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1Title:  Park Synagogue Photographs     
 Creator:  Park Synagogue 
 Dates:  1900-1990 
 Abstract:  Park Synagogue, one of the largest Conservative Jewish synagogues in the world, was founded in 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio, as Anshe Emeth Congregation by twelve Jewish immigrant families from Poland. In 1904, the congregation engaged its first English speaking rabbi, Samuel Margolies. Anshe Emeth merged with Congregation Beth Tefilo ca. 1916, and a large synagogue was built for the combined congregation on East 105th Street in 1922. That same year, Rabbi Solomon Goldman, a well known scholar, teacher, and activist, was hired. He led the congregation into the ranks of Conservative Judaism. In 1934, the congregation engaged one of its own confirmands, Armond E. Cohen, as rabbi. The synagogue, popularly called the Cleveland Jewish Center, became a focus of Jewish life in the Glenville area, serving the social, intellectual, and recreational needs, as well as the religious, of its members; one of the first synagogues in the United States combining all of these facilities in one structure. Following the eastward movement of Cleveland's Jewish population, property on Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was purchased in 1942 from the private Park School. In 1950, Park Synagogue (as the congregation came to be known) dedicated a new building, designed by Eric Mendelsohn. In 1969, Kangesser Hall, a 2,000 seat auditorium, was dedicated. When B'rith Emeth Congregation ceased operations in 1988, their Pepper Pike, Ohio building was purchased by Park Synagogue, becoming their eastern educational facility. Some former members of B'rith Emeth affiliated with Park Synagogue. The collection consists of individual portraits of rabbis, cantors, and congregation and community leaders. Included are portraits of rabbis Samuel Benjamin, Armond Cohen, Harry S. Davidowitz, Solomon Goldman, and Howard Hirsch; cantors L. Danto and Abraham Kantor; and notable congregation and community leaders Myron Guren, Ruth Miller, Samuel Miller, Leonard Ratner, Lillian Ratner, and Henry L. Rocker. Other portraits are of well known Cleveland personalities, including Dorothy Fuldheim, Louis B. Seltzer, Samuel Silbert, and Carl Stokes. Also included are group portraits of the religious school, day camp, nursery school, confirmation classes, and other classes. Social groups such as the Glee Club, Parents League, Sisterhood, youth groups, and Men's Club are well represented. Views include synagogue events, religious observances, social activities, interior and exterior views of the Park Synagogue building, and artwork located at Park Synagogue. 
 Call #:  PG 488 
 Extent:  1.70 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | B'rith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Anshe Emeth Beth Tefilo Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Cleveland Jewish Center -- Photograph collections. | Park School (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Cantors (Judaism) -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
 
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2Title:  Sigmund and Libbie L. Braverman Photographs     
 Creator:  Braverman, Sigmund and Libbie L. 
 Dates:  1904-1980 
 Abstract:  Sigmund Braverman was a Cleveland, Ohio, architect who designed many synagogues and other buildings throughout Cleveland, Ohio, the United States, and Canada. Born in Austria-Hungary, he came to the United States at age 10 and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1917. After service in World War I, he came to Cleveland in 1920 and opened an architectural practice. From 1932-1935, he served as assistant, and later acting, Cleveland city architect. In 1948, he formed a partnership with Moses P. Halperin, known as Braverman and Halperin, Architects. Synagogues in Cleveland designed by Braverman included the Young Israel Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, Temple Emanu El, Temple on the Heights, and Fairmount Temple. His work in Cleveland also included the Orthodox Home for the Aged, Cleveland Hebrew Schools, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and apartment buildings, theaters, shopping centers, schools, and restaurants. He was a member of many professional architectural organizations, and published articles on the subject of synagogue architecture. Libbie L. Braverman was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. They were married in 1924. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of family members. The bulk of the collection consists of architectural views of various stages in the construction of synagogues and other buildings designed by Braverman and Halperin, ca. 1950s. Ohio synagogues pictured include Beth El Synagogue, Akron; Temple Israel, Canton; Anshe Chesed Congregation, Cleveland; B'nai Jeshurun Congregation, Cleveland; Park Synagogue, Cleveland; and Temple B'nai Abraham, Elyria. In particular, the collection contains numerous photographs of the construction, both interior and exterior, of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple). Other Cleveland buildings pictured include the Brantley Apartments, the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Community Center, Lee Fabrics, the Orthodox Home for the Aged, the Rothkopf home, and other unidentified Cleveland locations. 
 Call #:  PG 508 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Braverman, Sigmund, 1894-1960 -- Photograph collections. | Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- -- Photograph collections. | Braverman family -- Photograph collections. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Braverman and Halperin, Architects (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- United States -- Photographs. | Synagogue architecture -- United States -- Photographs. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
 
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3Title:  Sigmund Braverman Photographs     
 Creator:  Braverman, Sigmund 
 Dates:  1915-1959 
 Abstract:  Sigmund Braverman (1894-1960) was a Cleveland, Ohio, architect who designed many synagogues and other buildings throughout Cleveland, the United States, and Canada. Born in Austria-Hungary, he came to the United States at age 10 and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1917. After service in World War I, he came to Cleveland in 1920 and opened an architectural practice. From 1932-1935, he served as assistant, and later acting, Cleveland city architect. In 1948, he formed a partnership with Moses P. Halperin, known as Braverman and Halperin, Architects. Synagogues in Cleveland designed by Braverman included the Young Israel Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, Temple Emanu El, Temple on the Heights, and Fairmount Temple. His work in Cleveland also included the Orthodox Home for the Aged, Cleveland Hebrew Schools, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and apartment buildings, theaters, shopping centers, schools, and restaurants. He was a member of many professional architectural organizations, and published articles on the subject of synagogue architecture. Braverman was also active in several Cleveland Jewish organizations, including the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Center, and the Zionist movement. He married Libbie L. Braverman in 1924. The collection consists of views of synagogues and other Jewish community facilities in Cleveland, Ohio, and cities throughout the United States and Canada, designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Braverman and Halperin. Also included are several portraits of Sigmund Braverman. 
 Call #:  PG 210 
 Extent:  0.80 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Braverman, Sigmund, 1894-1960 -- Photograph collections. | Braverman and Halperin, Architects (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Jewish architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- United States -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- Canada -- Photographs. | Synagogue architecture -- Canada -- Photographs. | Synagogue architecture -- United States -- Photographs. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
 
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