnagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1886-1972., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Bishops., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Relations--Catholic Church., Catholic Church--Relations--Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topics:
Popes.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353877
Title:
New York churchman tours Holy Land.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30611 NEW YORK CHURCHMAN TOURS HOLY LAND JERUSALEM -- Greetings from New York Protestants were carried to the Middle East and Western Europe by Dr. Dan M. Potter, director of the Protestant Council of the City of New York, and Mrs. Potter. Their tour included meetings with Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, supreme leader of Eastern Orthodoxy, at Istanbul, and an audience with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. In the Holy Land, Dr. And Mrs. Potter delivered specially inscribed greetings to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Benedictos of Jerusalem, President S.Z. Shazar of Israel (top center) and King Hussein of Jordan (bottom center). Their tour of shrines included a visit to the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition (right) on Mt. Zion, near the traditional site of the room of the Last Supper. Dr. Potter also planted a sapling (left) at a special center in Sanhedria, site of the mass tombs of the Sanhedrin, the Rabbinical Courts of ancient Israel. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PC-NY-2D-64-NBM)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Protestant Council of the City of New York., Potter, Dan M., Hagia Maria Sion Abbey (Jerusalem)
Topics:
Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Jerusalem., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Zion, Mount (Jerusalem)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353808
Title:
New York churchman tours Holy Land.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30611 NEW YORK CHURCHMAN TOURS HOLY LAND JERUSALEM -- Greetings from New York Protestants were carried to the Middle East and Western Europe by Dr. Dan M. Potter, director of the Protestant Council of the City of New York, and Mrs. Potter. Their tour included meetings with Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, supreme leader of Eastern Orthodoxy, at Istanbul, and an audience with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. In the Holy Land, Dr. And Mrs. Potter delivered specially inscribed greetings to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Benedictos of Jerusalem, President S.Z. Shazar of Israel (top center) and King Hussein of Jordan (bottom center). Their tour of shrines included a visit to the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition (right) on Mt. Zion, near the traditional site of the room of the Last Supper. Dr. Potter also planted a sapling (left) at a special center in Sanhedria, site of the mass tombs of the Sanhedrin, the Rabbinical Courts of ancient Israel. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PC-NY-2D-64-NBM)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Protestant Council of the City of New York., Potter, Dan M., Shazar, Zalman, 1889-1974., Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999.
Topics:
Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Jerusalem., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353807
Title:
Pope's brother, friend at memorial.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-30562 POPE'S BROTHER, FRIEND AT MEMORIAL JERUSALEM -- The elder brother of Pope Paul VI lights candles in memory of 6 million Jews slain by the Nazi regime, Sen. Lodovico Montini is shown at the "Chamber of Destruction" on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Watching at right is Dr. Meir Mendes, deputy director of the Israel Department of Christian Communities in the Ministry of Religions. The Montini-Mendes families have been close since 1939 when Pope Paul (then Msgr. Giovanni Battista Montini, Pro-Secretary of State) succeeded in saving the distinguished Roman Jewish family from Fascist antisemitic persecution. Through his efforts, the family found safety in Palestine. Dr. Mendes' father, Guido, now 87, was a schoolmate of Eugenio Pacelli, who went on to become Pope Pius XII. Dr. Mendes was a member of the Israeli delegation which attended Pope Paul's coronation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-2A-64-W)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Montini, Lodovico, 1896-1990., Mendes, Meir., Israel. Maḥlaḳah le-ʻedot Notsriyot.
Topics:
Papal legates--Jerusalem., Memorial service., Memorial rites and ceremonies--Jerusalem., Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Geographic subjects:
Zion, Mount (Jerusalem)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353711
Title:
Pope with Athenagoras.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Athēnagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1886-1972., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Bishops., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Relations--Catholic Church., Catholic Church--Relations--Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topics:
Popes.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353694
Title:
New York churchman tours Holy Land.
Description:
Alternate captions describing individual photos.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Protestant Council of the City of New York., Potter, Dan M., Hagia Maria Sion Abbey (Jerusalem), Shazar, Zalman, 1889-1974., Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999.
Topics:
Rabbinical courts., Tombs--Jerusalem--Sanhedriyah., Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Jerusalem., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem., Sanhedriyah (Jerusalem), Zion, Mount (Jerusalem)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353544
Title:
Pope's brother in Israel.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Montini, Lodovico, 1896-1990., Mendes, Meir.
Topics:
Papal legates--Jerusalem., Memorial service., Memorial rites and ceremonies--Jerusalem., Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Geographic subjects:
Zion, Mount (Jerusalem)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353517
Title:
Israel forwards pictures of Council director.
Description:
Article from Protestant Church Life.
Creator:
Associated Press. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Protestant Council of the City of New York., Potter, Dan M., Hagia Maria Sion Abbey (Jerusalem), Shazar, Zalman, 1889-1974., Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999.
Topics:
Rabbinical courts., Tombs--Jerusalem--Sanhedriyah., Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Jerusalem., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Jerusalem.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353494

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