Temple-Tifereth Israel Photographs

Finding aid for the Temple-Tifereth Israel Photographs



Repository:	Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator:	Temple-Tifereth Israel
Title:	Temple-Tifereth Israel Photographs
Dates:	1870-2008
Extent:	0.96 linear feet (96 oversize folders)
Abstract:	The Temple-Tifereth Israel is the second oldest Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. The congregation was founded in 1850 after several members of Anshe Chesed, Cleveland's first congregation, left that congregation as the result of a dispute over religious ritual. After implementing religious reforms in the service and hiring a dedicated rabbi for the congregation, Tifereth Israel eventually built the first synagogue for the congregation in 1855 at Huron and Miami Streets. In 1894 the congregation moved to Willson Avenue in the Woodland neighborhood and then to Wade Park on East 105th Street in 1924. The congregation dedicated The Temple Branch in Beachwood in 1969. In 2010 it was announced that the East 105th Street building would be renovated by Case Western Reserve University for use as a performing arts center. The congregation currently makes its home in Beachwood. The collection consists of oversize confirmation photographs. Each individual photograph, except the ones before 1909, depicts individual portraits of each member of the class for the given year. The photographs prior to 1909 are group portraits. Each portrait includes photographs of the rabbis of the congregation at the time, including Moses Gries, Abba Hillel Silver, and Daniel Silver. There are no photographs for 1871-1897, 1952, 1954, 1987 and 1988.
PG Number	PG 589
Location:	closed stacks
Language:	The records are in English

History of The Temple-Tifereth Israel

The Temple-Tifereth Israel is the second oldest Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. The congregation was founded in 1850 after several members of Anshe Chesed, Cleveland's first congregation, left that congregation as the result of a dispute over religious ritual. After implementing religious reforms in the service and hiring a dedicated rabbi for the congregation, Tifereth Israel eventually built the first synagogue for the congregation in 1855 at Huron and Miami Streets. In 1894 the congregation moved to Willson Avenue in the Woodland neighborhood and then to Wade Park on East 105th Street in 1924. The congregation dedicated The Temple Branch in Beachwood in 1969. In 2010 it was announced that the East 105th Street building would be renovated by Case Western Reserve University for use as a performing arts center. The congregation currently makes its home in Beachwood.

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Scope and Content

The Temple Tifereth-Israel Photographs, 1870-2008 and undated, consist of 96 oversize confirmation photographs. Each individual photograph, except the ones before 1909, depicts individual portraits of each member of the class for the given year. The photographs prior to 1909 are group portraits. Each portrait includes photographs of the rabbis of the congregation at the time, including Moses Gries, Abba Hillel Silver, and Daniel Silver. There are no photographs for 1871-1897, 1952, 1954, 1987 and 1988.

The collection will be valuable to researchers interested in the history of Cleveland's Jewish community and in its religious life. With the exception of some of the earliest photographs, each photograph is fully identified, giving each of the faces a name, making the pictures a valuable resource for genealogy researchers. The collection also reveals changes in dress and style over the course of 96 years.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Genealogy

Jewish History

Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.

Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy.

Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Photographs.

Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.

Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio)

Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History

Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 589 Temple-Tifereth Israel Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of The Temple-Tifereth Israel in 2012.

Processing Information

Processed by Sebastian Wuepper in 2013.

Detailed Description of The Collection


The Temple-Tifereth Israel Photographs 1870-2008 undated
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1		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1870
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2		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1898
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3		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1899
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4		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1909
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5		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1915
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6		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1916
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7		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1917
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8		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1918
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9		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1919
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10		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1920
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11		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1921
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12		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1922
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13		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1923
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14		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1924
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15		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1925
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16		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1926
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17		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1927
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18		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1928
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19		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1929
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20		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1930
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21		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1931
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22		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1932
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23		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1933
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24		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1934
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25		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1935
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26		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1936
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27		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1937
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28		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1938
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29		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1939
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30		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1940
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31		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1941
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32		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1942
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33		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1943
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34		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1944
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35		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1945
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36		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1946
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37		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1947
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38		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1948
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39		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1949
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40		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1950
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41		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1951
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42		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1953
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43		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1955
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44		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1956
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45		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1957
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46		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1958
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47		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1959
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48		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1960
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49		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1961
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50		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1962
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51		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1963
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52		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1964
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53		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1965
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54		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1966
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55		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1967
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56		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1968
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57		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1969
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58		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1970
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59		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1971
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60		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1972
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61		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1973
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62		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1974
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63		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1975
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64		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1976
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65		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1977
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66		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1978
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67		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1979
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68		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1980
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69		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1981
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70		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1982
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71		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1983
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72		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1984
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73		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1985
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74		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1986
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75		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1989
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76		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1990
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77		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1991
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78		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1992
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79		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1993
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80		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1994
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81		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1995
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82		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1996
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83		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1997
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84		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1998
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85		Confirmation class, individual portraits 1999
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86		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2000
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87		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2001
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88		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2002
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89		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2003
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90		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2004
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91		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2005
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92		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2006
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93		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2007
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94		Confirmation class, individual portraits 2008
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95-96		Confirmation class, individual portraits undated