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1	Title:	Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Ruth Gilbert
	Dates:	1879-1970
	Abstract:	Isadore Fred Freiberger was born on December 12, 1879, in New York City to Esther and Samuel Freiberger. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family when he was 3 years old. Freiberger attended Central High School, then worked his way through Adelbert College (Western Reserve University), graduating in 1901. After his marriage to Fannie Fertel in 1903, Freiberger began his 60+ year career at Cleveland Trust Company as a clerk, where he was eventually promoted to Board Chair in 1941. Freiberger served as director of Forest City Publishing Company, which published the Plain Dealer and Cleveland News, as well as nine other businesses. He also served in leadership positions at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, the Great Lakes Exposition, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Playhouse Foundation, and Western Reserve University. Recognition of service included the Adelbert College Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Heart Association Award of Merit for Distinguished Service, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Medal for Public Service, the Jewish Community Federation's Charles Eisenman Award, and the Western Reserve University Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Freiberger died on April 28, 1969, in Cleveland at age 89. The Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers consists of architectural notes, articles, awards, biographical information, certificates, correspondence, a deed, letters, magazines, memorial resolutions, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photo albums, photographs, programs, recognitions, records, reports, scrapbooks, and speech texts.
	Call #:	MS 5468
	Extent:	4.8 linear feet (7 boxes including two oversized containers)
	Subjects:	Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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2	Title:	Mike Belkin Papers
	Creator:	Mike Belkin
	Dates:	1935-2020
	Abstract:	Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook.
	Call #:	MS 5506
	Extent:	3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes)
	Subjects:	Belkin, Mike \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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3	Title:	Mike Belkin Papers
	Creator:	Mike Belkin
	Dates:	1935-2020
	Abstract:	Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook.
	Call #:	MS 5506
	Extent:	3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes)
	Subjects:	Belkin, Mike \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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4	Title:	Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Ruth Gilbert
	Dates:	1879-1970
	Abstract:	Isadore Fred Freiberger was born on December 12, 1879, in New York City to Esther and Samuel Freiberger. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family when he was 3 years old. Freiberger attended Central High School, then worked his way through Adelbert College (Western Reserve University), graduating in 1901. After his marriage to Fannie Fertel in 1903, Freiberger began his 60+ year career at Cleveland Trust Company as a clerk, where he was eventually promoted to Board Chair in 1941. Freiberger served as director of Forest City Publishing Company, which published the Plain Dealer and Cleveland News, as well as nine other businesses. He also served in leadership positions at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, the Great Lakes Exposition, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Playhouse Foundation, and Western Reserve University. Recognition of service included the Adelbert College Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Heart Association Award of Merit for Distinguished Service, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Medal for Public Service, the Jewish Community Federation's Charles Eisenman Award, and the Western Reserve University Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Freiberger died on April 28, 1969, in Cleveland at age 89. The Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers consists of architectural notes, articles, awards, biographical information, certificates, correspondence, a deed, letters, magazines, memorial resolutions, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photo albums, photographs, programs, recognitions, records, reports, scrapbooks, and speech texts.
	Call #:	MS 5468
	Extent:	4.8 linear feet (7 boxes including two oversized containers)
	Subjects:	Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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5	Title:	A stitch in time: the Cleveland garment industry
	Creator:	Martin, Sean, 1968-
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	Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index.
	Call #:	F34ZKZ M383 2015
	Extent:	x, 125 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 31 cm.
	Subjects:	Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Clothing workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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6	Title:	Henry J. Goodman Papers
	Creator:	Goodman Family
	Dates:	1951-2020
	Abstract:	Henry J. Goodman (1932-2019) was a successful businessman and community leader active in several organizations, including the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, and Cleveland State University. This collection consists of agendas, awards, a book, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, reports, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5497
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (3 containers, including 2 record storage boxes and one oversized folder)
	Subjects:	Goodman, Henry \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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7	Title:	Albert Ratner Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Albert Ratner
	Dates:	1929-2017
	Abstract:	Albert B. Ratner, was born in Cleveland in 1927. Albert married Faye Katz (1931-1978) in 1950 and had two children, Deborah Ratner (b. 1959) and Brian Ratner (b. 1957). Faye was killed in an automobile accident in 1978. Albert later married Audrey Gilbert Pritzker (b. 1928) in 1981. In the 1950s, Albert joined the family business, Forest City Materials, which had been established as a lumber and building materials company back in the 1920s. He continued to serve in numerous positions at Forest City until the company was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management in 2018. Albert has served on the governing boards of numerous local, state, and international business and cultural organizations. His community involvement and philanthropic activities have been widely recognized by organizations and agencies such as Builders Magazine, the Business Hall of Fame of Cleveland, Financial World Magazine, Harvard Business Club, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Albert Ratner Papers collection consists of an album, articles, awards, books, CDs, certificates, a checkbook, correspondence, eulogies, greeting cards, letters, magazines, newspapers, newspaper clippings, notes, an obituary, photographs, programs, a report, a resume, a songbook, speeches, and tapes.
	Call #:	MS 5442
	Extent:	2.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Albert B., 1927- \| Ratner family \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
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8	Title:	Wyse Advertising Collection
	Creator:	Sheila Wyse
	Dates:	1935-2013
	Abstract:	Marc Wyse (born Marc Weiss in Hungary), a noted pioneer in the advertising industry, moved to New York and then Cleveland. He died in 2011 at age eighty eight leaving behind his second wife Sheila, his children, and grandchildren. In 1951, Wyse began his work in the advertising industry when he and his first wife, Lois, opened their own advertising agency in Cleveland. Wyse Advertising became one of Cleveland's best known advertising agencies. Their most notable achievements include the slogan "with a name like Smucker's it has to be good" for the company Smucker's which the company still uses. They are also credited for adding the "beyond" to the company Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Wyse died in 2011 after suffering complications from a stroke. When he died, he left his memoir The Way I Saw It unfinished. The collection consists of articles, artwork, awards, business cards, correspondence, financial notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scripts, along with VHS, DVD, and cassette recordings.
	Call #:	MS 5443
	Extent:	3.1 linear feet (5 containers, including one oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Wyse Advertising Agency (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Wyse, Marc \| Wyse, Lois \| Advertising agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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9	Title:	Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs
	Creator:	Gift of Sam Miller
	Dates:	1973-2014
	Abstract:	Samuel H. "Sam" Miller was born on June 26, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland and earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he received an MBA. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. In 1947, Miller joined Forest City Material Company, the precursor to Forest City Enterprises, and was instrumental in the success of Forest City, being credited with spearheading the company's move into land development. Miller was a lifetime honorary trustee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and an honorary trustee of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He was a past chair of Israel Bonds and the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund. He also served on many boards of trustees, including: Jewish National Fund, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, WVIZ, Urban League, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Baldwin Wallace University, Notre Dame College, Crime Stoppers, Police Memorial, Medical Mutual of Ohio and Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Miller died on March 7, 2019 in Cleveland at age 97. The Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs collection consists of speeches and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5451
	Extent:	3.0 linear feet (7 boxes)
	Subjects:	Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019. Speeches. Selections. \| Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019 -- Photographs \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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10	Title:	Jacob Sapirstein Papers
	Creator:	Sapirstein, Jacob
	Dates:	1913-1987
	Abstract:	Jacob Sapirstein was the founder and president of American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, and a noted Jewish philanthropist. He emigrated from Poland to the United States in 1905, and settled in Cleveland in 1906. Starting out as a seller of Cleveland picture postcard scenes, he expanded the business to include greeting cards. By 1932, the Sapirstein Card Company began designing and manufacturing its own cards. In 1938, the company changed its name to American Greetings Publishers, and in 1952 to American Greetings Corporation. Jacob Sapirstein remained president of the company until 1960, when his son, Irving Stone, succeeded him. The collection consists of correspondence relating to business operations, philanthropic relationships with various Jewish communal institutions, and family. Information concerning various Orthodox Jewish communal institutions Sapirstein was involved with include the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and the Telshe Yeshiva in Wickliffe, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 4581
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Sapirstein, Jacob, 1884-1987. \| Sapirstein family. \| American Greetings Corporation. \| Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America. \| Hebrew Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Yeshivat Ṭelz (Wickliffe, Ohio). \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	Max Ratner Papers
	Creator:	Ratner, Max
	Dates:	1959-1985
	Abstract:	Max Ratner was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman, philanthropist, and Zionist. He was born Meyer Ratowczer in Bialystok, Belarus, Russia, and immigrated with his family to the United States, arriving in Cleveland in 1921. The family changed its name to Ratner. After graduation from Glenville High School in 1925, he went to work at the family-owned business, Forest City Materials Company, a supplier of lumber and building materials. He became president of Forest City Materials in 1928, and in 1929, directed its merger with Buckeye Material. By the 1950s, Forest City profited from the suburban building boom, and by the end of that decade was one of Ohio's largest retail building materials companies. In 1960, Forest City Materials became Forest City Enterprises, Inc. and began concentrating on real estate development, ending its retail operations in 1987. Since the 1970s it has been involved in large urban developments such as Tower City Center in Cleveland. Max Ratner was active in Zionist activities, was a founder of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, served as president of Park Synagogue, and along with other family members, supported the Ratner Montessori Schools. The collection consists of photostatic copies from business publications and newspapers, an annual report of Forest City Enterprises, art catalogues, a publication by and about former residents of Bialystok, Russia, and a Ratner Schools brochure.
	Call #:	MS 4623
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Max, 1907-1995. \| Ratner family. \| Forest City Enterprises, Inc. \| Ratner Schools. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Russian -- History.
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12	Title:	Richman Brothers Company Records
	Creator:	Richman Brothers Company
	Dates:	1924-1992
	Abstract:	The Richman Brothers Company began in Cleveland, Ohio, when Henry Richman, a Jewish immigrant from Bavaria, and his partner, Joseph Lehman, moved their men's clothing manufacturing business, the Lehman-Richman Company, from Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cleveland in 1879. Following the depression of 1893, Lehman retired, and in 1904, Henry Richman turned over the business to his sons; Nathan, Charles, and Henry, Jr., and the business became the Richman Brothers Company. The first retail store was established in Cincinnati in 1906, followed a year later by stores in Cleveland and Louisville, Kentucky. Moving away from reliance on outside piecework, the Cleveland plant at 1600 E. 55 St. was built in 1916. The company incorporated in 1919. Throughout the 1920s-1930s, Richman Brothers continued to open new retail stores. After the deaths of the three Richman Brothers, the company was headed by Frank C. Lewman, and later by George H. Richman, until 1970, when Donald J. Gerstenberger became president and CEO. Expansion continued throughout the 1940s-1950s, despite problems with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America which attempted to unionize Richman Brothers. It remained a non-union shop throughout its existence. In 1969, Richman Brothers became a subsidiary of F.W. Woolworth Company. In 1986, corporate headquarters was moved to Massachusetts, and in 1990, its Cleveland manufacturing plant was closed. By December 1992, Richman Brothers Company had been completely liquidated. The collection consists of legal documents including leases and escrow papers, shareholders reports, issues of two company-published employee magazines, Chain Reaction (1967-1984) and Common Thread (1985-1987), newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous documents.
	Call #:	MS 4664
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Richman Brothers Company. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Men's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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13	Title:	Jacob Goldsmith Family Papers
	Creator:	Goldsmith, Jacob Family
	Dates:	1868-1988
	Abstract:	Jacob Goldsmith was born in Ellerstadt, Bavaria, and was an early member of the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1852, at the age of 16, he emigrated to the United States, where he was naturalized in 1857. Goldsmith first resided in Akron, Ohio, but soon moved to Cleveland, Ohio. In 1863, he married Louisa Koch. She died in 1864, and in 1870, he married her sister, Fanny Koch. In 1865, with Julius Feiss, Goldsmith joined the clothing firm of Koch, Mayer and Company. The company eventually became the Joseph and Feiss Company. The collection consists of correspondence, naturalization records, a co-partnership agreement, and a family history.
	Call #:	MS 4678
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Goldsmith, Jacob, 1836-1922. \| Goldsmith family. \| Joseph and Feiss Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	Charles Cort Family Papers
	Creator:	Cort, Charles Family
	Dates:	1899-1993
	Abstract:	Charles Cort emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Gederowitz, Lithuania, in 1904. In 1906, he was joined by his wife, Tzeviah and their children. Charles Cort's sons, Al, Abe, and Lou, were introduced to the shoe business in Cleveland through helping out in their uncle's store, and then through work at various shoe stores in Cleveland. In September 1919, Abe Cort, along with his friend Phil Berman, purchased Oppenheimer's Shoe Store at Woodland Ave. and 37th St., renaming it the Cort Shoe Store. The Cort brothers, Al, Abe, Lou, and Paul, eventually became full partners in the Cort Shoe Company, which at its peak owned fifty-five stores. Most were called Cort Shoes, but several operated under the names King, Reed, Belmar, and Economy Shoe Companies. Stores were located in many northern Ohio communities. By the late 1970s, Cort Shoe Company went out of business. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, family history, financial records, and legal documents.
	Call #:	MS 4723
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cort, Charles, 1874-1955. \| Cort, Abe. \| Cort family. \| Cort Shoe Company. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Shoe industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish merchants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Retail trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	Serbin, Inc. Records
	Creator:	Serbin, Inc.
	Dates:	1946-1986
	Abstract:	Serbin, Inc. was founded in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Lewis I. Serbin and M. John Serbin to produce women's clothing, including dresses and sportswear. The firm quickly became known for its line of golf apparel, which was endorsed by golfer Babe Didrikson. In 1951, both Serbin, Inc. and the Serbin family relocated to Miami, Florida. The firm continued to operate under various names until it went out of business in 1991. The collection consists of advertisements, bulletins, catalogues, newspaper clippings, order forms, and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 5053
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Serbin, Lewis I. \| Serbin, M. John. \| Serbin, Inc. \| Textile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women's clothing industry -- Florida -- Miami. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Florida -- Miami.
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16	Title:	Sherwin Family Papers
	Creator:	Sherwin Family
	Dates:	2008
	Abstract:	The Sherwin family owned and operated the Sherwin Baking Company of Cleveland, Ohio, 1920 to 1983. Abraham Cherwinsky (later Sherwin, 1880-1954) came to the United States from Grajewo, Poland (Russian Empire), in 1891. He married Katie Goldberg, and the couple had eight children. The location of the first Sherwin Bakery was on East 83rd Street between Cedar and Quincy Avenues in Cleveland. The family later moved to the Glenville neighborhood, where the bakery was located on East 105th Street. The family relocated the bakery at East 105th Street and Carnegie Avenue in 1954. The Sherwin Bakery became known in the Cleveland area for its bakery and, during and after World War II, for its catering expertise, initially catering Jewish holiday celebrations and then expanding to cater all kinds of parties throughout the city and region. Lou Sherwin also developed specialty breads to fight gluten enteropathy, or celiac disease. The collection consists of four scrapbooks compiled for the 90th birthday celebration of Sol Sherwin.
	Call #:	MS 5160
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Baked products industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Baked products industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Bakeries -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Bakers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Sherwin Baking Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Sherwin family \| Sherwin, Solomon, 1920- \| Business/Industry / Genealogy / Jewish History
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17	Title:	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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18	Title:	Harry Stone Papers
	Creator:	Stone, Harry
	Dates:	1943-2006
	Abstract:	Harry Stone (1917-2007) was a business leader in Cleveland, Ohio, active in politics and philanthropy. He was the son of Jacob Sapirstein, the founder of American Greetings Corp., a manufacturer of greeting cards. Stone was a member of the Glenville High School Class of 1935. In addition to the positions he held at American Greetings, Stone also owned radio stations WIXY and WDOK and was engaged in real estate and international trade and finance. Among his many civic activities, Stone was a trustee of Brandeis University, the Jewish Community Federation, and the Cleveland Sight Center. Stone married Beatrice Farkas in 1936. The couple had three children, Phillip J, Allan D., and Laurie. After the death of Beatrice, Harry married Lucile Tabak Rose in 1960. Her children from a previous marriage were James M. Rose and Douglas B. Rose. In the 1960s Stone was campaign chairman for United States Representative Charles Vanik. His relationship with Vanik proved beneficial to the Jewish community in 1973, when Vanik asked Stone and his brother Irving for help in scheduling a vote on the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which required the USSR to allow Jewish emigration to the United States in order to qualify for most favored nation status. The Stone brothers asked Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas to schedule the vote; American Greetings was at the time the largest employer in Mills' Arkansas district. Stone also served as a consultant to the United States Departments of Commerce and State. the collection consists of annual reports, bulletins, certificates, correspondence, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, a petition, proclamations, a program, a speech text, a statement, and a yizkor (memorial) book.
	Call #:	MS 5099
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Stone, Harry, 1917-2007. \| Stone family. \| American Greeting Publishers, Inc. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Greeting cards industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Memorial books (Holocaust) \| Grajewo (Poland) -- History. \| Grajewo (Poland) -- Genealogy.
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19	Title:	Carl Milstein Papers
	Creator:	Milstein, Carl
	Dates:	1972-2000
	Abstract:	Carl Milstein (1924-1999) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area real estate developer and self-made millionaire. Milstein was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ida and Morris Milstein, who ran a poultry business. Milstein's first job was plucking chickens for his father. He graduated from John Adams High School and briefly attended Ohio State University. He started a home building business, Alvin Homes, with his childhood friend, Alvin Siegal. In the 1950s they built hundreds of homes in Brook Park near Cleveland Hopkins Airport. In the mid-1960s, Milstein started Associated Management Corporation, which developed high-rise apartment complexes in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Summit and Portage counties in Ohio. Most of these developments were subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By 1975 Milstein was the largest developer backed by HUD in northeast Ohio. Milstein's activities with HUD came under scrutiny in the late 1970s, when he was convicted of bribing a HUD official and spent four months in prison for the crime. In 1980, Milstein founded Prestige Management, which developed office parks. He was instrumental in the development of the city of Independence, most notably building Crown Centre and its surrounding buildings in 1989. Milstein devoted most of his time after 1984 to the Northfield Park Race Track. After buying the track with business partner George Steinbrenner in 1972, Milstein leased the track for twelve years. When Northfield Park almost went out of business, he took over the management reins and converted it into one of the premier harness race tracks in the country. Milstein received many awards and honors from the various organizations he served, including Warrensville Center Synagogue and the United Way. In the 1990s the Northeast Ohio Apartment Association inducted Milstein into its Hall of Fame. The collection consists of correspondence, awards, articles, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 5108
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Milstein, Carl, 1924-1999. \| Milstein family. \| Siegal, Alvin. \| Northfield Park (Ohio) \| Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate development -- Ohio -- Independence. \| House construction -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Racetracks (Horse racing) -- Ohio. \| Harness racing -- Ohio.
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20	Title:	Wattenmaker Advertising Records
	Creator:	Wattenmaker Advertising
	Dates:	1931-1949
	Abstract:	Wattenmaker Advertising evolved from a business enterprise founded by Jacob Wattenmaker (1894-1968), a Cleveland, Ohio, area businessman and philanthropist. Wattenmaker began his career as owner of a wholesale dry goods store in Cleveland in the 1920s. He then became merchandising manager of Bailey Co., a clothing store. In 1932 he founded his own chain of dress shops and was later named managing director of the Cleveland Fur Institute and Executive Secretary of the Cleveland Fashion Institute. He was a lecturer in merchandising, commerce, and public relations at several area schools, including Fenn College, Cleveland College, and John Carroll University. Subsequently, Wattenmaker opened a public relations and merchandising counseling office which evolved into Wattenmaker Advertising, Inc. after World War II. Wattenmaker Advertising specialized in food and real estate campaigns. Some of its larger campaigns were for the Northern Ohio Food Terminal, the Dry Cleaners Guild, and Zinner's, a flower shop. In 1965, Wattenmaker Advertising won the first Cleveland Advertising Club's Horace C. Treharne Medal for its campaign for the Sandusky Distributing Co. Following Jacob Wattenmaker's death in 1968, control of the company was given to his son, James. The collection consists of advertisements, press releases, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5113
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Fashion Institute -- Advertising \| Zinner's Flowers (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Advertising \| Advertising agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Advertising -- Florists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Advertising -- Floral products -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Advertising -- Clothing and dress -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Advertising -- Fashion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History.
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