Shmuel L. Shneiderman’s Literarisch Bleter press identification card, Warsaw, Poland, 1926, Weitzman 2022.3.82

From Telegram to Hyperlink: A Legacy of Connecting
How generations of one family helped audiences far and wide understand the twentieth century.

Photographer David Seymour, journalists Eileen and Samuel L. Shneiderman, and computer scientist Ben Shneiderman chose different career paths, but all used the technology of their times to become leading figures in documenting world events and sharing them with widespread and diverse audiences.

From the battlefields and courtrooms of the 20th century to the computer screens and classrooms of our time, each member of this family used communications and networking skills to document current events and advocate for the well-being of Jews around the world.

Join The Weitzman as it celebrates Ben Shneiderman’s donation of materials related to his family. From pre-war Poland to cyber space, explore his family’s amazing saga in our galleries and online.