Subject | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. |
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| | • | Chaplains, Military. |
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| | • | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996. |
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| | • | National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. |
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| | • | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Beachwood. |
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| | • | Silver, Daniel Jeremy. |
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| | • | Suburban Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) |
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| | • | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) |
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| | • | Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Case Western Reserve University. |
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| | • | Cleveland Museum of Art. |
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| | • | Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) |
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| | • | Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964. |
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| | • | Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis. |
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| | • | Horkheimer, Louis. |
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| | • | Horowitz, Deborah. |
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| | • | Horowitz, Philip, 1922-2002 -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Horowitz, Philip, 1922-2002. |
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| | • | Israel -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Jewish religious education of young people. |
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| | • | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Beachwood. |
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| | • | Jews -- History. |
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| | • | Jews -- United States. |
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| | • | Judaism. |
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| | • | Kefar Silver (Israel). |
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| | • | Lelyveld family. |
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| | • | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996 |
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| | • | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1997. |
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| | • | Lelyveld, Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb, 1935- |
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| | • | Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. |
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| | • | Mississippi Freedom Project. |
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| | • | Moses (Biblical leader). |
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| | • | National Foundation for Jewish Culture (U.S.). |
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(1)
| | • | Palestine -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Beachwood. |
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| | • | Rabbis' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Ratner, Ilana Horowitz. |
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| | • | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Silver family. |
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| | • | Silver, Adele Z. |
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| | • | Silver, Virginia. |
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| | • | Silverman, Myron, 1911-1981. |
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| | • | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) |
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| | • | Synagogue Council of America. |
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| | • | Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. |
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| | • | United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) |
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| | • | Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. |
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| | • | West Side Jewish Center (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | World Union for Progressive Judaism. |
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| | • | Zionism |
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| | • | Zionism -- United States. |
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| | • | Zionist Organization of America. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 4 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 5 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 6 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 7 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 8 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 9 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 10 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 11 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 12 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 13 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 14 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 15 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 17 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 18 | 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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