| Abstract: |
Max Simon, the son of Abraham Simon, was the founder and president of the M & D Simon Company, a Cleveland, Ohio, clothing
manufacturer. Simon was also a founder and first president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland (f. 1935), which merged
into the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland in 1950. From 1956 to 1959 he served as president of the Federation. Throughout
his career he was active in the civil rights movements in the United States and the Jewish community in Cleveland. The collection
consists of reports and speeches by Max Simon, mostly pertaining to his activities in the Jewish community, and newspaper
clippings about his life and accomplishments.
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