| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Rabbi Israel Porath Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Porath, Israel | | | | Dates: | 1910-1974 | | | | Abstract: | Rabbi Israel Porath was a leader among Cleveland, Ohio's Orthodox Jewish rabbis for nearly five decades. He served as rabbi of Oheb Zedek congregation for fourteen years. He next served six years as rabbi of another Cleveland congregation, Nvai Zedek. In 1945 he accepted the position of dean of the Salanter Yeshiva in New York City, but returned with a year to Cleveland to become rabbi of the Heights Jewish Center, where he remained until his retirement in 1972. Porath was the founder and chairman of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council and served on the boards of the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Council, and the B'nai B'rith. His major scholarly contribution was Mavo Ha-Talmud (Outline of the Talmud), published in seven volumes from 1941-1960. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal records such as a naturalization application and a Brazilian visa, talks and sermons, as well as copyrights and notes for Mavo Ha-Talmud. The collection also includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and sermons of Samuel Isaac Porath, Israel Porath's eldest son. | | | | Call #: | MS 4753 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Porath, Israel, d. 1974. | Nvai Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). | Oheb Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). | Heights Jewish Center (University Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Rabbi Israel Porath Papers
| | | | Creator: | Porath, Israel | | | | Dates: | 1934-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Israel Porath was an Orthodox rabbi who served the Cleveland, Ohio, congregations of Oheb Zedek, Neveh Zedek and Heights Jewish Center. He compiled an eight volume study of the Talmud entitled, Mevo ha-Talmud. The collection consists of personal, professional and business correspondence, handwritten notes for talks, lectures and sermons, and published and unpublished articles by and about Israel Porath. | | | | Call #: | MS 4526 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Porath, Israel, d. 1974. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Shubert Spero Papers
| | | | Creator: | Spero, Shubert | | | | Dates: | 1942-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Shubert Spero (b. 1923) was the Rabbi of Young Israel of Cleveland, Ohio, Co-Chairman of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, and trustee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. He and his wife, Iris, emigrated to Israel in 1983. The collection consists of correspondence, subject files, minutes, reports, publications, a scrapbook, and newsletters from Young Israel of Cleveland, the Rabbi's Record from Berkowitz-Kumin Funeral Home, and records from the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, its Rabbinical Court (Beth Din), and the Jewish Community Federation's Kashruth Board. | | | | Call #: | MS 3988 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Spero, Shubert. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbinical courts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish councils and synods. | Jewish law. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Necrologies.
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