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1Title:  Rachel Diane Landy Papers     
 Creator:  Landy, Rachel Diane 
 Dates:  1913-1999 
 Abstract:  Rachel Diane Landy was a Jewish nurse from Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Lithuania, she and her family immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1890. After graduation from nursing school, she worked in Cleveland with Dr. George Crile as an operating room nurse. In 1907 she began her association with Harlem Hospital in New York City. In 1913 she began a visiting nurse program in Palestine sponsored by the newly organized women's organization, Hadassah. In 1915 she returned to Cleveland to nurse her parents. In 1916, she relocated to New York City, becoming assistant superintendent of nurses at Fordham Hospital, and in 1917, superintendent of nurses at the Montefiore Home County Sanitarium in Bedford Hills, New York. In July 1918 she entered the United States Army Nursing Corps. During her army career she was stationed in Europe, in the Philippines, and at various army installations throughout the United States. In 1940 she became one of four assistant superintendents of the Army Nurse Corps. Her final army assignment, in 1943, was as the chief of nurses at the Crile Army Hospital in Cleveland. She retired from the army in 1945, and died in Cleveland in 1952. She is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The collection consists of photocopies of certificates, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, writings, and speeches. 
 Call #:  MS 4844 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Landy, Rachel Diane, 1884-1952. | Crile, George Washington, 1864-1943. | United States. Army Nurse Corps. | Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Medical care -- Palestine. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care. | Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948.
 
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2Title:  Rita Frankel Family Papers     
 Creator:  Rita Frankel Family 
 Dates:  1887-1995 
 Abstract:  Rita Frankel (b. 1929), a social worker and active member in the Jewish community, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Manny and Eva Heisler Hartenbaum. She married Burton Frankel in 1953, and later earned her M.A. in Counseling and Human Services from John Carroll University. She was employed as Displaced Worker Service Coordinator and Counselor at Cuyahoga Community College from 1978 to 1991. Esther Metzendorf Fischgrund, a relative of Frankel's, was a widely respected businesswoman and community leader. Following her marriage to Seymour Fischgrund in 1916, the couple opened Fish Furniture on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and speech texts. 
 Call #:  MS 5036 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Frankel, Rita. | Frankel, Burton. | Fischgrund, Esther, 1891-1995. | Fischgrund, Seymour. | Frankel family. | Fischgrund family. | Fish Furniture. | Counselors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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3Title:  Libbie L. Braverman Papers     
 Creator:  Braverman, Libbie L. 
 Dates:  1925-1991 
 Abstract:  Libbie L. Braverman was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, while in high school. She received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. in Education from Western Reserve University in 1933. From 1946-1952 she was director of the Euclid Avenue Temple School and in 1945, became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education. She wrote numerous books and articles, including many co-authored with Nathan Brilliant. She was married to architect Sigmund Braverman in 1924. The collection consists of articles, pamphlets, speeches, book reviews of books written or co-written by Braverman, religious school materials, correspondence, and honors and awards, given to, or established by, Libbie Braverman. The collection is of particular interest to researchers studying the development of Jewish education, especially the congregational weekend school. In addition, her articles on life in Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s are significant. 
 Call #:  MS 4566 
 Extent:  1.80 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Israel -- Description and travel.
 
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