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African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Berkmann family. (1)
Camps -- Ohio -- Chagrin Falls. (1)
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. (1)
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. (1)
Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Furniture industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Goodman and Company Furniture Store (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Goodman family. (1)
Goodman, Ethel Berkmann, 1894-1980. (1)
Goodman, Harvey. (1)
Goodman, Morris, 1890-1962. (1)
Hiram House Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. (1)
Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jews, Polish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Kazdin family. (1)
Kazdin, Betty Levine, 1908-1973. (1)
Kazdin, Max. (1)
Kazdin, Sol, 1906-1975. (1)
Klaper family. (1)
Levine family. (1)
Levine, Leah, d. 1960. (1)
Levine, Nathan, 1874-1935. (1)
Perla Novelty Embroidery Company. (1)
Perla family. (1)
Perla, Herbert. (1)
Postcards -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Schiff family. (1)
School facilities -- Extended use -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
U.S. Wallpaper Company. (1)
Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland Jewish Archives. (1)
Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. (1)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects. (1)
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1Title:  Herman and Lory Schiff Family Papers     
 Creator:  Schiff, Herman and Lory 
 Dates:  1910-2007 
 Abstract:  Herman Sziffnagel (1912-2004) and Lory Klaper (1921- ) survived the Holocaust and resettled in Cleveland, Ohio. In October of 1946 the two married in Vienna, and in January of 1948 they immigrated to the United States, taking the name Schiff. The collection consists of an audio tape, correspondence, newspaper articles, passports and immigration documents, and photographs. 
 Call #:  MS 5375 
 Extent:  0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Polish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Schiff family. | Klaper family.
 
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2Title:  Kazdin-Levine Papers     
 Creator:  Kazdin-Levine Family 
 Dates:  1910-1975 
 Abstract:  Nathan Levine immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Russia ca. 1900. He and his wife Leah Levine founded two Cleveland, Ohio companies, U.S. Wallpaper Company, and Levin Brothers, Inc. Their daughter, Betty, married Sol Kazdin, also a Russian immigrant. Sol's brother, Max Kazdin (born Max Gothelf) was a horse trainer and Talmudic student who came to Cleveland, Ohio from Russia, ca. 1911. the collection consists of an English-Yiddish study guide belonging to Max Kazdin, newspaper clippings relating to Nathan and Leah Levine and Betty and Sol Kazdin, a citizenship guide, and a poem and correspondence of Nathan Levine. 
 Call #:  MS 4994 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 folder) 
 Subjects:  Kazdin, Sol, 1906-1975. | Kazdin, Betty Levine, 1908-1973. | Kazdin, Max. | Levine, Nathan, 1874-1935. | Levine, Leah, d. 1960. | Kazdin family. | Levine family. | U.S. Wallpaper Company. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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3Title:  Ante-Bellum Cleveland Jewish Immigrants Database     
 Creator:  Ante-Bellum Cleveland Jewish Immigrants Database 
 Dates:  1989-1990 
 Abstract:  The Ante-bellum Cleveland Jewish Immigrants Database Collection was assembled as part of a research project sponsored by the Cleveland Jewish Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The project, organized to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Cleveland, Ohio's Jewish community, resulted in the traveling exhibit "Founders: Cleveland's Jewish Community Before the Civil War," which opened at the Western Reserve Historical Society Museum in 1990. The collection consists of computer printout data sheets of 850 (primarily German) Jews known to have emigrated from Europe to Cleveland, Ohio between the 1830s and 1861. Each data sheet includes an individual's earliest known name and variant spellings. Categories of additional potential information include sex, country, region, and village of origin; arrival date and arrival age in America and in Cleveland; birth date, death date, and cemetery name; marital status, name of spouse(s), marriage date(s), and number of children; home and business address(es); occupations(s); institutional affiliation(s); and extant visual images(s). Data sheets are followed by the original work sheets on which data was entered by hand. Sources for the information on individuals is indicated on the worksheets. 
 Call #:  MS 4516 
 Extent:  1.60 linear feet (4 containers) 
 Subjects:  Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland Jewish Archives. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
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4Title:  Goodman Family Papers     
 Creator:  Goodman, Morris and Ethel Family 
 Dates:  1904-1955 
 Abstract:  Morris Goodman immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Austria-Hungary in 1910 and became an insurance agent for Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. He and his wife, Ethel Berkmann, owned the Goodman and Company Furniture Store in Cleveland and were involved with the World Zionist Organization. Their son, Harvey Goodman, served in World War II in the United States Air Force. Their daughter, Alma, married into the Perla family, which operated an embroidery company. The collection consists of business and personal correspondence, photographs, postcards, licenses and miscellaneous documents. The collection includes immigration and naturalization materials, as well as military service documents and World War II ration books. 
 Call #:  MS 4955 
 Extent:  0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Goodman, Morris, 1890-1962. | Goodman, Ethel Berkmann, 1894-1980. | Goodman, Harvey. | Perla, Herbert. | Goodman family. | Berkmann family. | Perla family. | Goodman and Company Furniture Store (Cleveland, Ohio) | Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. | Perla Novelty Embroidery Company. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects. | Furniture industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Postcards -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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5Title:  Hiram House Social Settlement Records     
 Creator:  Hiram House Social Settlement 
 Dates:  1893-1972 
 Abstract:  Hiram House is a pioneer Cleveland, Ohio, social settlement founded in 1896 by a group of Hiram College students led by George Bellamy, who later became Commissioner of Recreation for the city of Cleveland. During the height of its growth the settlement offered a full range of social, educational and recreational activities, but since 1948 it has concentrated its resources on Hiram House Camp in the suburb of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Before 1948 its primary service area was centered in a neighborhood populated primarily by Jews, Italians and African Americans. The collection consists of minutes, resolutions, financial statements, ledger books, legal papers, correspondence, and employment and administrative policy materials of Hiram House, correspondence and legal and financial papers of George Bellamy, and correspondence from Samuel Mather and other supporters of the settlement. 
 Call #:  MS 3319 
 Extent:  38.00 linear feet (78 containers and 17 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  Hiram House Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School facilities -- Extended use -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Camps -- Ohio -- Chagrin Falls. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
 
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