Finding aid for the Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation
Title: Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records
Dates: 1940-1955
Extent: 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume)
Abstract: Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation was an Orthodox Jewish congregation founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1910 by immigrants from Tetiev, Russia. It merged into the Warrensville Center Synagogue in 1959. The collection consists of a minute book, two yahrzeit (memorial) record books, and a 35th anniversary program book.
MS Number MS 3703
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English and Yiddish

Scope and Content

The Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records, 1940-1955 and undated, consist of a minute book, two yahrzeit (memorial) record books, and a 35th anniversary program book.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland, Ohio, particularly Jewish immigrants from Russia. Those studying the history of orthodox Judaism in Cleveland will also find this collection useful. Genealogists might find the Yahrzeit (memorial) books useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4758 Warrensville Center Synagogue Records.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio).

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records 1940-1955 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Minutes 1940-1945
1 2 Yahrzeit (memorial) book undated
1 3 35th Anniversary program book 1944
1 4 Miscellaneous material, primarily notes (removed from Oversize Volume 1) 1946-1955 undated
Volume
1 Yahrzeit (memorial) book 1940-1945