Gavin Beinart-Smollan
beismo.bsky.social
Gavin Beinart-Smollan
@beismo.bsky.social
Public and digital historian. PhD candidate at NYU. Writing about Yiddish family letters and the Lithuanian Jewish diaspora. Very amateur genealogist.
Interactive timeline: 150 years across 30+ predecessor orgs, with links to archival collections for further research: 150yearsofcare.org/150-years-of...
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Oral histories: Video interviews with veteran staff, trustees and clients, exploring 40 years of change - AIDs epidemic, social justice movements, residential care, Medicaid evolution 150yearsofcare.org/voices-people/
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Mental health pioneers: profiles of mid 20th-century leaders and their clinical contributions with rich multimedia archives 150yearsofcare.org/architects/
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Case file deep dive: The remarkable story of Morris and Lena Adler through their National Desertion Bureau file 150yearsofcare.org/deserted-fam...
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
National Desertion Bureau Database: 19,696 case cards from 1911-1935, tracking down men who had abandoned their wives and children 150yearsofcare.org/ndb-database/
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Interactive charity map: 1599 charity recipients and donors in 1870s New York City, revealing attitudes about “worthy” and “unworthy” poor in the 19th century 150yearsofcare.org/worthy-and-u... (Special thanks to @simonwillison.net - @datasette.io was crucial in creating the underlying data)
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excited to launch 150yearsofcare.org, a digital exhibition exploring the fascinating history of The Jewish Board, one of New York’s oldest and largest social service agencies. I want to highlight some great resources for teachers and scholars:
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For a sec I was like why is someone else posting pictures of my dog?! 😂
March 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM