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1	Title:	Odette V. and Paul Wurzburger Family Photographs
	Creator:	Wurzburger, Odette V. and Paul Family
	Dates:	1944-1974
	Abstract:	Odette Valabregue Wurzburger (1909-2006) was a French resistance fighter during World War II, a lawyer and teacher, and an active community leader, especially in the arts. Her husband, Paul Wurzburger (1904-1974), was an entrepreneur, inventor, patron of the arts, and honorary consul of France. Paul's father, Hugo Wurzburger (1887-1952), was a successful industrialist and inventor. Paul's first wife, Margarethe (later Marguerite) Wolf (1900-1976), was born in Germany and died in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of approximately 150 black and white photographs and 50 color photographs.
	Call #:	PG 555
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wurzburger, Odette V., (Odette Valabregue), 1909-2006 -- Photographs. \| Wurzburger, Paul 1904-1974 -- Photographs. \| Wurzburger, Hugo, 1887-1952 -- Photographs. \| Wurzburger, Marguerite Bacharach, 1882-1967 -- Photographs. \| Dali, Salvador, 1904-1989 -- Photographs. \| French Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Mechanical engineering -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Inventors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Hydraulics -- Photographs. \| France -- Emigration and immigration -- Photographs. \| Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- Photographs. \| Cuba -- Description and travel -- Photographs. \| Israel -- Description and travel -- Photographs.
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2	Title:	Harry Bernstein Photographs
	Creator:	Bernstein, Harry
	Dates:	1900-1908
	Abstract:	Harry "Czar" Bernstein (1856-1920) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and Republican Party political ward boss. He was born in Poland, and emigrated to Cleveland in 1868 with his parents. In addition to various businesses, he owned the Peoples and Perry theaters in Cleveland, which presented entertainment in Yiddish in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood of Woodland. He became involved in Cleveland politics as a ward boss in the 16th (later the 12th) ward of Cleveland, a heavily immigrant neighborhood. He married Sarah Trilling in 1888. The collection consists of one album and loose photographs relating to Harry Bernstein, his family and friends.
	Call #:	PG 195
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bernstein, Harry 1856-1920 -- Photograph collections. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jewish theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Theater, Yiddish -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3	Title:	David N. Myers Photographs
	Creator:	Myers, David N.
	Dates:	1900-1995
	Abstract:	David N. Myers was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1900. He worked his way through high school and earned an accounting degree from Dyke College, a local business college, in 1922. He accepted a position in accounting with the Francis Byerlyte Corporation, and subsequently became president and owner of the company, later known as Consolidated Coatings Corporation. He married Inez Pink in 1929, and the couple raised two sons. Myers' primary philanthropic interest was aging and the elderly. He was instrumental in facilitating the move of the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged from the Glenville neighborhood to Beachwood, Ohio. He also assisted in the construction of R.H. Myers Apartments, an independent living facility for the elderly. He served as the President of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland from 1964 to 1969 and, along with his wife, established the David and Inez Myers Foundation. In 1995, Dyke college was renamed David N. Myers College in recognition of Myers' contributions to the school. The collection consists of approximately 550 black and white photographs and 380 color photographs depicting Cleveland, Ohio philanthropy, business, and Jewish family life.
	Call #:	PG 547
	Extent:	1.01 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Myers, David N., 1900-1999 -- Photographic collections. \| Myers family. -- Photographs. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Jewish Orthodox Home for Aged (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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4	Title:	Joseph Family Photographs, Series II
	Creator:	Joseph Family
	Dates:	1870-1999
	Abstract:	The Joseph Family is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish family. The family has been active in both leadership and support for a number of cultural and social institutions in Cleveland such as the Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra), Bellefaire, and the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of 149 black and white photographs, 281 color photographs, and 33 negatives.
	Call #:	PG 551
	Extent:	0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Joseph family. -- Photographs. \| Joseph, Emil, 1857-1938. -- Photographs. \| Joseph, Frank E., 1904-1995. -- Photographs. \| Joseph, Frank E., 1928-2008. -- Photographs. \| Joseph, Martha J., 1917-2006. -- Photographs. \| Joseph and Feiss Company (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- Photographs. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- Photographs.
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5	Title:	Ratner Family Photographs
	Creator:	Ratner Family
	Dates:	1965-1996
	Abstract:	The Ratner (formerly Ratowczer) family has been prominent in the Cleveland, Ohio, area since the mid-twentieth century. The family immigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Cleveland in 1921, eventually founding what became known as Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Leonard Ratner married Lillian Bernstein in 1924 and had two children: Ruth Ratner Miller and Albert B. Ratner. Leonard Ratner held many important positions on community boards during his lifetime, including the positions of honorary life trustee at the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Federation, and Mount Sinai Hospital. His daughter Ruth was a civic leader, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She and Samuel Miller had four children. Albert B. Ratner married Faye Katz in 1950 and had two children. The collection consists of 39 black and white photographs and 238 color photographs of varying sizes.
	Call #:	PG 548
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Leonard, 1896-1974 -- Photograph collections. \| Miller, Ruth Ratner, 1926-1996 -- Photograph collections. \| Ratner, Albert B., 1927- -- Photograph collections. \| Ratner family. -- Photographs. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Architects and builders -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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