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1	Title:	Warrensville Center Synagogue Records
	Creator:	Warrensville Center Synagogue
	Dates:	1925-1990
	Abstract:	The Warrensville Center Synagogue, an Orthodox Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was established in 1959 as a result of a merger between three smaller synagogues, the Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation, the Kinsman Jewish Center, and Congregation Nvai Zedek. In 1970, Sherith Jacob Israel, the Eddy Road Jewish Center-Memorial Synagogue joined Warrensville Center. This congregation was itself a merger of Sherith Jacob and Sherith Israel of Mount Pleasant congregations. In 1972, Shaker-Lee Congregation was absorbed by the Warrensville Center Synagogue. Shaker-Lee Congregation was the result of a previous merger of Ohel Jacob, Ohel Yavne, and Tifereth Israel (not to be confused with The Temple-Tifereth Israel, a Reform congregation) congregations. The collection consists of organizational documents, membership lists, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and program brochures. Included is the card file (1950-1989) of funerals of congregants maintained by Rabbi Jacob Muskin, leader of the Kinsman Jewish Center (1950-1959) and the Warrensville Center Synagogue (1959-1990). Also included is the Warrensville Center Synagogue membership card file (1959), arranged alphabetically by family name and coded to indicate the members' original congregational affiliation.
	Call #:	MS 4758
	Extent:	3.30 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	Warrensville Center Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). \| Kinsman Jewish Center (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Sherith Israel Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Sherith Jacob Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Nvai Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Shaker-Lee Congregation (Shaker Heights, Ohio). \| Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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2	Title:	Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association Records
	Creator:	Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association
	Dates:	1929-2008
	Abstract:	The Jewish Orphan Asylum (also known as the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home) was founded in 1868 with the mission to care for orphaned or abandoned children. The organization grew with community need, and was relocated to a campus in University Heights in 1938. The name of the organization changed to Orthodox Jewish Children's Home and merged with Bellefaire to become Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau. The Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association (JOHAA) was founded in July, 1888 with open membership to all who had resided at the Orphan Home. The records, beginning in 1938, are a history of the founding and activities of the JOHAA. The collection consists of booklets, brochures, bulletins, a constitution, correspondence, a directory, Haggadah, a photo album, two black and white photographs, a program, a scrapbook, song sheets, and yearbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5418
	Extent:	0.90 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- University Heights. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish Orphan Asylum (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. \| Orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Brith Emeth Temple Records, Series II
	Creator:	Brith Emeth Temple
	Dates:	1962-1980
	Abstract:	Brith Emeth Temple was established in 1959 in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. A need for a new Reform congregation was apparent when existing Reform congregations had reached membership capacity. Services were held at various sites until a permanent synagogue was built in 1967 at 27575 Shaker Boulevard in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone. Brith Emeth disbanded in 1986, principally for financial reasons. The collection consists of lists, memoranda, minutes, posters, rosters, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 5017
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Joseph Lowe Family Papers
	Creator:	Lowe, Joseph Family
	Dates:	1940
	Abstract:	Joseph Lowe, a longtime resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was born to Branya (Dun, Dinn) and Isaac Low in Sambor, Poland, in 1924. Lowe's mother's family lived in Lorain, Ohio, and arranged for Lowe to come to the United States in early 1939. Lowe left behind his parents and four siblings. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, married, and began a career as a hairdresser in Shaker Heights. In 1957 he received his father's Soviet passport from Zdzislaw Sulak, a former classmate from Sambor who was imprisoned with Isaac Low during the war. Joseph Lowe's immediate family members were killed by the Germans in the killing center of Belzec and the village of Radlowice (Ralivka) in 1943. The Joseph Lowe Family Papers consist of a newspaper clipping, a passport, and a translation of the passport.
	Call #:	MS 5392
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Holocaust victims -- Ukraine -- Sambir (Sambirsʹkyĭ raĭon) \| Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Passports -- Ukraine -- Sambir (Sambirsʹkyĭ raĭon)
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5	Title:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
	Dates:	1899-1966
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, Ohio, was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational social and cultural programs to Cleveland's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. The collection consists of minutes, reports, administrative files, financial records, and other records of the Jewish Community Center, the Council Educational Alliance, and the Jewish Young Adult Bureau, and camp applications, historical material and other records of Camp Wise.
	Call #:	MS 3668
	Extent:	49.60 linear feet (47 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Yiddish drama -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	B'nai B'rith Interlodge Council of Greater Cleveland Records, Series II
	Creator:	B'nai B'rith Interlodge Council of Greater Cleveland
	Dates:	1941-1988
	Abstract:	The B'nai B'rith Interlodge Council of Greater Cleveland was formed in 1942 to coordinate lodge activities of the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of B'nai B'rith. the collection consists of minutes, newsletters, certificates, and charters of several lodges that were part of the Interlodge Council.
	Call #:	MS 4833
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	B'nai B'rith Interlodge Council of Greater Cleveland. \| B'nai B'rith. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Volunteer workers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	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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8	Title:	Sherith Israel Congregation Records
	Creator:	Sherith Israel Congregation
	Dates:	1923-1958
	Abstract:	The Sherith Israel Congregation was organized in 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. It merged with Sherith Jacob Congregation of Cleveland Heights in 1962 to form Sherith Jacob Israel. In 1970 it was merged into Warrensville Center Synagogue. The collection consists of minute books, income and expense ledgers, and membership and dues records books.
	Call #:	MS 3689
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sherith Israel Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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9	Title:	Myron S. Stanford Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Stanford, Myron S.
	Dates:	1921-1991
	Abstract:	Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish communal organizations and the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, directories, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes and writings reflecting Stanford's interest in the law and the Jewish community.
	Call #:	MS 4777
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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10	Title:	Myron S. Stanford Papers
	Creator:	Stanford, Myron S.
	Dates:	1919-1982
	Abstract:	Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish organizations and in the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. When he immigrated in 1920 from Poland to the United States, his name was Meier Spokojny. By 1921 his name was Meyer Spocony, and by 1929 his name had been changed to Myron Spocony Stanford. From 1941 to 1945, he served as an assistant police prosecutor for the City of Cleveland. He ran unsuccessfully for several political positions. At various times he served as president of the United Jewish Religious Schools, Fairmount Temple Men's Club, B'nai B'rith Mid-Day Lodge, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, and Masada Chapter, Zionist Organization of America. He chaired the performing arts committee of the Jewish Community Center and was active in Yiddish theater productions there. The collection consists of programs and correspondence relating to Jewish organizations with which Stanford was involved; briefs, book reviews, and scripts written by Stanford; newspaper clippings, diaries, diplomas, awards; and a scrapbook. The collection is particularly strong in materials relating to the Men's Club of Fairmount Temple and the travel diaries detailing Israeli life in the 1950s and Jewish life in Russia, especially Moscow and Leningrad, in the late 1950s and early 1970s.
	Call #:	MS 4530
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	Brith Emeth Temple Records
	Creator:	Brith Emeth Temple
	Dates:	1961-1986
	Abstract:	Brith Emeth Temple was established in 1959 in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. A need for a new Reform congregation was apparent when existing Reform congregations had reached membership capacity. Services were held at various sites until a permanent synagogue was built in 1967 at 27575 Shaker Boulevard in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone. The Parents' and Teachers' Association began meeting in 1959, and oversaw the Religious School, produced a yearly calendar, and hosted annual programs. The Brith Emeth Sisterhood took on traditional programming responsibilities, and was a major fundraiser for the building fund. Brith Emeth disbanded in 1986, principally for financial reasons. Park Synagogue purchased the Shaker Boulevard building and all of Brith Emeth's assets. The collection consists of constitutions and bylaws, minutes, financial documents including ledgers and reports of financial secretaries and treasurers, planning calendars, programming documentation, memorabilia and newspaper clippings. A major strength of the collection is Series II: Brith Emeth Sisterhood, and Series III: Parents' and Teachers' Association records.
	Call #:	MS 4747
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) \| Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio). Sisterhood. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	Temple Emanu El Records
	Creator:	Temple Emanu El
	Dates:	1937-1986
	Abstract:	Temple Emanu El is a suburban Cleveland, Ohio, Reform synagogue founded in 1947, the third Reform congregation established in Cleveland. Recognizing that half of Cleveland's Jews were unaffiliated following World War II, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations asked Cleveland native Rabbi Alan S. Green to form a congregation specifically to attract the unaffiliated. Creating an atmosphere of participation in religious services, Emanu El had a membership of 500 families by the end of its second year. Rabbi Green oversaw the growth of the congregation to approximately 650 families. He was succeeded in 1977 by Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts. Emanu El's activities include a men's club, a sisterhood, a couple's club, several youth groups, and the operation of a religious school. The collection consists of constitutions, bylaws, minutes, financial reports, correspondence, memos, newspaper clippings, Rabbi Green's sermons, writings and files, religious school materials, and blueprints. Included in Rabbi Green's papers are several books on living the life of a Reform Jew, as well as materials reflecting his activity in the civil rights movement and draft resistance movement during the Vietnamese conflict.
	Call #:	MS 4254
	Extent:	46.21 linear feet (47 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Temple Emanu El (South Euclid, Ohio) -- Archives. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- South Euclid. \| Reform Judaism. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Draft resisters. \| Jewish sermons.
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13	Title:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records, Series II
	Creator:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
	Dates:	1899-1992
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational social and cultural programs to Cleveland, Ohio's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. A second building was constructed in Beachwood, Ohio, in 1986. The collection consists of minutes, programs, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 4696
	Extent:	11.0 linear feet (11 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	Ronald and Isabelle Brown Papers
	Creator:	Brown, Ronald and Isabelle
	Dates:	1914-1996
	Abstract:	Ronald Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised and educated in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1928, he founded, along with William C. Treuhaft and Elmer C. Hann, the Tremco Manufacturing Company in Cleveland. Brown was a vice president of Tremco. After retirement from the company in 1960, he became a management consultant. Brown was the author of From Selling to Managing: Guidelines for the First-Time Sales Manager. His volunteer and philanthropic activities included work for the Jewish Big Brothers Association of Cleveland, the Citizen's Advisory Board to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, the Ohio Department on Aging, and the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education. He married Isabelle Gup in 1934. She was a graduate of Case Western Reserve University. Active in the Cleveland Section, National Council of Jewish Women, she served as president of that organization and was active on the national and international level. She also was first chair of the Women's Organization of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, served on the national executive council of the American Jewish Committee, and was the first chair of the Greater Cleveland Women's Committee for Civil Rights. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches and other writings, scrapbooks, newsletters, certificates, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4827
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Brown, Ronald, 1900-2003. \| Brown, Isabelle, 1911-1998. \| Cleveland Heights (Ohio). Board of Education. \| Ohio. Dept. of Aging. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Juvenile Court. \| Tremco Manufacturing Company. \| American Management Association. \| National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| International Council of Jewish Women. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	David Berger Papers
	Creator:	Berger, David
	Dates:	1965-2006
	Abstract:	David Berger (1944-1972), an American and Israeli citizen, was a champion weightlifter and a member of the Israeli weightlifting team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. He was murdered by Arab terrorists on September 6, 1972, along with ten other Israeli athletes. Berger was a 1962 graduate of Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He studied psychology at Tulane University, graduating in 1966, after which he completed a master's degree in business administration and a law degree at Columbia University. Throughout the mid and late 1960s, Berger competed successfully in many weightlifting competitions. He represented the United States twice in the Maccabiah Games, an international Jewish athletic event held in Israel every four years. In 1965 he won a silver medal and in 1969 he won gold, setting a world record. He also won a silver medal at the 1971 Asian Games. He is in the Hall of Fame of the Amateur Athletic Union. Berger moved to Israel in 1970 after visiting the country with his family. The collection consists of certificates, newspaper clippings, programs, a resolution, a script, commemorative stamps, a statement, and a transcript.
	Call #:	MS 5132
	Extent:	0.30 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize container)
	Subjects:	Berger, David, 1944-1972. \| Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany) \| Jewish athletes. \| Jews -- Sports -- History. \| Olympics -- Participation, Israeli. \| Olympics programs. \| Olympics on postage stamps. \| Terrorism -- Germany -- Munich. \| Victims of terrorism. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Israel -- Sports.
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16	Title:	Cleveland College of Jewish Studies Records
	Creator:	Cleveland College of Jewish Studies
	Dates:	1927-2000
	Abstract:	The Cleveland College of Jewish Studies is a non-denominational institution of higher Jewish learning supported by the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio. Accredited by the state of Ohio, degree programs in Judaic studies are offered, as are lifelong learning programs on Jewish topics for adults. In 1947, two Cleveland institutions founded in the 1920s, the Jewish Teachers Institute and the Beth Midrash L'Morim (Hebrew Teacher Training School), merged to form the Cleveland Institute of Jewish Studies, under the auspices of the Bureau of Jewish Education. In 1952, the Cleveland Institute of Jewish Studies became an independent agency. Through the initiative of Rebecca Aronson Brickner, the institute became known as the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies in 1963. It shared space with the Bureau of Jewish Education in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, before occupying its own building in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of record books of the Cleveland Institute of Jewish Studies; yearbooks, newsletters, course offering catalogs, newspaper clippings, programs, and minutes of the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies; and reports, programs, and newspaper clippings about Jewish agencies in the Cleveland metropolitan area.
	Call #:	MS 4826
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judaism -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious education of adults -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Adult education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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17	Title:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
	Dates:	1895-1974
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3716
	Extent:	16.61 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Case Western Reserve University -- Dissertations. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Dissertations, Academic -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social workers -- In-service training -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family social work -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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18	Title:	Jordan C. Band Papers
	Creator:	Band, Jordan C.
	Dates:	1921-2003
	Abstract:	Jordan C. Band (b. 1923) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area lawyer and social activist. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Band attended Western Reserve University for two years before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Upon his return home from the war in 1946, he married Alice Glickson, with whom he had three children. He finished his schooling in the Law School of Western Reserve University. Band was hired by law firm Ulmer, Berne, Gordon & Glickman (today known as Ulmer & Berne), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Band concentrated in real estate and property law, and at one point served as the legal counsel for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Band was also involved in numerous organizations, both nationally and in the Cleveland area. Nationally, Band served as chairman of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council from 1967-1970. He was the national vice president of the American Jewish Committee from 1975-1980 and a member of the National Urban Coalition, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service, the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and the Jewish War Veterans. Locally, Band was deeply involved with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, serving as chairman of several committees. He was also a member of the Community Relations Board of Cleveland from 1970-1980 and 1983-1990. He was co-chairman of the Greater Cleveland Project, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Conference on Religion and Race, and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Rewriting of Rules Applicable to Deadly Force by Cleveland Police Officers. Further, he was a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Race Relations Committee, the Study Commission on Race Relations at Cleveland State University, the United Torch Allocations Guidelines Committee, and the Shaker Heights Human Rights Commission. Band was an outspoken advocate for social change and civil rights. He spoke publicly about the plight of Soviet Jewry, the perils of segregation, and the responsibility of Jews as social activists. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and frequently spoke and wrote about Black-Jewish relations. The collection consists of correspondence, awards, speech texts, writings, minutes, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5103
	Extent:	3.40 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Band, Jordan C. (Jordan Clifford), 1923- \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. \| Jews -- United States -- Politics and government. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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19	Title:	Armond E. Cohen Papers, Series III
	Creator:	Cohen, Armond E.
	Dates:	1906-1980
	Abstract:	Armond E. Cohen (1909-2007) was a Rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of 17 cassettes, 8 magnetic tapes, 5 pamphlets, and 8 photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5409
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cohen, Armond, E., 1909-2007 \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism.
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20	Title:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records, Series III
	Creator:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
	Dates:	1948-1998
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, Ohio, was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational, social, and cultural programs to Cleveland's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. The collection consists of scrapbooks that contain primarily newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4927
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (41 volumes)
	Subjects:	Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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