Finding aid for the Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis
Title: Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis Records
Dates: 1964-1991
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis is an organization of Conservative and Reform rabbis in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. Founded in 1964, it provides an organizational structure and united voice in the community for local Conservative and Reform rabbis. It also promotes education of its members and serves as a forum for discussion. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, articles of incorporation, and a constitution.
MS Number MS 4692
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of the Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis

The Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis (f. 1964) is an organization of Conservative and Reform rabbis in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. (The Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland is the separate umbrella organization for Orthodox rabbis.) The Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis provides an organizational structure and united voice in the community for local Conservative and Reform rabbis. It also serves as a forum for the discussion of problems relating to Jewish life and to problems of a general societal nature. In addition, it promotes the education of its members.


Scope and Content

The Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis Records, 1964-1991, consists primarily of correspondence and minutes. Also included in the records are the organization's articles of incorporation and its constitution.

This collection is of value to researchers studying Conservative and Reform rabbinic leadership in America in the second half of the twentieth century. Specifically, this collection documents the response of Conservative and Reform rabbis in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area to issues involving the local Jewish community as well as local secular institutions. Of particular interest are the group's discussions concerning the separation of church and state in the public schools.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis.
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4692 Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

The Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis, 1991.

Processing Information

Processed by Stanley Lasky in 1994.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis Records 1964-1991

Box Folder
1 1 Articles of incorporation and constitution 1964 1977
1 1-3 Correspondence 1984-1985 1989-1991
1 3 Minutes 1989-1991