Format | • | Manuscript Collection | [X] |
Subject | • | American Zionist Federation of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | B'nai B'rith. |
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| | • | Bicentennial Cleveland 1796-1996 (1996) |
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| | • | Blumberg, Rena. |
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| | • | Breast -- Cancer. |
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| | • | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. |
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| | • | Brickner, Rebecca Aronson, 1894-1988. |
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| | • | Brudno family. |
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| | • | Chaplains, Military. |
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| | • | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. |
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| | • | Council Educational Alliance (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Council Religious Schools (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Fuchs Mizrachi School (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Garber, Suggs, 1895- |
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| | • | Gries, Moses J., 1868-1918. |
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| | • | Gutow, Bernard, 1906-1983. |
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| | • | Habonim (Organization). |
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| | • | Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. |
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| | • | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Cleveland Chapter. |
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| | • | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. |
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| | • | Hahn, Aaron. |
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| | • | Halperin, Sara Allen, 1897-1979. |
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| | • | Horkheimer, Louis. |
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| | • | Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Israel -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Jewish Orphan Asylum (Cleveland, Ohio ) -- History. |
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| | • | Jewish Theological Seminary of America. American Jewish History Center. |
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| | • | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish religious education of young people. |
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| | • | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish women -- Education. |
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| | • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Kalisch, Isidor, 1816-1886. |
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| | • | Kefar Silver (Israel). |
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| | • | Labor Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Liberty Aid Society. |
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| | • | Machol, Michael, 1846-1914. |
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| | • | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Central Chapter. |
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| | • | Mayer, Jacob. |
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| | • | Naʻamat USA (Organization) Cleveland Council. |
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| | • | Na'amat (Organization : Israel). |
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| | • | Na'amat USA (Organization) Cleveland Council. |
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| | • | Na'amat USA (Organization). Cleveland Council. |
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| | • | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. |
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| | • | National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. |
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| | • | Nurses -- Education (Continuing education) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Olshansky, Bernard. |
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| | • | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Palestine -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Papo, Joseph M., 1902- |
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| | • | Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). |
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| | • | Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). Cleveland Council. |
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| | • | Providence House (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Reform Judaism. |
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| | • | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. |
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| | • | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Sephardim -- United States. |
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| | • | Shapiro family. |
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| | • | Shapiro, Ezra 1903-1977. |
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| | • | Shapiro, Ezra, 1903-1977. |
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| | • | Shapiro, Sylvia Lamport. |
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| | • | Silver family. |
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| | • | Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. |
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| | • | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. |
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| | • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. |
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| | • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women and peace -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains. |
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| | • | Youth, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Zionism -- United States. |
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| | • | Zionism. |
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| | • | Zionist Organization of America. |
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| | • | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1930-2000 | | | | Abstract: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America (founded 1912) is a Jewish women's volunteer organization, numbering over 300,000 members in the United States, that focuses on advocating for solutions to health issues that affect Jews worldwide. Cleveland had an active Hadassah chapter almost from the founding of the organization until June of 2015 when it announced its closure. This collection consists of photographs that tell the history of the Cleveland Hassadah chapter beginning in the 1930s through the early 2000s. | | | | Call #: | MS 5376 | | | | Extent: | 1.2 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Ezra Shapiro Papers
| | | | Creator: | Shapiro, Ezra | | | | Dates: | 1892-1977 | | | | Abstract: | 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 photocopies. | | | | Call #: | MS 3794 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Shapiro, Ezra, 1903-1977. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Suggs Garber Papers
| | | | Creator: | Garber, Suggs | | | | Dates: | 1920-1978 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 3818 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Garber, Suggs, 1895- | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 4 | Title: | American Zionist Federation of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | American Zionist Federation of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1969-1980 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 3929 | | | | Extent: | 3.30 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | American Zionist Federation of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 5 | Title: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1914-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was established in 1913 as Shoshana Chapter, Daughters of Zion. The national organization, founded by Henrietta Szold, changed its name to Hadassah in 1914. Its main focus was and is fund-raising for the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. The collection consists of correspondence, including correspondence of Henrietta Szold, programs, brochures and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3956 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 6 | Title: | Bernard Gutow Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gutow, Bernard | | | | Dates: | 1927-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Bernard Gutow (1906-1983) was a Russian immigrant to Cleveland, Ohio, owner of the Doan Window Shade Company, and co-organizer of the Zionist Brotherhood, a Zionist youth group renamed Masada in 1929 and recognized as the youth auxiliary of the Zionist Organization of America. In 1933 Masada, which had chapters throughout the country, merged with the Zionist Youth Organization. Gutow was president of the Cleveland Chapter and a national vice-president. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical notes, term papers, memorabilia, clippings, and records of Masada, including membership and committee lists, financial reports, publications, and a scrapbook. The correspondence from Joseph Papo (1970s) concerns the history of Masada, and a 1928 research paper that addresses Zionism. | | | | Call #: | MS 3980 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gutow, Bernard, 1906-1983. | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Central Chapter. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Youth, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 8 | Title: | NA'AMAT USA Cleveland Council Records and Photographs, Series III
| | | | Creator: | NA'AMAT USA | | | | Dates: | 1936-2012 | | | | Abstract: | NA'AMAT USA is a Labor Zionist women's organization originally called Pioneer Women. The Cleveland Council of NA'AMAT was founded in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, one year after the national organization came into being. As the organization grew, it was divided into numbered chapters. At its peak, there were fourteen chapters. In 1999, there were four chapters in the Cleveland Council, serving 650 women. Pioneer Women was organized to provide training, educational services, and social services to women, children, and families in Palestine. The Cleveland Council raised funds and sponsored programs that informed the Cleveland community of social service and educational needs in Israel. The national organization also promoted Habonim, a youth organization, and sponsored Jewish and cultural activities. In 1985 the name Pioneer Women was changed to NA'AMAT USA, in order to more closely match its sister organization in Israel, NA'AMAT. The collection consists of agendas, awards, brochures, calendars, cards, certificates, correspondence, flyers, forms, handbooks, ledgers, lists, magazines and magazine clippings, minutes, negatives, newsletters, notes, photographs, press releases, programs, receipts, and schedules pertaining to the membership and operations of Pioneer Women and, later, NA'AMAT USA. | | | | Call #: | MS 5380 | | | | Extent: | 1.50 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 10 | Title: | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Central Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Central Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1937-1939 | | | | Abstract: | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Central Chapter, grew out of the Zionist Brotherhood, a group founded in 1928 by young Jewish men in Cleveland, Ohio. The Brotherhood's purpose was twofold; to interest young men in Zionism, and to encourage and enhance Jewish culture in America. The first president was J. Martin Kohn. Other presidents included Joseph M. Papo, Bernard Gutow, and Myron S. Stanford. The Brotherhood was affiliated with the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). In 1929, the group assumed the name Masada, and in 1930, the ZOA recognized Masada as part of its movement and supported the formation of chapters throughout the country. In 1939, the organization in Cleveland was renamed Migdal Zion, continuing until 1957. The collection consists of correspondence, lists of members and membership applicants, programs, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4545 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Papo, Joseph M., 1902- | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. | Gutow, Bernard, 1906-1983. | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Central Chapter. | Zionist Organization of America. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 11 | Title: | Fuchs Mizrachi School Records
| | | | Creator: | Fuchs Mizrachi School | | | | Dates: | 1983-2000 | | | | Abstract: | Fuchs Mizrachi School is an Orthodox Jewish day school, preschool through grade 12, located in University Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The school, founded in 1983 as Bet Sefer Mizrachi of Cleveland, was renamed Fuchs Bet Sefer Mizrachi in 1994 in honor of benefactors Susan and Leonard Fuchs; in 1999 it was renamed Fuchs Mizrachi School. It was established by a group of Zionist Orthodox Jewish friends, all with young children. Its curriculum included political and religious Zionism, Orthodox Judaism, modern Hebrew, and secular studies. After 8 years of renting space at Taylor Road Synagogue and Taylor Academy in Cleveland Heights and at Northwood Elementary School in University Heights, the school purchased the former Northwood Elementary School in 1994. The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, yearbooks, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 4836 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Fuchs Mizrachi School (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 12 | Title: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1924-1994 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio chapter of Hadassah was founded in 1913. It is a part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, newsletters, posters, minutes, reports, correspondence, a magazine, photographs, and other administrative materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 4937 | | | | Extent: | 2.21 linear feet (2 containers, 3 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nurses -- Education (Continuing education) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women and peace -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 13 | Title: | NA'AMAT USA Cleveland Council Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | NA'AMAT USA Cleveland Council | | | | Dates: | 1943-2007 | | | | Abstract: | Naamat USA is a Labor Zionist women's organization dedicated to providing training, education, and social services for children, women, and families in Israel. Formerly known as Pioneer Women, the organization changed its name to Naamat USA in 1985. The Cleveland Council was founded in 1926, one year after the national organization came into being. This collection contains material limited to the Cleveland, Ohio chapter. The collection consists of minutes, bulletins, correspondence, donor program books, membership lists, program booklets, and calendars. | | | | Call #: | MS 5011 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Na'amat USA (Organization). Cleveland Council. | Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). Cleveland Council. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 14 | Title: | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Central Chapter Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Central Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1928-1994 | | | | Abstract: | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Central Chapter, grew out of the Zionist Brotherhood, a group founded in 1928 by young Jewish men in Cleveland, Ohio. The Brotherhood's purpose was twofold; to interest young men in Zionism, and to encourage and enhance Jewish culture in America. The first president was J. Martin Kohn. Other presidents included Joseph M. Papo, Bernard Gutow, and Myron S. Stanford. The Brotherhood was affiliated with the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). In 1929, the group assumed the name Masada, and in 1930, the ZOA recognized Masada as part of its movement and supported the formation of chapters throughout the country. In 1939, the organization in Cleveland was renamed Migdal Zion, continuing until 1957. The collection consists of constitutions, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, reports, newspaper clippings, and brochures. There is documentation of the original Zionist Brotherhood, general Masada correspondence, and the correspondence of two of its presidents, Joseph Papo and Bernard Gutow. Joseph Papo's personal correspondence concerns Masada and his work in the Sephardic Jewish community. | | | | Call #: | MS 4756 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Papo, Joseph M., 1902- | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. | Gutow, Bernard, 1906-1983. | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Central Chapter. | Zionist Organization of America. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sephardim -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 15 | Title: | Na'amat USA, Cleveland Council Records
| | | | Creator: | Na'amat USA, Cleveland Council | | | | Dates: | 1942-1998 | | | | Abstract: | Na'amat USA is a Labor Zionist women's organization originally called Pioneer Women. The Cleveland Council was founded in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, one year after the national organization came into being. As the organization grew, it was divided into numbered chapters. At its peak, there were fourteen chapters. In 1999, there were four chapters in the Cleveland Council, serving 650 women. Pioneer Women was organized to provide training, educational services, and social services to women, children, and families in Palestine. The Cleveland Council raised funds and sponsored programs that informed the Cleveland community of social service and educational needs in Israel. The national organization also promoted Habonim, a youth organization, and sponsored Jewish and cultural activities. In 1985 the name Pioneer Women was changed to Na'amat USA, in order to more closely match its sister organization in Israel, Na'amat. The collection consists of minutes, bulletins, donor program books, newspaper clippings and magazine articles, membership lists, correspondence and financial records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4797 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Na'amat USA (Organization) Cleveland Council. | Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). Cleveland Council. | Na'amat (Organization : Israel). | Habonim (Organization). | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 16 | Title: | Barnett R. Brickner Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brickner, Barnett R. | | | | Dates: | 1919-1971 | | | | Abstract: | Barnett R. Brickner (1892-1958) was a New-York born Zionist, educator, orator, and Rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (1925-1958) in Cleveland, Ohio. He was involved in numerous local, national and international organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian. To realize his goal of promoting and enhancing Jewish family life he created a Young People's Congregation at Anshe Chesed. He also directed the congregation into a more traditional Reform observance and the Zionist movement. Brickner was also extremely active in local Jewish organizations, including the Cleveland Zionist District, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Jewish Welfare Fund. Nationally, he served on the Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, chaired the Committee on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis during World War II, and in 1943, was selected by the National Jewish Welfare Board to serve as executive chairman of the Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. In 1953, he was elected president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He married Rebecca Aronson Brickner in 1919. The collection consists of biographical material, sermons, addresses, writings, miscellany, files from the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Jewish Welfare Board's Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities, and Congregation Anshe Chesed, and correspondence from his family and from various Jewish community leaders and organizations. | | | | Call #: | MS 3957 | | | | Extent: | 35.01 linear feet (34 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education of young people. | Reform Judaism. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Chaplains, Military. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 17 | Title: | Barnett R. Brickner Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Brickner, Barnett R. | | | | Dates: | 1931-1957 | | | | Abstract: | Barnett R. Brickner was a New-York born Zionist, educator, orator, and Rabbi of Cleveland, Ohio's Anshe Chesed Congregation (1925-1958). He was involved in numerous local, national and international organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian. To realize his goal of promoting and enhancing Jewish family life he created a Young People's Congregation at Anshe Chesed. He also directed the congregation into a more traditional Reform observance and the Zionist movement. Brickner was also extremely active in local Jewish organizations, including the Cleveland Zionist District, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Jewish Welfare Fund. Nationally, he served on the Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, chaired the Committee on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis during World War II, and in 1943, was selected by the National Jewish Welfare Board to serve as executive chairman of the Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. In 1953, he was elected president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He married Rebecca Aronson Brickner in 1919. The collection consists of drafts of Rabbi Brickner's doctoral dissertation, correspondence, a biography of Brickner, records of wedding ceremonies, and financial records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4538 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Chaplains, Military. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 18 | Title: | Sara Allen Halperin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Halperin, Sara Allen | | | | Dates: | 1954-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Sara Allen Halperin was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community leader from the 1920s-1960s. She was a founding member of Pioneer Women-The Women's Labor Zionist Organization of America, Inc., and helped establish its Cleveland chapter, serving as president of the Cleveland chapter, regional chairperson, national chairperson of regions, and for twelve years, member of the national board. She was also a member of the board of trustees of the Council Educational Alliance, a founder and first secretary of Sholom Aleichem Congregation, and a cultural chairperson of the Jewish Community Council. She married Moses P. Halperin, a Cleveland architect also active in the Cleveland Jewish community, in 1924. In 1965, eight years after her husband's death, she emigrated to Israel where she lived until her death. The collection consists of articles by Halperin concerning her Pioneer Women's activities in Israel, correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to Pioneer Women's activities, and biographical and autobiographical profiles. | | | | Call #: | MS 4546 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Halperin, Sara Allen, 1897-1979. | Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). | Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). Cleveland Council. | Naʻamat USA (Organization) Cleveland Council. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 19 | Title: | Rebecca Aronson Brickner Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brickner, Rebecca Aronson | | | | Dates: | 1915-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Rebecca Aronson Brickner was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents, Max and Dora Aronson, followed Orthodox Jewish practices and had strong ties to the Zionist movement. She received a rigorous Jewish education with Dr. Samson Benderley, and in 1910 accompanied him, as his Hebrew secretary, to New York City, where he established the Bureau of Jewish Education. While in New York, she became the first woman to complete a new program in Jewish education at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the first woman with a professional degree in Jewish education in the United States. She married Barnett R. Brickner in 1919, accompanying him first to Cincinnati, Ohio, where be studied for the rabbinate at Hebrew Union College, and then to Toronto where his first pulpit was located. While living in Toronto, she established Hadassah in Canada; in 1912 she had been a founding member of Hadassah in the United States with Henrietta Szold. The Brickners came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925, where Rabbi Brickner was to lead Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) until his death in 1958. Rebecca Brickner continued to promote Jewish education and women's organizations in Cleveland. By her impetus, in 1963 the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies became an agency independent of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Cleveland. She also established the college's Women's Association. The collection consists of writings, lecture notes, certificates, and a scrapbook. Of particular note is her account of the founding of Hadassah in 1912. | | | | Call #: | MS 4776 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Brickner, Rebecca Aronson, 1894-1988. | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Education. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 20 | Title: | Rena Blumberg Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Blumberg, Rena Family | | | | Dates: | 1880-2001 | | | | Abstract: | Rena Blumberg, the daughter of Ezra Z. and Sylvia Lamport Shapiro, was a community relations director and radio interviewer for stations in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, she won recognition as an author, lecturer, community activist, and business consultant. She was active in Cleveland area civic, cultural, philanthropic, health, Jewish, and women's issues. Blumberg published her book Headstrong in 1982. In 1999, she married third husband Bernard Olshansky of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where she now resides. The collection consists of certificates, biographical materials, genealogical materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, oral history transcripts, correspondence, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 4866 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Blumberg, Rena. | Shapiro, Ezra 1903-1977. | Shapiro, Sylvia Lamport. | Olshansky, Bernard. | Shapiro family. | Brudno family. | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. | Providence House (Cleveland, Ohio). | Bicentennial Cleveland 1796-1996 (1996) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Breast -- Cancer.
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