Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
Creator: | Amber, Julius |
Title: | Julius Amber Photographs |
Dates: | 1930-1975 |
Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
Abstract: | Julius Amber (1907-1979) was Polish Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1920 and became a lawyer. He was also active in Jewish and Zionist organizations, and was secretary and president of the Jewish National Fund Council of Cleveland and honorary national chairman of the Jewish National Fund of the United States. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Julius Amber, his family and friends, and views of his activities with the Jewish National Fund in Cleveland, Ohio and in Israel. Included are photographs of Hubert H. Humphrey and Charles Vanik. |
PG Number | PG 213 |
Location: | closed stacks |
Language: | The records are in English |
Julius Amber (1907-1979) was born in Sokoly, Poland and came to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family in 1920. He graduated from Western Reserve University and its law school and, by 1935, had been appointed secretary to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Roy H. Williams. He served in this capacity until 1942 when he went into private practice with Sam Horwitz. Amber was a leader in the Cleveland Jewish and Zionist communities. He served for thirteen years as secretary of the Jewish National Fund council of Cleveland, serving as president of that organization from 1955-1979. In 1967, Amber was elected honorary national chairman of the Jewish National Fund of the United States. He was also a board member of Cleveland Hebrew Schools, the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Zionist District, and Park Synagogue.
The Julius Amber Photographs, ca. 1930-1975, consist of individual and group portraits of Julius Amber, his family and friends, and views of his activities with the Jewish National Fund in Cleveland, Ohio and in Israel. Included are photographs of Hubert H. Humphrey and Charles Vanik. The collection includes approximately 200 black and white photographs that measure 8 x 10 inches and smaller.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Jewish National Fund in the twentieth century.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 3827 Julius Amber Papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 213 Julius Amber Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
These photographs were removed from MS 3827 Julius Amber Papers. Gift of Mrs. Michael Phillips in 1979.
Series I: Portraits ca. 1930-1975 |
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Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Julius Amber ca. 1930 ca. 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Julius Amber groups ca. 1973 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Unidentified ca. 1969-1975 |
Series II: Jewish National Fund 1969-1975 |
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Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 4 | Jewish National Fund Dinner 1972 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Hubert Humphrey dinner 1974 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Charles Vanik dinner 1975 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | National Assembly ca. 1974 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Tour of Israel 1972 | |||||||||
1 | 9-10 | John F. Kennedy Peace Monument , Israel, Ohio pylon dedication 1969 | |||||||||
1 | 11 | John F. Kennedy Peace Forest, Israel ca. 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 12 | John F. Kennedy Peace Forest, Israel, dedication ca. 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 13 | John F. Kennedy Peace Forest, Israel ca. 1970 | |||||||||
1 | 14 | John F. Kennedy Peace Forest (?), Israel, Schwartz Family Park ca. 1975 |