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1	Title:	Hattie Hyman Dettelbach Papers
	Creator:	Dettelbach, Hattie Hyman
	Dates:	1921-1957
	Abstract:	Hattie Hyman Dettelbach (1878-1957) was a Cleveland, Ohio, resident active as a volunteer in many Jewish community organizations, including Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Jewish Children's Bureau, Euclid Avenue Temple Sisterhood, and the Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations. She organized sabbath services for patients at Sunny Acres Sanitarium for tuberculosis patients, coordinating this program from the 1920s into the 1950s. The collection consists of correspondence, sisterhood uniongrams, reports, speeches, clippings, memorabilia and certificates. The uniongrams date to Feb. 14, 1950, when Hattie Dettelback was honored by the Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations. Most of the correspondence consists of letters of congratulations or appreciation for various services and contributions.
	Call #:	MS 4033
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Dettelbach, Hattie Hyman, 1878-1957. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	The Mary Belle Grossman Papers
	Creator:	Grossman, Mary Belle
	Dates:	1921-1968
	Abstract:	Mary Belle Grossman (1879-1977) was the first female lawyer to practice in Cleveland District Federal Court, and one of the first two women admitted to the American Bar Association. In 1923 she was elected Cleveland Municipal Judge and served on the traffic bench and the Morals Court until 1960. The collection consists of scrapbooks and newspaper clipping books relating to Judge Grossman's career and election campaigns.
	Call #:	MS 3660
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Grossman, Mary B., 1880-1977. \| Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Election. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Women's American ORT, Cleveland Region Records
	Creator:	Women's American ORT, Cleveland Region
	Dates:	1965-1976
	Abstract:	Women's American ORT, Cleveland Region, was established in 1957 as a regional group of the Women's American Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training (ORT), a vocational training program for Jewish people which is a member of the World ORT Union, a worldwide organization whose purpose is to help people by teaching them modern trades and skills. The World ORT runs a global network of vocational schools for this purpose. The Cleveland Region ORT has 28 chapters divided into 5 administrative sections. It is led by a Region Board which is structured into four departments: Special Projects (fund raising), Membership, Education, and Community. It belongs to District VIII, which comprises Ohio, Michigan, and parts of New York and Pennsylvania. The collection consists of correspondence (1972-1975), papers on the history of the ORT from 1881 to 1939, minutes of the Region Board and the Executive Committee (1972-1974), reports of the Cleveland Region made at various conferences and seminars (1965-1975), newsletters, programs, fund raising manuals and cards, certificates, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous printed materials, and two scrapbooks, dated 1972 and 1973, containing newspaper clippings and circulars.
	Call #:	MS 3796
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Women's American ORT. Cleveland Region. \| Occupational training for Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Jeanette Sheifer Papers
	Creator:	Sheifer, Jeanette
	Dates:	1921-1979
	Abstract:	Jeanette Sheifer (1893-1979) was a New York native who was a co-organizer and the first superintendent of the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish Day Nursery. Ms. Sheifer was also involved in civic work, in street organizing, and in intergroup relations. The collection consists of correspondence, an obituary of Ms. Sheifer, certificates and membership cards, a brief history of the Jewish Day Nursery, programs of its events, miscellaneous programs and invitations, bulletins, newsletters and journal articles relating to the nursery, reports, minutes, and agreements concerning Ms. Sheifer and the nursery, notes by Ms. Sheifer, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3819
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sheifer, Jeanette, 1893-1979. \| Jewish Day Nursery (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Day care centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Better Gardens Club Records
	Creator:	Better Gardens Club
	Dates:	1926-2005
	Abstract:	The Better Gardens Club was a Jewish women's gardening organization originally affiliated with The Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio. The Better Gardens Club was established in November 1926 by 12 members of the Temple Women's Association as The Temple Garden Club. Providing the congregation of The Temple with fresh altar flowers and participating in local flower shows were among the group's activities. In 1931 the group became part of the Garden Club of Greater Cleveland and the Garden Club of Ohio. By 1938 the group had changed its name to Better Gardens Club. The Better Gardens Club sponsored garden and flower shows, winning several awards. The group also contributed to the community by designing, creating, and distributing displays of flowers for many local agencies, including Menorah Park Center for the Aging. The collection consists of agendas, applications, ledgers, lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, programs, rosters, scrapbooks, and speech texts.
	Call #:	MS 5159
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Better Gardens Club (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Cleveland Cultural Gardens (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Gardening -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society Records
	Creator:	Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society
	Dates:	1900-1974
	Abstract:	The Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society was founded in 1893 and incorporated in 1900 by Elias Rothschild, Annie Levy, Rebecca Barnett, Esther Bialosky and Rose Blumenthal. The Society collected dues and donations to finance services for the ill in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1944-1945 Bikur Cholim helped finance the construction of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland. It became an auxiliary agency of the hospital while continuing to provide aid to the indigent sick. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, bulletins, programs, awards, certificates, newspaper clippings, constitution of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland and correspondence of its president.
	Call #:	MS 3673
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society. \| Hospitals, Convalescent. \| Hospital benefactors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Volunteer workers in hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Volunteer workers in medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	Ruth Tannenbaum Papers
	Creator:	Tannenbaum, Ruth
	Dates:	1928-1990
	Abstract:	Ruth Forstein Tannenbaum (1913-2003) was a Cleveland, Ohio, area resident who was active in the Cleveland Jewish community and enjoyed presenting book reviews at old age homes, nursing homes and senior centers. The collection consists of notebooks with notes for specific book reviews, an audio tape of a review of Dennis Foley's Are you happy : collected quotations, done in December 1989 and February 1990, and an oversize photograph of the Cleveland Hebrew Schools Class of 1928. Also includes some miscellaneous material on the East End Furniture Exchange.
	Call #:	MS 4945
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Tannenbaum, Ruth F. (Ruth Forstein), 1913-2003. \| Foley, Dennis. Are you happy : collected quotations -- Book reviews. \| Cleveland Hebrew Schools. Class of 1928 -- Photographs. \| East End Furniture Exchange (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Books -- Reviews. \| Old age homes, Jewish -- Activity programs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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8	Title:	Ruth Dancyger Papers
	Creator:	Dancyger, Ruth
	Dates:	1986-1992
	Abstract:	Ruth Dancyger (1918-2013) was an author in Cleveland, Ohio, who published four monographs on Cleveland artists and a book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of The Temple - Tifereth Israel. She was also the historian for Oakwood Country Club. The collection consists of an autobiography, correspondence, and photographs pertaining to Dancyger's research of the lives of Cleveland artists Doris Hall and Kalman Kubinyi.
	Call #:	MS 5197
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Art -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Art -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Dancyger, Ruth \| Hall, Doris, 1907-2000 \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Kubinyi, Kalman, 1906-1973.
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9	Title:	Selma H. Weiss Papers
	Creator:	Weiss, Selma H.
	Dates:	1926-1946
	Abstract:	Selma H. Weiss (1896-1974) was a social worker with the Welfare Association for Jewish Children in Cleveland, Ohio, and with the American Red Cross. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers relating to Mrs. Weiss' personal life, social work career, and visit to the Soviet Union in 1936.
	Call #:	MS 3655
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Weiss, Selma H., 1896-1974. \| Welfare Association for Jewish Children (Cleveland, Ohio) \| American Red Cross. Cleveland Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Youth, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Soviet Union -- Description and travel -- 1917-1944.
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10	Title:	Joseph L. and Edith L. Weinberg Papers
	Creator:	Weinberg, Joseph L. and Edith L.
	Dates:	1870-1986
	Abstract:	Joseph L. Weinberg was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, architect and senior partner of Weinberg, Teare, Fischer, Herman. Edith L. Weinberg was a program director at the Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association in Pittsburgh (1926-1933) and was a leader in many Jewish and community service organizations. Her mother, Stella S. Lazarus was secretary at the Jewish Orphan Asylum in Cleveland, Ohio (1923-1933). The collection consists of agendas, brochures, certificates, clippings, contracts, correspondence, drawings, genealogical charts, inventories, invitations, lists, memoirs, minutes, newsletters, notebooks, programs, reports, scrapbooks, speech texts, telegrams and writings.
	Call #:	MS 4051
	Extent:	3.20 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Weinberg, Joseph, 1890-1977 \| Weinberg, Edith Lazarus, 1902-1987 \| Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Volunteer workers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Youth, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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11	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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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:	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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14	Title:	Libbie L. Braverman Papers, Series III
	Creator:	Braverman, Libbie L.
	Dates:	1936-1963
	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 curriculum, manuals for teachers, pageants, and a workbook.
	Call #:	MS 5169
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- \| Jewish educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	Sara Allen Halperin Papers
	Creator:	Halperin, Sara Allen
	Dates:	1954-1979
	Abstract:	Sara Allen Halperin was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community leader from the 1920s-1960s. She was a founding member of Pioneer Women-The Women's Labor Zionist Organization of America, Inc., and helped establish its Cleveland chapter, serving as president of the Cleveland chapter, regional chairperson, national chairperson of regions, and for twelve years, member of the national board. She was also a member of the board of trustees of the Council Educational Alliance, a founder and first secretary of Sholom Aleichem Congregation, and a cultural chairperson of the Jewish Community Council. She married Moses P. Halperin, a Cleveland architect also active in the Cleveland Jewish community, in 1924. In 1965, eight years after her husband's death, she emigrated to Israel where she lived until her death. The collection consists of articles by Halperin concerning her Pioneer Women's activities in Israel, correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to Pioneer Women's activities, and biographical and autobiographical profiles.
	Call #:	MS 4546
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Halperin, Sara Allen, 1897-1979. \| Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). \| Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). Cleveland Council. \| Naʻamat USA (Organization) Cleveland Council. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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16	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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17	Title:	Saul and Ida Ruth Meisels Papers
	Creator:	Meisels, Saul and Ruth
	Dates:	1943-1990
	Abstract:	Saul Meisels served as cantor of B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (Temple on the Heights), Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1942-1979, and was considered one of the foremost interpreters of Yiddish song in the United States. He attended New York University and received formal vocal training at Julliard School of Music. He served as president of the Cantors Assembly, was a member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and was a founder of the Jewish Liturgical Society and the Israel Music Association. In 1965, in Israel, he headed the first International Conference of Jewish Sacred Music. Through commissions and performances, he encouraged the writing of new compositions for the synagogue. His wife, Ida Ruth Moskowitz Meisels, was a musician and composer of Jewish and Hebrew songs and cantorial recitatives for solo voice, piano, and chorus. She and Saul Meisels were married in 1935. Following their move to Cleveland, Ohio, she studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and served for more than twenty years as director of music for both the Cleveland Hebrew Schools and the United Jewish Religious Schools. The collection consists of awards and honors, biographical materials, newspaper clippings, correspondence, catalogues of concert and synagogue arrangements, and programs of musical services and festivals.
	Call #:	MS 4642
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Meisels, Saul, 1907-1990. \| Meisels, Ida Ruth Moskowitz, 1911- \| B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). \| Cleveland Hebrew Schools. \| United Jewish Religious Schools (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cantors (Judaism) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Music. \| Songs, Yiddish. \| Songs, Hebrew. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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18	Title:	Sarah Marcus Papers
	Creator:	Marcus, Sarah
	Dates:	1932-1991
	Abstract:	Sarah Marcus was a physician who specialized in obstetrics and gynecology in Cleveland, Ohio. The daughter of Aaron and Etta Marcus, Sarah graduated from Central High School in 1912, and from Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1916. She graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1920, and completed an internship at Akron (Ohio) City Hospital in 1923. Returning to Cleveland in 1923, she established a medical practice on the city's South Side. In 1924, she began practicing at Women's Hospital, where she later served as Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1933-1970. In 1928, she began work as a voluntary clinician with the Maternal Health Association, forerunner of Planned Parenthood. In the 1950s, she was instrumental in the establishment of a marriage counseling and fertility clinic at Planned Parenthood. She married Dr. Samuel Cowan, with whom she had one child, Joseph Marcus. The collection consists of tributes, newspaper clippings, and an oral history.
	Call #:	MS 4710
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Marcus, Sarah, 1894-1985. \| Women's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, Ohio. \| Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women's hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women's health services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Birth control clinics -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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19	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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20	Title:	Ronald and Isabelle Brown Papers
	Creator:	Brown, Ronald and Isabelle
	Dates:	1914-1996
	Abstract:	Ronald Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised and educated in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1928, he founded, along with William C. Treuhaft and Elmer C. Hann, the Tremco Manufacturing Company in Cleveland. Brown was a vice president of Tremco. After retirement from the company in 1960, he became a management consultant. Brown was the author of From Selling to Managing: Guidelines for the First-Time Sales Manager. His volunteer and philanthropic activities included work for the Jewish Big Brothers Association of Cleveland, the Citizen's Advisory Board to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, the Ohio Department on Aging, and the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education. He married Isabelle Gup in 1934. She was a graduate of Case Western Reserve University. Active in the Cleveland Section, National Council of Jewish Women, she served as president of that organization and was active on the national and international level. She also was first chair of the Women's Organization of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, served on the national executive council of the American Jewish Committee, and was the first chair of the Greater Cleveland Women's Committee for Civil Rights. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches and other writings, scrapbooks, newsletters, certificates, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4827
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Brown, Ronald, 1900-2003. \| Brown, Isabelle, 1911-1998. \| Cleveland Heights (Ohio). Board of Education. \| Ohio. Dept. of Aging. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Juvenile Court. \| Tremco Manufacturing Company. \| American Management Association. \| National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| International Council of Jewish Women. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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