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1	Title:	Joseph Hays Family Papers
	Creator:	Hays, Joseph Family
	Dates:	1857-1987
	Abstract:	Joseph Hays (1838-1916) was the son of Abraham and Bertha Hexter Hays of Storndorf, in the German state of Hesse Darmstadt. After Joseph's mother died in 1844, he and other family members immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, Abraham and Joseph arriving in 1856. Joseph Hays started as a peddler and eventually became involved in the clothing, scrap iron, and real estate business. He married Rosetta Schwarzenberg, and had five children. His daughter, Bertha, married Charles Eisenman, co-founder of Kastriner and Eisenman, later Kaynee Company, a clothing manufacturer. Eisenman was also a founder and first president of the Federation of Jewish Charities (later known as the Jewish Community Federation). Joseph Hays' sons, Louis and Eugene Hays, later purchased Kaynee Company from Eisenman. Louis Hays, who had served as a vice president and trustee of Mt. Sinai Hospital, was president of Kaynee at the time of his death in 1918. His son, Robert, was president of Kaynee from 1937 until 1954, when the company was sold. Robert Hays was also a founding member of Suburban Temple. Louis Hays' wife, Jessie Seligman Feiss, was the niece and adopted daughter of Julius Feiss, owner of Joseph and Feiss Company, which manufactured clothing. His son, Paul Louis Feiss, served as chairman of the company, beginning in 1925. He was also a founder and first president of Mt. Sinai Hospital. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, an autobiography, a family history, speeches, genealogies, and miscellaneous materials.
	Call #:	MS 4595
	Extent:	0.90 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Hays, Joseph, 1838-1916. \| Hays family. \| Feiss family. \| Richman family. \| Lehman family. \| Eisenman family. \| Feiss, Paul Louis, 1875-1952. \| Hays, Louis Henry, 1874-1918. \| Eisenman, Charles, 1865-1923. \| Kastriner and Eisenman Company. \| Kaynee Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Joseph and Feiss Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration.
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2	Title:	Samuel Goldhamer Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Goldhamer, Samuel
	Dates:	1905-1968
	Abstract:	Samuel Goldhamer (1884-1982), was the executive director of the Jewish Community Federation (JCF) of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1907-1948. He initiated a community-wide drive to expedite fund raising, a concept which became common throughout the United States. A resident of Shaker Heights, he published a book in 1963, titled Why Doncha Write a Book? A Half-Century of Experience in Jewish Communal Life. The collection consists of articles, correspondence, newspaper clippings, mailing lists, photographs, programs, testimonials, scrapbooks, and book manuscripts pertaining to Goldhamer's life and involvement with the JCF.
	Call #:	MS 5336
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities.
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3	Title:	Samuel Goldhamer Family Papers
	Creator:	Samuel Goldhamer Family
	Dates:	1925-1988
	Abstract:	Samuel Goldhamer was the first director of the Jewish Welfare Federation in Cleveland, Ohio, the organization later known as the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. He directed the Federation of Jewish Charities beginning in 1907, overseeing its 1926 transformation from a primarily charitable organization into a social, cultural, spiritual, and philanthropic agency. Goldhamer's son, Walter, was an engineer and business executive who served as chairman of the Cleveland-based Superior Die Casting. He was known for his prizewinning designs, including an optical mount die used in some Kodak Super 8 projectors in the 1960's. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, a genealogical chart, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 5000
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Goldhamer, Samuel, 1883-1982. \| Goldhamer, Walter, 1911-1994. \| Goldhamer family. \| Federation of Jewish Charities (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Superior Die Casting Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish engineers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Executives -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Jewish Relief Society Records
	Creator:	Jewish Relief Society
	Dates:	1901-1980
	Abstract:	The Jewish Relief Society was established in 1901 to provide food and material relief to needy Jewish immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, Passover distribution lists, ledgers, financial statements, receipt books and records of donors.
	Call #:	MS 3954
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Relief Society (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Food relief -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Photographs
	Creator:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1930-2000
	Abstract:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America (founded 1912) is a Jewish women's volunteer organization, numbering over 300,000 members in the United States, that focuses on advocating for solutions to health issues that affect Jews worldwide. Cleveland had an active Hadassah chapter almost from the founding of the organization until June of 2015 when it announced its closure. This collection consists of photographs that tell the history of the Cleveland Hassadah chapter beginning in the 1930s through the early 2000s.
	Call #:	MS 5376
	Extent:	1.2 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	Diamond Family Papers
	Creator:	Diamond Family
	Dates:	1949-2006
	Abstract:	The Diamond family was a Cleveland, Ohio, family of three brothers who owned and operated the men's clothing chain, Diamond's Men Stores, and was prominent in civic and social activities within the Jewish community of Cleveland. Herbert Diamond was councilman and mayor of Bentleyville, Ohio, 1977 to 1996. Norman Diamond was involved in the Jewish Welfare Fund. Their sons were also involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors, including funding the Diamond Fitness Center and Diamond Scholarship at the Cleveland Jewish Community Center. The collection consists of correspondence, newsletters, awards and certificates, magazine and newspaper articles, Diamond Scholarship records, and photographs, especially of various Diamond's stores from 1952 to 1996, as well as family members.
	Call #:	MS 4987
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Diamond, Herbert., d. 1996. \| Diamond, Norman. \| Diamond family. \| Jewish Welfare Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Fuchs Mizrachi School (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Men's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Stores, Retail -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Scholarships -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Bentleyville (Ohio)
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7	Title:	AMIT Women Records
	Creator:	AMIT Women
	Dates:	1955-2011
	Abstract:	AMIT Women is an organization of orthodox Jewish Zionist women, providing support for poor children in Israel. Throughout the history of the organization AMIT built up a network of vocational schools, homes for children, surrogate family residences and other projects for youth in Israel. In the Cleveland area the organization used to consist of three separate chapters, Ra'anana B'noth, University/Beachwood, and Batya, which eventually merged into one united Greater Cleveland Chapter in 1996. In Cleveland, AMIT was and is a very active part of the Jewish community, organizing numerous fundraising dinners, luncheons, and other events along the Jewish holidays to support both the local Jewish community and to raise money for their numerous projects in Israel. The collection consists of bulletins, newsletters, certificates, correspondence, invitations, member and donor lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, programs of luncheons, dinners, and jubilees, and a script.
	Call #:	MS 5149
	Extent:	1.41 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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8	Title:	Harry Stone Papers
	Creator:	Stone, Harry
	Dates:	1943-2006
	Abstract:	Harry Stone (1917-2007) was a business leader in Cleveland, Ohio, active in politics and philanthropy. He was the son of Jacob Sapirstein, the founder of American Greetings Corp., a manufacturer of greeting cards. Stone was a member of the Glenville High School Class of 1935. In addition to the positions he held at American Greetings, Stone also owned radio stations WIXY and WDOK and was engaged in real estate and international trade and finance. Among his many civic activities, Stone was a trustee of Brandeis University, the Jewish Community Federation, and the Cleveland Sight Center. Stone married Beatrice Farkas in 1936. The couple had three children, Phillip J, Allan D., and Laurie. After the death of Beatrice, Harry married Lucile Tabak Rose in 1960. Her children from a previous marriage were James M. Rose and Douglas B. Rose. In the 1960s Stone was campaign chairman for United States Representative Charles Vanik. His relationship with Vanik proved beneficial to the Jewish community in 1973, when Vanik asked Stone and his brother Irving for help in scheduling a vote on the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which required the USSR to allow Jewish emigration to the United States in order to qualify for most favored nation status. The Stone brothers asked Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas to schedule the vote; American Greetings was at the time the largest employer in Mills' Arkansas district. Stone also served as a consultant to the United States Departments of Commerce and State. the collection consists of annual reports, bulletins, certificates, correspondence, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, a petition, proclamations, a program, a speech text, a statement, and a yizkor (memorial) book.
	Call #:	MS 5099
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Stone, Harry, 1917-2007. \| Stone family. \| American Greeting Publishers, Inc. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Greeting cards industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Memorial books (Holocaust) \| Grajewo (Poland) -- History. \| Grajewo (Poland) -- Genealogy.
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9	Title:	AMIT Women Records, Series II
	Creator:	AMIT Women
	Dates:	1925-2010
	Abstract:	AMIT Women (Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, Hebrew acronym for Association of Volunteers for Israel and Torah) was founded at the Mizrachi Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925 as Mizrachi Women of America (MWoA) and later named AMIT Women in 1983. AMIT Women is an organization of orthodox Jewish Zionist women that provides support for poor children in Israel. Throughout the history of the organization AMIT built up a network of vocational schools, homes for children, surrogate family residences and other projects for youth in Israel. In Cleveland, AMIT has been an active part of the Jewish community, organizing numerous fundraising dinners, luncheons, and other events along the Jewish holidays to support both the local Jewish community and to raise money for their numerous projects in Israel. The collection consists of reports, brochures, catalogues, correspondence, instruction booklets, invoices, manuals, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, proclamations, programs, publications, recognition certificates, resource manuals, and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 5358
	Extent:	0.82 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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10	Title:	Hebrew Free Loan Association Records
	Creator:	Hebrew Free Loan Association
	Dates:	1904-1959
	Abstract:	The Hebrew Free Loan Association is a non-profit loan association established in 1904 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally founded to aid needy Jewish immigrants but later expanded its service to anyone who could show real need. The collection consists of minute books, general account books, loan listing books, loan records books, membership record books, correspondence, reports, memorials, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3640
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (6 containers and 5 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series IV
	Creator:	Hebrew Free Loan Association
	Dates:	1899-2006
	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 collection consists of primarily of application data, Board minutes, financial data, and loan and repayment records.
	Call #:	MS 4971
	Extent:	4.80 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	Montefiore Home Records
	Creator:	Montefiore Home
	Dates:	1880-1976
	Abstract:	The Montefiore Home was established in 1882 in Cleveland, Ohio, by the Kesher Shel Barzel Order (Band of Iron), District Grand Lodge No. 4, and called the Aged and Infirm Israelites Home. In 1884 it was renamed the Sir Moses Montefiore Kesher Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites. In 1923 it became simply the Montefiore Home. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, administrative reports and records, staff memos and lists, departmental reports, records of auxiliary organizations, residents files, audits, ledgers and other financial records, and subject files relating to the Home's interaction with other agencies such as the Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes for Aged, Inc., the Jewish Community Federation, the Jewish Family Service Association, United Appeal of Greater Cleveland, the Welfare Federation of Cleveland, the White House Conference on Aging, and Julius and Helen Weil.
	Call #:	MS 3835
	Extent:	17.10 linear feet (13 containers, 12 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Social work with older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish old age homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Older people -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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13	Title:	Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series II
	Creator:	Hebrew Free Loan Association
	Dates:	1927-1984
	Abstract:	The Hebrew Free Loan Association is a non-profit loan association established in 1904 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally founded to aid needy Jewish immigrants but later expanded its service to anyone who could show real need. The collection consists of loan accounts, applications, and membership files, bank passbooks, tax forms, memorial bequest records, and correspondence.
	Call #:	MS 4551
	Extent:	10.20 linear feet (17 containers)
	Subjects:	Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Records
	Creator:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section
	Dates:	1894-1967
	Abstract:	The National council of Jewish Women's Cleveland Section is a service organization founded in 1894, in Cleveland, Ohio, as a local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. Its services to Cleveland's Jewish and general communities include hot meals delivered to the elderly, homes for the elderly and working girls, scholarships, day nurseries and thrift shops. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, financial records, scrapbooks, clippings, and materials on community service projects.
	Call #:	MS 3620
	Extent:	13.30 linear feet (27 containers and 22 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	Samuel Goldhamer Papers
	Creator:	Goldhamer, Samuel
	Dates:	1930-1969
	Abstract:	Samuel Goldhamer (1883-1982) was the first director of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland, Ohio (later the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland), serving from 1907-1948, and directing the Federation through its reorganization from the Federation of Jewish Charities to the Jewish Welfare Federation (1926). He was instrumental in creating the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Jewish Welfare Fund. The collection consists of a published memoir, "Why doncha write a book", an anecdotal account of Goldhamer's experiences as Federation director, correspondence, speech texts, published and unpublished writings, annual Federation reports, a testimonial scrapbook, and clippings. The speech texts include radio talks by Goldhamer with related correspondence, and speeches Goldhamer wrote for others. Writings, mostly typescripts, also include materials Goldhamer prepared for others, along with notes, memoranda and outlines.
	Call #:	MS 4032
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Goldhamer, Samuel, 1883-1982. \| Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Community Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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16	Title:	Mount Sinai Hospital Records, Series II
	Creator:	Mount Sinai Hospital
	Dates:	1915-2004
	Abstract:	Mount Sinai Hospital had its origins in the Young Ladies Hebrew Association for the Care of the Needy Sick, created in 1892 by nine young women in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1900, they changed their name to the Jewish Women's Hospital Association. A 29-bed facility, named Mount Sinai Hospital, opened in 1903 at 2373 E. 37th St. In 1916, a new, larger facility was opened at E. 105th St. and Ansel Rd. Innovations included outpatient clinics for pediatrics and mental hygiene, established in 1915. A nursing school was included. Mount Sinai affiliated with Western Reserve University for the training and education of its nurses in 1930, and its doctors in 1947. Medical research was given a high priority. The Women's and Junior Women's auxiliaries provided important assistance to the medical staff and patients, including a nursery school for children of nurses and volunteers. Mount Sinai served as a major medical resource for Cleveland's east side throughout its history. Expansion included a twelve-story building and a kidney dialysis center (1960), a new laboratory facility (1970), and an outpatient clinic in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood (1972). A new medical wing was added to the hospital in the 1980s, and in 1993 an integrated medical campus was opened at the Beachwood facility. In 1996, the nonprofit hospital was sold to a for-profit company, Primary Health Systems (PHS). In March 1999, PHS filed for bankruptcy, and in February 2000, Mount Sinai Hospital closed. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, budgets, bylaws, certificates, contracts, constitutions, correspondence, financial statements, handbooks, ledgers, legal briefs, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notebooks, play scripts, reports, resolutions, rosters, scrap books, histories, publications, speech texts, surveys, and tax records.
	Call #:	MS 4919
	Extent:	28.80 linear feet (39 containers and 11 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Medical personnel -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nursing schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities
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17	Title:	Montefiore Home Records, Series II
	Creator:	Montefiore Home
	Dates:	1885-1972
	Abstract:	Montefiore Home is a home for aged and infirm Jews of Cleveland, Ohio, which was founded in 1882 as the Aged and Infirm Israelites Home, was renamed the Sir Moses Montefiore Kesher Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites in 1884, and, in 1923, Montefiore Home. The collection consists of trustee minutes, directors' reports, social service and financial reports, building and expansion plans, studies of Jewish aged, a newsletter written by the residents, and a guest book. The collection is valuable to the study of the institutional care of the aged and the contributions of Julius and Helen Weil to the Home. Also included is a letter written by Moses Montefiore to the Home in 1885. Montefiore (1784-1885) was a famed Anglo-Jewish philanthropist and advocate of civil rights for Jews in England and a precursor of modern Zionism.
	Call #:	MS 4455
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Social work with the aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish aged -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish aged -- United States.
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18	Title:	Liberty Aid Society Records
	Creator:	Liberty Aid Society
	Dates:	1920-1975
	Abstract:	The Liberty Aid Society was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1920 as a mutual aid society for Jewish immigrants. It also sponsored social activities and was active in the Zionist movement. The collection consists of membership, financial and cemetery records, minutes, correspondence, legal documents and clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4015
	Extent:	1.30 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Liberty Aid Society. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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19	Title:	Mount Sinai Hospital Records Series III
	Creator:	Mount Sinai Hospital
	Dates:	1913-2006
	Abstract:	Mount Sinai Hospital (1903-2000) had its origins in the Young Ladies Hebrew Association for the Care of the Needy Sick, created in 1892 by nine young women in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1900, they changed their name to the Jewish Women's Hospital Association. A 29-bed facility, named Mount Sinai Hospital, opened in 1903 at 2373 East 37th Street. In 1916, a new, larger facility was opened at East 105th Street and Ansel Road. Innovations included outpatient clinics for pediatrics and mental hygiene, established in 1915. A nursing school was included. Mount Sinai affiliated with Western Reserve University for the training and education of its nurses in 1930, and its doctors in 1947. Mount Sinai served as a major medical resource for Cleveland's east side throughout its history. A new medical wing was added to the hospital in the 1980s, and in 1993 an integrated medical campus was opened in Beachwood. In 1996, the nonprofit hospital was sold to a for-profit company, Primary Health Systems (PHS). In March 1999, PHS filed for bankruptcy, and in February 2000, Mount Sinai Hospital closed. During the demolition of the Mount Sinai building in 2006, workers uncovered a time capsule that had been placed in the cornerstone of the building during construction in 1915. The time capsule held newspapers, fundraising records, and miscellaneous items related to the construction of the building. Throughout the history of Mount Sinai Hospital, female volunteers provided invaluable assistance to the medical staff and patients. The Women's and Junior Women's Auxiliaries created and staffed a nursery school for the children of nurses and volunteers. They offered classes that trained volunteers to work in outpatient clinics and pediatric wards, and, in addition, organized a gift shop and television rental for patients. In 1997, the auxiliaries were renamed the Mount Sinai Community Partners. The Auxiliaries also published a newsletter, "The Chart," documenting their activities. The collection consists of reports, minutes, booklets, financial records, newspapers, quarterly reports, and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 5143
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Case Western Reserve University. School of Medicine \| Charitable uses, trusts and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Administration. \| Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish refugees -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Medical care \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish Women's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Nursing schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Young Ladies Hebrew Association for the Care of the Needy Sick (Cleveland, Ohio)
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20	Title:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records (Restricted)
	Creator:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
	Dates:	1916-1961
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Federation is a central policy making and fundraising agency for the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, which traces its origin to the Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland (founded 1903). The Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland changed its name to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland in 1926, and in 1930, added a fundraising arm, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Cleveland. In 1951 the Jewish Welfare Federation merged with the Jewish Community Council to become the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and published literature removed from MS 4563 Jewish Community Federation Records because of sensitive or confidential subject matter. It includes records of the Jewish Community Council's Community Relations Committee and its Conciliation and Arbitration Board, as well as case histories from various Jewish social service agencies. The Community Relations Committee investigated allegations of discrimination and antisemitism, and the Conciliation and Arbitration Board mediated conflicts within the Jewish community.
	Call #:	MS 4563A
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Federations, Financial (Social Service) \| Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mediation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Antisemitism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Discrimination in employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish communists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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