http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/search?docsPerPage%3D100;expand%3Dsubject;smode%3Dadvanced;subject%3DJews%20--%20Ohio%20--%20Cleveland.;subject-join%3Dexact Results for your query: docsPerPage=100;expand=subject;smode=advanced;subject=Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.;subject-join=exact Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3654.xml Shin Miller (1895-1958) was a Jewish novelist who emigrated from the Ukraine ca. 1912 and eventually settled in California. Miller primarily wrote in Yiddish. The collection consists of a copy of a book manuscript entitled "House Divided," a fictional account of Jewish life in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early twentieth century which was based on Miller's experiences. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3654.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5476.xml Samuel Rocker (1864-1936) and his family came to the United States in the 1890s from Lisko, Hungary. He later founded and served as editor and publisher of Cleveland's Yiddish-language newspaper, Die Yiddishe Velt (The Jewish World) from 1911-1936. Samuel Rocker was an active member of the Jewish community within Cleveland and was a member of several organizations. Samuel's son Henry Rocker (1882-1966) was a prominent lawyer in Cleveland and a leader in civic and Jewish affairs. Like his father, Henry was involved with several organizations both on a local and national level. This collection consists of articles, an oral history of the family, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, a drawing, family trees, newspaper clippings, photographs, translations of book excerpts, and wills. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5476.xml Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5476.xml Samuel Rocker (1864-1936) and his family came to the United States in the 1890s from Lisko, Hungary. He later founded and served as editor and publisher of Cleveland's Yiddish-language newspaper, Die Yiddishe Velt (The Jewish World) from 1911-1936. Samuel Rocker was an active member of the Jewish community within Cleveland and was a member of several organizations. Samuel's son Henry Rocker (1882-1966) was a prominent lawyer in Cleveland and a leader in civic and Jewish affairs. Like his father, Henry was involved with several organizations both on a local and national level. This collection consists of articles, an oral history of the family, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, a drawing, family trees, newspaper clippings, photographs, translations of book excerpts, and wills. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5476.xml Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3669.xml The Cleveland Jewish Miscellany consists of material relating to the history of the Jewish community in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area, collected by Abraham Lincoln Nebel (1891-1973). The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical material, biographies, Mr. Nebel's notes, newspaper clippings, and other documents. The bulk of the collection consists of photocopies collected by Nebel of documents related to Cleveland Jewish history. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3669.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3671.xml Siegfried Einstein (b. 1846) was a German Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, and became an entrepreneur. The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, and legal documents. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3671.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5342.xml Born in Germany, Jacob (Jack) Dannhauser (1922-1998) emigrated to the United States in 1939, eventually settling in Cleveland, Ohio. He was active as a volunteer in the Jewish community and a member of Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Gates of Hope). The collection consists of a bulletin, bylaws, correspondence, and lists related to Dannhauser's involvement in the congregations of Mayfield Hillcrest Synagogue and the Gates of Hope Congregation, known today as Shaarey Tikvah. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5342.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3709.xml Eugene M. Klein (1889-1968) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and founder of Brith Emeth Congregation of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, resolutions, reports and studies of Eugene M. Klein, correspondence and postcards of his relative Cecile Schaffner, and a friendship book containing signatures and writings from many early Cleveland Jewish settlers (1851-1875). http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3709.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3795.xml Max Apple (b. 1897) was a Cleveland, Ohi,o collector of Jewish memorabilia who retired from his paint and wallpaper business to devote his time to Jewish affairs and to the raising of funds for Israel. He was active in many Jewish charities, including the Histadrut Campaign. He and his wife founded a children's home at Gan Yavne, Israel in 1949 and have created scholarships at several universities. The collection consists of correspondence (1951-1971), certificates (1953 and 1954), World War II ration books, announcements and programs (1941-1971), newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous printed materials. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3795.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3987.xml Marcus Isaacs (1852-1904) was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-born traveling salesman who came to Cleveland, Ohio ca. 1885. He married Minnie Leon, the daughter of Louis Leon of Cleveland. They had three sons, Harry, William and Bert. Marcus Isaacs died in 1904. Minnie Isaacs died in 1911. The collection consists of a scrapbook of the 1886 wedding of Marcus Isaacs and Minnie Leon, containing a newspaper clipping, congratulatory telegrams, and telegrams marking the birth of their first son. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3987.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5364.xml The Katz family began emigrating to the Cleveland area in the 1880s from their home of Podzelva, Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire). The Katzes were very active in the Cleveland Jewish community. Aaron Katz and his son Solomon David prepared a "booklet of remembrance" (a history of their family) in 1905. This "booklet", a large ledger with writing in Biblical Hebrew by Cleveland area scribe Yaacov Landy, was updated with the names of family members through 1913. A composite photograph of individual portraits of over one hundred family members (not part of the ledger) was included in "An American Story", the core exhibit of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, opened in 2005. The collection includes a photocopy of this photograph and a guide to the names of those pictured. The collection consists of the certificate of naturalization of Sam Katz, the Family History, an unusually extensive genealogy, photographs, and a supplement to and translation of the family history. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5364.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5459 (2).xml Milton Wolf was born in 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of a policeman, he graduated from Glenville High School. During World War II, Wolf served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a meteorologist. After the war, he married Roslyn Zehman. Wolf founded the Zehman-Wolf Construction Company in Cleveland in 1948 and ultimately came to lead it for nearly 30 years. In 1948, Wolf earned bachelor's degrees in chemistry and biology and an honorary doctor of diplomacy degree from The Ohio State University. A lifelong student, he was awarded another bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1954 and a master's and Ph.D. in economics from Case Western Reserve University in 1973 and 1993, respectively. He co-authored several scholarly articles on international economics. Wolf was a board member and director of several businesses, nonprofit groups and universities, including the American Greetings Corporation, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Cleveland Or... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5459 (2).xml Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5102.xml The Landy family traces its roots to Chaim Ephraim (Landesman) Landy and his wife, Esther Yudovitz, of Kovno, Lithuania. Six of their sons immigrated to the United States between 1880 and 1905. Jacob Landy (1850-1916) settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and became the first sofer in the region. He also opened the first Jewish bookstore in Cleveland. The collection consists of an account book, constitution, correspondence, genealogical charts, newsletters, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and official documents. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5102.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5421.xml Herman Herskovic (1921-1983), a Jewish immigrant to Cleveland in 1947, was an owner of a local furniture store, a realtor, and Jewish community leader. He was born in 1921 in Czechoslovakia. Herskovic joined the Czech brigade of the British Army and fought during the invasion of Europe. Herman Herskovic came to Cleveland, Ohio in 1947 and joined his cousin, Gilbert Rosewater, and brother, Martin Herskovic . Herman married Naomi Minster (1924-2017) in 1963 and both were very active in the Jewish community. The collection consists of scrapbooks (including photographs, clippings, correspondence, awards, and other documents), a dentistry license, a diploma, photographs, and a yearbook. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5421.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5424.xml Bela Glaser (1936-2017), a Cleveland area physician trained in postwar Germany, was born in Budapest, Hungary, to Samuel Glaser and Janka Glaser, nee Klopfer, on September 28, 1936. In 1972, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, and then Cleveland, Ohio. He lived in Beachwood until his death in 2017. The collection consists of insurance applications, articles, a booklet, a calendar, medical certificates, a class report, correspondence, drivers licenses, prayer books, a thesis, transcripts, a photo album, and photographs. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5424.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/data/rdf/VF_subject179.xml Miscellaneous materials relating to Congregation Shomre Shaboth, including: 1. A spiritual stronghold looks to the future : the new Shomre Shaboth Synagogue, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. [19--?] (23p. : ill.,ports ; 22x28 cm.) http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/data/rdf/VF_subject179.xml Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3760.xml Henry Spira (1863-1941) was an Hungarian-Jewish liquor merchant who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1891 and established a foreign-exchange banking office and steamship ticket company. The collection consists of immigration and naturalization papers, passports, other materials documenting Spira's trips to and from Hungary, documents which highlight Spira's early years in the United States., and correspondence, stock certificates, and other items of the Spira International Express Company. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3760.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3789.xml Alexander Miller (1902-1975) was the Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Mt. Sinai and Suburban Community Hospitals who was also active in the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community. Dr. Miller was certified to practice orthopedic surgery and trained as a flight surgeon in 1938. He served in the army medical corps from 1941 to 1946. In 1960 Dr. Miller and his wife, Ellen, became involved in fund raising for the hospital ship Hope. Dr. Miller sailed with the ship to many countries, including Ecuador and Vietnam, where he practiced medicine and trained native physicians. The collection consists of correspondence, service records, certificates, flyers, brochures, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook concerning the hospital ship Hope. Topics of the correspondence include arrangements to return to the rightful owner a Japanese sword which had been confiscated at the end of World War II, letters from Mrs. Miller and friends while Dr. Miller was abroad on the hospital ship Hope, and letters of condolence to Mrs. Miller upo... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3789.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3791.xml Edward Budweig was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish businessman and partner in S. Thorman and Company. He was married to Esther Thorman, the daughter of one of Cleveland's first Jewish settlers, Simson Thorman. Unfortunately the Budweigs' marriage was strained by Edward's extensive travels. Esther divorced him and later married Jacob Weiner. Budweig also suffered from ill-health which caused him to relocate temporarily to Mexico, resulting in his termination by S. Thorman and Company. The collection consists of correspondence, mainly from Edward Budweig to his wife and children (1866-1888), approximately half of which is in German, an agreement, a wedding invitation, a certificate, an affidavit, by-laws of the masonic order, Western Star, Lodge No. 2, receipts, and account books. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3791.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3792.xml Alfred A. Benesch (1879-1973) was a Jewish lawyer and civic leader whose parents immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Czechoslovakia. Benesch entered politics as a Cleveland city councilman (1912-1915). His next offices included: Ohio Director of Commerce (1935-1939), Rent Control Director for Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga Counties (1942-1945), and President of the Cleveland Board of Education. Benesch was also a leader in many civic, professional, religious and charitable organizations. The collection consists of correspondence (1900-1973), the bulk of which dates from 1962 and especially from 1973, when condolences were written to Mrs. Rose upon her uncle's death. Also included are Benesch's transcripts from Harvard, his entry in the 38th edition of Who's Who in America, speeches, addresses, tributes, certificates, and newspaper clippings both by and about Benesch. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3792.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3793.xml Morris David Shanman (1875-1943) was a Russian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio ca. 1881. He and his wife, Esther, established one of the first wholesale dry goods businesses in downtown Cleveland in 1898. M.D. Shanman Company was turned over to family members when Shanman retired in his early forties to devote himself to civic, cultural and religious works. He was the first president of Anshe Emeth Beth Tefilo Congregation, and participated in various philanthropies. The collection consists of one letter (1950), deeds and certificates of ownership (1920-1926), a funeral sermon (1943), dedication programs (1963-1964), certificates of confirmation (1926 and 1932), newspaper clippings, and a resume of Sanford J. Rose. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3793.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3794.xml Ezra Shapiro (1903-1977) was a Polish Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1903. Shapiro became active in local civic and Jewish affairs, particularly the Zionist movement, while maintaining a private law practice. He was Chairman of the National Executive of the Zionist Organization of America, a member of the General Council of the World Zionist Organization, a delegate to many World Zionist Congresses, and played an influential role in Zionist activities which led to the establishment of Israel in 1948. Even after his immigration to Israel in 1971 he remained active in many organizations until his death in 1977. The collection consists of correspondence (1892-1977), including a letter from Theodore Herzl (1900), a brief biographical sketch of Shapiro, speeches and addresses by him, tributes and eulogies upon his death in 1977, certificates (1923-1969), newspaper clippings, photographs of his funeral in Israel, and miscellaneous printed materials. All material in this collection consists of photoco... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3794.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3818.xml Suggs Garber (b. 1895) was a Latvian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1905 and became a prominent lawyer and supporter of Jewish education. He was also active in many Jewish and Zionist organizations including the Jewish National Fund. The collection consists of general correspondence, materials relating to American Zion Commonwealth, Inc., items relating to tributes awarded to Garber by the Jewish National Fund and the Jewish Theological Seminary, materials about other individuals also honored by the Jewish National Fund, and certificates, newspaper clippings, and articles. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3818.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3820.xml Morris Berman (1898-1979) was a Russian Jew and World War I veteran who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1916 and became a prominent businessman, designer, and decorator. The collection consists of correspondence (partly in Yiddish), a diary of Berman's World War I experiences, and miscellaneous items relating to his wife, Lottie, and their foster child. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3820.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3837.xml Emanuel Stern (b. 1910) was a Cleveland, Ohio, native who helped organize a local branch of the Bʻnai Bʻrith youth organization, Aleph Zadik Aleph, in 1932. He became a leader in Bʻnai Bʻrith activities, especially within AZA. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials including certificates, programs and bulletins. The papers relate primarily to Stern's work with Jewish youth in Cleveland and to his role in the formation of the Cleveland branch of AZA. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3837.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3928.xml Ayduth Lachayim (Witness to Life) is a manuscript documenting the experiences of 178 Holocaust survivors who resided in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1981. The project was coordinated by the Holocaust Education and Commemoration Committee. A copy of the manuscript was presented to the archives of the Yad Vashem Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, Israel, by a delegation of more than 100 survivors from Cleveland, during the World Gathering of Holocaust Survivors in June, 1981. The collection consists of the original transcript, a handwritten draft, drafts of the introduction, correspondence from Yad Vashem acknowledging the receipt of a copy of the manuscript, and a statement by Jacob Henenberg to the Jewish Community Federation concerning the World Gathering of Holocaust Survivors. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3928.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3929.xml The American Zionist Federation of Cleveland, Ohio, was established in 1970 as a regional office of the American Zionist Federation, a coordinating organization for existing Zionist groups. The Cleveland office was originally called the Cleveland Zionist Federation, but the name was changed to the American Zionist Federation of Cleveland in 1976. It ceased operations in 1980. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, Board lists and nominations, annual meeting information and reports, treasurer's reports and budgets, reports and information concerning the biennial national convention, general membership files, memoranda, directives, brochures, circulars, reports, program files, advertisements, flyers, press releases and newspaper clippings. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3929.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4526.xml Israel Porath was an Orthodox rabbi who served the Cleveland, Ohio, congregations of Oheb Zedek, Neveh Zedek and Heights Jewish Center. He compiled an eight volume study of the Talmud entitled, Mevo ha-Talmud. The collection consists of personal, professional and business correspondence, handwritten notes for talks, lectures and sermons, and published and unpublished articles by and about Israel Porath. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4526.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4530.xml Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish organizations and in the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. When he immigrated in 1920 from Poland to the United States, his name was Meier Spokojny. By 1921 his name was Meyer Spocony, and by 1929 his name had been changed to Myron Spocony Stanford. From 1941 to 1945, he served as an assistant police prosecutor for the City of Cleveland. He ran unsuccessfully for several political positions. At various times he served as president of the United Jewish Religious Schools, Fairmount Temple Men's Club, B'nai B'rith Mid-Day Lodge, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, and Masada Chapter, Zionist Organization of America. He chaired the performing arts committee of the Jewish Community Center and was active in Yiddish theater productions there. The collection consists of programs and correspondence relating to Jewish organizations with which Stanford was involved; briefs, book reviews, and scripts written by Stanford; newspaper clippings, diaries, diplomas,... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4530.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4037.xml Paul Rosenwasser (1890-1968) was the son of a prominent Jewish doctor, Dr. Marcus Rosenwasser, and Ida Rohrheimer Rosenwasser. He married Florence Hirscheimer in 1914 and entered automobile sales in the 1920s. He owned Downtown Chevrolet in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a diary of a European tour, 1904-1905. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4037.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4777.xml Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish communal organizations and the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, directories, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes and writings reflecting Stanford's interest in the law and the Jewish community. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4777.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4780.xml The Thorman family is descended from Simson Thorman (1811-1888), the first Jew who, in 1837, permanently settled in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of letters, miscellaneous family documents and programs from The Temple (Tifereth Israel) and other organizations, newspapers and newspaper clippings, real estate documents and a scrapbook of the Thorman family genealogy. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4780.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5005.xml Walter Jaslow (1922-2000) was a prominent chaplain in the Cleveland, Ohio, area who served the Jewish community at several hospitals and nursing homes. Jaslow held the position of community chaplain for the Jewish Community Federation and University Hospitals of Cleveland, and also served Cleveland Clinic, Hillcrest Hospital, Montefiore Home, Heather Hill, and Manor Care. He also taught at religious schools for thirty years before his retirement. The collection consists of brochures, certificates, correspondence, lectures, lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, prayers, programs, and resumes. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5005.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5444.xml Maurice "Maury" and his wife Bess Nagelbush started the M.B. Feren Produce business in the 1940s, which quickly became the leading wholesale fruit supplier in Cleveland. Feren also founded Feren Fruit Basket, a retail gift basket business, and Fruit Baskets by Maury. Feren became widely known throughout Cleveland on radio and television programs from the 1940s to 2010 where he commented on food and nutrition. He also lectured on food, physical fitness, and other topics at local colleges and universities. The collection consists of articles, audio cassettes, awards, books published by Maury Feren, a booklet, a certificate, CDs and DVDs, correspondence, drafts, a Glenville High School diploma, handwritten memoirs, newspaper clippings, photographs, reels, and VHS tapes. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5444.xml Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5445.xml The Jewish Bakers Union is a subsidiary of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union. Local 56 represented employees of Jewish owned bakeries in Cleveland, Ohio. Jack Herskovitz, a Holocaust survivor, became a pioneering figure in the Jewish Bakers Union. He was voted President of Local 56 around 1967. He negotiated many labor agreements with employers and their attorneys representing the baking industry. He was consistently re-elected without opposition by the membership for 23 years. He retired in 1990 and passed away on April 29, 2016. His son, Abe, was elected President in 1990 and merged Local 56 into Bakers' Local 19 in 2003, and subsequently served as a Business Agent, Business Manager and then Treasurer of Local 19. As a result of the merger, the membership joined the largest Bakers' (BCTGM) Union in the USA and Canada. The Jewish Bakers Union collection consists of agreements, correspondence, financial reports, minutes, newsletters, and a news article. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5445.xml Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5463.xml Cornelia Schnurmann was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1901, the daughter of a wealthy, well known philanthropic Jewish family. Little is known about her early life. In 1940, Schnurmann faced deportation to a Nazi concentration camp. A Catholic friend assisted her escape to Luxembourg where she found refuge in a convent and was given shelter by the Catholic Nuns. She came to America on August 20, 1941, and her journey was self-sponsored. Schnurmann, age 40 and unmarried, was the sole surviving member of her family. Whether her family died in the Holocaust or whether they were deceased at the time she left Germany remains unknown. In Cleveland, Ohio, she joined friends Dr. Julius and Helen Weil, respectively the director of Montefiore Home for the Aged, and head of its social services department. At Montefiore, Cornelia worked with the Weils in developing an occupational therapy department, a sheltered workshop, as well as therapeutic and innovative programs for the aging population. She died in an a... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5463.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5506.xml Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5506.xml Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4960.xml Yetta Haskin Guzik was the daughter of Harry (Morris) and Fanny (Feige) (Mietzner) Haskin, immigrants from Russia in the 1910s. The family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The collection consists of passports, a marriage license, a ketuba, family memorial records, naturalization papers, lists, a book, a manual, and army induction and discharge papers. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4960.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5423.xml Herman Friedman was born in Hungary in 1855 and immigrated to the United States as a young man, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio in 1882. He founded Friedman-Blau-Farber in 1883, which was Cleveland's only fully-integrated knitting mill. The Company developed its own dye house, box factory, and knitting machines. It supplied knitted outerwear for men and women. The Company closed in 1939. The collection consists of a scrapbook about the 50th anniversary celebration of the Company in 1933, and photographs of various members of the Friedman family, as well as a scrapbook of condolences that were received by the Friedman family, following Herman's death at age 85 in December, 1935. There also are three compact discs, by Robert Friedman, of the Friedman family history. Robert was a grandson of Herman Friedman. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5423.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5506.xml Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5506.xml Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3644.xml Morris Ullman (1835-1908) was a German Jew who emigrated to the United States in 1849. With his brother Emanuel and his cousin Leopold Einstein, he founded the Ullman, Einstein Company, a liquor business in Cleveland, Ohio. When it was dissolved in 1919, his son Monroe and grandson Rufus founded the Ullman and Einstein Realty Company. Rufus had previously served with the United States Army in World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial papers, distillery formula books, receipts, certificates, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3644.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT