| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | 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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