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Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland (5)
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Belkin, Mike (2)
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Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
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Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Jews -- Germany (2)
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Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
Jews -- United States (2)
Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers (2)
Older people -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
Palestine -- Emigration and immigration (2)
Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Printing supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
Refugees, Jewish (2)
Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) (2)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue (2)
Zionism (2)
Zionism -- United States (2)
Zionist Organization of America (2)
African Americans -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Alfred A. Benesch School (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Altenkirchen (Germany: Landkreis) (1)
American Civil Liberties Union (1)
American Friends Service Committee (1)
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Exhibitions. (1)
American Zionist Council (1)
American Zionist Policy Committee (1)
Americans for Peace Now (Organization) (1)
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Jewish Problems in Palestine and Europe (1)
Anti-Nazi movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Antisemitism -- United States (1)
Art therapists -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Auerbach, Julie Jaslow (1)
Bakery employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Bakery employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) (1)
Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973 (1)
Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- (1)
Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) (1)
Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Camp Alliwise (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Camp Callan (Calif.) (1)
Camp Wise (Euclid, Ohio) (1)
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Chinese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Church work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
City planning -- Ohio (1)
City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government (1)
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century (1)
Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Cleveland College of Jewish Studies (1)
Cleveland Hebrew Schools (1)
Cleveland Public Schools (1)
Cleveland Zionist Society (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Concentration camps in literature (1)
Congregation Beth Am (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) (1)
Congregation Shaarey Tikvay (Beachwood, Ohio) (1)
Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Distributors (Commerce) -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Educational fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Feren, Maury (1)
Feuer, Sol, 1919-2007 (1)
Flaxman, Charles (1)
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (1)
Freedlander family (1)
Friedman, Arnold, 1927-2008 (1)
Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Fruit trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Fuchs Mizrachi School (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Gibans, Nina Freedlander (1)
Goodman, Henry (1)
Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum (1)
Greeks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Hanauer, Ruth (1)
Haskins family (1)
Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). (1)
Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Holocaust survivors' writings (1)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) (1)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Literary collections (1)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland (1)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching (1)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature (1)
Horowitz, Philip, 1922-2002 (1)
Horwitz, Joseph B., 1899-2000 (1)
Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. (1)
Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Indochina Peace Campaign (Organization : U.S.) (1)
Insurance, Unemployment -- Ohio (1)
Insurance, Unemployment -- United States (1)
Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Israel -- Politics and government (1)
Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jaslow, Walter, 1922-2000 (1)
Jewish Agency for Palestine (1)
Jewish Agency for Palestine. -- American Section (1)
Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio). Archives and History Committee (1)
Jewish History / African American History (1)
Jewish National Fund (1)
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. (1)
Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Jewish aged -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish art (1)
Jewish art -- Collectors and collecting -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish art objects (1)
Jewish art objects -- Collectors and collecting -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish capitalists and financiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish children -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish children -- Germany (1)
Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish drama (1)
Jewish educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jewish girls -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs (1)
Jewish merchants -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish press -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish question (1)
Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs (1)
Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. (1)
Jewish youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. (1)
Jewish youth -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jewish youth -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jewish-Arab relations (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- History (1)
Jews -- Ohio -- Wooster (1)
Jews -- Russia (1)
Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Jews, Lithuanian. (1)
Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jews--Germany--Emigration and immigration--20th century (1)
Judaism (1)
Kaminska, Ida (1)
Keren Hayesod (1)
Kindertransports (Rescue operations) (1)
Klot family (1)
Labor Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Labor movement -- United States (1)
Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Levy, Leonard, 1895-1985 (1)
Life care communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Likover, Belle Tract (1)
Lithuanians -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Lithuanians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Macedonian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Manufacturers’ agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Medical personnel -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. (1)
Menorah Park, Jewish Home for Aged (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Mietzner family (1)
Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019 -- Photographs (1)
Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019. Speeches. Selections. (1)
Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. (1)
Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Myers family (1)
Myers, Hal Hanauer, 1930- (1)
National Refugee Service (U.S.) (1)
Naʻamat USA (Organization). Cleveland Council (1)
New Guinea (1)
November Philanthropy (1)
November, Iris (1)
November, Morton, 1926-2015 (1)
Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Nursing schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Ohio Commission on Unemployment Insurance (1)
Open and closed shop -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Oral histories. (1)
Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Pacifists -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Palestine -- Politics and government (1)
Palestine -- Politics and government -- 1917-1948 (1)
Panay Island (Philippines) (1)
Phi Delis (Organization) (1)
Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). Cleveland Council (1)
Public schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives (1)
Radio scripts (1)
Ratner family (1)
Ratner, Albert B., 1927- (1)
Reform Judaism (1)
Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Refugee children -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Rubinstein, Judah (1)
Rubinstein, Sonia, 1900-1982 -- Correspondence (1)
Russians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
School prose, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Serbian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963 (1)
Silverman, Edith Lefshitz, 1914- (1)
Silverman, Isadore, 1914-1992 (1)
Slodov family (1)
Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Social advocacy -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Soldiers -- United States (1)
Speeches, addresses, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Stearn, Abraham, 1847-1921 (1)
Stern, Albert (1)
Syrian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Textile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Theater, Yiddish (1)
Ukrainian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
United Jewish Appeal (1)
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1)
Weltman, Ben (1)
Weltman, Sadie (1)
Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland Jewish Archives (1)
Wholesale trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Wilenker family (1)
Windsor Club (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Wish, Florence Azoff, 1918-2010 (1)
Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities (1)
Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Women authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Women television producers and directors -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Working-women’s clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea (1)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Panay Island (1)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Germany (1)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians (1)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish (1)
Young Israel of Greater Cleveland (1)
Young People's Congregation. (1)
Youth in the ecumenical movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
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1Title:  Rocker Family Papers     
 Creator:  Rocker Family 
 Dates:  1910-1991 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5476 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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2Title:  Rocker Family Papers     
 Creator:  Rocker Family 
 Dates:  1910-1991 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5476 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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3Title:  Chaim Landy Family Papers     
 Creator:  Landy, Chaim Family 
 Dates:  1888-2009 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5102 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Lithuanians -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews, Lithuanian.
 
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4Title:  Lottie and W. Louis Cohn Family Papers     
 Creator:  Debbie Bonhard 
 Dates:  1921-2006 
 Abstract:  Lottie Cohn and W. Louis Cohn were Holocaust survivors born in Germany who met and married in Cleveland after the war. The collection includes materials related to their postwar visits to Germany and mission trips to Israel. The collection consists of articles, books, booklets, a cassette, a VHS recording, a cookbook, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, a photo album, programs, scrapbooks, and travel diaries that are primarily in German, with some English. 
 Call #:  MS 5502 
 Extent:  1.8 linear feet (three containers) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Germany | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Altenkirchen (Germany: Landkreis) | Jews--Germany--Emigration and immigration--20th century
 
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5Title:  Herman Herskovic Family Papers and Photographs     
 Creator:  Herskovic, Herman Family 
 Dates:  1911-1985 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5421 
 Extent:  3.01 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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6Title:  Bela Glaser Papers and Photographs     
 Creator:  Glaser, Bela 
 Dates:  1924-1975 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5424 
 Extent:  1.60 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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7Title:  Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series IV     
 Creator:  Hebrew Free Loan Association 
 Dates:  1899-2006 
 Abstract:  The Hebrew Free Loan Association (founded 1904) is a century-old benevolent institution. It grants small, interest-free loans of up to $7,500 on a non-sectarian basis to individuals in financial need who do not qualify to borrow from conventional sources such as banks. A majority of the loans granted are for educational purposes; other loans are for a wide-range of needs such as home repairs, emergency medical care, rent, and funerals. The collection consists of primarily of application data, Board minutes, financial data, and loan and repayment records. 
 Call #:  MS 4971 
 Extent:  4.80 linear feet (6 containers) 
 Subjects:  Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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8Title:  Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series V     
 Creator:  Hebrew Free Loan Association 
 Dates:  1956-2014 
 Abstract:  The Hebrew Free Loan Association (founded 1904) is a century-old benevolent institution. It grants small, interest-free loans of up to $7,500 on a non-sectarian basis to individuals in financial need who do not qualify to borrow from conventional sources such as banks. A majority of the loans granted are for educational purposes; other loans are for a wide-range of needs such as home repairs, emergency medical care, rent, and funerals. The Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series V collection consists of loan applications, bylaws, correspondence, DVDs, financial statements, lists, meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, proclamations, resolutions, and tributes. 
 Call #:  MS 5462 
 Extent:  11.0 linear feet (13 boxes) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities
 
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9Title:  Mike Belkin Papers     
 Creator:  Mike Belkin 
 Dates:  1935-2020 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5506 
 Extent:  3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes) 
 Subjects:  Belkin, Mike | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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10Title:  Yetta Haskin Guzik Family Papers     
 Creator:  Guzik, Yetta Haskin family 
 Dates:  1910-1941 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 4960 
 Extent:  0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Haskins family | Mietzner family | Jews -- Russia | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration
 
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11Title:  Mike Belkin Papers     
 Creator:  Mike Belkin 
 Dates:  1935-2020 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5506 
 Extent:  3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes) 
 Subjects:  Belkin, Mike | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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12Title:  Judah Rubinstein Papers     
 Creator:  Judah Rubinstein 
 Dates:  1825-2003 
 Abstract:  Judah Rubinstein was an archivist, historian, author, and research associate for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Ohio, and a well-known authority on Cleveland Jewish history. He helped to establish the Cleveland Jewish Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1976. He provided research for a number of books on Cleveland Jewish history and co-authored the book Merging traditions: Jewish life in Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, research notes, lectures and slide presentation scripts, newspaper clippings, reports and oral history transcripts. Nineteenth century materials are photocopies. 
 Call #:  MS 4907 
 Extent:  3.01 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Rubinstein, Judah | Rubinstein, Sonia, 1900-1982 -- Correspondence | Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland Jewish Archives | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio). Archives and History Committee | Camp Wise (Euclid, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- History | Jewish press -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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13Title:  Milton Wolf Papers     
 Creator:  Gift of Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland 
 Dates:  1973-2005 
 Abstract:  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 Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, the Jewish Welfare Fund campaign (now called the Campaign for Jewish Needs), the Mt. Sinai Health Care System, The Ohio State University, and The Town and Country Trust. Wolf also served as a national trustee of United Jewish Appeal and United Israel Appeal before the two organizations merged with the Council of Jewish Federations to form the United Jewish Communities. Wolf served as U.S. ambassador to Austria during the Carter administration (1977-81). During that time, he was also a U.S. delegate to the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, and served as vice chairman of the Council of American Ambassadors. Wolf was a recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Charles Eisenman Award, the Raoul Wallenberg International Humanitarian Award, the Great Gold Medal of Honor with Sash, and the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art. On May 19, 2005, Wolf died at age 80 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Milton Wolf Papers collection consists of annual reports, a booklet, brochures, correspondence, eulogies, lists, memorial tributes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, records, remarks, schedules and speeches. 
 Call #:  MS 5459 
 Extent:  2.0 linear feet (2 boxes) 
 Subjects:  Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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14Title:  Julie Auerbach Family Papers     
 Creator:  Gift of Julie Auerbach 
 Dates:  1950-2003 
 Abstract:  Julie Jaslow Auerbach received her Masters of Arts in Jewish Studies from the Cleveland College of Judaic Studies. She was the Director of Jewish Family & Adult Education at the Gross Schechter Day School. She was formerly a Curriculum Associate at the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and a Senior Educator for Melitz. Currently, Auerbach lives part of the year in Shaker Heights and part of the year in Jerusalem, and as of 2019 was writing regularly about life in Israel for the Cleveland Jewish News. Walter Jaslow was born in 1922. In 1981, Walter Jaslow spearheaded the Jewish Chaplaincy Hospital visitation program at University Hospitals (UH). He served as chaplain at the old Montefiore Home on Mayfield Road until his retirement in 1996. In the last years of his life, Jaslow volunteered at Menorah Park, where he took great joy in playing music for residents. Jaslow died on September 27, 2000 at age 78 in Cleveland. The Julie Auerbach Family Papers collection consists of agendas, awards, a brochure, certificates, correspondence, eulogies, lists, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs, programs, resumes, sermons, slides, speeches, teaching guides, tributes, VHS tapes, and workbooks. 
 Call #:  MS 5453 
 Extent:  1.2 linear feet (2 boxes, including one oversized container) 
 Subjects:  Auerbach, Julie Jaslow | Jaslow, Walter, 1922-2000 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc.
 
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15Title:  United Order True Sisters Cleveland No. 30 Records and Photographs     
 Creator:  United Order True Sisters 
 Dates:  1925-2008 
 Abstract:  The United Order True Sisters Cleveland No. 30, a Jewish women's charitable organization, was a local lodge that was part of the national United Order True Sisters founded in New York in 1846. Founded in November of 1925, the Cleveland lodge's goal was to promote family unity by establishing a day care center for the benefit of the community. The collection consists of awards, booklets, budgets, bulletins, bylaws, a calendar, a cookbook, correspondence, a journal, flyers, manuals, membership books, minutes, newspaper clippings, notebooks, poems, a proclamation, reports, scrapbooks, sheet music, and speech text. There are also approximately 50 black and white 300 color photographs. 
 Call #:  MS 5427 
 Extent:  6.11 linear feet ((10 containers, including one oversized container and one oversized folder)) 
 Subjects:  Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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16Title:  Nina Freedlander Gibans Family Papers     
 Creator:  Gift of Nina Gibans 
 Dates:  1890-2016 
 Abstract:  Nina Freedlander Gibans has been active in Greater Cleveland's arts, culture and educational community for nearly six decades as an arts advocate, administrator, author, and teacher as well as a community volunteer. Gibans was born on July 30, 1932. Her family, the Freedlanders, were, according to family legend, peddlers who headed west in the 1880s from Buffalo, New York. They settled in Wooster, Ohio in the 1940s, where they founded and operated Freedlander's Department Store. After her marriage to architect James Gibans, the family moved to San Francisco where James found work. It was the height of the Beat Era; there Nina often gave poetry readings and had connections with Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Upon her family's return to Cleveland in 1960, Gibans immersed herself in the local and regional arts community. She has been the executive producer of five video programs, three of which have been shown on local public television. Gibans has also served on many panels, boards and committees of local, state and national cultural and civic organizations. The Nina Freedlander Gibans Family Papers collection consists of awards, a book, booklets, certificates, correspondence, a dissertation, family trees, financial records, incorporation articles, interviews, lesson plans, newspaper clippings, patents, photographs, publications, reports, a scrapbook, scripts, speeches, tapes, and yearbooks. 
 Call #:  MS 5446 
 Extent:  4.2 linear feet (5 boxes, including one oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Gibans, Nina Freedlander | Freedlander family | Women television producers and directors -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Wooster
 
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17Title:  Maury Feren Papers, Series II     
 Creator:  Gift of Maury Feren 
 Dates:  1932-2013 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5444 
 Extent:  4.5 linear feet (9 containers and 1 oversized folder) 
 Subjects:  Feren, Maury | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Distributors (Commerce) -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Wholesale trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Fruit trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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18Title:  Jewish Bakers Union collection     
 Creator:  Gift of Abe Herskovitz 
 Dates:  1938-2008 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5445 
 Extent:  1.17 linear feet (2 boxes including one oversize container) 
 Subjects:  Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bakery employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bakery employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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19Title:  Cornelia Schnurmann Foundation Records     
 Creator:  Gift of Cornelia Schnurmann Foundation, 2005; Paul Mazoh, 2007 
 Dates:  1895-2005 
 Abstract:  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 automobile accident in July, 1960. At her request, Dr. Weil served as executor and administrator of her estate, and, per her request, used a portion of the estate to create Schnurmann House, a multi-building complex dedicated to housing for the elderly, social activities, and social services. The Cornelia Schnurmann Foundation Records collection consists of an address book, agendas, agreements, applications, appraisals, articles of incorporation, artwork, background information, a binder, blueprints, a booklet, certificates, codes of regulation, a constitution, a contract, corporate papers, correspondence, court records, deeds, donation slips, easements, eulogies, financial ledgers and statements, floor plans, a folder from Heritage Gardens, government records, invitations, a last will/testament, letters, lists, loans, maps, medical records, meeting minutes, a menu, newsletters, newspaper articles and clippings, notes, pamphlets, a passport copy, pension plans, photographs, plot plans, policy statements, population surveys, programs, proposals, requests for funds, reports, resolutions, resumes, schedules, sentimental items, social security cards, speech texts, thank you notes, time cards, a timeline, and waivers of lien. 
 Call #:  MS 5463 
 Extent:  5.2 linear feet (6 boxes including one oversize container) 
 Subjects:  Life care communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish aged -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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20Title:  Herman Friedman Family Papers     
 Creator:  Friedman, Herman Family 
 Dates:  1911-1992 
 Abstract:  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. 
 Call #:  MS 5423 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (one container) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Friedman family | Textile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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