| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Jordan C. Band Papers
| | | | Creator: | Band, Jordan C. | | | | Dates: | 1921-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Jordan C. Band (b. 1923) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area lawyer and social activist. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Band attended Western Reserve University for two years before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Upon his return home from the war in 1946, he married Alice Glickson, with whom he had three children. He finished his schooling in the Law School of Western Reserve University. Band was hired by law firm Ulmer, Berne, Gordon & Glickman (today known as Ulmer & Berne), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Band concentrated in real estate and property law, and at one point served as the legal counsel for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Band was also involved in numerous organizations, both nationally and in the Cleveland area. Nationally, Band served as chairman of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council from 1967-1970. He was the national vice president of the American Jewish Committee from 1975-1980 and a member of the National Urban Coalition, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service, the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and the Jewish War Veterans. Locally, Band was deeply involved with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, serving as chairman of several committees. He was also a member of the Community Relations Board of Cleveland from 1970-1980 and 1983-1990. He was co-chairman of the Greater Cleveland Project, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Conference on Religion and Race, and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Rewriting of Rules Applicable to Deadly Force by Cleveland Police Officers. Further, he was a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Race Relations Committee, the Study Commission on Race Relations at Cleveland State University, the United Torch Allocations Guidelines Committee, and the Shaker Heights Human Rights Commission. Band was an outspoken advocate for social change and civil rights. He spoke publicly about the plight of Soviet Jewry, the perils of segregation, and the responsibility of Jews as social activists. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and frequently spoke and wrote about Black-Jewish relations. The collection consists of correspondence, awards, speech texts, writings, minutes, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5103 | | | | Extent: | 3.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Band, Jordan C. (Jordan Clifford), 1923- | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. | Jews -- United States -- Politics and government. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1995-1999 | | | | Abstract: | The American Jewish Committee was founded in 1906 in New York, New York, as an advocacy organization promoting Jewish rights worldwide. It focuses its attention on the support of Israel and efforts against anti-Semitism. Other areas of focus include promoting pluralism and shared democratic values, supporting Israel's quest for peace and security, advocating for energy independence for the United States, and strengthening Jewish life. The American Jewish Committee currently has thirty-two active chapters throughout the United States. The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Committee was founded in 1944 under the leadership of Max Freedman. It has had a continued presence in local culture throughout its history, establishing dialogues and cooperation with several ethnic and religious communities in Cleveland and throughout the world. The collection consists of briefings, correspondence, fliers, invitations, newsletters, pamphlets, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5114 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | American Jewish Committee. Cleveland Chapter. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Political activity -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Pressure groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Antisemitism. | Jews -- United States -- Attitudes toward Israel. | United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | United States -- Ethnic relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Morton E. Karp Collection
| | | | Creator: | Karp, Morton E. | | | | Dates: | 1978-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Morton Karp (d. 1991) was a scrap dealer and Commander of the Cuyahoga County Council of Jewish War Veterans, Cleveland Post #l4. Karp and his wife Mina collected news articles dealing with antisemitism, the Holocaust, the John Demjanjuk trial, Nazism, and neo-Nazi and other "white power" groups in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The collection consists of programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, with six blurred photos of Nazi graffiti, Cleveland, Ohio, 1978, and two photos of United White People's Party, Cleveland, Ohio, 1978. The articles are drawn from various local papers and magazines, including the Cleveland Jewish News and the Plain Dealer. The collection is of value to individuals studying antisemitism, neo-Nazi and Klan activities, prosecution of Nazi war criminals, and Holocaust commemoration in the northeast Ohio area. | | | | Call #: | MS 4956 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Antisemitism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Demjanjuk, John -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Graffiti -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hate groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Ohio. | Neo-Nazism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Racism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United White People's Party -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | War crime trials. | War criminals -- United States. | White supremacy movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 4 | Title: | Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records (Restricted)
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1916-1961 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Federation is a central policy making and fundraising agency for the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, which traces its origin to the Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland (founded 1903). The Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland changed its name to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland in 1926, and in 1930, added a fundraising arm, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Cleveland. In 1951 the Jewish Welfare Federation merged with the Jewish Community Council to become the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and published literature removed from MS 4563 Jewish Community Federation Records because of sensitive or confidential subject matter. It includes records of the Jewish Community Council's Community Relations Committee and its Conciliation and Arbitration Board, as well as case histories from various Jewish social service agencies. The Community Relations Committee investigated allegations of discrimination and antisemitism, and the Conciliation and Arbitration Board mediated conflicts within the Jewish community. | | | | Call #: | MS 4563A | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Mediation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Antisemitism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish communists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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