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Subject • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| • | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. |
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| • | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| • | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. |
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| • | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. |
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| • | Zionism. |
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| • | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| • | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. |
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| • | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. |
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| • | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. |
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| • | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. |
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| • | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Reform Judaism. |
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| • | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) |
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| • | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| • | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| • | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | 241 | Title: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers, Series II
| | | Creator: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M. | | | Dates: | 1925-1983 | | | Abstract: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal (1906-1979) was a Cleveland, Ohio-born Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun (Temple on the Heights). Ordained in 1932, he lead the congregation from 1933 to 1976 and was active in many civic and religious organizations, including the Cleveland Mayor's Committee to Combat Juvenile Delinquency, the Cleveland Crime Commission, the Wilberforce University Foundation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The collection consists of correspondence, letters to the editor, manuscript drafts, article: "The Creative Challenge of Aging," addresses, sermons, 1959 appointment calendar, invitations, programs, certificates, awards, memorabilia, clippings, family correspondence, and programs, certificates and clippings of Mrs. Bertha Rosenthal, and records pertaining to the Cleveland Crime Commission and Heights Temple, including the Newsletter, Tidings. | | | Call #: | MS 3977 | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | Subjects: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M., (Rudolph Marvin), 1906-1979. | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Crime and criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 242 | Title: | Bernard Gutow Papers
| | | Creator: | Gutow, Bernard | | | Dates: | 1927-1983 | | | Abstract: | Bernard Gutow (1906-1983) was a Russian immigrant to Cleveland, Ohio, owner of the Doan Window Shade Company, and co-organizer of the Zionist Brotherhood, a Zionist youth group renamed Masada in 1929 and recognized as the youth auxiliary of the Zionist Organization of America. In 1933 Masada, which had chapters throughout the country, merged with the Zionist Youth Organization. Gutow was president of the Cleveland Chapter and a national vice-president. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical notes, term papers, memorabilia, clippings, and records of Masada, including membership and committee lists, financial reports, publications, and a scrapbook. The correspondence from Joseph Papo (1970s) concerns the history of Masada, and a 1928 research paper that addresses Zionism. | | | Call #: | MS 3980 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Gutow, Bernard, 1906-1983. | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Central Chapter. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Youth, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 243 | Title: | Philip Rudolph Papers
| | | Creator: | Rudolph, Philip | | | Dates: | 1932-1962 | | | Abstract: | Philip Rudolph (1911-1983) was a pharmacist and co-owner of Rudd's Prescription Chemists, which had four branches in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of formulas, newspaper clippings, certificates (including Trademark registrations), a guestbook from the opening of the Hanna Building store, Rudolph's pharmacist's license, and a scrapbook. | | | Call #: | MS 3981 | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (2 containers) | | | Subjects: | Rudolph, Philip, 1911-1983. | Rudd's Prescription Chemists (Cleveland, Ohio) | Pharmacists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Drugstores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 244 | Title: | Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records
| | | Creator: | Workmen's Circle of Cleveland | | | Dates: | 1921-1982 | | | Abstract: | The Workmen's Circle (Arbeter Ring) is a fraternal organization designed to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, seek social reform, and provide support and protection for immigrants. The first Cleveland, Ohio, branch, No. 79, was organized in 1904. The Cleveland branch provides insurance, operates a cemetery, teaches Yiddish classes, and has supported such issues as unionizing the Cleveland garment industry, child labor laws, social security, civil rights, and fighting Soviet anti-semitism. In 1975, there were six branches in Cleveland, with a school, the Workmen's Circle Educational Center, located on South Green Road. The collection consists of minutes, notes and related material of the Great Lakes Regional Board, minutes of the National Executive Board, correspondence, reports of the Ohio District Conference, 1978, and the national convention, 1980, receipt book, newsletters of Cleveland branches and the Great Lakes Region, programs, invitations, branch leader manuals, photocopies of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and miscellany. | | | Call #: | MS 4026 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Workmen's Circle (U.S.) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Working class -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 245 | Title: | Simon Nickman Papers
| | | Creator: | Nickman, Simon | | | Dates: | 1909-1943 | | | Abstract: | Simon Nickman (1879-1928) was a Polish Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, and began a plumbing supply business. He married Dora Rivitz (1887-1968) in 1908, became a realtor in 1917, and died in 1928. Dora Nickman supported herself and their three children by underwriting insurance and operating a dress shop. The collection consists of correspondence relating to business and family matters, including his sisters' immigration and relatives in the armed forces during World War I; legal documents relating to the business partnership between Nickman and Hiram S. Rivitz and to the Nickman's property on Eddington Road; financial records from Howard-Granger Realty Company, H.S. Rivitz & Company, North Realty Company, and Rex Talking Machine Company; receipts, invoices, and other miscellany relating to business and personal finances; and newspapers clippings and miscellany. | | | Call #: | MS 4036 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Nickman, Simon, 1879-1928. | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Plumbing equipment industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 246 | Title: | Abraham Stearn Papers
| | | Creator: | Stearn, Abraham | | | Dates: | 1876-1914 | | | Abstract: | Abraham Stern was a Cleveland, Ohio, born philanthropist and financier. He joined Moses, Levy and Co., a fancy goods and toy store, in 1868. It became Levy and Stearn in 1872 and Stearn and Co., ca. 1905. Stearn was a director of the Society for Savings, the American Savings Bank and other institutions. He was a trustee of the Foundation of Jewish Charities and of the Jewish Orphan Asylum. He married Bertha Rohrheimer in 1876. The collection consists of a financial journal, lists of expenses, an advertisement, the marriage contract of Abraham Stearn and Betha Rohrheimer (1876) and a letter book detailing Stearn's stocks, investments, and his interest in the National Acme Manufacturing Co. Other topics include Levy and Stearn, charitable organizations and family affairs. | | | Call #: | MS 4056 | | | Extent: | 0.25 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Stearn, Abraham, 1847-1921 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish capitalists and financiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish merchants -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 249 | Title: | Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | Creator: | Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Cleveland Chapter | | | Dates: | 1979-1990 | | | Abstract: | The Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Cleveland Chapter, is an organization of Jewish professionals and students in the health and human services field founded in 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio. Affiliated with the national Conference of Jewish Communal Service, founded in 1899, the Cleveland Chapter sponsors programs approximately once a month. The annual opening event, the Glass Institute, features nationally-known speakers and was established through funding from Myron E. Glass, a past president of the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of minutes, rosters, programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | | | Call #: | MS 4647 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Conference of Jewish Communal Service (U.S.) Cleveland Chapter. | Glass Institute (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Professional associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 251 | 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 | 252 | Title: | Habonim, Labor Zionist Youth, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | Creator: | Habonim, Labor Zionist Youth, Cleveland Chapter | | | Dates: | 1941-1949 | | | Abstract: | Habonim was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1935, by Labor Zionists to develop a youth movement supporting Zionist education and promoting settlement in Palestine and later the State of Israel. The Cleveland Chapter of Habonim was active in the 1940s and 1950s. The collection consists of annual reports, correspondence, minutes, and camp dramatic readings. | | | Call #: | MS 4762 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Habonim (Organization). | Labor Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jewish youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 254 | Title: | Max Simon Papers
| | | Creator: | Simon, Max | | | Dates: | 1925-1969 | | | Abstract: | Max Simon, the son of Abraham Simon, was the founder and president of the M & D Simon Company, a Cleveland, Ohio, clothing manufacturer. Simon was also a founder and first president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland (f. 1935), which merged into the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland in 1950. From 1956 to 1959 he served as president of the Federation. Throughout his career he was active in the civil rights movements in the United States and the Jewish community in Cleveland. The collection consists of reports and speeches by Max Simon, mostly pertaining to his activities in the Jewish community, and newspaper clippings about his life and accomplishments. | | | Call #: | MS 4770 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Simon, Abraham. | Simon, Max, 1888-1968. | M & D Simon Company. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 255 | Title: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland Records
| | | Creator: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland | | | Dates: | 1981-2000 | | | Abstract: | The Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland, Ohio, is a day school affiliated with the Conservative movement of Judaism for children from preschool through eighth grade. It was founded in 1980. The school was housed at Congregation Beth Am in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1980-1983; Greenview School in South Euclid, Ohio, from 1983-1990; and Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1990-1993. In 1993, it moved to the former Malvern Elementary School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. In 2000, ground was broken for a new building on land adjacent to and leased from B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, newsletters, brochures, and financial statements. | | | Call #: | MS 4831 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Solomon Schechter Day School (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 256 | Title: | Mount Sinai Hospital Records
| | | Creator: | Mount Sinai Hospital | | | Dates: | 1903-1996 | | | Abstract: | Mount Sinai Hospital had its origins in the Young Ladies Hebrew Association for the Care of the Needy Sick, created in 1892 by nine young women in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1900, they changed their name to the Jewish Women's Hospital Association. A 29-bed facility, named Mount Sinai Hospital, opened in 1903 at 2373 East 37th Street. In 1916, a new, larger facility was opened at East 105th Street and Ansel Road. Innovations included outpatient clinics for pediatrics and mental hygiene, established in 1915. A nursing school was included. Mount Sinai affiliated with Western Reserve University for the training and education of its nurses in 1930, and its doctors in 1947. Medical research was given a high priority. The Women's and Junior Women's auxiliaries provided important assistance to the medical staff and patients, including a nursery school for children of nurses and volunteers. Mount Sinai served as a major medical resource for Cleveland's east side throughout its history. Expansion included a twelve-story building and a kidney dialysis center (1960), a new laboratory facility (1970), and an outpatient clinic in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood (1972). A new medical wing was added to the hospital in the 1980s, and in 1993 an integrated medical campus was opened at the Beachwood facility. In 1996, the nonprofit hospital was sold to a for-profit company, Primary Health Systems (PHS). In March 1999, PHS filed for bankruptcy, and in February 2000, Mount Sinai Hospital closed. The collection consists of reports, minutes, histories, newspaper and magazine articles, booklets, financial records, staff publications, bulletins, medical case histories, drawings, and scrapbooks. | | | Call #: | MS 4840 | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (6 containers) | | | Subjects: | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Women's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). | Young Ladies Hebrew Association for the Care of the Needy Sick (Cleveland, Ohio). | Case Western Reserve University. School of Medicine. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Medical care. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Administration. | Nursing schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Medical personnel -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 257 | Title: | David Warshawsky Family Papers
| | | Creator: | Warshawsky, David Family | | | Dates: | 1913-1983 | | | Abstract: | David Warshawsky was an insurance agent and writer who was active in the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community. He served on the Group Work Council of the Jewish Welfare Federation, and he was involved with Council Educational Alliance and Camp Wise. He worked twenty-nine years for Lincoln National Life Insurance. He wrote numerous unpublished works, including a biography of his brother, artist Abel G. Warshawsky. The collection consists of catalogs, certificates and awards, correspondence, deeds, financial records, lists, newspaper clippings, and his writings. | | | Call #: | MS 5008 | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | Subjects: | Warshawsky, David, 1893-1989. | Insurance agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 258 | Title: | Temple Beth El Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | Temple Beth El | | | Dates: | 1948-2004 | | | Abstract: | Temple Beth El was established in 1950 as a modern Orthodox Jewish congregation in Shaker Heights, Ohio, under the leadership of Rabbi David L. Genuth. A synagogue was constructed in 1957. Due to declining membership, the building and property were sold to the City of Shaker Heights in 1998, and in 1999, Beth El and newly formed Heights Synagogue merged under the name Beth El-Heights Synagogue. The collection consists of correspondence, essays, funeral records, lists, newsletters, newspaper clippings, prayers, and sermons. | | | Call #: | MS 5012 | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | Subjects: | Temple Beth El (Shaker Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 259 | Title: | Frank E. Joseph, Jr. Papers
| | | Creator: | Joseph, Frank E. Jr. | | | Dates: | 1927-2006 | | | Abstract: | Frank E. Joseph, Jr. was a descendant of the Joseph family that arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1872 and later founded the Joseph and Feiss Company. He was an attorney for Hahn, Loeser, Freedheim, Dean & Wellman and president of Bellefaire JCB. He also served on the boards of the American Red Cross, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Temple-Tifereth Israel, and the Oakwood Club. The collection consists of twenty-one scrapbooks and correspondence. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, correspondence, and ticket stubs. | | | Call #: | MS 5015 | | | Extent: | 8.02 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Joseph, Frank E., 1928-2008. | Joseph, Maddy, 1937- | Joseph family. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 260 | Title: | Brith Emeth Temple Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | Brith Emeth Temple | | | Dates: | 1962-1980 | | | 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. Brith Emeth disbanded in 1986, principally for financial reasons. The collection consists of lists, memoranda, minutes, posters, rosters, and reports. | | | Call #: | MS 5017 | | | Extent: | 0.81 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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