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Subject | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). |
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| | • | Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 81 | Title: | Iris and Mort November Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Iris November | | | | Dates: | 1926-2017 | | | | Abstract: | Morton "Mort" November, noted philanthropist, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 2, 1926. He graduated from East Technical High School in Cleveland. He later enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Japan at the end of World War II. After the war, he worked as a salesman with the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. In 1948, November married Phyllis Tetalman. They had one daughter, Debra Ann, who died at the early age of 24 in 1977. All of his charitable efforts made under the "November Philanthropy" were dedicated in her name. His first wife died in 1979. Three years later in 1982 he married Iris Flaxman. Together they continued his many philanthropic projects and interests, including at the Cleveland Clinic, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, MetroHealth Medical Center and Ronald McDonald House. Both were also active in the Democratic Party. Mort died on July 12, 2015. Following his death, Iris continued their work through November Philanthropy. The Iris and Mort November Family Papers collection consists of awards, CDs, clothing labels, correspondence, a diploma, letters, newspaper clippings, notebooks, memorial books, pamphlets, a passport, photographs, a poem, reports, scrapbooks, and a yearbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5448 | | | | Extent: | 2.01 linear feet (2 boxes, including one oversized folder) | | | | Subjects: | November, Morton, 1926-2015 | November, Iris | Flaxman, Charles | November Philanthropy | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 82 | Title: | Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Sam Miller | | | | Dates: | 1973-2014 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel H. "Sam" Miller was born on June 26, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland and earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he received an MBA. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. In 1947, Miller joined Forest City Material Company, the precursor to Forest City Enterprises, and was instrumental in the success of Forest City, being credited with spearheading the company's move into land development. Miller was a lifetime honorary trustee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and an honorary trustee of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He was a past chair of Israel Bonds and the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund. He also served on many boards of trustees, including: Jewish National Fund, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, WVIZ, Urban League, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Baldwin Wallace University, Notre Dame College, Crime Stoppers, Police Memorial, Medical Mutual of Ohio and Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Miller died on March 7, 2019 in Cleveland at age 97. The Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs collection consists of speeches and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5451 | | | | Extent: | 3.0 linear feet (7 boxes) | | | | Subjects: | Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019. Speeches. Selections. | Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019 -- Photographs | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 83 | Title: | Julie Auerbach Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Julie Auerbach | | | | Dates: | 1950-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Julie Jaslow Auerbach received her Masters of Arts in Jewish Studies from the Cleveland College of Judaic Studies. She was the Director of Jewish Family & Adult Education at the Gross Schechter Day School. She was formerly a Curriculum Associate at the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and a Senior Educator for Melitz. Currently, Auerbach lives part of the year in Shaker Heights and part of the year in Jerusalem, and as of 2019 was writing regularly about life in Israel for the Cleveland Jewish News. Walter Jaslow was born in 1922. In 1981, Walter Jaslow spearheaded the Jewish Chaplaincy Hospital visitation program at University Hospitals (UH). He served as chaplain at the old Montefiore Home on Mayfield Road until his retirement in 1996. In the last years of his life, Jaslow volunteered at Menorah Park, where he took great joy in playing music for residents. Jaslow died on September 27, 2000 at age 78 in Cleveland. The Julie Auerbach Family Papers collection consists of agendas, awards, a brochure, certificates, correspondence, eulogies, lists, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs, programs, resumes, sermons, slides, speeches, teaching guides, tributes, VHS tapes, and workbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5453 | | | | Extent: | 1.2 linear feet (2 boxes, including one oversized container) | | | | Subjects: | Auerbach, Julie Jaslow | Jaslow, Walter, 1922-2000 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 84 | Title: | Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series V
| | | | Creator: | Hebrew Free Loan Association | | | | Dates: | 1956-2014 | | | | Abstract: | The Hebrew Free Loan Association (founded 1904) is a century-old benevolent institution. It grants small, interest-free loans of up to $7,500 on a non-sectarian basis to individuals in financial need who do not qualify to borrow from conventional sources such as banks. A majority of the loans granted are for educational purposes; other loans are for a wide-range of needs such as home repairs, emergency medical care, rent, and funerals. The Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series V collection consists of loan applications, bylaws, correspondence, DVDs, financial statements, lists, meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, proclamations, resolutions, and tributes. | | | | Call #: | MS 5462 | | | | Extent: | 11.0 linear feet (13 boxes) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 85 | Title: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams Family Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Abrams, Beatrice Yarus | | | | Dates: | 1890-2001 | | | | Abstract: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams and her husband, Harry Abrams, owned Caxton Printers Supply Company. She was active in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Jewish community, served as a board member of Cleveland Club of Litho and Printing House Craftsmen, and president of Memorial School PTA. She died on February 8, 2005, in Cleveland at age 95. The collection consists of account books, an advertisement, agreements, articles, an appraisal, booklets, budget books, bulletins, cards, certificates, contracts, correspondence, a daily planner, a family tree, a floor plan, an invitation, a ledger book, loan receipts, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, photographs, poems, postcards, a poster, programs, speeches, a textbook, tickets, and yearbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5491 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (1 box, including one oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Printing supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Businesswomen -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 86 | Title: | Abraham Stearn Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stearn, Abraham | | | | Dates: | 1876-1914 | | | | Abstract: | Abraham Stern was a Cleveland, Ohio, born philanthropist and financier. He joined Moses, Levy and Co., a fancy goods and toy store, in 1868. It became Levy and Stearn in 1872 and Stearn and Co., ca. 1905. Stearn was a director of the Society for Savings, the American Savings Bank and other institutions. He was a trustee of the Foundation of Jewish Charities and of the Jewish Orphan Asylum. He married Bertha Rohrheimer in 1876. The collection consists of a financial journal, lists of expenses, an advertisement, the marriage contract of Abraham Stearn and Betha Rohrheimer (1876) and a letter book detailing Stearn's stocks, investments, and his interest in the National Acme Manufacturing Co. Other topics include Levy and Stearn, charitable organizations and family affairs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4056 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Stearn, Abraham, 1847-1921 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish capitalists and financiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish merchants -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 87 | Title: | United Order True Sisters Cleveland No. 30 Records and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | United Order True Sisters | | | | Dates: | 1925-2008 | | | | Abstract: | The United Order True Sisters Cleveland No. 30, a Jewish women's charitable organization, was a local lodge that was part of the national United Order True Sisters founded in New York in 1846. Founded in November of 1925, the Cleveland lodge's goal was to promote family unity by establishing a day care center for the benefit of the community. The collection consists of awards, booklets, budgets, bulletins, bylaws, a calendar, a cookbook, correspondence, a journal, flyers, manuals, membership books, minutes, newspaper clippings, notebooks, poems, a proclamation, reports, scrapbooks, sheet music, and speech text. There are also approximately 50 black and white 300 color photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5427 | | | | Extent: | 6.11 linear feet ((10 containers, including one oversized container and one oversized folder)) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 88 | Title: | Philip Horowitz Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Philip Horowitz | | | | Dates: | 1932-2001 | | | | Abstract: | Philip Horowitz was a scholar of classical and modern Hebrew, a Yiddishist, a teacher, and an advocate of human rights and liberal causes. He served as rabbi of Brith Emeth Congregation, Pepper Pike, Ohio, from its inception in 1959 until its closure in 1986. He was Visiting Professor of Theology at John Carroll University, 1968-1978, and Dean of College Seminars, National Federation of Temple Youth, 1962-1972. He was also a member of the Executive Commission, Ohio Civil Liberties Union, 1964-1970, served on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism, and was a member of the Ohio Commission on Abortion Reform. The collection consists of booklets, a bulletin, cassettes, certificates, compact discs, correspondence, invitations, manuals, memorial tributes, memoranda, a newsletter, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, photographs, programs, sheet music, and transcripts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5436 | | | | Extent: | 1 linear feet (including three containers and one oversized folder) | | | | Subjects: | Horowitz, Philip, 1922-2002 | Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 89 | Title: | Luba Slodov Papers
| | | | Creator: | Luba Klot Slodov | | | | Dates: | 1939-2000 | | | | Abstract: | Luba Klot, a Polish Jewish survivor of the Holocaust from Vilnius, came to the United States in 1949, married Ike Slodov, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Her sister Deborah and mother Miriam also survived the Holocaust. Slodov used art therapy as a way to grieve for other family members she lost, especially her father. Slodov received her MA in Art Therapy from Ursuline College in 1992 and participated in and won many art contests in the Cleveland and Akron areas. The collection consists of documents related to the history of her family in Poland and their emigration to the United States. The materials also address her interest and career in art and art therapy. | | | | Call #: | MS 5437 | | | | Extent: | 2 linear feet (two containers) | | | | Subjects: | Art therapists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Klot family | Slodov family | Wilenker family | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 90 | Title: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams Family Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Abrams, Beatrice Yarus | | | | Dates: | 1890-2001 | | | | Abstract: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams and her husband, Harry Abrams, owned Caxton Printers Supply Company. She was active in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Jewish community, served as a board member of Cleveland Club of Litho and Printing House Craftsmen, and president of Memorial School PTA. She died on February 8, 2005, in Cleveland at age 95. The collection consists of account books, an advertisement, agreements, articles, an appraisal, booklets, budget books, bulletins, cards, certificates, contracts, correspondence, a daily planner, a family tree, a floor plan, an invitation, a ledger book, loan receipts, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, photographs, poems, postcards, a poster, programs, speeches, a textbook, tickets, and yearbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5491 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (1 box, including one oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Printing supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Businesswomen -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 91 | Title: | Henry J. Goodman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Goodman Family | | | | Dates: | 1951-2020 | | | | Abstract: | Henry J. Goodman (1932-2019) was a successful businessman and community leader active in several organizations, including the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, and Cleveland State University. This collection consists of agendas, awards, a book, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, reports, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5497 | | | | Extent: | 2.01 linear feet (3 containers, including 2 record storage boxes and one oversized folder) | | | | Subjects: | Goodman, Henry | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 92 | Title: | Lottie and W. Louis Cohn Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Debbie Bonhard | | | | Dates: | 1921-2006 | | | | Abstract: | Lottie Cohn and W. Louis Cohn were Holocaust survivors born in Germany who met and married in Cleveland after the war. The collection includes materials related to their postwar visits to Germany and mission trips to Israel. The collection consists of articles, books, booklets, a cassette, a VHS recording, a cookbook, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, a photo album, programs, scrapbooks, and travel diaries that are primarily in German, with some English. | | | | Call #: | MS 5502 | | | | Extent: | 1.8 linear feet (three containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Germany | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Altenkirchen (Germany: Landkreis) | Jews--Germany--Emigration and immigration--20th century
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 93 | Title: | Arnold Friedman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Friedman, Arnold | | | | Dates: | 1972-2006 | | | | Abstract: | Arnold Friedman (1927-2008) was a Holocaust survivor born in Irsava, Czechoslovakia. He immigrated to the United States in 1948 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He owned and operated Arnold's Scrap Metals for over forty years on the east side of Cleveland. He and his wife Betty had three children, Sharon, Doreen, and Jeff. In 1972 he published Death Was Our Destiny, an account of his time in the concentration camps of Auschwitz, Dornhau, Seifenwasser, and Flossenburg. He spoke often of his experiences to school, church, and youth groups. The collection consists of articles, biographical statements, a book jacket, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5166 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Friedman family | Friedman, Arnold, 1927-2008 | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 94 | Title: | Max Sandin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sandin, Max | | | | Dates: | 1918-1967 | | | | Abstract: | Max Sandin was a Russian-Jewish conscientious objector who emigrated to the United States in 1910. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and became active in several anti-war organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, clippings, reprints, annotated calendars, publications, and an autobiography, entitled "I Was Sentenced to Be Shot," which details Sandin's life and anti-war activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 3542 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Pacifists -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Conscientious objectors. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 95 | Title: | League for Human Rights Records
| | | | Creator: | League for Human Rights | | | | Dates: | 1930-1949 | | | | Abstract: | The League for Human Rights was organized in 1933, by leaders of the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community, to promote a boycott of Nazi-produced goods and to disseminate accurate information about the Nazi regime. It later began to combat anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi activities in Cleveland and to investigate the individuals and organizations behind such activities. It was dissolved in 1946. The collection consists of correspondence, publications, clippings, minutes, news releases, and investigatory dossiers. | | | | Call #: | MS 3632 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Racism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Germans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Antisemitism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Anti-Nazi movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 97 | Title: | Ohio B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Records
| | | | Creator: | Ohio B'nai B'rith Youth Organization | | | | Dates: | 1947-1964 | | | | Abstract: | The B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, a youth service club, was introduced into Ohio in 1932, when a chapter was founded in Cleveland. As more chapters were founded the state was organized into two regions, Greater Ohio and Southern Ohio-Kentucky. The collection consists of office files of the Ohio B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, containing constitutions, correspondence, memos, publications, posters, and plans, including national information and records of local Cleveland B'nai B'rith Youth Organization chapters. | | | | Call #: | MS 3830 | | | | Extent: | 3.80 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. Greater Ohio Region. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Boys -- Ohio -- Societies and clubs. | Girls -- Ohio -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 98 | Title: | Beth Israel - The West Temple Records
| | | | Creator: | Beth Israel - The West Temple | | | | Dates: | 1923-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Beth Israel - The West Temple was organized in 1954 to serve Reform Jews on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. The West Side Jewish Center was organized as Bعnai Israel in 1910. It incorporated as the West Side Jewish Center in 1940. Originally an Orthodox congregation, it joined the Conservative movement in 1953. The two congregations merged as a Reform congregation in 1957 and occupy the building they financed together on Triskett Avenue. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, constitutions, by-laws, articles of incorporation, the agreement for consolidation, financial records, membership lists, bulletins, directories, legal documents, brochures, programs, newspaper clippings, building records, cemetery records and miscellany relating to Beth Israel - The West Temple and to the West Side Jewish Center. | | | | Call #: | MS 3926 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 99 | Title: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal (1906-1979) was the Rabbi of the Temple on the Heights (B'nai Jeshurun Congregation) in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1933 to 1976. Rabbi Rosenthal was active in civic and educational organizations, and in civil rights and Zionist organizations such as the Wilberforce University Foundation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Zionist Organization of America. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript drafts, addresses and sermons, memorabilia, and synagogue records. Correspondents include the Wilberforce University Foundation and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, on the topics of civil rights and Zionism. | | | | Call #: | MS 3940 | | | | Extent: | 3.70 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M., (Rudolph Marvin), 1906-1979. | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland Heights. | Civil rights -- United States. | Zionism -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 100 | Title: | Anshe Chesed Congregation Records
| | | | Creator: | Anshe Chesed Congregation | | | | Dates: | 1851-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Anshe Chesed Congregation is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, dues books, dues cards, building fund materials, curriculum and other educational materials, rabbis' papers, legal and financial documents, publicity files, publications, clippings, scrapbooks, architects drawings and specifications, membership lists and applications and directories, correspondence of the United Jewish Cemeteries, records of the United Jewish Religious Schools, correspondence, addresses and sermons of Rabbi Wolsey, sermons of Julius J. Nodel and Rabbi Lelyveld, and records of various constituent groups in the congregation. | | | | Call #: | MS 3941 | | | | Extent: | 28.01 linear feet (34 containers, 36 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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