Format | • | Manuscript Collection | [X] |
Subject | • | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. |
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| | • | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Amber, Julius, 1907-1979. |
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| | • | Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973. |
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| | • | Burke, Thomas A. (Thomas Aloysius), 1898-1971. |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio). Police Dept. |
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| | • | Cleveland Bar Association. |
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| | • | Cleveland Hebrew Young Men's and Women's Association. |
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| | • | Cleveland Law Library Association. |
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| | • | Courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. |
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| | • | Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Juvenile Court. |
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| | • | Fernberg, Louis P., 1891-1955. |
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| | • | Garber, Suggs, 1895- |
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| | • | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Jewish National Fund. |
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| | • | Jewish veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews, Ethiopian. |
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| | • | Jews, Soviet. |
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| | • | Juvenile courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. |
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| | • | Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. |
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| | • | Kutash, Henry X., 1907-1996. |
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| | • | Lausche, Frank John, b. 1895 |
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| | • | Levine, Manuel, 1881-1939. |
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| | • | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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| | • | Loyal Order of Greeters. Lodge No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. |
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| | • | Morgenstern, Morris, 1898-1966. |
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| | • | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. |
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| | • | Ohio. Dept. of Industrial Relations. |
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| | • | Police internal investigation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Sailing clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Shapiro, Ezra, 1903-1977. |
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| | • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Welfare Federation of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Woldman, Albert A. (Albert Alexander), 1897-1971. |
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| | • | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Alfred Abraham Benesch Papers
| | | | Creator: | Benesch, Alfred Abraham | | | | Dates: | 1900-1973 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 3792 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 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 | Requires cookie* | | 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 | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Julius Amber Papers
| | | | Creator: | Amber, Julius | | | | Dates: | 1958-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Julius Amber (1907-1979) was a Polish Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1920 and became a lawyer. He was also active in Jewish and Zionist organizations, and was secretary and president of the Jewish National Fund Council of Cleveland and honorary national chairman of the Jewish National Fund of the United States. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, brief biographical sketches of prominent Jewish and non-Jewish individuals, invitations, programs, certificates, newspaper clippings and articles, the constitution of the Jewish National Fund, and background information on the Jewish National Fund. Most of the materials pertain more to the Jewish National Fund than to Julius Amber. | | | | Call #: | MS 3827 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Amber, Julius, 1907-1979. | Jewish National Fund. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Myron S. Stanford Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stanford, Myron S. | | | | Dates: | 1919-1982 | | | | Abstract: | 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, awards; and a scrapbook. The collection is particularly strong in materials relating to the Men's Club of Fairmount Temple and the travel diaries detailing Israeli life in the 1950s and Jewish life in Russia, especially Moscow and Leningrad, in the late 1950s and early 1970s. | | | | Call #: | MS 4530 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 6 | Title: | Myron S. Stanford Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Stanford, Myron S. | | | | Dates: | 1921-1991 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 4777 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 7 | Title: | Bennett Yanowitz Papers and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Yanowitz, Bennett | | | | Dates: | 1979-1999 | | | | Abstract: | Bennett Yanowitz (1923-2011), a native of the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, was an influential lawyer and leader in the national Jewish community, co-founding a law firm and leading several national Jewish organizations. Yanowitz was very involved in the cause of supporting Soviet and Ethiopian Jewry (also known as Falashas and Beta Israel). His papers document his work on behalf of the Jews of Ethiopia and the Soviet Union. The collection consists of background papers, correspondence, currency exchange receipts, flyers, guidelines, itineraries, lists, maps, newsletters, notes, pamphlets, photographs, press releases, proclamations, reports, resolutions, speeches, theses, tickets, and transcripts | | | | Call #: | MS 5370 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet. | Jews, Ethiopian. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 8 | Title: | Manuel Levine Papers
| | | | Creator: | Levine, Manuel | | | | Dates: | 1908-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Manuel Levine (1881-1939) was a Russian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897 and became a lawyer and judge, rising to the position of Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Ohio. Levine was also interested in the preparation of the immigrant for citizenship and was president of the Cleveland Immigration League. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches by and about Levine, reports, legal documents, financial records such as receipts and bills of sale, photocopies of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, and copies of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, most of which relate to Judge Levine's career or to developments in the legal profession during the 1920s and 1930s. | | | | Call #: | MS 3805 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Levine, Manuel, 1881-1939. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 10 | Title: | Louis P. Fernberg Papers
| | | | Creator: | Fernberg, Louis P. | | | | Dates: | 1924-1950 | | | | Abstract: | Louis P. Fernberg (1891-1955) was a prominent criminal defense attorney in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Born in Cincinnati, Fernberg received his law degree from the University of Cincinnati and came to Cleveland in the early 1920s. He defended several clients involved in the police bribery scandals of the 1930s. Fernberg was involved in the theater community as an officer in the Loyal Order of Greeters, Cleveland Lodge No. 1 throughout the 1920s. The collection consists of a legal brief, a newsletter, an Army of the United States separation qualification record, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5025 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Fernberg, Louis P., 1891-1955. | Loyal Order of Greeters. Lodge No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland (Ohio). Police Dept. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Police internal investigation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 11 | Title: | Albert A. Woldman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Woldman, Albert A. | | | | Dates: | 1918-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Albert A. Woldman was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer, author, teacher, speechwriter, administrator and judge who served in various state and local governmental positions during his professional career. Born in Vilna, Lithuania, his family emigrated from there in 1901 to Cleveland. After graduation from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 1919, Woldman began a private law practice and taught at John Marshall Law School. In 1941, he was appointed assistant law director for the city of Cleveland. He also was a speech writer for Mayor Frank Lausche. After Lausche was elected governor of Ohio in 1944, he appointed Woldman to chair the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Board of Review. In 1949 Lausche appointed him director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In 1953, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term as judge of the Juvenile Court of Cuyahoga County. He remained a judge until his retirement in 1968. Woldman was also active in several Jewish community organizations. He was founder and first president of the Cleveland Hebrew Young Men's and Women's Association in the 1920s. In the 1940s he served as president of B'nai B'rith District No. 2 in Cleveland. He also authored two books on Abraham Lincoln, Lawyer Lincoln and Lincoln and the Russians. He married Lydia Levin of Cleveland in 1921, and had three children; Dr. Robert, Stuart, and Phyllis Woldman Klein. The collection consists of correspondence, drafts of writings, addresses on the subjects of juvenile delinquency and Abraham Lincoln, articles concerning the Constitution of the United States, correspondence, minutes and reports concerning the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. | | | | Call #: | MS 4732 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Woldman, Albert A. (Albert Alexander), 1897-1971. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | Lausche, Frank John, b. 1895 | Burke, Thomas A. (Thomas Aloysius), 1898-1971. | Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Juvenile Court. | Cleveland Hebrew Young Men's and Women's Association. | Ohio. Dept. of Industrial Relations. | Welfare Federation of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Juvenile courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 12 | Title: | Henry X. Kutash Papers
| | | | Creator: | Henry X. Kutash | | | | Dates: | 1923-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Henry X. Kutash was an attorney, sportsman, and Jewish community leader in Cleveland, Ohio. After service in the Navy during World War II, he joined the Cleveland law firm of Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis, where he practiced estate administration, corporate law, and litigation. He was a partner until his retirement in 1973. He was active in the Cleveland Bar Association and the Cleveland Law Library Association. As a sportsman he was an active sailor, participating in races at the Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. He taught sunday school at The Temple-Tifereth Israel and was a volunteer counselor at Camp Wise in the 1930s. He served on the boards of many organizations, including the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Jewish Convalescent Hospital, Mt. Sinai Hospital, and the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, brochures, financial records, minutes, reports, and notes. | | | | Call #: | MS 4799 | | | | Extent: | 6.00 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Kutash, Henry X., 1907-1996. | Cleveland Bar Association. | Cleveland Law Library Association. | Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). | Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sailing clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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