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1	Title:	Pioneer Women, Chapter 2 Records
	Creator:	Pioneer Women, Chapter 2
	Dates:	1934-1976
	Abstract:	Pioneer Women was founded in 1925 under the name Pioneer Women's Organization of America, as a Labor Zionist organization for women. As a sister organization to the Workingwomen's Council of the Histadrut (Jewish Federation of Labor) in Palestine, it aimed at aiding women in Palestine. The first Cleveland, Ohio, Chapter was established in 1926, with an English-speaking chapter following in 1934. In 1985 the organization changed its name to Na'amat U.S.A. The collection consists of minutes of Chapter 2 (Cleveland, Ohio), bulletins, donor program books, and clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3982
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Pioneer Women (Organization: U.S.). Chapter 2 (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Workingwomen's Council of the Histadrut (Israel) \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1955-1983
	Abstract:	The first Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of B'nai B'rith Women--the original name of Jewish Women International--was founded in 1933. In 1995, the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. Prominent issues addressed by Jewish Women International include anti-Semitism, reproductive rights, and domestic violence. The collection consists of agendas, applications, brochures, certificates, correspondence, lists, scrapbooks, scripts, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5007
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jewish Women International (Organization). Cleveland Chapter. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1947-1993
	Abstract:	The first Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of B'nai B'rith Women, the original name of Jewish Women International, was founded in 1933. During the 1930s and 1940s, eleven more chapters were created, with one more in the 1950s. Cleveland area chapters assisted in the organization of Women's District Grand Lodge No. 2. The district was headed by Clevelanders Mrs. David Copland in 1936 and Lydia Woldman in 1940. Declining numbers in the 1980s caused a restructuring of the local chapters, combining 12 chapters into one new chapter, #1736. In 1995, the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, programs, newspaper clippings, certificates, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4832
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Women International (Organization) Cleveland Chapter. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1955-1988
	Abstract:	The Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter was established shortly after the founding of Brandeis University in 1948. The university's Women's Committee, comprised of over one hundred local chapters, assumed full responsibility for the stocking, staffing, and maintenance of all of the university's libraries. Collectively, the various chapters of the committee continue to fulfill this role. The collection consists of brochures, bulletins, programs, and two scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4767
	Extent:	0.50 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. Cleveland Chapter. \| Brandeis University. \| Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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5	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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6	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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7	Title:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series III
	Creator:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1946-1989
	Abstract:	Jewish Women International (f. 1897) began in San Francisco to promote social activities among B'nai B'rith families. The first B'nai B'rith auxiliary was founded in 1909, and auxiliaries grew rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s to 178 groups and over 17,000 members reaching a peak in the 1950s with 600 chapters. In 1963 B'nai B'rith Women became an independent organization. The organization's mission has adapted to changing issues facing women, children, and families, including anti-Semitism, reproductive rights, and domestic violence. In 1995 the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. In Cleveland, Ohio, the first chapter of B'nai B'rith Women was the Heights Chapter #119, founded in 1933, followed one month later by the Cleveland Chapter #121. During the 1930s and 1940s eleven more chapters were created, with one more in the 1950s. In addition, Cleveland chapters assisted in the organization of Women's District Grand Lodge No. 2, which included several midwestern states. The district was headed by Clevelanders Mrs. David Copland in 1936 and Lydia Woldman in 1940. In 1953, Woldman also served as president of the Women's Supreme Council, the national body which coordinated 620 chapters. Declining numbers in the 1980s caused a restructuring of the local chapters, combining twelve chapters into one new chapter, #1736, consisting of 1,500 women. The collection consists of announcements, bulletins, correspondence, budgets, flyers, invitations, lists, minutes, programs, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5141
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jewish Women International (Organization). Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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8	Title:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1960-1992
	Abstract:	The Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter, was established shortly after the founding of Brandeis University in 1948. The University's Women's Committee was comprised of over one hundred local chapters, whose mission was to maintain the University's libraries. The local Cleveland, Ohio, chapter raised funds through a variety of events, membership fees, and book fund contributions. Study groups within the Cleveland chapter emphasized members' continuing education through meetings with visiting Brandeis professors. The collection consists of scrapbooks, bulletins, programs, membership rosters, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4716
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (1 container and 7 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. Cleveland Chapter. \| Brandeis University. \| Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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9	Title:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Records, Series II
	Creator:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section
	Dates:	1896-1986
	Abstract:	The National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, is a women's service organization in Cleveland, Ohio, concerned with local, national, and international issues and projects. The collection consists of correspondence, lists, minutes, reports, newsletters, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 4783
	Extent:	5.40 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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10	Title:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Records, Series II
	Creator:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section
	Dates:	1939-1977
	Abstract:	The National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, is a women's service organization in Cleveland, Ohio, concerned with local, national, and international issues and projects. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes of Board of Trustees and committees, annual reports, newsletters, financial records, materials on community service projects, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4586
	Extent:	3.20 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	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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12	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1914-1972
	Abstract:	The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was established in 1913 as Shoshana Chapter, Daughters of Zion. The national organization, founded by Henrietta Szold, changed its name to Hadassah in 1914. Its main focus was and is fund-raising for the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. The collection consists of correspondence, including correspondence of Henrietta Szold, programs, brochures and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3956
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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13	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1935-1982
	Abstract:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter (f. 1913) is part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of twelve scrapbooks of newspaper clippings; as well as minutes, newsletters, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 4768
	Extent:	1.85 linear feet (12 containers)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series III
	Creator:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1924-1994
	Abstract:	The Cleveland, Ohio chapter of Hadassah was founded in 1913. It is a part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, newsletters, posters, minutes, reports, correspondence, a magazine, photographs, and other administrative materials.
	Call #:	MS 4937
	Extent:	2.21 linear feet (2 containers, 3 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nurses -- Education (Continuing education) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women and peace -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series IV
	Creator:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1937-2006
	Abstract:	The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was founded in 1913. It is a part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of agendas, budgets, bulletins, calendars, certificates, constitution and bylaws, a cookbook, correspondence, financial reports, invitations and flyers, ledgers, lists, manuals, minutes, news releases, newsletters, newspaper clippings, play scripts, proclamations, program booklets, programs, a receipt book, reports, rosters, speech texts, and surveys.
	Call #:	MS 5167
	Extent:	4.51 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities \| Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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16	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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17	Title:	NA'AMAT USA Cleveland Council Records and Photographs, Series III
	Creator:	NA'AMAT USA
	Dates:	1936-2012
	Abstract:	NA'AMAT USA is a Labor Zionist women's organization originally called Pioneer Women. The Cleveland Council of NA'AMAT was founded in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, one year after the national organization came into being. As the organization grew, it was divided into numbered chapters. At its peak, there were fourteen chapters. In 1999, there were four chapters in the Cleveland Council, serving 650 women. Pioneer Women was organized to provide training, educational services, and social services to women, children, and families in Palestine. The Cleveland Council raised funds and sponsored programs that informed the Cleveland community of social service and educational needs in Israel. The national organization also promoted Habonim, a youth organization, and sponsored Jewish and cultural activities. In 1985 the name Pioneer Women was changed to NA'AMAT USA, in order to more closely match its sister organization in Israel, NA'AMAT. The collection consists of agendas, awards, brochures, calendars, cards, certificates, correspondence, flyers, forms, handbooks, ledgers, lists, magazines and magazine clippings, minutes, negatives, newsletters, notes, photographs, press releases, programs, receipts, and schedules pertaining to the membership and operations of Pioneer Women and, later, NA'AMAT USA.
	Call #:	MS 5380
	Extent:	1.50 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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18	Title:	Mount Sinai Hospital Records
	Creator:	Mount Sinai Hospital
	Dates:	1903-1996
	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 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. 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 reports, minutes, histories, newspaper and magazine articles, booklets, financial records, staff publications, bulletins, medical case histories, drawings, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4840
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Women's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Young Ladies Hebrew Association for the Care of the Needy Sick (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Case Western Reserve University. School of Medicine. \| Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Medical care. \| Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Administration. \| Nursing schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Medical personnel -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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19	Title:	Rebecca Aronson Brickner Papers
	Creator:	Brickner, Rebecca Aronson
	Dates:	1915-1980
	Abstract:	Rebecca Aronson Brickner was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents, Max and Dora Aronson, followed Orthodox Jewish practices and had strong ties to the Zionist movement. She received a rigorous Jewish education with Dr. Samson Benderley, and in 1910 accompanied him, as his Hebrew secretary, to New York City, where he established the Bureau of Jewish Education. While in New York, she became the first woman to complete a new program in Jewish education at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the first woman with a professional degree in Jewish education in the United States. She married Barnett R. Brickner in 1919, accompanying him first to Cincinnati, Ohio, where be studied for the rabbinate at Hebrew Union College, and then to Toronto where his first pulpit was located. While living in Toronto, she established Hadassah in Canada; in 1912 she had been a founding member of Hadassah in the United States with Henrietta Szold. The Brickners came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925, where Rabbi Brickner was to lead Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) until his death in 1958. Rebecca Brickner continued to promote Jewish education and women's organizations in Cleveland. By her impetus, in 1963 the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies became an agency independent of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Cleveland. She also established the college's Women's Association. The collection consists of writings, lecture notes, certificates, and a scrapbook. Of particular note is her account of the founding of Hadassah in 1912.
	Call #:	MS 4776
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Brickner, Rebecca Aronson, 1894-1988. \| Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. \| Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. \| Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Education. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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20	Title:	Ruth Wiener Einstein Family Papers
	Creator:	Einstein, Ruth Wiener Family
	Dates:	1860-1977
	Abstract:	Ruth Wiener Einstein and her family were involved in numerous Jewish organizations and projects in Cleveland, Ohio. Educated in Cleveland at Central High School and Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University, Ruth Wiener married Jacob L. Einstein in 1903. His father, Leopold Einstein, along with several cousins, had founded the Ullman Brothers (later the Ullman, Einstein) Company, one of the largest liquor distilleries in the United States. Ruth Wiener Einstein's grandfather, Abraham Aub, was a founder and first president of the Jewish Orphan Asylum (later, Bellefaire). Her father, Abraham Wiener, also served as a president of that organization and was the Director of Charities and Corrections (1889-1901) under Cleveland mayor John Farley. Her mother, Bella Aub Wiener, was one of the founders of the Cleveland Section, National Council of Jewish Women, and the Council Educational Alliance (later the Jewish Community Center). Ruth Wiener Einstein founded Cleveland's Jewish Big Sisters in 1920. She also served as a Board member of the Cleveland Section, National Council of Jewish Women; Montefiore Home; Bellefaire; Jewish Family Service Association; Jewish Community Center; and the Jewish Community Federation. One of her most notable achievements was the founding of Council Gardens, a housing complex for the elderly. She and Jacob Einstein had three children; Paul (Einstein) Eden, Edith (Mrs. Samuel O. Freedlander), and Jane (Mrs. Eldy S. Gross). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, financial records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, and awards and tributes of various family members. Includes the articles of incorporation and other business materials of the Ullman, Einstein Company.
	Call #:	MS 4656
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Einstein, Ruth Wiener, 1882-1977. \| Einstein family. \| Wiener family. \| Baer family. \| Aub, Abraham, 1813-1879. \| Wiener, Abraham, 1839-1921. \| Wiener, Bella Aub, d. 1923. \| Einstein, Leopold. \| Einstein, Jacob L., d. 1919. \| Ullman, Einstein Company. \| Council Gardens (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) \| National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| Jewish Big Sisters. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Distilleries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Liquor industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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