Subject • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| • | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Council Educational Alliance (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Federations, Financial (Social Service) |
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| • | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| • | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| • | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| • | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| • | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| • | Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. |
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| • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities |
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| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| • | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| • | Volunteer workers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Antisemitism -- Soviet Union. |
(2)
| • | B'nai B'rith Interlodge Council of Greater Cleveland. |
(2)
| • | Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (University Heights, Ohio) |
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| • | Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism. |
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| • | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. |
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| • | Excelsior Club (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Fraternal organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Gutow, Bernard, 1906-1983. |
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| • | Hebrew Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). |
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | 22 | Title: | AMIT Women Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | AMIT Women | | | Dates: | 1925-2010 | | | Abstract: | 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, recognition certificates, resource manuals, and a scrapbook. | | | Call #: | MS 5358 | | | Extent: | 0.82 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | Subjects: | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 23 | Title: | Oakwood Club Records and Photographs
| | | Creator: | Oakwood Club | | | Dates: | 1872-2007 | | | Abstract: | Excelsior was a Jewish social club established in 1872 partly in reaction to Jewish exclusion from such clubs as the Union Club. The club sponsored a variety of social events and provided dining and recreational facilities. In 1905, a second Jewish association, Oakwood, was established as a golf club in the suburban area of Cleveland Heights. In 1931, the board of the Excelsior leadership agreed to a merger and Excelsior ceased to exist as a separate entity. The Oakwood Club opened in 1906 with a 9-hole golf course. After expansion, the course was selected as the site of the 1921 Western Open Golf Tournament. After the merger with Excelsior, the clubhouse was expanded, with the addition of squash courts, bowling alleys, and an outdoor swimming pool. During World War II, the U.S. Army's 729th Military Police Battalion utilized the Oakwood clubhouse as a barracks. After the war, further improvements were made. In 1961, the membership approved the purchase of land in Kirtland. This property was never developed and was sold off in 1987. Because of falling revenue, the Oakwood Club decided in 2010 to move its members to the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club and put its 144-acre property up for sale. The Oakwood Club ceased to exist April 1, 2010. | | | Call #: | MS 5440 | | | Extent: | 14.4 linear feet (17 containers) | | | Subjects: | Oakwood Club (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Excelsior Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Oakwood Club (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) -- Photograph collections | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 24 | Title: | Young Israel of Greater Cleveland Records
| | | Creator: | Young Israel of Greater Cleveland | | | Dates: | 1948-2001 | | | Abstract: | Young Israel of Greater Cleveland is a Cleveland, Ohio, branch of the Jewish congregation of Young Israel, a Zionist Orthodox organization that has branch synagogues throughout the United States. The collection consists of advertisements, almanacs, awards, booklets, correspondence, dues cards, lists, minutes, publications, and reports. | | | Call #: | MS 5241 | | | Extent: | 6.01 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Jewish youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jewish youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish youth -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Young Israel of Greater Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 25 | Title: | AMIT Women Records
| | | Creator: | AMIT Women | | | Dates: | 1955-2011 | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | Call #: | MS 5149 | | | Extent: | 1.41 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 26 | Title: | Hungarian Aid Society Records
| | | Creator: | Hungarian Aid Society | | | Dates: | 1926-1962 | | | Abstract: | The Hungarian Aid Society was formed in 1863 in Cleveland, Ohio, for the mutual protection and relief of its Jewish members. Hungarian Jewish immigrants Morris Black, his brother David Black, Herman Sampliner, and others established the fraternal organization to help new immigrants, assist the needy and sick, bury the dead, and provide benefits to orphans and widows. In 1948, the Society reorganized as a cemetery society. In the early 1960s, its operations were taken over by Park Synagogue. The collection consists of minutes, annual reports, cemetery records, legal documents, and correspondence. | | | Call #: | MS 4792 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Black, Morris, d. 1864. | Black, David, 1819-1880. | Hungarian Aid Society (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 28 | Title: | Jewish War Veterans, Post 14 Auxiliary Records
| | | Creator: | Jewish War Veterans, Post 14 Auxiliary | | | Dates: | 1943-1984 | | | Abstract: | The Post 14 auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans was founded in 1931 to engage the Cleveland, Ohio, community in patriotic presentations, fundraisers for support of Israel, and community service programs at hospitals and schools. The collection consists of certificates, programs, ration books, ritual books, and scrapbooks. | | | Call #: | MS 5002 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Post 14 (Cleveland, Ohio). Ladies Auxiliary. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Veterans' families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 30 | Title: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union Records, Series III
| | | Creator: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union | | | Dates: | 1881-2003 | | | Abstract: | 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 approximately 500. From its creation, the HBSU provided typical benevolent and aid society assistance, including partial payment of hospital bills, a weekly sick benefit, death benefits for members and their families, and visits to sick members. The organization has also expended a large portion of its annual budget for charitable donations both locally and in the national and international arenas. Recipients have included persecuted Romanian Jews, World War I refugees, and the Red Cross Society for needy Italians. Additionally, HBSU has donated money to or subscribed to membership in Cleveland Jewish organizations such as the Hebrew Free Loan Association, Federation of Jewish Charities, Infant Orphans Mothers Society, and the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged. By the early 1900s, HBSU, while still a mutual aid society, was reaching out more to the community at large and participating in more social causes. The minutes indicate a strong support for the United States in both world wars, and a growing political awareness. In 1896, a delegation from HBSU met with Governor McKinley, then a presidential candidate, at his home in Canton as part of McKinley's "Front Porch Campaign." The primary function of HBSU by the second half of the twentieth century was as a social outlet for its members. The organization sponsors picnics, dinners, balls, lectures, and other special programs. In 1953, a women's auxiliary was created. The HBSU has never had its own meeting hall, and over the years has held meetings in many locations, including the Gesangverein Hall, Knights of Pythias Temple Hall, B'nai B'rith Building, Gates of Hope Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, and Congregation B'nai Jeshurun's synagogue, among others. During the early 1980s, the HBSU officially incorporated as a fraternal organization. Two lodges were established, one in Florida comprised of Clevelanders who moved to the south, and one in Cleveland. The Cleveland lodge also serves as the Grand Lodge of the HBSU. The collection consists of booklets, bulletins, bylaws, flyers, ledger, lists, proclamations, programs and scrapbooks. | | | Call #: | MS 5115 | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | Subjects: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Fraternal organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 31 | Title: | Jewish Secular Community of Cleveland Records
| | | Creator: | Jewish Secular Community of Cleveland | | | Dates: | 1967-1988 | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Secular Community is a Cleveland, Ohio, group founded in 1971 to provide a non-religious Jewish education for their children, emphasizing Jewish history, literature, culture and tradition. In addition, the organization sponsored adult education activities, holiday observances, life cycle ceremonies and included a social action committee. The collection consists of administrative records, copies of texts for B'nai Mitzvah and holiday ceremonies, and materials relating to national Jewish secular community organizations. Included are membership lists, newsletters, board minutes, school records, correspondence and news clippings. | | | Call #: | MS 4498 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Jewish Secular Community of Cleveland -- Archives. | Jewish Secular School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judaism -- Customs and practices.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 32 | Title: | Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | Hebrew Free Loan Association | | | Dates: | 1927-1984 | | | Abstract: | The Hebrew Free Loan Association is a non-profit loan association established in 1904 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally founded to aid needy Jewish immigrants but later expanded its service to anyone who could show real need. The collection consists of loan accounts, applications, and membership files, bank passbooks, tax forms, memorial bequest records, and correspondence. | | | Call #: | MS 4551 | | | Extent: | 10.20 linear feet (17 containers) | | | Subjects: | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 33 | Title: | Jewish National Fund of Cleveland, Ohio Records
| | | Creator: | Jewish National Fund of Cleveland, Ohio | | | Dates: | 1946-1992 | | | Abstract: | 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 in the local Jewish day schools and religious schools. The collection consists of honorary luncheon and dinner programs; correspondence; Women's Division records consisting of programs, minutes, and rosters; tree certificates, and newspaper clippings. | | | Call #: | MS 4724 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Jewish National Fund Cleveland office. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reforestation -- Israel. | Tree planting -- Israel.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 34 | Title: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union | | | Dates: | 1989-1990 | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | Call #: | MS 4755 | | | Extent: | 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) | | | Subjects: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 36 | Title: | Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series IV
| | | Creator: | Hebrew Free Loan Association | | | Dates: | 1899-2006 | | | Abstract: | The Hebrew Free Loan Association (founded 1904) is a century-old benevolent institution. It grants small, interest-free loans of up to $7,500 on a non-sectarian basis to individuals in financial need who do not qualify to borrow from conventional sources such as banks. A majority of the loans granted are for educational purposes; other loans are for a wide-range of needs such as home repairs, emergency medical care, rent, and funerals. The collection consists of primarily of application data, Board minutes, financial data, and loan and repayment records. | | | Call #: | MS 4971 | | | Extent: | 4.80 linear feet (6 containers) | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 37 | Title: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union Records
| | | Creator: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union | | | Dates: | 1883-1981 | | | Abstract: | 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 approximately 500. From its creation, the HBSU provided typical benevolent and aid society assistance, including partial payment of hospital bills, a weekly sick benefit, death benefits for members and their families, and visits to sick members. The organization has also expended a large portion of its annual budget for charitable donations both locally and in the national and international arenas. Recipients have included persecuted Romanian Jews, World War I refugees, and the Red Cross Society for needy Italians. Additionally, HBSU has donated money to or subscribed to membership in Cleveland Jewish organizations such as the Hebrew Free Loan Association, Federation of Jewish Charities, Infant Orphans Mothers Society, and the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged. By the early 1900s, HBSU, while still a mutual aid society, was reaching out more to the community at large and participating in more social causes. The minutes indicate a strong support for the United States in both world wars, and a growing political awareness. In 1896, a delegation from HBSU met with Governor McKinley, then a presidential candidate, at his home in Canton as part of McKinley's "Front Porch Campaign." The primary function of HBSU by the second half of the twentieth century was as a social outlet for its members. The organization sponsors picnics, dinners, balls, lectures, and other special programs. In 1953, a women's auxiliary was created. The HBSU has never had its own meeting hall, and over the years has held meetings in many locations, including the Gesangverein Hall, Knights of Pythias Temple Hall, B'nai B'rith Building, Gates of Hope Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, and Congregation B'nai Jeshurun's synagogue, among others. During the early 1980s, the HBSU officially incorporated as a fraternal organization. Two lodges were established, one in Florida comprised of Clevelanders who moved to the south, and one in Cleveland. The Cleveland lodge also serves as the Grand Lodge of the HBSU. The collection consists of minutes, bulletins, articles of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, membership lists, programs, historical material and newspaper clippings about individual members, biographical material on Judge Joseph Block, a reminiscence of a meeting with presidential candidate William McKinley, biographies of past HBSU presidents, and lists of officers and members of the Ladies' Auxiliary (1953-1960). | | | Call #: | MS 3951 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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