http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?freeformQuery%3Dwomen's%20history;smode%3Dadvanced;f1-subject%3DJews%20--%20Ohio%20--%20Cleveland%20--%20Charities. Results for your query: freeformQuery=women's history;smode=advanced;f1-subject=Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4676.xml Albert Arthur Levin was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and developer of commercial and industrial real estate. A native of Pennsylvania, he moved to Lorain, Ohio, at the age of 10. In 1918, he assumed operation of the family clothing store. After graduation from college in 1934, he became active in Democratic Party politics. He moved to Cleveland and established a law practice in 1938. He later became involved in major real estate developments, including the Marshall and Public Square buildings and the Parmatown and Shoreway shoppong centers. Levin was also a leader in fund drives for the United Jewish Appeal and Bonds for Israel, and was involved in various civic affairs, including serving as foreman of the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury (1962), trustee of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, and co-chair of the national fund drive for Wilberforce University. He married Maxine Goodman in 1945. Maxine Goodman Levin was a civic activist and philanthropist in her own right. Born in Cleveland, she was a descendant o... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4676.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5149.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5149.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5358.xml 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, recog... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5358.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3673.xml The Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society was founded in 1893 and incorporated in 1900 by Elias Rothschild, Annie Levy, Rebecca Barnett, Esther Bialosky and Rose Blumenthal. The Society collected dues and donations to finance services for the ill in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1944-1945 Bikur Cholim helped finance the construction of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland. It became an auxiliary agency of the hospital while continuing to provide aid to the indigent sick. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, bulletins, programs, awards, certificates, newspaper clippings, constitution of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland and correspondence of its president. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3673.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4987.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4987.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5413.xml 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. The hospital opened in 1903. 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 closure of Mount Sinai was a significant development in the history of medicine in the Cleveland area and in the history of the Jewish community. Diana Tittle, author of Welcome to Heights High: The Crippling Politics of Restructuring America's Public Schools and other titles, began research on a book documenting the closure of Mt. Sinai in 2004. Amid concerns that the ongoing consolidation of the health care delivery system and the ongoing national health care debate would overshadow her publication, Tittle reached the decision to pursue an alternative use for her research other than publication. Th... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5413.xml Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4667.xml The Educational League was initiated by members of B'nai B'rith, Baron de Hirsch Lodge of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897, as an independent organization whose mission was to provide Jewish orphans with financial aid for higher education. Based in Cleveland and chartered in the State of Ohio, the League's operation covered twenty states in the central United States. Presidents of the League included Martin A. Marks, Dr. Samuel Wolfenstein, Rabbi Moses Gries, and Albert A. Benesch. It's original mission soon expanded to include any Jewish student in need. Money advanced was to be a repayable loan, rather than a grant. Beginning in the late 1920s, the League concentrated exclusively on assisting students from the Cleveland area, or out-ot-town students attending Cleveland area schools. Around the same time, the League joined with the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland and the Cleveland Section, National Council of Jewish Women to coordinate the review and approval of loans. This alliance was known as the Joint Con... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4667.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5376.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5376.xml Sun, 01 Jan 2017 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3956.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3956.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4768.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4768.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4937.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4937.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5167.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5167.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3951.xml 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 appro... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3951.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4755.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4755.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5115.xml The Heights Benevolent and Social Union 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 approximatel... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5115.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4563.xml 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. Al... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4563.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4835.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4835.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3716.xml The Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland was established in 1875 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Cleveland, Ohio. It merged with the Hebrew Relief Organization in 1883 to form the Hebrew Relief Association. It was renamed the Jewish Social Service Bureau in 1922. The Bureau affiliated with the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences and helped train students for field placement. In 1943, the Bureau changed its name to the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, case files, speeches, research papers, and statistics of the Association; minutes, reports, and correspondence of agencies working with the Association; and thirty-eight theses submitted to the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3716.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4594.xml The Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio) was established in 1875 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. It merged with the Hebrew Relief Organization in 1883 to form the Hebrew Relief Association. It was renamed the Jewish Social Service Bureau in 1922. The Bureau affiliated with the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences and helped train students for field placement. In 1943, the Bureau changed its name to the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, and publicity brochures and booklets. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4594.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4724.xml The Jewish National Fund, Cleveland, Ohio, office is one of numerous regional offices maintained throughout the United States by the national office of the Jewish National Fund, headquartered in New York City. The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 at the Fifth Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, to purchase land in Israel. The Fund's major activities included planting and maintaining forests throughout Israel; building parks and outdoor recreational facilities; preparing land for new communities, industries, and agriculture; and developing irrigation systems, dams, and reservoirs. From ca. 1916-1960, the work of the Fund in Cleveland was informally organized and implemented by Jewish lay leadership under the auspices of the Cleveland Jewish National Fund Council. In 1960 The Jewish National Fund of Cleveland was formally established. It continues its fundraising efforts; including solicitation, honorary dinners, missions to Israel, and planned giving. The group also provides educational programming... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4724.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4832.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4832.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5007.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5007.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5141.xml 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 distri... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5141.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3741.xml Menorah Park was established in 1906 as the Jewish Orthodox Old Home in Cleveland, Ohio. It became one of the five largest old age homes in the country by 1940. The name was changed to the Jewish Orthodox Home for Aged in 1950. The prefix Menorah Park was added in the 1960s. The collections consists of constitutions, minutes, admission applications, naturalization certificates, correspondence, financial records, reports, legal documents, publications, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3741.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3835.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3835.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4840.xml 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 build... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4840.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4919.xml 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 kid... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4919.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5143.xml 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... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5143.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5430.xml 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. 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. 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. 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 articles, brochures, a bulletin, a certificate, minutes, a press release, a print, a proposal, records of honor, reports, commemorative tiles, a tribute book, a yearbook, as well as several audio and visual materials. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5430.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3620.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3620.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4783.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4783.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4586.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4586.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5427.xml The United Order True Sisters Cleveland No. 30, a Jewish women's charitable organization, was a local lodge that was part of the national United Order True Sisters founded in New York in 1846. Founded in November of 1925, the Cleveland lodge's goal was to promote family unity by establishing a day care center for the benefit of the community. The collection consists of awards, booklets, budgets, bulletins, bylaws, a calendar, a cookbook, correspondence, a journal, flyers, manuals, membership books, minutes, newspaper clippings, notebooks, poems, a proclamation, reports, scrapbooks, sheet music, and speech text. There are also approximately 50 black and white 300 color photographs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5427.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG188.xml The Cleveland District of the Zionist Organization of America was formed in 1966 by the merger of Temple on the Heights District and the Temple District. The Cleveland District is an affiliate of the national Zionist Organization of America, which was created in 1918 by the merger of the Federation of American Zionists, Young Judea, and Hadassah. Since 1948 ZOA has shifted its role from efforts to create the state of Israel to fundraising and public relations on its behalf. The collection consists of individual portraits, group portraits, and views of individuals, groups, and activities relating to the Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland (Ohio) District. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG188.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3734.xml The Cleveland District of the Zionist Organization of America was formed in 1966 by the merger of Temple on the Heights District and the Temple District. The Cleveland, Ohio District is an affiliate of the national Zionist Organization of America, which was created in 1918 by the merger of the Federation of American Zionists, Young Judea, and Hadassah. Since 1948 Zionist Organization of America has shifted its role from efforts to create the state of Israel to fundraising and public relations on its behalf. The collection consists of brochures, correspondence, constitutions, minutes, paid invoices, pamphlets, resolutions, receipts, statements and purchases of security accounts, and newspaper clippings. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3734.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT