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1	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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2	Title:	Suburban Temple Records
	Creator:	Suburban Temple
	Dates:	1948-1976
	Abstract:	Suburban Temple was established in 1948 in Beachwood, Ohio, by former members of several large Cleveland, Ohio temples who had participated in a series of discussion groups on religious education. Emphasis was placed on Reform values and quality religious education. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, legal and financial documents, newspaper clippings, membership lists, lesson plans, and publications.
	Call #:	MS 3753
	Extent:	8.00 linear feet (7 containers and 3 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Suburban Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Beachwood -- Organization and administration. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Beachwood.
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3	Title:	Daniel Jeremy Silver Papers
	Creator:	Daniel Jeremy Silver
	Dates:	1907-1993
	Abstract:	Daniel Jeremy Silver was a Reform rabbi at the Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, who preceded and served with him at The Temple. Prior to his years at The Temple, Daniel Jeremy Silver was rabbi at Congregation Beth Torah of Chicago Heights, Illinois. He became senior Rabbi of The Temple in 1963, serving until his death. He was active in local Cleveland Jewish and secular affairs, particularly with Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Jewish Community Federation's Public Welfare Committee. He was also active in the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and the Zionist Organization of America. Silver was the author of four books and many popular and scholarly articles, and also edited books and journals. The collection consists of appointment books, correspondence, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, programs, sermons, notes, and writings.
	Call #:	MS 4850
	Extent:	23.20 linear feet (24 containers)
	Subjects:	Silver, Daniel Jeremy. \| Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. \| Silver, Adele Z. \| Silver, Virginia. \| Moses (Biblical leader). \| Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. \| Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Case Western Reserve University. \| Cleveland Museum of Art. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Central Conference of American Rabbis. \| National Foundation for Jewish Culture (U.S.). \| Zionist Organization of America. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism. \| Arab-Israeli conflict. \| Civil rights -- United States. \| Jews -- History. \| Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. \| Biblical scholars -- United States.
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4	Title:	Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series III
	Creator:	Lelyveld, Arthur J.
	Dates:	1944-2007
	Abstract:	Arthur J. Lelyveld was the senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958 to 1986, and senior rabbi emeritus from 1986 until his death in 1996. He played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and fought actively for civil rights. He married Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb in 1965. She was active as a volunteer leader and fundraiser for numerous organizations in the Cleveland area. Teela Lelyveld was also active as a professional model, television host, and public relations representative. The collection consists of articles, brochures, bulletins, certificates, diaries (daily schedules), travel logs, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 5020
	Extent:	1.11 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996. \| Lelyveld, Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb, 1935- \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Abba Hillel Silver Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Silver, Abba Hillel
	Dates:	1894-1985
	Abstract:	Abba Hillel Silver was the Rabbi at The Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, and prominent internationally known leader of the Zionist movement for a Jewish homeland. The collection consists of biographical materials including certificates, drawings, journal articles, passports, naturalization papers, oral history transcripts, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and rabbinical materials including notes for sermons, writings, and eulogies.
	Call #:	MS 4842
	Extent:	1.71 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. \| Horkheimer, Louis. \| Silver family. \| Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) \| United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism. \| Zionism -- United States. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Palestine -- Politics and government. \| Israel -- Politics and government. \| Kefar Silver (Israel).
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6	Title:	Anshe Chesed Congregation Records, Series III
	Creator:	Anshe Chesed Congregation
	Dates:	1842-2002
	Abstract:	Anshe Chesed Congregation is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, directories, sermons, books of remembrance, booklets, brochures, bulletins, guidebooks, flyers, proclamations, programs, tickets, and speech.
	Call #:	MS 5165
	Extent:	1.80 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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7	Title:	Anshe Chesed Congregation Records, Series II
	Creator:	Anshe Chesed Congregation
	Dates:	1905-1993
	Abstract:	Anshe Chesed is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes, reports, bulletins, correspondence, programming records, and publicity materials. Included are the Jordan Band papers, an attorney who served Anshe Chesed as a vice president, member of the Board of Trustees, and in other leadership capacities. Records of the Men's Club and the Sisterhood are also included.
	Call #:	MS 4709
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (6 containers and 6 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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8	Title:	Beth Israel - The West Temple Records
	Creator:	Beth Israel - The West Temple
	Dates:	1923-1981
	Abstract:	Beth Israel - The West Temple was organized in 1954 to serve Reform Jews on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. The West Side Jewish Center was organized as Bعnai Israel in 1910. It incorporated as the West Side Jewish Center in 1940. Originally an Orthodox congregation, it joined the Conservative movement in 1953. The two congregations merged as a Reform congregation in 1957 and occupy the building they financed together on Triskett Avenue. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, constitutions, by-laws, articles of incorporation, the agreement for consolidation, financial records, membership lists, bulletins, directories, legal documents, brochures, programs, newspaper clippings, building records, cemetery records and miscellany relating to Beth Israel - The West Temple and to the West Side Jewish Center.
	Call #:	MS 3926
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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9	Title:	Daniel Jeremy Silver Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Silver, Daniel Jeremy
	Dates:	1948-2003
	Abstract:	Daniel Jeremy Silver (1928-1989) was a Reform rabbi at Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio, and author of several books and many articles. The collection consists of private and public correspondence, articles, programs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and one group portrait taken at Shaker Heights High School class reunion, 1984. Included are several tributes and articles about Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Daniel's father, tributes to, and articles written by, Daniel, several pamphlets and newsletters from Temple-Tifereth Israel, reviews of Daniel's books, and articles relating to Harry S. Truman.
	Call #:	MS 4962
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Silver, Daniel Jeremy. \| Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. \| Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. \| Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- United States. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judaism. \| Zionism.
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10	Title:	Anshe Chesed Congregation Records
	Creator:	Anshe Chesed Congregation
	Dates:	1851-1983
	Abstract:	Anshe Chesed Congregation is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, dues books, dues cards, building fund materials, curriculum and other educational materials, rabbis' papers, legal and financial documents, publicity files, publications, clippings, scrapbooks, architects drawings and specifications, membership lists and applications and directories, correspondence of the United Jewish Cemeteries, records of the United Jewish Religious Schools, correspondence, addresses and sermons of Rabbi Wolsey, sermons of Julius J. Nodel and Rabbi Lelyveld, and records of various constituent groups in the congregation.
	Call #:	MS 3941
	Extent:	28.01 linear feet (34 containers, 36 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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11	Title:	Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, The Young People's Congregation Records
	Creator:	Anshe Chsed Fairmount Temple, The Young People's Congregation
	Dates:	1956-2002
	Abstract:	The Young People's Congregation was a congregation within Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) for younger members of the temple. Activities include services for young families, drama productions, social get-togethers, community outreach and interfaith programs, youth education and enrollment in the religious school, publication of a newsletter, The Mosaic, and the Free-a-Family program to help Soviet Jewry. The collection consists of audio tapes, awards, correspondence, clippings, flyers, lists of members, financial records, programs, newsletters, play scripts, photograph album, posters, and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 4995
	Extent:	2.11 linear feet (2 containers and one oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Young People's Congregation. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish youth -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Youth in the ecumenical movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish drama \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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12	Title:	Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers
	Creator:	Lelyveld, Arthur J.
	Dates:	1901-1993
	Abstract:	Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-46 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Federation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Chapter, and the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. Lelyveld was also the author of Atheism is Dead and of numerous monographs and articles. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, participating with other Cleveland clergy in voter registration efforts in Mississippi and serving as a minister-counselor to the Council of Federated Organizations under the auspices of the Commission on Race and Religion of the National Council of Churches. While serving in this capacity, Lelyveld was severely beaten. He also delivered the eulogy at the funeral of slain civil rights worker Andrew Goodman in 1964. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, sermons, writings, minutes, publications, newspaper clippings, appointment books, and certificates.
	Call #:	MS 4639
	Extent:	23.10 linear feet (26 containers)
	Subjects:	Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1997. \| Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964. \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| American Jewish Congress. \| Central Conference of American Rabbis. \| Synagogue Council of America. \| Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) \| Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) \| Mississippi Freedom Project. \| B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| America-Israel Cultural Foundation. \| Union of American Hebrew Congregations. \| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights movements -- Mississippi. \| Civil rights workers -- Mississippi. \| Zionism. \| Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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