Subject | • | Burke, Thomas A. (Thomas Aloysius), 1898-1971. |
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| | • | Cleveland Hebrew Young Men's and Women's Association. |
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| | • | Courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. |
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| | • | Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Juvenile Court. |
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| | • | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Juvenile courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. |
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| | • | Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. |
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| | • | Lausche, Frank John, b. 1895 |
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| | • | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Levine, Manuel, 1881-1939. |
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| | • | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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| | • | Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. |
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| | • | Ohio. Dept. of Industrial Relations. |
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| | • | Shapiro, Ezra, 1903-1977. |
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| | • | Welfare Federation of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Woldman, Albert A. (Albert Alexander), 1897-1971. |
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| | • | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Ezra Shapiro Papers
| | | | Creator: | Shapiro, Ezra | | | | Dates: | 1892-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Ezra Shapiro (1903-1977) was a Polish Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1903. Shapiro became active in local civic and Jewish affairs, particularly the Zionist movement, while maintaining a private law practice. He was Chairman of the National Executive of the Zionist Organization of America, a member of the General Council of the World Zionist Organization, a delegate to many World Zionist Congresses, and played an influential role in Zionist activities which led to the establishment of Israel in 1948. Even after his immigration to Israel in 1971 he remained active in many organizations until his death in 1977. The collection consists of correspondence (1892-1977), including a letter from Theodore Herzl (1900), a brief biographical sketch of Shapiro, speeches and addresses by him, tributes and eulogies upon his death in 1977, certificates (1923-1969), newspaper clippings, photographs of his funeral in Israel, and miscellaneous printed materials. All material in this collection consists of photocopies. | | | | Call #: | MS 3794 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Shapiro, Ezra, 1903-1977. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Manuel Levine Papers
| | | | Creator: | Levine, Manuel | | | | Dates: | 1908-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Manuel Levine (1881-1939) was a Russian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897 and became a lawyer and judge, rising to the position of Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Ohio. Levine was also interested in the preparation of the immigrant for citizenship and was president of the Cleveland Immigration League. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches by and about Levine, reports, legal documents, financial records such as receipts and bills of sale, photocopies of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, and copies of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, most of which relate to Judge Levine's career or to developments in the legal profession during the 1920s and 1930s. | | | | Call #: | MS 3805 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Levine, Manuel, 1881-1939. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Albert A. Woldman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Woldman, Albert A. | | | | Dates: | 1918-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Albert A. Woldman was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer, author, teacher, speechwriter, administrator and judge who served in various state and local governmental positions during his professional career. Born in Vilna, Lithuania, his family emigrated from there in 1901 to Cleveland. After graduation from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 1919, Woldman began a private law practice and taught at John Marshall Law School. In 1941, he was appointed assistant law director for the city of Cleveland. He also was a speech writer for Mayor Frank Lausche. After Lausche was elected governor of Ohio in 1944, he appointed Woldman to chair the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Board of Review. In 1949 Lausche appointed him director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In 1953, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term as judge of the Juvenile Court of Cuyahoga County. He remained a judge until his retirement in 1968. Woldman was also active in several Jewish community organizations. He was founder and first president of the Cleveland Hebrew Young Men's and Women's Association in the 1920s. In the 1940s he served as president of B'nai B'rith District No. 2 in Cleveland. He also authored two books on Abraham Lincoln, Lawyer Lincoln and Lincoln and the Russians. He married Lydia Levin of Cleveland in 1921, and had three children; Dr. Robert, Stuart, and Phyllis Woldman Klein. The collection consists of correspondence, drafts of writings, addresses on the subjects of juvenile delinquency and Abraham Lincoln, articles concerning the Constitution of the United States, correspondence, minutes and reports concerning the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. | | | | Call #: | MS 4732 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Woldman, Albert A. (Albert Alexander), 1897-1971. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | Lausche, Frank John, b. 1895 | Burke, Thomas A. (Thomas Aloysius), 1898-1971. | Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Juvenile Court. | Cleveland Hebrew Young Men's and Women's Association. | Ohio. Dept. of Industrial Relations. | Welfare Federation of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Juvenile courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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