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Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (10)
Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (10)
Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (6)
Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (6)
Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (4)
Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (4)
Reform Judaism. (4)
Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. (4)
Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- (3)
Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. (3)
Jewish educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (3)
Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (3)
Jewish teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (3)
Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (3)
Zionism. (3)
Chaplains, Military. (2)
Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland (2)
Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996. (2)
National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. (2)
Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains. (2)
Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
America-Israel Cultural Foundation. (1)
American Jewish Congress. (1)
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. (1)
Brickner, Rebecca Aronson, 1894-1988. (1)
Central Conference of American Rabbis. (1)
Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Church work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Civil rights movements -- Mississippi. (1)
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi. (1)
Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. (1)
Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) (1)
Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964. (1)
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. (1)
Israel -- Description and travel. (1)
Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
Jewish drama (1)
Jewish religious education of young people. (1)
Jewish women -- Education. (1)
Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. (1)
Jewish youth -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Lelyveld family. (1)
Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996 (1)
Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1997. (1)
Lelyveld, Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb, 1935- (1)
Mississippi Freedom Project. (1)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. (1)
Rabbis' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) (1)
Synagogue Council of America. (1)
Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Union of American Hebrew Congregations. (1)
Young People's Congregation. (1)
Youth in the ecumenical movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland (1)
Zionism (1)
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1Title:  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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2Title:  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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3Title:  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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4Title:  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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5Title:  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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6Title:  Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, The Young People's Congregation Records     
 Creator:  Anshe Chsed Fairmount Temple, The Young People's Congregation 
 Dates:  1956-2002 
 Abstract:  The Young People's Congregation was a congregation within Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) for younger members of the temple. Activities include services for young families, drama productions, social get-togethers, community outreach and interfaith programs, youth education and enrollment in the religious school, publication of a newsletter, The Mosaic, and the Free-a-Family program to help Soviet Jewry. The collection consists of audio tapes, awards, correspondence, clippings, flyers, lists of members, financial records, programs, newsletters, play scripts, photograph album, posters, and a scrapbook. 
 Call #:  MS 4995 
 Extent:  2.11 linear feet (2 containers and one oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Young People's Congregation. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish youth -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Youth in the ecumenical movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish drama | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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7Title:  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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8Title:  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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9Title:  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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10Title:  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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11Title:  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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12Title:  Rebecca Aronson Brickner Papers     
 Creator:  Brickner, Rebecca Aronson 
 Dates:  1915-1980 
 Abstract:  Rebecca Aronson Brickner was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents, Max and Dora Aronson, followed Orthodox Jewish practices and had strong ties to the Zionist movement. She received a rigorous Jewish education with Dr. Samson Benderley, and in 1910 accompanied him, as his Hebrew secretary, to New York City, where he established the Bureau of Jewish Education. While in New York, she became the first woman to complete a new program in Jewish education at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the first woman with a professional degree in Jewish education in the United States. She married Barnett R. Brickner in 1919, accompanying him first to Cincinnati, Ohio, where be studied for the rabbinate at Hebrew Union College, and then to Toronto where his first pulpit was located. While living in Toronto, she established Hadassah in Canada; in 1912 she had been a founding member of Hadassah in the United States with Henrietta Szold. The Brickners came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925, where Rabbi Brickner was to lead Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) until his death in 1958. Rebecca Brickner continued to promote Jewish education and women's organizations in Cleveland. By her impetus, in 1963 the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies became an agency independent of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Cleveland. She also established the college's Women's Association. The collection consists of writings, lecture notes, certificates, and a scrapbook. Of particular note is her account of the founding of Hadassah in 1912. 
 Call #:  MS 4776 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Brickner, Rebecca Aronson, 1894-1988. | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Education. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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13Title:  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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