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141	Title:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records, Series III
	Creator:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
	Dates:	1948-1998
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, Ohio, 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's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. The collection consists of scrapbooks that contain primarily newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4927
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (41 volumes)
	Subjects:	Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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142	Title:	Kazdin-Levine Papers
	Creator:	Kazdin-Levine Family
	Dates:	1910-1975
	Abstract:	Nathan Levine immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Russia ca. 1900. He and his wife Leah Levine founded two Cleveland, Ohio companies, U.S. Wallpaper Company, and Levin Brothers, Inc. Their daughter, Betty, married Sol Kazdin, also a Russian immigrant. Sol's brother, Max Kazdin (born Max Gothelf) was a horse trainer and Talmudic student who came to Cleveland, Ohio from Russia, ca. 1911. the collection consists of an English-Yiddish study guide belonging to Max Kazdin, newspaper clippings relating to Nathan and Leah Levine and Betty and Sol Kazdin, a citizenship guide, and a poem and correspondence of Nathan Levine.
	Call #:	MS 4994
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 folder)
	Subjects:	Kazdin, Sol, 1906-1975. \| Kazdin, Betty Levine, 1908-1973. \| Kazdin, Max. \| Levine, Nathan, 1874-1935. \| Levine, Leah, d. 1960. \| Kazdin family. \| Levine family. \| U.S. Wallpaper Company. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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143	Title:	Rosenwasser (Rosewater) Family Papers
	Creator:	Rosenwasser (Rosewater) Family
	Dates:	1862-2004
	Abstract:	Herman and Rosalia Rosenwasser settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1854 with six children, including Marcus Rosenwasser and Edward Rosewater (who anglicized his name upon arriving in America). Marcus Rosenwasser was a prominent surgeon and obstetrician who served at St. Ann's Maternity Hospital, and taught at Cleveland College for Physicians and Surgeons. Edward Rosewater became a telegrapher who served the Union army during the Civil War. Following the war, Rosewater moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he became a prominent member of the Republican party and helped found the Omaha Bee, a local newspaper. The collection consists of birth certificates, correspondence, essays, genealogical charts and notes, journals, newspaper clippings, and notebooks.
	Call #:	MS 5010
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Rosenwasser, Marcus, 1846-1910. \| Rosewater, Edward, 1841-1906. \| Rosenwasser family. \| Rosewater family. \| Surgeons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Obstetricians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Telegraphers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Newspaper editors -- Nebraska -- Omaha. \| Jews -- Nebraska -- Omaha.
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144	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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145	Title:	Hyman Gurland Family Papers
	Creator:	Gurland, Hyman Family
	Dates:	1914-1973
	Abstract:	Hyman Gurland was a Russian-born Jew who emigrated to the United States in 1906 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. A building contractor by trade, Gurland was also a talented musician who performed with the Cleveland Jewish Band from 1914 to 1918. He married Blanche Kaplan, and had three daughters, Gladys, Rita, and Norma. Gladys Gurland was a composer who actively tried to publish her work and succeeded in copyrighting several of her songs. The collection consists of a certificate, newspaper clippings, a notebook, correspondence, a scrapbook, and original scores of songs composed by Gladys Gurland.
	Call #:	MS 5021
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gurland, Hyman, 1892-1980. \| Gurland, Blanche Kaplan. \| Gurland, Gladys, 1921-1946. \| Gurland family. \| Cleveland Jewish Band. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Composers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish composers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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146	Title:	Herman P. Goldsmith Papers
	Creator:	Goldsmith, Herman P.
	Dates:	1921-1954
	Abstract:	Herman Goldsmith (1910-1976) was a local political leader in the Cleveland, Ohio, area and collected ephemera related to his interests in sports and Jewish organizations. He was president and co-founder of Cleveland Letter Service, Inc., a direct mail company, and a member of the executive committee of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party. Additionally, Goldsmith served as a councilman in Bentleyville, Ohio. The collection consists of an agenda, a brochure, correspondence, lists, membership cards, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, scrapbooks, speeches, and tickets.
	Call #:	MS 5037
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Goldsmith, Herman P., 1910-1976. \| Young Men's Hebrew Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Longwood Commerce High School (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Cuyahoga County Republican Party. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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147	Title:	Dalton Company Records
	Creator:	Dalton Company
	Dates:	1972-1983
	Abstract:	The Dalton Company was a garment manufacturer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded as the Fine Gauge Knitwear Company in 1949 by Arthur Dery and Maurice Saltzman, the company produced women's cashmere and woolen garments. In 1956 the company changed its name to Dalton of America and diversified its product lines to include knitted and woven outerwear. In 1957, Dery bought out Saltzman. The company was moved to Willoughby, Ohio, in 1962, where it continued under the name Dalton Apparel until its closure in 1986. The collection consists of advertisements, sales books, order forms, and a poster.
	Call #:	MS 5052
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Dery, Arthur, 1908-2003. \| Saltzman, Maurice, 1918-1990. \| Fine Gauge Knitwear Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Dalton of America (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Dalton Apparel (Willoughby, Ohio) \| Textile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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148	Title:	Benny Friedman Papers
	Creator:	Friedman, Benny
	Dates:	1920-2005
	Abstract:	Benjamin "Benny" Friedman (1905-1982) was a high school, college, and professional football player, coach, and athletic administrator. One of six children of immigrant parents, he was raised in Glenville, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. As Glenville High School's star quarterback, he led his team to the City Football Championship and the National High School Championship in 1922. He entered the University of Michigan in 1923, became the starting quarterback in his sophomore season, and earned a reputation as the greatest passer of his day in college football. He was named an All-American in 1925 and 1926. In 1927, he joined the struggling professional National Football League, playing with the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Wolverines, the New York Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, whom he also coached. He made every All-Pro team of the era and revolutionized the game with his passing. He was backfield coach at Yale University in 1930. From 1934 to 1941 he coached football at City College of New York. After World War II, he became the football coach and athletic director at Brandeis University until they discontinued the sport in 1963. In 1951, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in its charter class. He began a football camp for young quarterbacks in Oxford, Maine in 1964. In 2005, Benny Friedman was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame. The collection consists of articles, biographical entries, a certificate, correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, programs, scrapbooks, speech text, and trading cards.
	Call #:	MS 5072
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (1 container and 2 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Friedman, Benny, 1905-1982. \| National Football League -- History -- 20th century \| Football players -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Football coaches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| College football players -- 20th century. \| Football -- United States -- History -- 20th century. \| Football -- Coaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
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149	Title:	Benno Frank Papers
	Creator:	Frank, Benno
	Dates:	1950-1967
	Abstract:	Born in Mannheim, Germany, Benno Frank (1908-1980) lived and worked in Germany, pre-World War II Palestine, and the United States. In the early 1930s, he directed the Schiller Opera at the Hamburg State Theater. Frank immigrated to Palestine and lived there from 1933 to 1938. While in Palestine, he served as general manager and director of Palestine Opera Company. Moving to the United States in 1938, Dr. Frank assumed positions in New York at the American League for Opera and the New York College of Music before moving to Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts. Frank served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, after which he was Chief of Theatre and Music for the United States military government in Germany until 1948. In that year, Frank became Director of the Cleveland Playhouse and Director of Musical Productions at Karamu House in Cleveland, Ohio. He served in these positions until 1968, when he became Consultant on the Arts of the Atlanta University Center Corporation. Frank settled permanently in Israel in the early 1970s. His career was distinguished by his willingness to cooperate internationally and across cultures. In 1960, the German government recognized Frank with the Officer's Cross for the Order of Merit for his work in re-establishing German theaters after World War II. The collection consists of advertisements, articles, audition notices, certificates, citations, correspondence, newspaper clippings, playbills, play scripts, and a resume.
	Call #:	MS 5098
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Frank, Benno D. \| Cain Park Theatre. \| Cleveland Play House (Organization : Cleveland, Ohio) \| Karamu House. \| Theaters -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Theater -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. \| Jewish theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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150	Title:	Jordan C. Band Papers
	Creator:	Band, Jordan C.
	Dates:	1921-2003
	Abstract:	Jordan C. Band (b. 1923) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area lawyer and social activist. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Band attended Western Reserve University for two years before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Upon his return home from the war in 1946, he married Alice Glickson, with whom he had three children. He finished his schooling in the Law School of Western Reserve University. Band was hired by law firm Ulmer, Berne, Gordon & Glickman (today known as Ulmer & Berne), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Band concentrated in real estate and property law, and at one point served as the legal counsel for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Band was also involved in numerous organizations, both nationally and in the Cleveland area. Nationally, Band served as chairman of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council from 1967-1970. He was the national vice president of the American Jewish Committee from 1975-1980 and a member of the National Urban Coalition, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service, the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and the Jewish War Veterans. Locally, Band was deeply involved with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, serving as chairman of several committees. He was also a member of the Community Relations Board of Cleveland from 1970-1980 and 1983-1990. He was co-chairman of the Greater Cleveland Project, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Conference on Religion and Race, and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Rewriting of Rules Applicable to Deadly Force by Cleveland Police Officers. Further, he was a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Race Relations Committee, the Study Commission on Race Relations at Cleveland State University, the United Torch Allocations Guidelines Committee, and the Shaker Heights Human Rights Commission. Band was an outspoken advocate for social change and civil rights. He spoke publicly about the plight of Soviet Jewry, the perils of segregation, and the responsibility of Jews as social activists. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and frequently spoke and wrote about Black-Jewish relations. The collection consists of correspondence, awards, speech texts, writings, minutes, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5103
	Extent:	3.40 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Band, Jordan C. (Jordan Clifford), 1923- \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. \| Jews -- United States -- Politics and government. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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151	Title:	American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1995-1999
	Abstract:	The American Jewish Committee was founded in 1906 in New York, New York, as an advocacy organization promoting Jewish rights worldwide. It focuses its attention on the support of Israel and efforts against anti-Semitism. Other areas of focus include promoting pluralism and shared democratic values, supporting Israel's quest for peace and security, advocating for energy independence for the United States, and strengthening Jewish life. The American Jewish Committee currently has thirty-two active chapters throughout the United States. The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Committee was founded in 1944 under the leadership of Max Freedman. It has had a continued presence in local culture throughout its history, establishing dialogues and cooperation with several ethnic and religious communities in Cleveland and throughout the world. The collection consists of briefings, correspondence, fliers, invitations, newsletters, pamphlets, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 5114
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	American Jewish Committee. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Political activity -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Pressure groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Antisemitism. \| Jews -- United States -- Attitudes toward Israel. \| United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. \| United States -- Ethnic relations.
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152	Title:	Philip Nashkin Papers
	Creator:	Nashkin, Philip
	Dates:	1943-1982
	Abstract:	Philip (Fishel) Nashkin (1888-1981) was successful businessman and a popular Yiddish-speaking actor and monologist in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. In the early 1920s, Philip Nashkin founded the Nashkin Cloak Co., located on Superior Avenue in Cleveland. He closed the business when he retired in 1958. Nashkin began performing plays, monologues, and comedy routines in 1912. He became much sought-after for performances, both in Florida and in Cleveland. Most of his performances were in Yiddish. Nashkin was devoted to the Yiddish language, and he helped found the Yiddish Kultur Geselschaft (Yiddish Cultural Society) of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 5133
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Nashkin, Philip, 1888-1981. \| Guralnik family. \| Theater, Yiddish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Theater, Yiddish -- Ohio. \| Theater, Yiddish -- Florida. \| Yiddish language. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio. \| Jews -- Florida.
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153	Title:	Armond E. Cohen Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Cohen, Armond E.
	Dates:	1918-2003
	Abstract:	Armond E. Cohen (1909-2007) was a Rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, notes, programs, reports, sermon outlines, sermons and writings. The collection is of value to researchers studying rabbis, Conservative Judaism, and religious institutions between the 1930s and 1990s in Cleveland, Ohio, and the United States in general. Those interested in the activities of Rabbi Armond Cohen and the history of Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, will find this collection useful.
	Call #:	MS 5145
	Extent:	8.00 linear feet (10 containers)
	Subjects:	Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Conservative Judaism. \| Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism.
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154	Title:	Dorothy and Ralph A. Colbert Family Papers
	Creator:	Colbert, Dorothy and Ralph A. Family
	Dates:	1917-1987
	Abstract:	Dorothy and Ralph Colbert were active Jewish community leaders in Cleveland, Ohio, in the mid to late twentieth century. Dorothy Katz Meister Koblitz Colbert (1923-2004) volunteered with The Temple-Tifereth Israel, the Cleveland Rehabilitation Center, and the National Council of Jewish Women. She was also a co-founder of Mt. Sinai Hospital's Junior Auxiliary. She was the daughter of Samuel Meister, who, along with his brothers Eugene and Edward and his brother-in-lawStuart Halle (husband of Zara Meister), founded Meister Brothers, later known as Meistergram, Inc., in 1933. She married Maurice J. Koblitz in 1947, and, before divorcing, the couple had two children, Michael A. Koblitz and Jan K. Blum. In 1974 she married Ralph A. Colbert (1908-1987), an attorney with the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. Ralph A. Colbert served on the boards of Cleveland Council on World Affairs, the Cleveland Play House, and the local chapter of the American Jewish Committee. The collection consists of an article, certificates, a manual, a memorandum, newspaper clippings, notices, a poster, a program, reports, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5161
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Colbert family \| Hall family \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Koblitz family \| Meister family \| Meistergram, Inc.
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155	Title:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records and Photographs, Series IV
	Creator:	Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
	Dates:	1917-2000
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, Ohio, 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's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. The collection includes awards, booklets, bulletins, correspondence, fliers, handbooks, invitations, lists, manuals, memorabilia, music, newspaper clippings, approximately 540 black and white and color photographs and slides, proclamations, program books, programs, scrapbooks, and scripts.
	Call #:	MS 5388
	Extent:	4.61 linear feet (7 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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156	Title:	Armond E. Cohen Papers, Series III
	Creator:	Cohen, Armond E.
	Dates:	1906-1980
	Abstract:	Armond E. Cohen (1909-2007) was a Rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of 17 cassettes, 8 magnetic tapes, 5 pamphlets, and 8 photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5409
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cohen, Armond, E., 1909-2007 \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism.
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157	Title:	Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association Records
	Creator:	Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association
	Dates:	1929-2008
	Abstract:	The Jewish Orphan Asylum (also known as the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home) was founded in 1868 with the mission to care for orphaned or abandoned children. The organization grew with community need, and was relocated to a campus in University Heights in 1938. The name of the organization changed to Orthodox Jewish Children's Home and merged with Bellefaire to become Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau. The Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association (JOHAA) was founded in July, 1888 with open membership to all who had resided at the Orphan Home. The records, beginning in 1938, are a history of the founding and activities of the JOHAA. The collection consists of booklets, brochures, bulletins, a constitution, correspondence, a directory, Haggadah, a photo album, two black and white photographs, a program, a scrapbook, song sheets, and yearbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5418
	Extent:	0.90 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- University Heights. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish Orphan Asylum (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. \| Orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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158	Title:	Hiram House Social Settlement Records
	Creator:	Hiram House Social Settlement
	Dates:	1893-1972
	Abstract:	Hiram House is a pioneer Cleveland, Ohio, social settlement founded in 1896 by a group of Hiram College students led by George Bellamy, who later became Commissioner of Recreation for the city of Cleveland. During the height of its growth the settlement offered a full range of social, educational and recreational activities, but since 1948 it has concentrated its resources on Hiram House Camp in the suburb of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Before 1948 its primary service area was centered in a neighborhood populated primarily by Jews, Italians and African Americans. The collection consists of minutes, resolutions, financial statements, ledger books, legal papers, correspondence, and employment and administrative policy materials of Hiram House, correspondence and legal and financial papers of George Bellamy, and correspondence from Samuel Mather and other supporters of the settlement.
	Call #:	MS 3319
	Extent:	38.00 linear feet (78 containers and 17 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hiram House Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| School facilities -- Extended use -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Camps -- Ohio -- Chagrin Falls. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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159	Title:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
	Dates:	1895-1974
	Abstract:	The Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland was established in 1875 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Cleveland, Ohio. 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 collection consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, case files, speeches, research papers, and statistics of the Association; minutes, reports, and correspondence of agencies working with the Association; and thirty-eight theses submitted to the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences.
	Call #:	MS 3716
	Extent:	16.61 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Case Western Reserve University -- Dissertations. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Dissertations, Academic -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social workers -- In-service training -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family social work -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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160	Title:	Sigmund Braverman Papers
	Creator:	Braverman, Sigmund
	Dates:	1936-1965
	Abstract:	Sigmund Braverman (1894-1960) was a Cleveland, Ohio, architect who designed many synagogues and other buildings throughout Cleveland, the United States, and Canada. Born in Austria-Hungary, he came to the United States at age 10 and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1917. After service in World War I, he came to Cleveland in 1920 and opened an architectural practice. From 1932-1935, he served as assistant, and later acting, Cleveland city architect. In 1948, he formed a partnership with Moses P. Halperin, known as Braverman and Halperin, Architects. Synagogues in Cleveland designed by Braverman included the Young Israel Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, Temple Emanu El, Temple on the Heights, and Fairmount Temple. His work in Cleveland also included the Orthodox Home for the Aged, Cleveland Hebrew Schools, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and apartment buildings, theaters, shopping centers, schools, and restaurants. He was a member of many professional architectural organizations, and published articles on the subject of synagogue architecture. Braverman was also active in several Cleveland Jewish organizations, including the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Center, and the Zionist movement. He married Libbie L. Braverman in 1924. The collection consists of correspondence, drafts of speeches and articles, notes, newspaper clippings, programs, prints, drawings, blueprints, and renderings.
	Call #:	MS 3807
	Extent:	1.81 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Braverman, Sigmund, 1894-1960. \| Halperin, Moses P., 1894-1957. \| Braverman and Halperin, Architects (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jewish architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architecture -- Canada -- Designs and plans. \| Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans. \| Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Designs and plans. \| Synagogue architecture -- Canada. \| Synagogue architecture -- United States. \| Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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