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1	Title:	Florence S. Shapero Dancing School Photographs
	Creator:	Florence S. Shapero Dancing School
	Dates:	1920-1960
	Abstract:	Florence S. Shapero (1897-1970) was the premier children's dance and social graces instructor in the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, for forty years. A daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants who arrived in the United States in 1891, she received her schooling in Cleveland, graduting from Central High School ca. 1915. Following her graduation, Shapero pursued ballet training in New York City. She returned to Cleveland in the 1920s, opening her first studio in 1929 in rented space in the Masonic Hall at 1949 East 105th Street. She remained in this studio which was close to the heavily Jewish population area of Glenville until the population shifts to the suburbs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. By 1952, Shapero had relocated to Cleveland Heights, where much of Cleveland's Jewish population had resettled. She maintained a studio in the Masonic Temple at 1633 Lee Road and continued teaching dance and the social graces which accompany it until her death almost twenty years later in 1970. The collection consists of sixty-three black-and-white prints, one of which is a hand-tinted portrait. Twenty-five of the prints are oversize. The bulk of the collection consists of group portraits of classes from the 1940s and 1950s.
	Call #:	PG 296
	Extent:	0.30 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shapero, Florence S., 1897-1970 -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Dance schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century -- Photographs. \| Etiquette for children and teenagers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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2	Title:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, Series II
	Creator:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland
	Dates:	1939-2002
	Abstract:	The Workmen's Circle of Cleveland (f. 1904) is a secular Jewish fraternal organization formed in the United States to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, support and promote the liberal political agenda, offer both health and death benefits, and provide a meeting place for fellowship. Its Yiddish cultural programming includes lectures, readings, concerts, third Passover seders, and the I.L. Peretz Workmen's Circle School, a supplementary program for children. Branch 1030, one of a number of Cleveland, Ohio, branches, was the first English speaking branch and was founded in 1939. Following World War II and the Holocaust and the continuing acculturation into American life of the descendants of its Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant founders, the Workmen's Circle, in Cleveland and nationwide, has been experiencing significant and continuous loss of membership. The Workmen's Circle's group health plan and death benefits, both of which are available on a non-sectarian basis, are the major source of membership. These programs have had difficulty attracting members since the proliferation of health maintenance organizations and health insurance plans. The collection consists of correspondence, ledgers, membership lists, minutes, and newsletters relating to Branch 1030. Also in the collection are regional records, and national office constitutions, correspondence, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 4891
	Extent:	2.02 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Workmen's Circle (U.S.) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. -- Archives. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Working class -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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3	Title:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series II
	Creator:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland
	Dates:	1932-1984
	Abstract:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland, Ohio, (f. 1904) is a secular Jewish fraternal organization formed in the United States to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, support and promote the liberal political agenda, offer both health and death benefits, and provide a meeting place for fellowship. The collection consists of 219 black-and-white prints, 32 color prints, and 5 hand-tinted prints primarily from Branch 1030 (f. 1939). Included are individual portraits, group portraits of outing, parties, and events, such as a banquet, a branch installation, and Decoration Day.
	Call #:	PG 523
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Workmen's Circle (U.S.) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. -- Photographs. \| Workmen's Circle (U.S.) -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photograph collections. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Working class -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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4	Title:	Beth Am Congregation Photographs
	Creator:	Beth Am Congregation
	Dates:	1950-1998
	Abstract:	Beth Am Congregation, a Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was founded in 1933 as the Community Temple by Rabbi Abraham Nowak and a group who belonged to B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (then known as Temple on the Heights). The founders wanted their new synagogue to be more welcoming to all Jews, regardless of their wealth or status. The congregation established administrative offices at 241 Euclid Avenue; services and school classes were held at Coventry School in Cleveland Heights. After meeting at several rented locations, the congregation purchased a large house on Washington Boulevard. By 1940, however, the need was seen for a permanent structure, and a building fund was established. In 1947 Beth Am purchased the Trinity Congregational Church at 3557 Washington Boulevard. The new rabbi, Jack J. Herman, was named the same year. The congregation continued to grow, and by 1956 had 600 families with 500 students in the religious school. A fire in 1957 destroyed much of the lower level of the building, including two Torahs and synagogue records; the congregation met on the campus of John Carroll University until repairs were effected. Rabbi Herman served the congregation until his death in 1969. Rabbi Michael Hecht was installed late in 1970. In 1971 the congregation dedicated a new religious school named for Rabbi Herman, constructed on land adjacent to the synagogue. From 1974 through the congregation's merger with B'nai Jeshurun in 1999, there were financial deficits that made it difficult for the congregation to sustain itself. The Jewish community was moving farther east, and membership decreased. A congregant offered land at the intersection of Cedar and Lander Roads in Mayfield Heights, provided that the membership could raise the monies necessary for a new building. In spite of a positive feasibility study, and plans unveiled by the architectural firm Finegold Alexander and Associates, the fundraising goals were not met and Beth Am sold its Washington Boulevard Building to the New Bible Fellowship Church and merged with B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in 1999. The collection consists of 142 black-and-white and 96 color prints, 17 thirty-five millimeter slides, 24 transparencies, and one rendering.
	Call #:	PG 525
	Extent:	0.22 linear feet (1 container and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Beth Am Congregation (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Administrative Information
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5	Title:	Beth Am Congregation Records
	Creator:	Beth Am Congregation
	Dates:	1934-1999
	Abstract:	Beth Am Congregation, a Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was founded in 1933 as the Community Temple by Rabbi Abraham Nowak and a group who belonged to B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (then known as Temple on the Heights). The founders wanted their new synagogue to be more welcoming to all Jews, regardless of their wealth or status. The congregation established administrative offices at 241 Euclid Avenue; services and school classes were held at Coventry School in Cleveland Heights. After meeting at several rented locations, the congregation purchased a large house on Washington Boulevard. By 1940, however, the need was seen for a permanent structure, and a building fund was established. In 1947 Beth Am purchased the Trinity Congregational Church at 3557 Washington Boulevard. The new rabbi, Jack J. Herman, was named the same year. The congregation continued to grow, and by 1956 had 600 families with 500 students in the religious school. A fire in 1957 destroyed much of the lower level of the building, including two Torahs and synagogue records; the congregation met on the campus of John Carroll University until repairs were effected. Rabbi Herman served the congregation until his death in 1969. Rabbi Michael Hecht was installed late in 1970. In 1971 the congregation dedicated a new religious school named for Rabbi Herman, constructed on land adjacent to the synagogue. From 1974 through the congregation's merger with B'nai Jeshurun in 1999, there were financial deficits that made it difficult for the congregation to sustain itself. The Jewish community was moving farther east, and membership decreased. A congregant offered land at the intersection of Cedar and Lander Roads in Mayfield Heights, provided that the membership could raise the monies necessary for a new building. In spite of a positive feasibility study, and plans unveiled by the architectural firm Finegold Alexander and Associates, the fundraising goals were not met and Beth Am sold its Washington Boulevard Building to the New Bible Fellowship Church and merged with B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in 1999. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, financial reports, lists, newspaper clippings, and publications.
	Call #:	MS 4895
	Extent:	39.83 linear feet (43 containers and 3 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Beth Am Congregation (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). -- Archives. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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6	Title:	Beth Israel - The West Temple Records, Series II
	Creator:	Beth Israel - The West Temple
	Dates:	1954-2000
	Abstract:	Beth Israel - The West Temple (f. 1954) is a Reform Jewish synagogue located in Cleveland, Ohio's west side. A noted feature of this congregation is its volunteerism. For the first forty-five years of its history, all posts and jobs, with the exception of rabbi, were staffed by volunteers. This included the principal, administrator, teachers, and aides of the religious school; the librarians, office managers and secretaries; youth group advisors; and interfaith and community education coordinators. Approximately one-third of the congregation made this commitment to volunteer several hours a week throughout the year. Another fifteen percent of the congregation volunteered periodically throughout the year serving as choir director, choir members, and music accompanist; worship leaders and cantors; bulletin editors; and building repair and maintenance workers. The collection consists of minutes, bulletins, correspondence, reports, handbooks, newspaper clippings, program scripts, speeches, and transcripts.
	Call #:	MS 4904
	Extent:	4.41 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives \| Prepare the Way Radio Broadcast \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources
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7	Title:	Blanche R. and Eugene S. Halle Family Papers
	Creator:	Halle, Blanche R. and Eugene S. Family
	Dates:	1930-1962
	Abstract:	Blanche Rohrheimer Halle (1878-1960) and her husband Eugene S. Halle (1875-1951) were descendants of pioneer immigrant antebellum German-Jewish families in Cleveland, Ohio. Their ancestry included, in addition to Halle and Rohrheimer, the Hays and Weil families. Eugene S. Halle was an investment banker and an early member of the Cleveland Stock Exchange. Both Eugene and Blanche Halle were active and generous philanthropists. The collection consists of an "in memoriam" scrapbook containing certificates, photographs, and correspondence regarding the community contributions made by the Halles.
	Call #:	MS 4892
	Extent:	0.25 linear feet (1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Halle, Blanche R., 1878-1960. \| Halle, Eugene S., 1875-1951. \| Halle family -- History -- Sources. \| Rohrheimer family -- History -- Sources. \| Hays family -- History -- Sources. \| Weil family -- History -- Sources. \| Charities. \| Endowments. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews, German -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- 19th century. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration -- 19th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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8	Title:	Chevrei Tikva Records
	Creator:	Chevrei Tikva
	Dates:	1983-2002
	Abstract:	Chevrei Tikva, a religious congregation organized to meet the needs of gay, lesbian, and transgendered Jews, was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983. The name Chevrei Tikva (Hebrew for "friends of hope") was chosen in Hovember 1983. Religious services were initially held in members' homes. From 1984-1989 the group met at The Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road, in Cleveland Heights. The congregation acquired its Torah scroll in 1986, and introduced varied programming, including Sabbath and holiday services, Passover seders, house dedications, and baby namings. In 1989 the congregation moved its services to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland, 2728 Lancashire Road, in Cleveland Heights, and also affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, which is the synagogue association of the Reform movement. In 2001 Rachel Rembrandt, a graduate of Hebrew Union College, became the congregations' first permanent rabbi. The collection consists of newsletters, minutes, program flyers, lists, correspondence, calendars, prayer services and reports.
	Call #:	MS 4874
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Chevrei Tikva (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 21st century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 21st century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Jewish gays -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century \| Jewish gays -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Jewish lesbians -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Jewish lesbians -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Transsexuals -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Transsexuals -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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9	Title:	Joseph Family Papers
	Creator:	Joseph Family
	Dates:	1866-1993
	Abstract:	The Joseph Family is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish family. Moritz Joseph arrived in the United States in 1853 from Gauersheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany, during the nineteenth-century German-Jewish immigration period. Settling in Cleveland in 1872, Joseph became successful in the manufacturing ofmen's clothing incorporating that operation as the Joseph and Feiss Company in 1907. The company, formed out of previously operating businesses, was one of the largest manufacturers of men's clothing in the United States. Moritz Joseph married Jette Selig in 1853; the marriage produced four sons. Three of them, Isaac, Fred, and Siegmund, and Siegmund's son Ralph, worked all or part of their careers with the Joseph and Feiss Company. The foruth son, Emil, Emil's son Frank E., and Frank E.'s son William R., became lawyers after graduating from Columbia University Law School. Frank E. Joseph was a promient lawyer and a partner at the Jones, Day, Cockley, & Reavis law firm. The family has been very active in both leadership and philanthropy in Cleveland in institutions such as the Musical Arts Associaton (The Cleveland Orchestra), the Kulas Foundation, and the Warner and Swasey Foundation, and in Jewish communal institutions such as Bellefaire and The Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of scrapbooks chronicling the lives of Martha J. Joseph Joseph, Adele Joseph Yelson and Edmil, Frank E. and William R. Joseph. Included in the scrapbooks are correspondence, photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings. The Joseph Family Papers also include the diaries of Emil Joseph from 1877 to 1938 and Ralph S. Joseph from 1903 to 1948, and extensive correspondence of Emil Joseph to Fanny Dryfoos Joseph between 1886 and 1909, and his son, Frank, between 1922 and 1928.
	Call #:	MS 4894
	Extent:	40.02 linear feet (37 containers, 11 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Joseph family -- Archives. \| Joseph, Moritz, 1834-1917. \| Joseph, Martha J., 1917-2006. \| Joseph, Ray K. Hahn, 1888-1937. \| Yelson, Adele Joseph, 1944-1977. \| Joseph, Emil, 1857-1938. \| Joseph, Fanny Dryfoos, 1866-1930. \| Joseph, Frank E., 1904-1995. \| Joseph, Ralph S., 1888-1958. \| Joseph, William R., 1946- \| Blossom Music Center. \| Musical Arts Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Intellectual life -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- History -- Sources.
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