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Subject | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). |
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| | • | Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 161 | Title: | L.N. Gross Company Records
| | | | Creator: | L.N. Gross Company | | | | Dates: | 1907-1967 | | | | Abstract: | The L.N. Gross Company was a manufacturer and distributor of women's apparel founded in 1898 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a Russian immigrant, Louis N. Gross. Gross was president and manager until his death in 1941, when his sons, Nedward N., William V., and Julius S. Gross, and his son-in-law, Miltor E. Reed, became active in the management of the company. By the 1960s, the third generation of the Gross family managed the company. In 1919, the company built its headquarters at 1220 West Third Street in Cleveland. In 1929, additional production sites were acquired in Kent, Ohio, and in 1937 facilities opened in Fayetteville, Tennessee. During the Depression the company was troubled by strikes as well as the general business slump. The Welworth Realty Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the L.N. Gross Company, operated as title and leaseholder of the parent company's properties. An office was also maintained in the New York City garment district. Beginning in 1950, product manufacturing was performed by subcontractors in their own facilities. A wholly owned subsidiary, Bradley Knitwear Company, acted as sales outlet for the parent company. In 1974, company headquarters moved to Mayfield Village, Ohio. In 1984, after several years of financial difficulties, control of the company was turned over to an outside investment group, and the name was changed to Bradley Sportswear, Inc. The collection consists of a history of the company, an autobiography, passport and visa of Louis Gross, correspondence, reports, applications for patents, contracts, account books, and miscellaneous materials, including scrapbooks containing advertisements for garments made by the company. | | | | Call #: | MS 3823 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Gross, Louis N. | Gross family. | L.N. Gross Company (Cleveland, Ohio). | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective bargaining -- Clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 162 | Title: | Printz-Biederman Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Printz-Biederman Company | | | | Dates: | 1914-1957 | | | | Abstract: | The Printz-Biederman Company was a Cleveland, Ohio, coat manufacturing company established in 1893 by Moritz Printz, his sons Michael and Alexander, and his son-in-law Joseph Biederman. The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union tried to organize its employees in the 1930s. It closed in the 1970s. The collection consists of minutes, reports, agreements, correspondence, historical sketches, and publications relating to employee representative bodies which operated in the plant, and letters, telegrams and other writings to and from Abraham Katovsky and David Dubinsky of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union Also includes catalogs and advertisements of the company's clothing. | | | | Call #: | MS 3870 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Printz-Biederman Company (Cleveland, Ohio). | Printz-Biederman Company (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Catalogs. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Catalogs. | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective bargaining -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industrial relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 163 | Title: | David M. Miller Papers
| | | | Creator: | Miller, David M. | | | | Dates: | 1918-1976 | | | | Abstract: | David M. Miller (1908-1977) was Soldier in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War and in the United States Army during World War II. He later worked for the Veterans Administration in Cleveland, Ohio and taught at Kent State University. Miller was a novelist and an author of autobiographical reminiscences, and wrote articles published in the Cleveland Jewish News. The collection consists of letters from Spain, drafts af articles relating his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings and essays on the Miller family and on issues of Jewish concern. Also included are photocopies of the records of the Independent Mendelsohn Lodge of Elyria, Ohio, with a translation from the Yiddish by David Miller (1918-1919), including bylaws, lists, and minutes. | | | | Call #: | MS 3882 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Miller, David M., 1908-1977. | Miller family. | Spain. Ejercito Popular de la Republica. Brigada Internacional, XV. | Independent Mendelsohn Lodge (Elyria, Ohio) | Soldiers -- Ohio. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Personal narratives, American. | Spain. -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Participation, Foreign.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 164 | Title: | Amelia Marx Strauss Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Straus, Amelia Marx Family | | | | Dates: | 1858-1910 | | | | Abstract: | Amelia Marx (1849-1900) was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jew, the daughter of Feist Marx and the wife of Joseph Strauss. Her three brothers, Charles, Edward and Moses, all served in the Civil War. The collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and miscellaneous documents, including naturalization papers, report cards, business agreements and recipes, all relating to the Marx, Strauss and Hawkins families. The collection is relevant to the study of 19th century American Jews, with special attention to their participation in the Civil War. Included is a letter to Edward Marx that refers to Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination. Another letter, dated 1865, comments on the oil boom near Meadville, Pennsylvania. | | | | Call #: | MS 4368 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Strauss, Amelia Marx, 1849-1900. | Strauss family. | Marx family. | Hawkins family. | Strauss, Joseph. | Jews -- United States. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Petroleum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Jewish.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 165 | Title: | Rabbi Myron Silverman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Silverman, Myron | | | | Dates: | 1943-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Myron Silverman was rabbi of the Suburban Temple, Beachwood, Ohio, a Reform Jewish congregation, from 1949-1975. After his ordination at Hebrew Union College in 1936, he held various pulpits around the country, and served as an Army chaplain during World War II. He came to Suburban Temple in 1949, one year after its founding. He was active in a number of groups, including the Citizens League of Cleveland, the American Jewish Committee, Fairhill Psychiatric Hospital, and the World Union of Progressive Judaism. He was national chairman of the Union of American Hebrew Congregation's Israel Commission, and president of the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. The collection consists of correspondence, sermons, prayers for special occasions, and talks relating to Silverman's roles at Suburban Temple, as well as materials relating to his participation in local and national organizations, particularly the Union of American Hebrew Congregation's Israel Commission. | | | | Call #: | MS 4522 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Silverman, Myron, 1911-1981. | Suburban Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Beachwood -- Organization and administration. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Beachwood. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Beachwood. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Beachwood. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Beachwood.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 166 | Title: | Moses P. Halperin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Halperin, Moses P. | | | | Dates: | 1953-1957 | | | | Abstract: | Moses P. Halperin was a Cleveland, Ohio, architect who specialized in temple and synagogue design. In 1948, he formed a partnership with Sigmund Braverman, known as Braverman and Halperin. In addition to numerous buildings in the Cleveland area, the firm designed structures in various communities in the United States and Canada. In 1924, Halperin married Sara Allen Halperin. The collection consists of photocopies of articles, floor plans, and drawings of buildings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4547 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Halperin, Moses P., 1894-1957. | Braverman, Sigmund, 1894-1960. | Braverman and Halperin, Architects (Cleveland, Ohio). | Synagogue architecture -- United States. | Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 167 | Title: | Libbie L. Braverman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Braverman, Libbie L. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Libbie L. Braverman was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, while in high school. She received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. in Education from Western Reserve University in 1933. From 1946-1952 she was director of the Euclid Avenue Temple School and in 1945, became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education. She wrote numerous books and articles, including many co-authored with Nathan Brilliant. She was married to architect Sigmund Braverman in 1924. The collection consists of articles, pamphlets, speeches, book reviews of books written or co-written by Braverman, religious school materials, correspondence, and honors and awards, given to, or established by, Libbie Braverman. The collection is of particular interest to researchers studying the development of Jewish education, especially the congregational weekend school. In addition, her articles on life in Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s are significant. | | | | Call #: | MS 4566 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Israel -- Description and travel.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 168 | Title: | Abel G. Warshawsky Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Warshawsky, Abel G. Family | | | | Dates: | 1913-1986 | | | | Abstract: | The Abel G. Warshawsky family included the artistically accomplished brothers Abel, Alexander, and Samuel, three of the nine children of Ezekiel and Ida Warshawsky, Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland. The family eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Abel G. Warshawsky was an Impressionist painter who studied at the Cleveland School of Art and at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York City before moving to Paris in 1908, living there until 1939. In 1939, he moved to Monterey, California. His brother, Alexander, was also a well-known painter and studied at the Cleveland School of Art and then at the National Academy of Design in New York City. In 1916, he moved to Paris, and spent the last twelve years of his life in California. Samuel Jesse Warshawsky was a playwright and fiction writer as well as an advertising executive and publicity director with various motion picture firms. The collection consists of articles and reviews, exhibit catalogues, and a pre-publication typescript of Abel G. Warshawsky's autobiography, The Memories of an American Impressionist. In addition, there are newspaper and magazine articles pertaining to Alexander Warshawsky; and play scripts, short stories, and articles regarding Samuel Jesse Warshawsky and his works. | | | | Call #: | MS 4591 | | | | Extent: | 0.70 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Warshawsky, A. G., 1883-1962. | Warshawsky, Alexander, 1887-1945. | Warshawsky, Samuel Jesse. | Warshawsky family. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Painters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Impressionism (Art) -- United States. | Dramatists, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Authors, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 169 | Title: | Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Family Service Association | | | | Dates: | 1980-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, Ohio, was established in 1875 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. It merged with the Hebrew Relief Organization in 1883 to form the Hebrew Relief Association. It was renamed the Jewish Social Service Bureau in 1922. The Bureau affiliated with the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences and helped train students for field placement. In 1943, the Bureau changed its name to the Jewish Family Service Association. The organization played a large role in the resettlement of Soviet Jews who came to Cleveland during the 1970s-1990s. Between 1989-1992, the Jewish Family Service Association assisted in the resettlement of 2,000 Soviet Jewish immigrants. The collection consists of materials relating to the organization's Soviet Jewish resettlement efforts. Included are Board of Trustee minutes, correspondence with other agencies and organizations involved in the resettlement process, newsletters, newspaper clippings, program descriptions, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 4695 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Family services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Family social work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Soviet Union -- Social conditions. | Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 170 | Title: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1899-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational social and cultural programs to Cleveland, Ohio's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. A second building was constructed in Beachwood, Ohio, in 1986. The collection consists of minutes, programs, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 4696 | | | | Extent: | 11.0 linear feet (11 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 171 | Title: | Jewish Painters Social Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Painters Social Club | | | | Dates: | 1963-1976 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Painters Social Club was an organization of Jewish house painters, all of whom were members of Painters Union, Local 867, District Council 6, Cleveland, Ohio. A large number of the club's early members were immigrants, and a number of members were active in the labor movement. Some of the club's membership played active roles in Local 867. Among the club's leaders were Sam Bossin, Ben Weinstein, Hyman Weinberg, Ed Likover, Al Horowitz, and Jack Newman. During the late 1960s-early 1970s, many club members retired, and few Jewish youth entered the painting trade. Members voted to dissolve the organization in 1978. The collection consists of financial ledgers, programs, and a roll book. | | | | Call #: | MS 4699 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Painters Social Club. | Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America. Local 867 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | House painters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | House painters -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Painters, Industrial -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 172 | Title: | Hebrew Association of the Deaf of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Hebrew Association of the Deaf of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1918-1980 | | | | Abstract: | The Hebrew Association of the Deaf of Cleveland was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1935 through the leadership of Abraham Saslaw. It's goals were to promote literary activities and to provide social events and religious services to deaf members of the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community. The organization's first officers were Joseph Adelson, Abraham Saslaw, Lillian Saslaw, Max Ellis, Issac Bialosky, Esther Zimmerman, and Abraham Mansky. The organization has been affiliated with the National Congress of Jewish Deaf. Rabbi William Seligman served as the spiritual leader of the organization from the 1950s-1980. Isidor Reisman, a principal and teacher, taught Hebrew to Jewish deaf students. The group has met at the Jewish Community Center since the 1960s. The collection consists of reprints of newspaper clippings and two guides for religious observance by the Jewish deaf written by Isidor Reisman. | | | | Call #: | MS 4700 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hebrew Association of the Deaf of Cleveland. | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Deaf -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Deaf -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Deaf -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Deaf -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 173 | Title: | Julius Klein Papers
| | | | Creator: | Klein, Julius | | | | Dates: | 1900-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Julius Klein was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish businessman born in Slovakia. He emigrated to the United States in 1885, and settled in Cleveland in 1900. In 1900, he and his future mother-in-law, Rebecca Korach, purchased a skirt manufacturing company formerly known as Goodman and Korach Co. The new company, known as Julius Klein and Co., closed within a few years. In 1906, Klein was employed by Korach Sonnenfield Co., a cloak manufacturing company which in 1907 became the Korach-Ecker Co. In 1913, Klein opened Klein's Economy Store on Woodland Ave., selling women's ready-to-wear apparel. Following Julius Klein's death, his son, Alwyn Klein, continued the business. Following his death, his wife Beatrice operated the business until its liquidation in 1959. The collection consists of financial records, including a Klein's Economy Store ledger and stock book, a Korach-Ecker account book and specifications book, miscellaneous business and genealogical documents, and a photograph. | | | | Call #: | MS 4702 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Klein, Julius, 1869-1928. | Klein family. | Klein's Economy Store (Cleveland, Ohio). | Korach-Ecker Company (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Stores, Retail -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 174 | Title: | Sam Gutter Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gutter, Sam | | | | Dates: | 1910-1941 | | | | Abstract: | Sam Gutter was a member of the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community who promoted patriotism through his participation in patriotic associations and promotion of political candidates such as Harold H. Burton. Gutter was a member of the Spanish-American War Veterans Garrison Camp No. 4, Post No. 14 Jewish War Veterans, and the Patriotic Civic Association of Collinwood. The collection consists of correspondence, patriotic association materials, clippings, and a program brochure of the Khatee Puna Lair #1, Military Order of the Serpent. The papers pertain primarily to Gutter's promotion of political candidates and involvement in patriotic associations, parades, and celebrations. | | | | Call #: | MS 4164 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gutter, Sam, d. 1950. | Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. | Patriotic Civic Association of Collinwood. | Military Order of the Serpent. Khatee Puna Lair No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Parades -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 175 | Title: | L. N. Gross Company Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | L. N. Gross Company | | | | Dates: | 1898-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The L.N. Gross Company was a manufacturer and distributor of women's apparel founded in 1898 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a Russian immigrant, Louis N. Gross. Gross was president and manager until his death in 1941, when his sons, Nedward N., William V., and Julius S. Gross, and his son-in-law, Miltor E. Reed, became active in the management of the company. By the 1960s, the third generation of the Gross family managed the company. In 1919, the company built its headquarters at 1220 West Third Street in Cleveland. In 1929, additional production sites were acquired in Kent, Ohio, and in 1937 facilities opened in Fayetteville, Tennessee. The Welworth Realty Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the L.N. Gross Company, operated as title and leaseholder of the parent company's properties. An office was also maintained in the New York City garment district. Beginning in 1950, product manufacturing was performed by subcontractors in their own facilities. A wholly owned subsidiary, Bradley Knitwear Company, acted as sales outlet for the parent company. In 1974, company headquarters moved to Mayfield Village, Ohio. In 1984, after several years of financial difficulties, control of the company was turned over to an outside investment group, and the name was changed to Bradley Sportswear, Inc. The collection consists of minutes, notes, reports, budgets, leases, ledgers, tax returns, catalogs, correspondence, agreements, bulletins, business cards, and surveys of the corporate records of the L.N. Gross Company. A small number of Gross family documents are included. | | | | Call #: | MS 4711 | | | | Extent: | 4.40 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Gross, Louis N. | Gross family. | L.N. Gross Company (Cleveland, Ohio). | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective bargaining -- Clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 176 | Title: | Julius and Helen K. Weil Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Weil, Julius and Helen K. | | | | Dates: | 1908-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Julius and Helen K. Weil were German-born Jews who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1941 where their achievements in geriatric social work earned them national recognition. Julius served as executive director (1941-1968), and Helen as director of social services (1943-1968), at Montefiore Home, an old age home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. They then joined the staff of the Cornelius Schnurmann House, a housing community for senior citizens in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, as executive director and social services director. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence (in English and German), family records, patents, a doctoral dissertation, writings, and restitution claims. The family records, in German, for the Kahn and Weil families include inofrmation on births and deaths, a list of Holocaust victims, and a Weil family history. The restitution claims files cover claims made to the Federal German Republic by Helen and Julus Weil, and by Hermine Cahn, Helen's sister, for losses suffered in Germany during the government of the National Socialists. | | | | Call #: | MS 4735 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Weil, Julius, 1902-1989. | Weil, Helen K. (Helen Kahn), 1902- | Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged. | Aged -- Institutional care. | Social work with the aged. | Jewish aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 177 | Title: | Albert M. Brown Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brown, Albert M. | | | | Dates: | 1928-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Albert M. Brown was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Brown became involved in social work in the Cleveland Jewish community, working at the Kinsman branch of the Council Educational Alliance from 1923-1929. After working at a New York City settlement house from 1930-1938, he returned to Cleveland and worked at the National Youth Administration and Bellefaire. In 1942, he became director of the Toledo Jewish Community Center. After returning to Cleveland in 1955, he served as executive director of the Community Temple (Beth Am) until 1963, when he was appointed the founding director of Council Gardens in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, a senior adult housing community. During his retirement, he worked part-time as the social director of his own residence, the Concord Apartments in Cleveland Heights. Brown wrote and produced many one-act plays. He was also authored The Camp Wise Story: 1907-1988, published in 1989. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings, playscripts and other writings. Included is information concerning several Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish institutions, such as the Council Educational Alliance, the forerunner of the Jewish Community Center; Camp Wise; and Council Gardens. | | | | Call #: | MS 4760 | | | | Extent: | 0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Brown, Albert M., 1901-1994. | Camp Wise (Euclid, Ohio). | Council Educational Alliance (Cleveland, Ohio) | Council Gardens (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish camps -- Ohio -- Euclid. | Plays.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 179 | 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 | | 180 | Title: | Libbie L. Braverman Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Braverman, Libbie L. | | | | Dates: | 1923-1985 | | | | Abstract: | Libbie L. Braverman was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, while in high school. She received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. in Education from Western Reserve University in 1933. From 1946-1952 she was director of the Euclid Avenue Temple School and in 1945, became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education. She wrote numerous books and articles, including many co-authored with Nathan Brilliant. She was married to architect Sigmund Braverman in 1924. The collection consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, correspondence, teacher institute programs, synagogue bulletin articles, a certificate, and a curriculum vitae. | | | | Call #: | MS 4812 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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