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1	Title:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
	Dates:	1839-1982
	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, trustee and committee minutes and reports, annual reports, surveys, membership lists, newspaper clippings, publications, research papers, and scrapbooks. The collection also includes material pertaining to the Federation and its antecedents, as well as to local, national, and international organizations with which the Federation was involved; and subjects of concern to the local Jewish community including the Jewish Welfare Fund. Also, there are numerous surveys, as well as a wide range of material relating to local, national, and international Jewish history.
	Call #:	MS 4563
	Extent:	44.30 linear feet (61 containers)
	Subjects:	Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Hebrew Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (University Heights, Ohio) \| Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. \| Jewish Infant Orphan's Home (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. \| League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Council Educational Alliance (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees. \| Aged -- Care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Child care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Demographic surveys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Population. \| Educational surveys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Federations, Financial (Social Service) \| Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	Knights of Equity Records
	Creator:	Knights of Equity
	Dates:	1896-1998
	Abstract:	The Knights of Equity is a Roman Catholic Irish social group first established in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Knights of Equity Supreme Council. It then grew into a national organization. The Cleveland group was active from 1895 to 1905. Three courts were founded in Cleveland, one of which eventually had 5,000 members. After 1905, the group disintegrated in Cleveland, but continued to grow in other cities. In 1954, bylaws first included women in the organization. In 1960, the National Daughters of Erin were officially accepted by the Knights as an auxiliary. The collection consists of copies of the articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, ritual and installation ceremony program, an anniversary booklet, and miscellaneous newsletter copies.
	Call #:	MS 4834
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Knights of Equity. \| National Daughters of Erin. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- United States -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Swiss Society Records
	Creator:	Swiss Society
	Dates:	1872-1970
	Abstract:	The Swiss Society was created in 1872 as the Schweizerischen Unterstuetzungs Verein by a group of members from the Swiss male chorus, then known as the Schweizer Gesang Verein Gruetli Bund, in Cleveland, Ohio. A mutual aid society for those of Swiss descent, the Swiss Society provided not only insurance to members, but also sought to preserve and nurture the German-Swiss culture, language, and literature. In 1873, the Swiss Society affiliated itself as a branch society with the Gruetli Bund der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Amerika, which later became the North American Swiss Alliance. In 1881, the Society reorganized as the Schweizer Verein von Cleveland, Ohio. In 1885, the Swiss Society in Cleveland was elected as the executive society for the North American Swiss Alliance. By 1942, the group officially adopted the English name of Swiss Society and was still in operation in 1994. The Swiss Ladies Aid Society was closely associated with the Swiss Society and was originally known as the Schweizer Frauen Unterstuetzungs Verein. It was founded in 1887 in order to support women who were Swiss born, of Swiss descent or married to a Swiss man, and to provide health insurance, comradery, and promote efforts to maintain the German-Swiss language. Eventually the Ladies Aid Society also became an affiliate of the North American Swiss Alliance. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, and member policies. The collection includes the records of the Swiss Ladies Aid Society.
	Call #:	MS 4683
	Extent:	6.60 linear feet (6 containers, 11 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Swiss Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Swiss Ladies Aid Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Swiss Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Alliance of Poles of America Records
	Creator:	Alliance of Poles of America
	Dates:	1895-1971
	Abstract:	The Alliance of Poles of America is a fraternal insurance organization which broke away from the Polish National Alliance in 1895, over the issue of membership for non-Roman Catholic Poles. Originally a Cleveland, Ohio, organization, it now includes groups throughout Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and has opened its membership to men and women with other than Polish or Catholic backgrounds. In 1917 it changed its name from the Alliance of Poles in Ohio to the Alliance of Poles of America. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, publications, lists, and drafts of articles. A major topic of the correspondence is the Polish Armed Forces in Canada during World War II. A major correspondent is Konstanty Zielecki.
	Call #:	MS 3930
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Alliance of Poles of America. \| Poles -- Canada. \| Polish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Heights Benevolent and Social Union Records
	Creator:	Heights Benevolent and Social Union
	Dates:	1883-1981
	Abstract:	The Heights Benevolent and Social Union (HBSU) is the oldest existing Jewish benevolent society in Cleveland, Ohio. It was organized on April 16, 1881, as the Hungarian Benevolent and Social Union and received its state charter two years later. The organization was established to aid its members in case of illness or death, to assist non-members in "unfortunate circumstances," and to cultivate friendly and social relations among its members. It was formed by twenty-four Hungarian Jews who gathered for their first meeting in the shoe store of Ben Shlesinger, the society's first president. In 1919, the Hungarian Benevolent and Social Union officially changed its name to the initials HBSU, indicating that membership was no longer based on Jewish national origin. In the late 1960s, the organization adopted the name Heights Benevolent and Social Union for publicity uses. By 1885, the organization had over 100 members and membership subsequently increased to 763 in 1916. During the early 1980s, membership was approximately 500. From its creation, the HBSU provided typical benevolent and aid society assistance, including partial payment of hospital bills, a weekly sick benefit, death benefits for members and their families, and visits to sick members. The organization has also expended a large portion of its annual budget for charitable donations both locally and in the national and international arenas. Recipients have included persecuted Romanian Jews, World War I refugees, and the Red Cross Society for needy Italians. Additionally, HBSU has donated money to or subscribed to membership in Cleveland Jewish organizations such as the Hebrew Free Loan Association, Federation of Jewish Charities, Infant Orphans Mothers Society, and the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged. By the early 1900s, HBSU, while still a mutual aid society, was reaching out more to the community at large and participating in more social causes. The minutes indicate a strong support for the United States in both world wars, and a growing political awareness. In 1896, a delegation from HBSU met with Governor McKinley, then a presidential candidate, at his home in Canton as part of McKinley's "Front Porch Campaign." The primary function of HBSU by the second half of the twentieth century was as a social outlet for its members. The organization sponsors picnics, dinners, balls, lectures, and other special programs. In 1953, a women's auxiliary was created. The HBSU has never had its own meeting hall, and over the years has held meetings in many locations, including the Gesangverein Hall, Knights of Pythias Temple Hall, B'nai B'rith Building, Gates of Hope Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, and Congregation B'nai Jeshurun's synagogue, among others. During the early 1980s, the HBSU officially incorporated as a fraternal organization. Two lodges were established, one in Florida comprised of Clevelanders who moved to the south, and one in Cleveland. The Cleveland lodge also serves as the Grand Lodge of the HBSU. The collection consists of minutes, bulletins, articles of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, membership lists, programs, historical material and newspaper clippings about individual members, biographical material on Judge Joseph Block, a reminiscence of a meeting with presidential candidate William McKinley, biographies of past HBSU presidents, and lists of officers and members of the Ladies' Auxiliary (1953-1960).
	Call #:	MS 3951
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records, Series II
	Creator:	The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
	Dates:	1936-1990
	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, memoranda, trustee and committee minutes, reports, proposals, newspaper clippings, wills, and financial records. Records are organized into three series consisting of administrative files, endowment funds, and social planning and research.
	Call #:	MS 4835
	Extent:	107.70 linear feet (111 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Case Western Reserve University. \| Federation for Community Planning. \| Baldwin-Wallace College. \| Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. \| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. \| United Jewish Appeal. \| Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Chabad House of Cleveland. \| Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. \| Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. \| Jewish Community Housing, Inc. \| Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jewish Vocational Service. \| Menorah Park Center for the Aging (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Human services. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Federations, Financial (Social Service) \| Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Israel-Arab War, 1967. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Population. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	Heights Benevolent and Social Union Records, Series II
	Creator:	Heights Benevolent and Social Union
	Dates:	1989-1990
	Abstract:	The Heights Benevolent and Social Union was organized in 1881 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Hungarian Benevolent and Social Union, serving Hungarian Jewish immigrants. By 1969 its name had been changed to the Heights Benevolent and Social Union, reflecting open membership to those not of Hungarian background. The collection consists of bylaws and amendments to the bylaws, a membership card and fact sheet, and a dues statement and envelope.
	Call #:	MS 4755
	Extent:	0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
	Subjects:	Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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