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1	Title:	Suburban Temple Records
	Creator:	Suburban Temple
	Dates:	1948-1976
	Abstract:	Suburban Temple was established in 1948 in Beachwood, Ohio, by former members of several large Cleveland, Ohio temples who had participated in a series of discussion groups on religious education. Emphasis was placed on Reform values and quality religious education. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, legal and financial documents, newspaper clippings, membership lists, lesson plans, and publications.
	Call #:	MS 3753
	Extent:	8.00 linear feet (7 containers and 3 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Suburban Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Beachwood -- Organization and administration. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Beachwood.
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2	Title:	Beth Israel - The West Temple Records
	Creator:	Beth Israel - The West Temple
	Dates:	1923-1981
	Abstract:	Beth Israel - The West Temple was organized in 1954 to serve Reform Jews on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. The West Side Jewish Center was organized as Bعnai Israel in 1910. It incorporated as the West Side Jewish Center in 1940. Originally an Orthodox congregation, it joined the Conservative movement in 1953. The two congregations merged as a Reform congregation in 1957 and occupy the building they financed together on Triskett Avenue. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, constitutions, by-laws, articles of incorporation, the agreement for consolidation, financial records, membership lists, bulletins, directories, legal documents, brochures, programs, newspaper clippings, building records, cemetery records and miscellany relating to Beth Israel - The West Temple and to the West Side Jewish Center.
	Call #:	MS 3926
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis Records
	Creator:	Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis
	Dates:	1964-1991
	Abstract:	The Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis is an organization of Conservative and Reform rabbis in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. Founded in 1964, it provides an organizational structure and united voice in the community for local Conservative and Reform rabbis. It also promotes education of its members and serves as a forum for discussion. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, articles of incorporation, and a constitution.
	Call #:	MS 4692
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Anshe Chesed Congregation Records, Series II
	Creator:	Anshe Chesed Congregation
	Dates:	1905-1993
	Abstract:	Anshe Chesed is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes, reports, bulletins, correspondence, programming records, and publicity materials. Included are the Jordan Band papers, an attorney who served Anshe Chesed as a vice president, member of the Board of Trustees, and in other leadership capacities. Records of the Men's Club and the Sisterhood are also included.
	Call #:	MS 4709
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (6 containers and 6 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Anshe Chesed Congregation Records, Series III
	Creator:	Anshe Chesed Congregation
	Dates:	1842-2002
	Abstract:	Anshe Chesed Congregation is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, directories, sermons, books of remembrance, booklets, brochures, bulletins, guidebooks, flyers, proclamations, programs, tickets, and speech.
	Call #:	MS 5165
	Extent:	1.80 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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6	Title:	Anshe Chesed Congregation Records
	Creator:	Anshe Chesed Congregation
	Dates:	1851-1983
	Abstract:	Anshe Chesed Congregation is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, dues books, dues cards, building fund materials, curriculum and other educational materials, rabbis' papers, legal and financial documents, publicity files, publications, clippings, scrapbooks, architects drawings and specifications, membership lists and applications and directories, correspondence of the United Jewish Cemeteries, records of the United Jewish Religious Schools, correspondence, addresses and sermons of Rabbi Wolsey, sermons of Julius J. Nodel and Rabbi Lelyveld, and records of various constituent groups in the congregation.
	Call #:	MS 3941
	Extent:	28.01 linear feet (34 containers, 36 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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7	Title:	West Side Jewish Center
	Creator:	West Side Jewish Center
	Dates:	1883-1992
	Abstract:	The West Side Jewish Center was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, as B'nai Israel by ten Orthodox Jewish families in 1910, the second Jewish congregation founded on the west side of Cleveland. A small house was purchased at 1794 West 30th Street in 1912. In 1918, a former church building at West 25th Street and Bridge Avenue was acquired. In 1926, a new synagogue was constructed at 1791 West 57th Street, but was lost through foreclosure about 1937. Services were held in various rented quarters until 1940, when a small house was purchased at 4101 John Avenue. During the 1940s and 1950s membership averaged 55 families. A new building was occupied at 14308 Triskett Road in 1957, when the Center was merged with Beth Israel-The West Temple. By 1919, the congregation had become Conservative. With the 1957 merger with Beth Israel, the Center became part of the Reform movement. A school was also operated by the Center until 1944. The collection consists of board of trustee minutes, bulletins, newspaper clippings, interview notes, and financial records.
	Call #:	MS 4733
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	West Side Jewish Center (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. \| Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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8	Title:	Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series IV
	Creator:	Lelyveld, Arthur J.
	Dates:	1942-1973
	Abstract:	Arthur J. Lelyveld (1913-1996) served as Senior Rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958 to 1986 and Senior Rabbi Emeritus from 1986 until his death in 1996. Throughout his career, Lelyveld played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and fought actively for civil rights. The collection consists of an article, a certificate, lectures, a program, sermons, and speeches. The collection is of value to researchers studying the history of Judaism in America and in Cleveland and Beachwood, Ohio. As a rabbi of one of the largest Reform Jewish congregations in America and as a leader of key national Jewish organizations, Lelyveld's writings provide important documentation relating to the history of Judaism, Zionism, and civil rights in the second half of twentieth century America. These papers are also a significant addition to materials that document the history of Jewish congregational leadership in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area.
	Call #:	MS 5130
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996 \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism \| Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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9	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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10	Title:	Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Lelyveld, Arthur J.
	Dates:	1884-1999
	Abstract:	Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-1946 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Federation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Chapter, and the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. Lelyveld was also the author of Atheism is Dead and of numerous monographs and articles. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, participating with other Cleveland clergy in voter registration efforts in Mississippi and serving as a minister-counselor to the Council of Federated Organizations under the auspices of the Commission on Race and Religion of the National Council of Churches. While serving in this capacity, Lelyveld was severely beaten. He also delivered the eulogy at the funeral of slain civil rights worker Andrew Goodman in 1964. The collection consists of correspondence, sermons, speeches, writings, and family material.
	Call #:	MS 4806
	Extent:	4.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996. \| Lelyveld family. \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, The Young People's Congregation Records
	Creator:	Anshe Chsed Fairmount Temple, The Young People's Congregation
	Dates:	1956-2002
	Abstract:	The Young People's Congregation was a congregation within Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) for younger members of the temple. Activities include services for young families, drama productions, social get-togethers, community outreach and interfaith programs, youth education and enrollment in the religious school, publication of a newsletter, The Mosaic, and the Free-a-Family program to help Soviet Jewry. The collection consists of audio tapes, awards, correspondence, clippings, flyers, lists of members, financial records, programs, newsletters, play scripts, photograph album, posters, and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 4995
	Extent:	2.11 linear feet (2 containers and one oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Young People's Congregation. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish youth -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Youth in the ecumenical movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish drama \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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12	Title:	Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series III
	Creator:	Lelyveld, Arthur J.
	Dates:	1944-2007
	Abstract:	Arthur J. Lelyveld was the senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958 to 1986, and senior rabbi emeritus from 1986 until his death in 1996. He played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and fought actively for civil rights. He married Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb in 1965. She was active as a volunteer leader and fundraiser for numerous organizations in the Cleveland area. Teela Lelyveld was also active as a professional model, television host, and public relations representative. The collection consists of articles, brochures, bulletins, certificates, diaries (daily schedules), travel logs, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 5020
	Extent:	1.11 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996. \| Lelyveld, Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb, 1935- \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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13	Title:	Barnett R. Brickner Papers
	Creator:	Brickner, Barnett R.
	Dates:	1919-1971
	Abstract:	Barnett R. Brickner (1892-1958) was a New-York born Zionist, educator, orator, and Rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (1925-1958) in Cleveland, Ohio. He was involved in numerous local, national and international organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian. To realize his goal of promoting and enhancing Jewish family life he created a Young People's Congregation at Anshe Chesed. He also directed the congregation into a more traditional Reform observance and the Zionist movement. Brickner was also extremely active in local Jewish organizations, including the Cleveland Zionist District, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Jewish Welfare Fund. Nationally, he served on the Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, chaired the Committee on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis during World War II, and in 1943, was selected by the National Jewish Welfare Board to serve as executive chairman of the Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. In 1953, he was elected president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He married Rebecca Aronson Brickner in 1919. The collection consists of biographical material, sermons, addresses, writings, miscellany, files from the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Jewish Welfare Board's Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities, and Congregation Anshe Chesed, and correspondence from his family and from various Jewish community leaders and organizations.
	Call #:	MS 3957
	Extent:	35.01 linear feet (34 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious education of young people. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Chaplains, Military. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains.
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14	Title:	Barnett R. Brickner Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Brickner, Barnett R.
	Dates:	1931-1957
	Abstract:	Barnett R. Brickner was a New-York born Zionist, educator, orator, and Rabbi of Cleveland, Ohio's Anshe Chesed Congregation (1925-1958). He was involved in numerous local, national and international organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian. To realize his goal of promoting and enhancing Jewish family life he created a Young People's Congregation at Anshe Chesed. He also directed the congregation into a more traditional Reform observance and the Zionist movement. Brickner was also extremely active in local Jewish organizations, including the Cleveland Zionist District, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Jewish Welfare Fund. Nationally, he served on the Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, chaired the Committee on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis during World War II, and in 1943, was selected by the National Jewish Welfare Board to serve as executive chairman of the Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. In 1953, he was elected president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He married Rebecca Aronson Brickner in 1919. The collection consists of drafts of Rabbi Brickner's doctoral dissertation, correspondence, a biography of Brickner, records of wedding ceremonies, and financial records.
	Call #:	MS 4538
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Chaplains, Military. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains.
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15	Title:	Rebecca Aronson Brickner Papers
	Creator:	Brickner, Rebecca Aronson
	Dates:	1915-1980
	Abstract:	Rebecca Aronson Brickner was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents, Max and Dora Aronson, followed Orthodox Jewish practices and had strong ties to the Zionist movement. She received a rigorous Jewish education with Dr. Samson Benderley, and in 1910 accompanied him, as his Hebrew secretary, to New York City, where he established the Bureau of Jewish Education. While in New York, she became the first woman to complete a new program in Jewish education at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the first woman with a professional degree in Jewish education in the United States. She married Barnett R. Brickner in 1919, accompanying him first to Cincinnati, Ohio, where be studied for the rabbinate at Hebrew Union College, and then to Toronto where his first pulpit was located. While living in Toronto, she established Hadassah in Canada; in 1912 she had been a founding member of Hadassah in the United States with Henrietta Szold. The Brickners came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925, where Rabbi Brickner was to lead Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) until his death in 1958. Rebecca Brickner continued to promote Jewish education and women's organizations in Cleveland. By her impetus, in 1963 the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies became an agency independent of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Cleveland. She also established the college's Women's Association. The collection consists of writings, lecture notes, certificates, and a scrapbook. Of particular note is her account of the founding of Hadassah in 1912.
	Call #:	MS 4776
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Brickner, Rebecca Aronson, 1894-1988. \| Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. \| Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. \| Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Education. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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16	Title:	Daniel Jeremy Silver Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Silver, Daniel Jeremy
	Dates:	1948-2003
	Abstract:	Daniel Jeremy Silver (1928-1989) was a Reform rabbi at Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio, and author of several books and many articles. The collection consists of private and public correspondence, articles, programs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and one group portrait taken at Shaker Heights High School class reunion, 1984. Included are several tributes and articles about Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Daniel's father, tributes to, and articles written by, Daniel, several pamphlets and newsletters from Temple-Tifereth Israel, reviews of Daniel's books, and articles relating to Harry S. Truman.
	Call #:	MS 4962
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Silver, Daniel Jeremy. \| Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. \| Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. \| Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- United States. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judaism. \| Zionism.
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17	Title:	Abba Hillel Silver Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Silver, Abba Hillel
	Dates:	1894-1985
	Abstract:	Abba Hillel Silver was the Rabbi at The Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, and prominent internationally known leader of the Zionist movement for a Jewish homeland. The collection consists of biographical materials including certificates, drawings, journal articles, passports, naturalization papers, oral history transcripts, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and rabbinical materials including notes for sermons, writings, and eulogies.
	Call #:	MS 4842
	Extent:	1.71 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. \| Horkheimer, Louis. \| Silver family. \| Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) \| United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism. \| Zionism -- United States. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Palestine -- Politics and government. \| Israel -- Politics and government. \| Kefar Silver (Israel).
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18	Title:	Philip Horowitz Papers
	Creator:	Horowitz, Philip
	Dates:	1932-2001
	Abstract:	Philip Horowitz was a scholar of classical and modern Hebrew, a Yiddishist, a teacher, and an advocate of human rights and liberal causes. He served as rabbi of Brith Emeth Congregation, Pepper Pike, Ohio, from its inception in 1959 until its closure in 1986. He was Visiting Professor of Theology at John Carroll University, 1968-1978, and Dean of College Seminars, National Federation of Temple Youth, 1962-1972. He was also a member of the Executive Commission, Ohio Civil Liberties Union, 1964-1970, served on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism, and was a member of the Ohio Commission on Abortion Reform. The collection consists of correspondence, sermons and talks, newspaper clippings, personal papers, administrative records and program documents.
	Call #:	MS 4943
	Extent:	3.40 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Horowitz, Philip, 1922-2002. \| Horowitz, Philip, 1922-2002 -- Photographs. \| Horowitz, Deborah. \| Ratner, Ilana Horowitz. \| Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) \| Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Union of American Hebrew Congregations. \| World Union for Progressive Judaism. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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19	Title:	Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers
	Creator:	Lelyveld, Arthur J.
	Dates:	1901-1993
	Abstract:	Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-46 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Federation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Chapter, and the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. Lelyveld was also the author of Atheism is Dead and of numerous monographs and articles. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, participating with other Cleveland clergy in voter registration efforts in Mississippi and serving as a minister-counselor to the Council of Federated Organizations under the auspices of the Commission on Race and Religion of the National Council of Churches. While serving in this capacity, Lelyveld was severely beaten. He also delivered the eulogy at the funeral of slain civil rights worker Andrew Goodman in 1964. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, sermons, writings, minutes, publications, newspaper clippings, appointment books, and certificates.
	Call #:	MS 4639
	Extent:	23.10 linear feet (26 containers)
	Subjects:	Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1997. \| Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964. \| Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| American Jewish Congress. \| Central Conference of American Rabbis. \| Synagogue Council of America. \| Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) \| Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) \| Mississippi Freedom Project. \| B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| America-Israel Cultural Foundation. \| Union of American Hebrew Congregations. \| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights movements -- Mississippi. \| Civil rights workers -- Mississippi. \| Zionism. \| Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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20	Title:	Daniel Jeremy Silver Papers
	Creator:	Daniel Jeremy Silver
	Dates:	1907-1993
	Abstract:	Daniel Jeremy Silver was a Reform rabbi at the Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, who preceded and served with him at The Temple. Prior to his years at The Temple, Daniel Jeremy Silver was rabbi at Congregation Beth Torah of Chicago Heights, Illinois. He became senior Rabbi of The Temple in 1963, serving until his death. He was active in local Cleveland Jewish and secular affairs, particularly with Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Jewish Community Federation's Public Welfare Committee. He was also active in the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and the Zionist Organization of America. Silver was the author of four books and many popular and scholarly articles, and also edited books and journals. The collection consists of appointment books, correspondence, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, programs, sermons, notes, and writings.
	Call #:	MS 4850
	Extent:	23.20 linear feet (24 containers)
	Subjects:	Silver, Daniel Jeremy. \| Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. \| Silver, Adele Z. \| Silver, Virginia. \| Moses (Biblical leader). \| Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. \| Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Case Western Reserve University. \| Cleveland Museum of Art. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Central Conference of American Rabbis. \| National Foundation for Jewish Culture (U.S.). \| Zionist Organization of America. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism. \| Arab-Israeli conflict. \| Civil rights -- United States. \| Jews -- History. \| Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. \| Biblical scholars -- United States.
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