| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation |
| Title: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records, Series II |
| Dates: | 1986-1999 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation was founded in 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of German Jewish refugees. In its first ten years, the congregation met in four different buildings in Cleveland. In 1950, the congregation purchased the Heights Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and changed its name to Mayfield Temple. In 1970, the congregation merged with Hillcrest Synagogue B'nai Israel and moved to its building in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The merged congregation was called Mayfield Hillcrest Synagogue, and had the Hebrew name Shaarey Tikvah - B'nai Israel. In 1986, the congregation moved to Beachwood, Ohio. It became the first conservative congregation in Beachwood and changed its name back to Shaarey Tikvah, which means "gates of hope." Shaarey Tikvah associated with the Conservative movement in 1957. Rabbis who served the congregation were Hans Zucker, 1940-1942; Manfred Strauss, 1942-1946; Enoch H. Kronheim, 1946-1957; Jacob Shtull, 1958-1994; Gary Robuck, 1994-2003; and Edward C. Bernstein, 2003-2011. The collection consists of bulletins, correspondence, a directory, flyers, lists, pamphlets, programs, and speech texts. |
| MS Number | MS 5119 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Shaarey Tikvah Congregation was founded in 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of German Jewish refugees. In its first ten years, the congregation met in four different buildings in Cleveland. In 1950, the congregation purchased the Heights Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and changed its name to Mayfield Temple. In 1970, the congregation merged with Hillcrest Synagogue B'nai Israel and moved to its building in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The merged congregation was called Mayfield Hillcrest Synagogue, and had the Hebrew name Shaarey Tikvah - B'nai Israel. In 1986, the congregation moved to Beachwood, Ohio. It became the first conservative congregation in Beachwood and changed its name back to Shaarey Tikvah, which means "gates of hope."
Shaarey Tikvah associated with the Conservative movement in 1957. Rabbis who served the congregation were Hans Zucker, 1940-1942; Manfred Strauss, 1942-1946; Enoch H. Kronheim, 1946-1957; Jacob Shtull, 1958-1994; Gary Robuck, 1994-2003; and Edward C. Bernstein, 2003-2011.
Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records, Series II, 1986-1999 and undated, consist of bulletins, correspondence, a directory, flyers, lists, pamphlets, programs, and speech texts.
The collection is of value to researchers investigating the history of Jewish congregations in the Cleveland, Ohio, metropolitan area and Conservative Judaism. The materials in the collection record the membership and activities of the congregation in the late 1990s and will be useful to genealogists and those interested in the development of Conservative Jewish congregations.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4754 Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5119 Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Shaarey Tikvah Congregation in 2009.
Processed by Jessica Marra and Sean Martin in 2012.
Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records, Series II 1986-1999 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Bulletins 1997-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence 1997-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Directory 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Flyers 1997-1998 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Lists, Donations 1997-1998 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Lists, Membership 1998-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Pamphlets undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Programs 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Speech Text, Past Presidents' Plaque Dedication 1997 | |||||||||