Finding aid for the Beth Am Congregation Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Beth Am Congregation
Title: Beth Am Congregation Records
Dates: 1934-1999
Extent: 39.83 linear feet (43 containers and 3 oversize folders)
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.
MS Number MS 4895
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of Beth Am Congregation

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.


Scope and Content

The Beth Am Congregation Records, 1934-1999, consist of minutes, correspondence, financial reports, lists, newspaper clippings, and publications.

This collection will be of value to researchers studying Conservative Judaism and synagogue structure in general, and in the Cleveland metropolitan area specifically. Jewish education, suburbanization, and information about individual rabbis and cantors are also topics of interest. The musical repertoire of cantors Pinchas Spiro and Martin Leubitz will be of interest to those investigating cantorial music; the correspondence of Rabbi Michael Hecht will also provide insight into the role of rabbis in a medium-sized congregation. The extensive membership files, rabbis' marriage records, and death and cemetery information will be of interest to genealogists.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in six series.
Series I: Board of Trustees is arranged alphabetically by document type, and then chronologically.
Series II: Membership is arranged alphabetically by family name, and then chronologically.
Series III: Office Files is arranged alphabetically by subject, and then chronologically.
Series IV: Publications is arranged alphabetically by title, and then chronologically.
Series V: Religious School is arranged in two sub-series
Sub-series A:General Files is arranged alphabetically by document type, and then chronologically.
Sub-series B: Subject Files is arranged alphabetically by subject, and then chronologically.
Series VI: Sisterhood is arranged in two sub-series.
Sub-series A:General Files is arranged alphabetically by document type, and then chronologically.
Sub-series B: Subject Files is arranged alphabetically by subject, and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 5151 Beth Am Congregation Records, Series II; and PG 525 Beth Am Congregation Photographs.

Separated Material

Photographs have been removed to PG 525 Beth Am Congregation Photographs. Other audiovisual material has been removed to the audiovisual collections.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Beth Am Congregation (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). -- Archives.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century.
Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 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.
Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4895 Beth Am Congregation Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Beth Am Congregation, 1999.

Processing Information

Processed by Jane A. Avner in 2003.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Series I: Board of Trustees 1934-1998

Box Folder
1 1 Log of motions 1980-1994
1 2-22 Minutes and attachments 1934-1935 1937-1981
Box Folder
2 23-38 Minutes and attachments 1982-1998
2 39-40 Reports 1985-1988
2 41 Resolutions 1941 1944
2 42-43 Executive Committee, minutes and attachments 1967-1973
Box Folder
3 44-52 Executive Committee, minutes and attachments 1973-1998

Series II: Membership ca. 1950-ca. 1998

Box Folder
3 53-65 Membership applications, correspondence, and financial statements: Abel - Brown ca. 1950-ca. 1998
Box Folder
4 66-80 Membership applications, correspondence, and financial statements: Bruder - Friedman, M. ca. 1950-ca. 1998
Box Folder
5 81-97 Membership applications, correspondence, and financial statements: Friedman, M. - Kanner ca. 1950-ca. 1998
Box Folder
6 98-117 Membership applications, correspondence, and financial statements: Kannevsky - Musarra ca. 1950-ca. 1998
Box Folder
7 118-136 Membership applications, correspondence, and financial statements: Myenoff - Shifrin ca. 1950-ca. 1998
Box Folder
8 137-157 Membership applications, correspondence, and financial statements: Shoham - Zwelling ca. 1950-ca. 1998

Series III: Office Files 1933-1999 undated

Box Folder
9 158 Adult education, correspondence, minutes, lists, and programs 1969-1997
9 159 Agnon School, correspondence, memoranda, lists, legal contracts, and newspaper clippings 1973-1975
9 160 Akiva High School, correspondence, brochures, lists, and notes 1971-1999
9 161 Alcoholics Anonymous, correspondence and flyer 1982-1984
9 162 Alumni programs, correspondence, lists, memoranda, and information cards 1971-1979
9 163 Anniversaries, 10th Anniversary, program 1944
9 164 Anniversaries, 40th Anniversary, lists, programs, and newspaper clippings 1972-1973
9 165 Anniversaries, 50th Anniversary, notes, lists, and program 1983-1984
9 166 Anniversaries, 60th Anniversary, correspondence, lists, memoranda, and brochure 1993-1994
9 167 Anniversaries, Cantor Martin R. Leubitz' 10th annniversary, program brochure 1983
9 168 Anniversaries, Rabbi Jack J. Herman's 20th anniversary, minutes 1967
9 169 Anniversaries, Rabbi Michael Hecht's 10th anniversary, program brochures 1980
9 170 Anniversaries, Rabbi Michael Hecht's 20th anniversary, correspondence, minutes, programs, invitation, newsletter, and newspaper clippings 1989-1990
9 171-173 Annual meetings, correspondence, lists, and brochures 1967-1998
9 174 Apple, Max, correspondence, New Year's cards and tree certificates 1963-1973 undated
9 175 Apple, Max and Eva Apple Village (Israel), correspondence 1977
9 176-180 Appurtenances (memorial plaques), correspondence, flyers, and applications 1969-1997 undated
9 181 Appurtenances (memorial plaques), Tree of Life and Simcha Wall, brochure, memoranda, application forms 1980-1984
9 182 Art, correspondence, programs, and notes 1974-1975 1980
9 183 Art Auction, correspondence, programs, invitations, lists, and newspaper clippings 1970-1985
9 184 Auctions, correspondence, minutes, and lists (1988 and undated posters stored in Container 43, Folder 1051, Oversize Materials) 1985-1996
9 185 Audits 1973
9 186 Basic Documents, articles of incorporation, constitutions, merger agreements 1933-1975 undated
9 187-189 Beth Torah Religious School, correspondence, notes, minutes, bylaws, and lists 1980-1987
Box Folder
10 190-194 Beth Torah Religious School, correspondence, notes, minutes, and lists 1987-1997
10 195 Beth Torah Religious School, Private Tutoring, correspondence and memoranda 1989-1996
10 196 Bingo, correspondence, certificates, legal agreements, and financial statements 1974-1992
10 197 Blood Bank, correspondence and memorandum 1974-1975
10 198 Blue Cross, notes and correspondence 1982-1990 undated
10 199 B'nai Mitzvah, application forms, lists, and manuals 1973-1975
10 200-207 B'nai Mitzvah, correspondence, certificates, and lists 1981-1998
10 208-209 B'nai Mitzvah, rabbi's record forms 1970-1988
10 210 B'nai Mitzvah, Soviet Jewry twinning program, correspondence 1989
10 211 B'nai Mitzvah, Survey, information forms 1995
10 212 Board of Trustees, agendas, lists, and notes 1972-1984
10 213 Board of Trustees, lists of officers and board members 1968-1998
10 214-215 Board of Trustees, minutes, lists, and notes 1988-1998
10 216-217 Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, agendas, minutes, notes, and correspondence 1973-1998
Box Folder
11 218 Browning Ferris Industries, correspondence and contracts 1987
11 219-220 Budget, annual reports 1934-1976
11 221 Budget, annual reports, general fund balance sheets (original stored in Container 42, Folder 1044, oversize materials) May 1981
11 222 Budget, general fund balance sheets, (original stored in Container 42, Folder 1045, oversize materials) May 1982
11 223 Budget, general fund balance sheets, (original stored in Container 42, Folder 1046, oversize materials) May 1983
11 224 Budget, general fund balance sheets, (original stored in Container 42, Folder 1047, oversize materials) May 1985
11 225 Budget, general fund balance sheets, May 1986 (original stored in Container 42, Folder 1048, oversize materials) May 1986
11 226 Budget, general fund balance sheets, (original stored in Container 42, Folder 1049, oversize materials) May 1987
11 227 Budget, general fund balance sheets, (original stored in Container 42, Folder 1050, oversize materials) May 1988
11 228-233 Budget, general fund balance sheets May 1989-May 1996
11 234-239 Budget, ledgers 1979-1984
11 240-245 Budget, lists, minutes, notes, and memoranda 1970-1981
Box Folder
12 246-257 Budget, lists, minutes, notes, and memoranda 1982-1997
12 258 Budget, Religious School, lists 1973-1986
12 259 Building, Addition, correspondence and contracts 1969-1973
12 260 Building, Ben and Lee Silverman Chapel, correspondence, drawings, and lists 1993-1994
12 261 Building, Berman-Lippa Sanctuary, dedication program 1992
12 262 Building, Building Fund, correspondence, lists, minutes, and notes 1964-1982
12 263 Building, Building Maintenance, lists and memoranda 1970-1972 undated
12 264 Building, Building Maintenance, lists, memoranda, and contract proposals 1972-1977 undated
12 265 Building, Building Maintenance, lists and memoranda 1977-1987
12 266 Building, Building Maintenance, heating units, contracts and correspondence 1982-1984
12 267 Building, Building Remodeling, correspondence, blueprints, estimates, and lists (1967 blueprints stored in Container 42, Folder 1052, oversize materials) 1982-1985 1991
12 268 Building, Building remodeling, drawings (originals stored in Oversize Folder 1, Oversize Materials) 1981-1992
12 269 Building, Fire Damage, contracts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, minutes, and reports 1967 1969
12 270 Building, Fire Damage, reports 1967
12 271-273 Building, Junior Mortgage Bonds 1955
Box Folder
13 274-275 Building, Junior Mortgage Bonds 1955
13 276 Building, Junior Mortgage Bonds, correspondence and lists 1973 1975 1989
13 277 Building, Light property, 3547 Washington Boulevard, correspondence 1969-1973
13 278 Building, Mortgage Redemption Ceremony, lists, correspondence, and programs 1981
13 279 Building, New Building Plans, drawings (originals stored in Oversize Folder 2, Oversize Materials) 1968 undated
13 280 Building, New Building Plans, minutes, correspondence, lists, and reports 1988-1998
13 281 Building, New Building Plans, newspaper clippings 1996
13 282 Building, New Building Plans, Architect Meetings, memoranda, tables, and drawings 1998
13 283 Building, New Building Plans, Architect Review Committee, notes, memoranda, and questionnaires 1996-1997
13 284 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (accepted), Finegold Alexander + Associates 1996-1999
13 285 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (accepted), Finegold Alexander + Associates, drawings (originals stored in Oversize Folder 3, Oversize Materials) 1998
13 286 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Adeco Inc. 1996-1997
13 287 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Bialsky + Partners 1996-1997
13 288 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Dorsley Hodgson + Partners 1997
13 289 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Gould/Associates, Inc. 1997
13 290 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), HGF, Inc. 1997
13 291 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Jacobson/Associates 1997
13 292 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Levin/Brown & Associates 1997
13 293 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Michael Landau Associates 1997
13 294 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Paul Jacob Hill, Architects 1997
13 295 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Perkins Eastman Architects 1997
13 296 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Rafael Architects 1997
13 297 Building, New Building Plans, architects' proposals (rejected), Shapiro Petrauskas Gelber Architects 1997
Box Folder
14 298 Building, New Building Plans, Consulting Firm Campbell and Campbell, notes, correspondence, and report 1997-1998
14 299 Building, New Building Plans, environmental concerns, report 1998
14 300 Building, New Building Plans, Fund Raising, contract, lists, and correspondence for campaign manager 1997
14 301 Building, New Building Plans, Fund Raising, correspondence and brochures from other synagogues 1996-1997
14 302 New Building Plans, Fund Raising, correspondence and brochures from other synagogues 1996-1997
14 303 Building, New Building Plans, Fund Raising, memoranda and lists 1998
14 304 Building, New Building Plans, Fund Raising, signed pledges and commitments, lists 1998
14 305 Building, New Building Plans, land purchase, correspondence and legal agreements 1996
14 306 Building, New Building Plans, proposals from Cleveland Real Estate Partners 1995
14 307 Building, New Building Plans, Steering Committee, lists, minutes, and reports 1988-1996
14 308 Building, New Building Plans, vote by the congregation to build, correspondence, memoranda, and lists 1997
14 309 Building, Sanctuary Memorial Board, lists 1980
14 310 Bureau of Jewish Education, memoranda and notes 1983-1996 undated
14 311 Bureau of Jewish Education, Congregational Enrichment Fund, correspondence and lists 1990-1996
14 312 Bureau of Jewish Education, Transportation issues, correspondence and lists 1969-1970
14 313-321 Calendars (oversize calendars are stored in Container 43, Folders 1053, 1054, and 1055) 1972-1997
14 322 Cantors, report, A Quarter Century of Synagogue Music in America 1968
14 323 Cantors, sheet music, miscellaneous 1968 undated
14 324 Cantors, Concert, correspondence, lists, programs, and newspaper clippings 1976-1977 undated
14 325 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, cantatas, The Delights of Sabbath undated
14 326 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, cantatas, Moses in Egypt undated
14 327 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, correspondence, contract, speech, and biographical materials 1968-1975 undated
14 328 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, minutes and programs 1973-1993
14 329-330 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, sheet music undated
Box Folder
15 331 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Cantillation melodies, sheet music undated
15 332 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Curriculum materials, lists and writings undated
15 333 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Friday night adult choir, sheet music undated
15 334 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Hanukkah, song sheets and sheet music undated
15 335 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, High Holidays, lists 1968-1976
15 336 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, High Holidays, sheet music undated
15 337 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Miscellaneous Holidays, song sheets and sheet music undated
15 338 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Patriotic Songs, sheet music undated
15 339 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Purim, song sheets and sheet music undated
15 340 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Sabbath, song sheets and sheet music undated
15 341 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Sabbath For Youth, sheet music undated
15 342 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Sisterhood Sabbath, sheet music undated
15 343 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Special Programs, sheet music 1994 undated
15 344 Cantors, Leubitz, Martin, Weddings, service program and sheet music undated
15 345-346 Cantors, Search, correspondence, lists, notes, and applications 1973-1998
15 347 Cantors, Shragg, Arthur, correspondence 1998
15 348 Cantors, Spiro, Pinchas, curriculum vitae 1973
15 349-352 Cantors, Spiro, Pinchas, sheet music undated
15 353 Cantors, Spiro, Pinchas, song books undated
15 354 Cemetery issues, bylaws and constitutions 1948-1962 undated
15 355-358 Cemetery issues, correspondence, minutes, lists, memoranda, notes, and newspaper clippings 1970-1993 undated
15 359 Cemetery issues, correspondence, memoranda, and legal documents 1992-1996
Box Folder
16 360 Cemetery issues, minutes 1971-1981
16 361 Cemetery Issues, Community Temple Cemetery Association, funeral and perpetual care sheets 1965-1966
16 362 Cemetery Issues, Gertrude Kestenbaum, correspondence and legal agreements 1980
16 363 Cemetery Issues, Marlene Sills, court documents 1992
16 364-369 Cemetery Issues, Monument Permits, memoranda 1971-1993
16 370 Chavurah, correspondence and lists (See also Library Minyan) 1985
16 371 Choir, correspondence and list 1972-1986
16 372-374 Cleveland Area Temple Administrators, correspondence, minutes, programs, and survey 1974-1995
16 375 Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, Congregation/Community Institute of Adult Jewish Studies, correspondence and catalogs 1989
16 376 Cleveland Heights, correspondence, certificate, newsletter, minutes, and memoranda 1969-1993 undated
16 377-379 Committees, lists 1971-1998
16 380 Committees, Budget and Finance Committee, correspondence and minutes 1962-1970 undated
16 381 Committees, Computer, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and notes 1989-1991 1996
16 382 Committees, Coordinating, correspondence and minutes 1965-1977
16 383 Committees, Fund Raising, correspondence, lists, and minutes 1984-1991
16 384-386 Committees, Future Planning, correspondence, lists, memoranda, and financial statements 1981-1998
16 387 Committees, Future Planning, report 1988
16 388 Committees, House, correspondence, minutes, and report 1965-1995 undated
16 389 Committees, Library, minutes, report, mission statement 1979 1991-1992
16 390-392 Committees, Membership Policy, correspondence, lists, minutes, and notes 1964-1994
Box Folder
17 393 Committees, Membership Policy, memoranda and lists 1995-1997
17 394 Committees, Membership Policy, minutes 1965-1967
17 395 Committees, Miscellaneous, minutes and lists 1967-1993
17 396 Committees, Nominating, minutes and lists 1967-1969 1988-1997
17 397 Committees, Planning, minutes and reports 1964-1968
17 398 Committees, Religious, minutes 1965-1969
17 399 Committees, Rental and Catering, minutes and reports 1965-1968
17 400-402 Committees, Ritual, correspondence, minutes, and lists 1971-1997 undated
17 403 Committees, Social, notes, minutes, and programs 1967 1974-1975
17 404 Committees, Social Action, reports 1965-1966
17 405 Committees, Steering, lists, notes, and minutes 1997
17 406 Community Relations, correspondence 1973-1975
17 407 Confirmation, lists, correspondence, and programs 1972-1997
17 408 Confirmation cantata, script 1981
17 409 Congregational Plenum, correspondence and survey 1980-1983 1990
17 410 Constitution, constitutions and correspondence 1969-1988 undated
17 411 Constitution, auxiliary organizations 1965 1972 1975
17 412 Correspondence, general 1971 1980-1981
17 413 Couples Club, flyers and lists 1965-1995
17 414-424 Death, secretary's check lists, notes 1975-1997
17 425-429 Death notices, newspaper clippings 1971-1980
Box Folder
18 430-436 Death notices, newspaper clippings 1980-1993
18 437 Donors, blank cards and notes undated
18 438 Dues, lack of payment, lists and notes 1965 1973-1977
18 439 Dunn, Malva, notebook 1988-1994
18 440 Executive Directors, Chak, Leo, correspondence and memoranda 1971-1972
18 441 Executive Directors, Jablonski, Thomas, correspondence 1972-1976
18 442 Executive Directors, Kleiner, Stuart J., correspondence 1979
18 443-445 Executive Directors, Liebowitz, Larry, correspondence, notes, and memoranda 1980-1999
18 446-447 Executive Directors, Liebowitz, Larry, notebook 1985-1998
18 448 Executive Directors, Trope, Lawrence, correspondence and memoranda 1976-1977
18 449 Financial Obligations, notes, lists, and memoranda 1993-1997
18 450 Fink, Edward, bequest, correspondence, lists, and legal documents 1982-1983
18 451 For Your Information, telephone messages 1984-1985
Box Folder
19 452-463 For Your Information, telephone messages 1985-1997
19 464-465 Friday Night at Beth Am, correspondence, brochures, and lists 1984-1993
19 466 Garden, drawings, correspondence, and lists 1992
19 467 Genizah [burying of sacred books], memoranda, notes, and correspondence 1990
19 468 Gravestones, permits for, correspondence, drawings, and permit forms 1993-1996
19 469 Grocery Scrip, memoranda and lists 1995-1997
19 470 Hebrew names, application forms 1984
19 471-480 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, correspondence and memoranda 1971-1982
Box Folder
20 481-500 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, correspondence and memoranda 1983-1996
20 501 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, Condolence Letters, correspondence 1971-1973
Box Folder
21 502-506 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, Condolence Letters, correspondence 1973-1987
21 507-508 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, Congratulatory Letters, correspondence 1971-1998
21 509 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis, correspondence, memoranda, and list 1982-1983
21 510 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, Installation Program, correspondence, telegrams, and brochures 1970
21 511 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, correspondence 1971-1988
21 512 Hecht, Rabbi Michael, Responsive Readings, poems 1974 undated
21 513 Holidays, Hanukkah, programs 1972 1980
21 514 Holidays, Hanukkah Party, script undated
21 515-535 Holidays, High Holidays, correspondence, lists, newsletters, and financial statements 1971-1999
21 536-537 Holidays, High Holidays, ledger 1970-1987
Box Folder
22 538 Holidays, High Holidays, ledger 1988
22 539 Holidays, High Holidays, program and prayer booklet 1966
22 540 Holidays, High Holidays, tickets 1971-1997
22 541 Holidays, Passover, information sheets, poster, (poster stored in Oversize Folder 3, Oversize Material) 1981 undated
22 542 Holidays, Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Israel Independence Day), service program 1972
22 543 Informational brochures, correspondence and text 1971 undated
22 544-545 Insurance, correspondence and policies 1980-1990
22 546 Intermarriage, notes and memoranda 1982-1984
22 547-560 Investments and endowments, financial statements and correspondence 1975-1996
22 561 Israel Affairs, correspondence and lists 1974-1976
22 562 Israel Bonds, certificate, correspondence, lists, newspaper clippings, and invitations (undated certificate and posters, 1984 and 1993 stored in Oversize Folder 3, oversize materials) 1963-1996
22 563 Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, correspondence 1985
22 564 Jewish Community Federation, correspondence and memoranda 1991-1996
22 565 Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, correspondence and memoranda 1982
22 566 Jewish National Fund, Charles A. Vanik dinner, correspondence and programs 1975-1976
22 567 Jewish Singles Coalition, correspondence, report, memoranda, and newsletters 1995-1997
22 568 Jewish Theological Seminary, correspondence 1976-1997
22 569 Kol [newsletter], correspondence and press releases 1973-1997
22 570 Kumin Scholarship Fund, lists 1977
22 571 Lawsuits, Arby's, correspondence and legal documents 1981 1984
Box Folder
23 572 Lawsuits, Pearl Bell, correspondence 1990
23 573 Library, certificate, correspondence, minutes, report, and curricula vitae 1974-1995
23 574 Library Minyan, correspondence and lists 1990-1995
23 575 Lunch and Learn, lists and flyers 1987-1992
23 576-594 Marriage records, rabbi's information cards and civil licenses 1947-1968
23 595-601 Marriage records, secretary's checklist, informational forms 1971-1995
23 602-603 Membership, lists 1966-1974
Box Folder
24 604-607 Membership, lists 1975-1998
24 608 Membership, lists and correspondence 1980-1981
24 609 Membership, Charter members, lists 1981
24 610 Membership, Life Members, contract 1986 undated
24 611-612 Membership, New member file, correspondence, lists, and notes 1973-1988 undated
24 613-614 Membership, Prospective, correspondence and application forms 1990-1995
24 615 Membership, Prospective, correspondence and lists 1995
24 616 Membership, Resignations, correspondence 1966
24 617 Membership, Resignations, lists 1981-1986
24 618 Membership, Retention, correspondence, lists, and notes 1974-1986
24 619 Membership, Retention, correspondence, lists, and notes 1986-1992
24 620-621 Men's Club, programs and lists 1968-1992
24 622 Mergers, correspondence, lists, minutes, and legal statements 1958-1999
24 623-625 Mergers, proxy votes 1999
24 626 Mergers, Beth Sholom, correspondence and lists 1966
24 627 Mergers, Shaarey Tikvah discussions, minutes and lists 1991
24 628 Mr. And Mrs. Club, correspondence and lists 1965-1979 undated
24 629 Mohrman Cultural Foundation, correspondence, brochures, and newspaper clippings 1975-1989
24 630 Mortgage burning, correspondence and legal documents 1971 1981
24 631 National Association of Synagogue Administrators, conference proceedings 1975
24 632 Officers' Meetings, agendas, minutes, lists, and reports 1973-1991
Box Folder
25 633-636 Pepper Pike land (Fairmount Blvd. at Brainard Rd.), correspondence, deeds, legal agreements, and reports 1960-1976
25 637 Personnel, notes, correspondence, and lists 1976-1987 undated
25 638-639 Personnel, notes, correspondence, applications, and lists 1987-1997
25 640 Personnel, workers' compensation for employee Ethel Cox, correspondence and memoranda 1981-1984
25 641 Personnel, workers' compensation for employee Joseph Lipford, correspondence and legal documents 1996-1997
25 642 Pews, certificates, correspondence and lists 1965-1976 undated
25 643 Plymouth Memorials Company, correspondence and drawings 1970
25 644 Preschool, memoranda, correspondence, and lists 1973 1991
25 645 Presidents, Amber, Ben, correspondence 1971-1973
25 646 Presidents, Bohnen, David, correspondence 1969-1971
25 647 Presidents, Bohnen, Margaret, correspondence 1987-1991
25 648 Presidents, Dennis, Paul S., correspondence 1977-1978 1988
25 649-651 Presidents, Gold, Leonard, correspondence, memoranda, and newspaper clipping 1983-1987
25 652 Presidents, Jacobson, Michael H., correspondence 1991-1992
25 653 Presidents, Peters, A. Bernard, correspondence 1981-1983
25 654 Presidents, Reeser, Dennis, correspondence 1979-1981
25 655 Presidents, Rutsky, Alan, correspondence and notes 1993-1997
25 656 Programs, Beth Am in Concert, Cantor Louis Danto, list, notes, and programs 1978
25 657 Programs, Charles Kremer, correspondence, lists, press releases, notes, and newspaper articles 1976
25 658 Programs, Dorothy Feldman tribute, correspondence, resolution, biographical sheet 1966
25 659 Programs, Fine Arts Series, correspondence 1965
25 660 Programs, Jan Peerce and Red Buttons in concert, correspondence, lists, and publications 1975
25 661-663 Programs, miscellaneous, correspondence, programs, tickets, and flyers 1967-1973
Box Folder
26 664-675 Programs, miscellaneous, correspondence, programs, tickets, and flyers (1979 poster stored in Container 43, Folder 1056, Oversize Materials; 1982 poster stored in Container 43, Folder 1056, Oversize Materials) 1974-1997
26 676 Programs, miscellaneous, financial information 1995-1996
26 677 Property sale, Temblett Avenue, correspondence and legal documents 1979-1980
26 678-679 Publicity, correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, and lists 1971-1998 undated
26 680 Raintree Academy, memoranda and notes 1992
26 681-685 Religious School, correspondence, minutes, lists, programs, and notes 1973-1983
Box Folder
27 686-699 Religious School, correspondence, minutes, lists, programs, and notes 1983-1998
27 700 Religious School, ledger 1953 1966-1967
27 701 Religious School, report 1963
27 702 Religious School, Book Orders, correspondence and lists 1973-1981
27 703 Religious School, Building Dedication, programs and speeches 1971
27 704 Religious School, Camp and school scholarships, correspondence and lists 1978-1997
27 705 Religious School, Curricula undated
27 706 Religious School, Evaluation, reports 1975 1977
27 707 Religious School, Search for education director, correspondence and curriculum vitae 1996
27 708 Religious School, Student, board, and faculty, lists 1975-1986
27 709-713 Rental and catering, contracts, lists, notes, legal contracts, and correspondence 1971-1997
27 714 Rental and catering, Knights of Pythias, Owatonna Lodge, correspondence, contracts, and notes 1982-1997
27 715 Russian Immigrants Assistance Program, correspondence and contribution forms 1990 1993
27 716 Senior group, lists, reports, and program flyers 1972-1977
27 717 Service programs 1968-1983 undated
27 718-722 Shofar Campaign, correspondence and lists 1977-1997
27 723 Singles, correspondence and memoranda 1992-1996
27 724 Sisterhood, programs, lists, and newspaper clippings 1973-1995
27 725 Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland, correspondence, lists, and legal documents 1980-1985
27 726 Staff meetings, minutes and notes 1984-1997
27 727 Syrian Jews, petition 1975
27 728 Tax issues, correspondence and memoranda 1995-1996
27 729-730 Torah Reading Schedule, correspondence and lists 1988-1999
27 731-732 United Synagogue of America, correspondence 1963-1990
Box Folder
29 733 United Synagogue of America, correspondence and memoranda 1990-1991
29 734-737 United Synagogue of America, correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, and flyers 1991-1999
29 738 United Synagogue of America, directories, Ohio Valley Region 1988-1995
29 739 United Synagogue of America, Project Isaiah, memoranda and lists 1990-1991
29 740 Ushers, correspondence and lists 1974-1998
29 741 Voluntary Increase in Dues (V.I.D.) program, correspondence, lists, minutes, and notes (For subsequent years, see Shofar Program) 1965-1976 undated
29 742 Weddings, lists and notes undated
29 743-748 Weekly programs, brochures 1969-1995
29 749-758 Yarhzeits [anniversary of deaths] and other announcements, lists 1971-1989
Box Folder
30 759-769 Yarhzeits [anniversary of deaths] and other announcements, lists 1990-1999
30 770 Young Couples Club, correspondence and lists 1995
30 771 Young Marrieds Club, by-laws 1973 undated
30 772 Young Marrieds Club, programs and lists 1969-1985
30 773 Youth Commission, minutes, memoranda, and lists 1973-1997 undated

Series IV: Publications 1957-1999 undated

Box Folder
30 774 Additional Prayers for the High Holidays undated
30 775 Additional Prayers for Yom Kippur 1970
30 776 Blessing for Meals undated
30 777 Beth Am in Concert: A Tribute to Hazzan Martin and Amelia Leubitz 1993
30 778 Community Temple Auxiliaries, Annual Donor 1960 1965
30 779 Community Temple Cemetery undated
30 780 Friday Evening Songster 1966
30 781 Inside Beth Am 1996
30 782-784 Kol [The Voice, monthly newsletter] 1957-1984
Box Folder
31 785-790 Kol [The Voice, monthly newsletter] 1984-1999
31 791 A New Home 1998
31 792 The Perfect Tribute undated
31 792 Picture Your Child at the Rabbi Jack J. Herman Religious School of Congregation Beth Am undated
31 793-795 Sisterhood calendars 1975-1998
31 796 Story of the Book of Esther undated
31 797 That's Why We Chose Beth Am ca. 1990
31 798-799 Treasures From Our Kitchen 1987 undated
31 800 Welcome to Beth Am undated
31 801-804 Yizkor books 1970-1998

Series V: Religious School 1956-1999 undated

Sub-series A: General Files 1956-1998 undated

Box Folder
31 805-806 Applications 1979-1990
31 807-809 Attendance sheets 1987-1990
31 810 Calendars 1987-1990
31 811 Class schedules 1983-1989
31 812 Contracts, teacher 1982-1983
Box Folder
32 813-820 Contracts, teacher 1983-1993
32 821-825 Correspondence 1974-1993
32 826 Correspondence, faculty 1982-1993
32 827 Correspondence, parents 1963-1990
32 828-833 Curriculum materials 1970-1992
32 834 Curriculum materials, Bureau of Jewish Education, Holocaust teaching guide 1984
32 834 Curriculum materials, Bureau of Jewish Education, Resource Guide for the Cleveland Educational Directors Council 1984
32 835 Curriculum materials, Jews in Politics and Government 1992-1993
32 836 Curriculum materials, Junior High School, Issues and Values, Environment 1992-1993
32 837 Curriculum materials, Junior High School, Issues and Values, God in the Modern World 1992-1993
32 838 Curriculum materials, Junior High School, Issues and Values, Israel, Torah, and the Intifada 1990-1991
32 839 Curriculum materials, Junior High School, Issue and Values, Learning to Live With Others 1994-1995
32 840 Curriculum Materials, Junior High School, Issues and Values, Medical Ethics and Terrorism 1992-1993
32 841 Curriculum materials, Junior High School, Issues and Values, Politics 1992-1996
32 842 Curriculum materials, Religious Expressions in Schools 1995
32 843 Evaluations 1993-1995 undated
32 844-847 Flyers 1985-1989
32 848 Lists, faculty 1976-1989
32 849 Lists, school board 1979-1990
32 850-851 Lists, student 1957-1989
32 852 Lists, substitute teachers 1981-1989
32 853 Manuals, teacher 1980 undated
32 854 Memoranda, received 1987-1990
Box Folder
33 855 Memoranda, sent 1987-1990
33 856-857 Memoranda, teachers 1982-1992
33 858-861 Minutes, School Board 1963-1991
33 862 Newspaper clippings 1985-1987
33 863-864 Notebook 1980-1983
33 865 Philosophy statement ca. 1992
33 866-875 Registration forms, student 1978-1998
33 876-879 Report cards, student, by class 1974-1976
Box Folder
34 880 Report cards, student, by class 1976-1977
34 881-898 Report cards, student, individual (alphabetical by last name) 1956-1973
Box Folder
35 899 Reports 1985
35 900 Scripts undated

Sub-series B: Subject Files 1964-1999 undated

Box Folder
35 901 Akiva High School, correspondence and student reports 1989-1990
35 902 Anniversaries, 150th anniversary of Cleveland Jewish history, correspondence, memoranda, and student information forms 1989-1990
35 903 Assemblies, opening assembly, report 1990
35 904 Audiovisual material, lists 1977-1980
35 905 Awards 1986-1989
35 906 Beth Torah, handbook, lists and correspondence 1984-1995
35 907 Bible Contest, report by student Emily Elman 1998
35 908 B'nai Mitzvah, correspondence and lists 1979-1989
35 909 B'nai Mitzvah, B'nai Mitzvah With Distinction, Richard Rose, report 1996
35 910 Books, correspondence and flyers 1990
35 911 Budget, financial statements 1964 1987-1989
35 912 Bureau of Jewish Education, Congregational Enrichment Program, correspondence and lists 1989
35 913 Bureau of Jewish Education, Congregational Enrichment Program, correspondence, memoranda, and financial statements 1989-1990
35 914 Bureau of Jewish Education, Israel Incentive Program, correspondence, memoranda, lists, and recommendations 1983-1989
35 915-917 Bureau of Jewish Education, Jewish Educators Council, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and sample curricula 1992-1996
35 918 Bureau of Jewish Education, Jewish Educators Program, memoranda, correspondence, and lists 1986-1988
35 919-920 Bureau of Jewish Education, memoranda, correspondence, and lists 1987-1991
35 921 Bureau of Jewish Education, Project Curriculum Renewal, worksheets, reports, and minutes 1989-1994
35 922 Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, grant proposal 1993
35 923 Cleveland Fellow Program, correspondence, notes, and memoranda 1992
35 924-927 Confirmation, correspondence, memoranda, flyers, lists, and programs 1966-1990
35 928 Confirmation, programs 1973-1998
35 929 Confirmation, script 1980
35 930 Consecration, lists, programs, and correspondence 1973-1998
35 931 Donations, student charity projects, correspondence 1977 1982 undated
35 932 Drama club, correspondence, lists, and script 1985
35 933 Emergency plans, correspondence, memoranda, lists, and floor plans 1984-1991 undated
35 934 Enrollment, reports 1986-1988
35 935 Exhibits, "Precious Legacy," correspondence, brochures, and lists 1984-1985
35 936-938 Family services, correspondence, memoranda, and lists 1979-1995
35 939 High School Program, Chai Five, lists and correspondence 1996-1997
35 940 High School Program, Graduations, correspondence, programs and lists 1981-1991
Box Folder
36 941 High School Program, Tri-High School, correspondence, lists, memoranda, flyers, and financial statements 1985-1990
36 942 Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, correspondence and programs 1991-1992
36 943-945 Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda, and financial statements 1993-1996
36 946 Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, Educators Council, minutes, memoranda, lists, and notes 1994-1995
36 947 Jewish National Fund, correspondence, reports, and certificates (1968 certificate stored in Container 43, Folder 1056, Oversize Materials) 1968 1989-1991 undated
36 948 Joint Conservative School Committee, correspondence, memoranda, and lists 1994-1995
36 949 Junior Congregation, flyers and lists 1987-1995
36 950 Junior High School, correspondence and flyers 1984-1989
36 951 Kadima, correspondence. Lists, and flyers 1992-1999
36 952 Library, correspondence, resumes, and lists 1977 1991
36 953 Model Seders, lists, schedules, and song sheets 1979-1980 1992-1993
36 954 Open House, flyers 1989
36 955 P. T. & S. A., correspondence, lists, and flyers 1975-1993 undated
36 956 Preschool programming, correspondence, memoranda, flyers, press releases, newspaper clippings, lists, and service program 1991-1996
36 957 Primary Orientation, flyers, lists, and agendas 1992-1993
36 958 Registration procedures, memoranda 1970-1971
36 959 Room mothers, lists and correspondence 1982-1987
36 960 Scholarships, correspondence, memoranda, and lists 1966-1988
36 961 Service requirements, correspondence and lists 1983-1985
36 962 United Synagogue Youth, correspondence and flyers 1967-1999 undated
36 963 Volunteers, correspondence and lists 1991-1994
36 964 Yom HaMoreh [Teacher Appreciation Day], correspondence, reports, programs, flyers, and lists 1978-1984
36 965 Yom Hashoah [Holocaust Remembrance Day], correspondence and flyers 1992-1996
36 966 Youth Commission, minutes, flyers, and lists 1976-1982 1992

Series VI: Sisterhood 1954-1996 undated

Sub-series A: General Files 1957-1996 undated

Box Folder
36 967 By-laws 1986 undated
36 968 Certificates 1968-1988
36 969 Cookbooks 1988 undated
36 970-971 Correspondence 1964-1984 undated
36 972-973 Correspondence, minutes, and program flyers 1957-1977
36 974 Financial reports 1971-1992
36 975-976 Lists 1970-1995 undated
Box Folder
37 977-979 Minutes, ledger book 1960-1969 1972-1974 1977 1982-1987
37 980 Newspaper clippings 1971-1980
37 981-988 Notebooks, miscellaneous material 1969-1986
37 989-991 Notebooks, program flyer 1957-1996 undated
Box Folder
38 992 Notebooks, program notebook 1961-1963
38 993-996 Notebooks, Spiral , notes 1966-1987
38 997 Notes 1971-1985
38 998 Reports 1960-1985

Sub-series B: Subject Files 1954-1990 undated

Box Folder
38 999 Financial Secretary, notebook, including membership lists 1986-1989
38 1000 Fortieth Anniversary, 40th anniversary tablecloth, ledger 1973
38 1001 Greeting Cards, notebook 1987-1989
38 1002 Installation Programs, scripts 1969-1987 undated
38 1003 Jewish Theological Seminary Torah Fund/Residence Halls Campaign, lists and flyers 1984 1986
38 1004 Kitchen, lists 1974-1987 undated
38 1005 Latke Party Luncheons, lists and flyers 1983-1985
38 1006 Leagrams, lists and notes 1989
38 1007-1009 Membership, notebook listing individual donations 1979-1990
38 1010 Mystery Bus Ride, notes, brochures, lists, and reports 1983
38 1011 Officers, lists 1958-1988 undated
38 1012 Opening Prayers and Introductions 1954-1979 undated
38 1013-1015 Orchid Luncheons, correspondence, lists, flyers, and program book 1970-1987
Box Folder
39 1016 Orchid Luncheons, program books 1983-1989
39 1017-1032 Presidents, notebook 1957-1986
Box Folder
40 1033-1037 Presidents, notebook 1985-1987
Box Folder
41 1038-1039 Presidents, notebook 1987-1988
41 1040 Publicity, news releases and newspaper clippings 1978-1981
41 1041 Women's League For Conservative Judaism, Ohio-Kentucky Region, correspondence and newsletters 1957-1990
41 1042 Women's League For Conservative Judaism, conference brochures and biographical sheets 1990
41 1043 Zimbalist, Millie, script 1959