http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?docsPerPage%3D100;smode%3Dsimple;subject%3DJewish%20religious%20schools%20--%20Ohio%20--%20Cleveland%20--%20Photographs.;subject-join%3Dexact Results for your query: docsPerPage=100;smode=simple;subject=Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.;subject-join=exact Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG317.xml The Workmen's Circle (der Arbeiter Ring) is a fraternal organization designed to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, seek social reform and provide support and protection for immigrants. The first Cleveland, Ohio, branch, No. 79, was organized in 1904. The organization provides insurance, operates a cemetery, teaches Yiddish classes, and has supported such issues as unionizing the Cleveland garment industry, child labor laws, social security, civil rights, and fighting Soviet anti-semitism. In 1975, there were six branches in Cleveland, with a school, the Workmen's Circle Educational Center, located on South Green Road. The collection consists of images of the activities of the Workmen's Circle of Cleveland, Ohio; including individual and group portraits of members and views of organization meetings, banquets, theatrical presentations, and activities at Camp Vladek, the organization's summer camp and resort in Rock Creek, Geauga County, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG317.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG495.xml The Cleveland Hebrew Schools evolved from the Montefiore Free Hebrew School (later called the Talmud Torah) established in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1885. In 1905, another communal Hebrew school was founded by Joshua Flock and Aaron Garber. In 1907, the two schools combined, the name remaining the Talmud Torah. In 1913, the Talmud Torah received an Ohio charter and changed its name to the Cleveland Hebrew School and Institute, enrolling students in grades one through eight. Abraham Hayyim Friedland, an internationally known educator, headed the school from 1921-1939. In 1926, a high school was added, and a Parent Council was organized in 1930. Bernard Levitin served as superintendent from 1944-1970, a period of movement of Cleveland's Jewish population to the suburbs. A reorganization of the Cleveland Hebrew Schools took place during this period, with some Cleveland branches closing and new suburban schools opening. As the number of Jewish day schools and congregational classes grew, the Cleveland Hebrew Schools e... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG495.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG493.xml The Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio), organized in 1924, is the coordinating agency for the following Jewish educational institutions in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area: Cleveland Hebrew Schools, Hebrew Academy, United Jewish Religious Schools, Institute of Jewish Studies, Workmen's Circle School, and Yeshivath Adath Bعnai Israel. The collection consists of portraits of Bureau administrators and presidents, group photographs of graduation classes, annual meetings and conferences, and photographs of the Bureau's Camp Galil in Butler, Pennsylvania. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG493.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG528.xml Judah Rubinstein was an archivist, historian, author and research associate for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, and a well-known authority on Cleveland Jewish history. He helped to establish the Cleveland Jewish Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1976. He provided research for a number of books on Cleveland Jewish history and co-authored the book "Merging traditions: Jewish life in Cleveland." The collection consists of 4000 black and white images presented as prints, slides, contact sheets, and negatives, all relating to Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish history. Of note are businesses, public and religious schools, synagogues, theaters, and communal activities in the 19th and first half of the 20th century, particularly in the Woodland, Glenville, and Kinsman neighborhoods. Images of Jewish holiday and life cycle celebrations are also found here. Also of note are portraits of prominent individuals and families, including Moses Alsbacher, Alfred A. Benesch, Aaron and Moses Halle, Maur... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG528.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT