Limmud Toronto 2016

Philately and postal history have great relevance for Jews for many reasons. They allow Jews to connect to their Jewish roots. Postal history provides opportunities to collect material about people, themes and topics which publicize Jewish achievement, the Jewish religion and the roles of Jews in history and society. People therefore assemble items which tie to specific areas of Judaism or Zionism. They also collect material relating to Holocaust themes. People also collect just stamps of Palestine and Israel. These stamps commemorate many Jewish people and events. Ed Kroft , our presenter, is a postal historian who serves as the international president of the Society of Israel Philatelists, an international non-profit organization, with members in 24 countries.