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Sidney Z. Vincent (1912-1982) served as Assistant Director of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1951
to 1965 and as Executive Director from 1965 until his retirement in 1975. Throughout his career, he worked in tandem with
Executive Vice-President Henry L. Zucker, making the Federation the primary organizing instrument for the Jewish community
in northeast Ohio. Vincent led major studies of Jewish education, Federation-synagogue relations, cultural life, and Jewish
community histories, and coordinated programs linking Cleveland and Israel. In 1969, Vincent served as the American Director
of the World Conference on Human Needs in Israel. He also served as President of the National Conference of Jewish Communal
Service and as Chairman of the International Conference of Jewish Communal Service in 1971. Before beginning his career in
Jewish community service, Vincent taught English at Glenville High School, his alma mater. Throughout his career, Vincent
also wrote poems, stories, and scripts for various occasions. Vincent wrote some scripts for WBOE, the radio station of the
Cleveland Board of Education, in the late 1940s. Vincent's autobiography Personal and Professional tells the story of his
life and his involvement in the Jewish community. The collection consists of correspondence, a memorial book, a retirement
tribute, scripts, and short stories.
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