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1	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Photographs
	Creator:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1930-2000
	Abstract:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America (founded 1912) is a Jewish women's volunteer organization, numbering over 300,000 members in the United States, that focuses on advocating for solutions to health issues that affect Jews worldwide. Cleveland had an active Hadassah chapter almost from the founding of the organization until June of 2015 when it announced its closure. This collection consists of photographs that tell the history of the Cleveland Hassadah chapter beginning in the 1930s through the early 2000s.
	Call #:	MS 5376
	Extent:	1.2 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	Charles Auerbach Papers
	Creator:	Auerbach, Charles
	Dates:	1918-1978
	Abstract:	Charles Auerbach (1899-1979) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney, educator, and Zionist leader. He was deeply concerned with the state of the legal system, but most of his papers relate to his interest in Jewish Scholarship and Zionist organizations. His wife, Celia, was also active in Zionist organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and notes on Jewish and legal topics, certificates, bulletins, newspaper clippings, publications, articles and speeches by other individuals, and papers of Hadassah and other Jewish organizations.
	Call #:	MS 3824
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Auerbach, Charles, 1899-1979. \| Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Zionism.
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3	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1914-1972
	Abstract:	The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was established in 1913 as Shoshana Chapter, Daughters of Zion. The national organization, founded by Henrietta Szold, changed its name to Hadassah in 1914. Its main focus was and is fund-raising for the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. The collection consists of correspondence, including correspondence of Henrietta Szold, programs, brochures and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3956
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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4	Title:	Pioneer Women, Chapter 2 Records
	Creator:	Pioneer Women, Chapter 2
	Dates:	1934-1976
	Abstract:	Pioneer Women was founded in 1925 under the name Pioneer Women's Organization of America, as a Labor Zionist organization for women. As a sister organization to the Workingwomen's Council of the Histadrut (Jewish Federation of Labor) in Palestine, it aimed at aiding women in Palestine. The first Cleveland, Ohio, Chapter was established in 1926, with an English-speaking chapter following in 1934. In 1985 the organization changed its name to Na'amat U.S.A. The collection consists of minutes of Chapter 2 (Cleveland, Ohio), bulletins, donor program books, and clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3982
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Pioneer Women (Organization: U.S.). Chapter 2 (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Workingwomen's Council of the Histadrut (Israel) \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1935-1982
	Abstract:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter (f. 1913) is part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of twelve scrapbooks of newspaper clippings; as well as minutes, newsletters, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 4768
	Extent:	1.85 linear feet (12 containers)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	Jewish War Veterans, Post 14 Auxiliary Records
	Creator:	Jewish War Veterans, Post 14 Auxiliary
	Dates:	1943-1984
	Abstract:	The Post 14 auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans was founded in 1931 to engage the Cleveland, Ohio, community in patriotic presentations, fundraisers for support of Israel, and community service programs at hospitals and schools. The collection consists of certificates, programs, ration books, ritual books, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5002
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Post 14 (Cleveland, Ohio). Ladies Auxiliary. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Veterans' families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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7	Title:	AMIT Women Records
	Creator:	AMIT Women
	Dates:	1955-2011
	Abstract:	AMIT Women is an organization of orthodox Jewish Zionist women, providing support for poor children in Israel. Throughout the history of the organization AMIT built up a network of vocational schools, homes for children, surrogate family residences and other projects for youth in Israel. In the Cleveland area the organization used to consist of three separate chapters, Ra'anana B'noth, University/Beachwood, and Batya, which eventually merged into one united Greater Cleveland Chapter in 1996. In Cleveland, AMIT was and is a very active part of the Jewish community, organizing numerous fundraising dinners, luncheons, and other events along the Jewish holidays to support both the local Jewish community and to raise money for their numerous projects in Israel. The collection consists of bulletins, newsletters, certificates, correspondence, invitations, member and donor lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, programs of luncheons, dinners, and jubilees, and a script.
	Call #:	MS 5149
	Extent:	1.41 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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8	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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9	Title:	AMIT Women Records, Series II
	Creator:	AMIT Women
	Dates:	1925-2010
	Abstract:	AMIT Women (Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, Hebrew acronym for Association of Volunteers for Israel and Torah) was founded at the Mizrachi Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925 as Mizrachi Women of America (MWoA) and later named AMIT Women in 1983. AMIT Women is an organization of orthodox Jewish Zionist women that provides support for poor children in Israel. Throughout the history of the organization AMIT built up a network of vocational schools, homes for children, surrogate family residences and other projects for youth in Israel. In Cleveland, AMIT has been an active part of the Jewish community, organizing numerous fundraising dinners, luncheons, and other events along the Jewish holidays to support both the local Jewish community and to raise money for their numerous projects in Israel. The collection consists of reports, brochures, catalogues, correspondence, instruction booklets, invoices, manuals, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, proclamations, programs, publications, recognition certificates, resource manuals, and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 5358
	Extent:	0.82 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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10	Title:	NA'AMAT USA Cleveland Council Records and Photographs, Series III
	Creator:	NA'AMAT USA
	Dates:	1936-2012
	Abstract:	NA'AMAT USA is a Labor Zionist women's organization originally called Pioneer Women. The Cleveland Council of NA'AMAT was founded in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, one year after the national organization came into being. As the organization grew, it was divided into numbered chapters. At its peak, there were fourteen chapters. In 1999, there were four chapters in the Cleveland Council, serving 650 women. Pioneer Women was organized to provide training, educational services, and social services to women, children, and families in Palestine. The Cleveland Council raised funds and sponsored programs that informed the Cleveland community of social service and educational needs in Israel. The national organization also promoted Habonim, a youth organization, and sponsored Jewish and cultural activities. In 1985 the name Pioneer Women was changed to NA'AMAT USA, in order to more closely match its sister organization in Israel, NA'AMAT. The collection consists of agendas, awards, brochures, calendars, cards, certificates, correspondence, flyers, forms, handbooks, ledgers, lists, magazines and magazine clippings, minutes, negatives, newsletters, notes, photographs, press releases, programs, receipts, and schedules pertaining to the membership and operations of Pioneer Women and, later, NA'AMAT USA.
	Call #:	MS 5380
	Extent:	1.50 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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11	Title:	United Order True Sisters Cleveland No. 30 Records and Photographs
	Creator:	United Order True Sisters
	Dates:	1925-2008
	Abstract:	The United Order True Sisters Cleveland No. 30, a Jewish women's charitable organization, was a local lodge that was part of the national United Order True Sisters founded in New York in 1846. Founded in November of 1925, the Cleveland lodge's goal was to promote family unity by establishing a day care center for the benefit of the community. The collection consists of awards, booklets, budgets, bulletins, bylaws, a calendar, a cookbook, correspondence, a journal, flyers, manuals, membership books, minutes, newspaper clippings, notebooks, poems, a proclamation, reports, scrapbooks, sheet music, and speech text. There are also approximately 50 black and white 300 color photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5427
	Extent:	6.11 linear feet ((10 containers, including one oversized container and one oversized folder))
	Subjects:	Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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12	Title:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Records
	Creator:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section
	Dates:	1894-1967
	Abstract:	The National council of Jewish Women's Cleveland Section is a service organization founded in 1894, in Cleveland, Ohio, as a local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. Its services to Cleveland's Jewish and general communities include hot meals delivered to the elderly, homes for the elderly and working girls, scholarships, day nurseries and thrift shops. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, financial records, scrapbooks, clippings, and materials on community service projects.
	Call #:	MS 3620
	Extent:	13.30 linear feet (27 containers and 22 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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13	Title:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Records, Series II
	Creator:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section
	Dates:	1939-1977
	Abstract:	The National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, is a women's service organization in Cleveland, Ohio, concerned with local, national, and international issues and projects. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes of Board of Trustees and committees, annual reports, newsletters, financial records, materials on community service projects, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4586
	Extent:	3.20 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1960-1992
	Abstract:	The Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter, was established shortly after the founding of Brandeis University in 1948. The University's Women's Committee was comprised of over one hundred local chapters, whose mission was to maintain the University's libraries. The local Cleveland, Ohio, chapter raised funds through a variety of events, membership fees, and book fund contributions. Study groups within the Cleveland chapter emphasized members' continuing education through meetings with visiting Brandeis professors. The collection consists of scrapbooks, bulletins, programs, membership rosters, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4716
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (1 container and 7 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. Cleveland Chapter. \| Brandeis University. \| Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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15	Title:	Brith Emeth Temple Records
	Creator:	Brith Emeth Temple
	Dates:	1961-1986
	Abstract:	Brith Emeth Temple was established in 1959 in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. A need for a new Reform congregation was apparent when existing Reform congregations had reached membership capacity. Services were held at various sites until a permanent synagogue was built in 1967 at 27575 Shaker Boulevard in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone. The Parents' and Teachers' Association began meeting in 1959, and oversaw the Religious School, produced a yearly calendar, and hosted annual programs. The Brith Emeth Sisterhood took on traditional programming responsibilities, and was a major fundraiser for the building fund. Brith Emeth disbanded in 1986, principally for financial reasons. Park Synagogue purchased the Shaker Boulevard building and all of Brith Emeth's assets. The collection consists of constitutions and bylaws, minutes, financial documents including ledgers and reports of financial secretaries and treasurers, planning calendars, programming documentation, memorabilia and newspaper clippings. A major strength of the collection is Series II: Brith Emeth Sisterhood, and Series III: Parents' and Teachers' Association records.
	Call #:	MS 4747
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) \| Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio). Sisterhood. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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16	Title:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1955-1988
	Abstract:	The Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter was established shortly after the founding of Brandeis University in 1948. The university's Women's Committee, comprised of over one hundred local chapters, assumed full responsibility for the stocking, staffing, and maintenance of all of the university's libraries. Collectively, the various chapters of the committee continue to fulfill this role. The collection consists of brochures, bulletins, programs, and two scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4767
	Extent:	0.50 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. Cleveland Chapter. \| Brandeis University. \| Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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17	Title:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Records, Series II
	Creator:	National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section
	Dates:	1896-1986
	Abstract:	The National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, is a women's service organization in Cleveland, Ohio, concerned with local, national, and international issues and projects. The collection consists of correspondence, lists, minutes, reports, newsletters, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 4783
	Extent:	5.40 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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18	Title:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1947-1993
	Abstract:	The first Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of B'nai B'rith Women, the original name of Jewish Women International, was founded in 1933. During the 1930s and 1940s, eleven more chapters were created, with one more in the 1950s. Cleveland area chapters assisted in the organization of Women's District Grand Lodge No. 2. The district was headed by Clevelanders Mrs. David Copland in 1936 and Lydia Woldman in 1940. Declining numbers in the 1980s caused a restructuring of the local chapters, combining 12 chapters into one new chapter, #1736. In 1995, the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, programs, newspaper clippings, certificates, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4832
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Women International (Organization) Cleveland Chapter. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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19	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series III
	Creator:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1924-1994
	Abstract:	The Cleveland, Ohio chapter of Hadassah was founded in 1913. It is a part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, newsletters, posters, minutes, reports, correspondence, a magazine, photographs, and other administrative materials.
	Call #:	MS 4937
	Extent:	2.21 linear feet (2 containers, 3 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nurses -- Education (Continuing education) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women and peace -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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20	Title:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1955-1983
	Abstract:	The first Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of B'nai B'rith Women--the original name of Jewish Women International--was founded in 1933. In 1995, the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. Prominent issues addressed by Jewish Women International include anti-Semitism, reproductive rights, and domestic violence. The collection consists of agendas, applications, brochures, certificates, correspondence, lists, scrapbooks, scripts, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5007
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jewish Women International (Organization). Cleveland Chapter. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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