| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Workmen's Circle of Cleveland |
| Title: | Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series II |
| Dates: | 1932-1984 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Workmen's Circle of Cleveland, Ohio, (f. 1904) is a secular Jewish fraternal organization formed in the United States to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, support and promote the liberal political agenda, offer both health and death benefits, and provide a meeting place for fellowship. The collection consists of 219 black-and-white prints, 32 color prints, and 5 hand-tinted prints primarily from Branch 1030 (f. 1939). Included are individual portraits, group portraits of outing, parties, and events, such as a banquet, a branch installation, and Decoration Day. |
| PG Number | PG 523 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Workmen's Circle of Cleveland (f. 1904) is a secular Jewish fraternal organization formed in the United States to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, support and promote the liberal political agenda, offer both health and death benefits, and provide a meeting place for fellowship. Its Yiddish cultural programming includes lectures, readings, concerts, third Passover seders, and the I. L. Peretz Workmen's Circle School, a supplementary program for children. Branch 1030, one of a number of Cleveland branches, was the first English speaking branch and was founded in 1939.
Following World War II and the Holocaust and the continuing acculturation into American life of the descendents of its Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant founders, the Workmen's Circle, in Cleveland and nationwide, has been experiencing significant and continuous loss of membership. The Workmen's Circle's group health plan and death benefits, both of which are available on a non-sectarian basis, are the major source of membership. These programs have had difficulty attracting members since the proliferation of health maintenance organizations and health insurance plans.
The Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series II , 1932-1984 and undated, consist of 219 black and white prints, 32 color prints, and 5 hand tinted prints primarily from Branch 1030 (f. 1939).
This collection is of value to researchers seeking illustrative material about ethnic and fraternal organizations in general, and in the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community in particular.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult PG 317 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs; PG 560 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series III; MS 4026 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records; MS 4891 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, Series II; and MS 5088 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, Series III.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 523 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
These photographs were removed from MS 4891 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, Series II. Gift of Workmen's Circle in 2002.
Processed by Stanley Lasky in 2002.
Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series II 1932-1984 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Portraits, individual 1934-1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Portraits, individual 1939-1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Portraits, individual 1940s-1950s undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Portraits, group, outings 1932 1935 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Portraits, group, outings 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Portraits, group, beach outings 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Portraits, group, beach outings 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Portraits, group, beach outings 1939-ca. 1942 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Portraits, group, beach outings 1944-1947 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Portraits, group, beach outings 1947-1950s | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Portraits, group, party 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Events, Banquet 1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Events, Banquet ca. 1950s | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Events, Branch Installation 1939-1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Events, Decoration Day 1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Events, Party ca. 1950s | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Events, Service Club 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Views, miscellaneous undated | |||||||||