Subject | • | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Central Conference of American Rabbis. |
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| | • | Civil rights -- United States. |
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| | • | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996. |
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| | • | Rosenthal, Rudolph M., (Rudolph Marvin), 1906-1979. |
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| | • | Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. |
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| | • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. |
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| | • | Union of American Hebrew Congregations. |
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| | • | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Zionism -- United States. |
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| | • | America-Israel Cultural Foundation. |
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| | • | American Jewish Congress. |
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| | • | Arab-Israeli conflict. |
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| | • | B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. |
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| | • | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. |
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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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| | • | Chaplains, Military. |
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| | • | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland Museum of Art. |
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| | • | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) |
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| | • | Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964. |
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| | • | Heights Jewish Center (University Heights, Ohio). |
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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 -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- History. |
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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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| | • | National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. |
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| | • | Nvai Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Oheb Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Palestine -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Porath, Israel, d. 1974. |
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| | • | Rabbis' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Ratner, Ilana Horowitz. |
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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, Daniel Jeremy. |
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| | • | Silver, Virginia. |
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| | • | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) |
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| | • | Synagogue Council of America. |
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| | • | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland Heights. |
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| | • | Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) |
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| | • | Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. |
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| | • | World Union for Progressive Judaism. |
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| | • | World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains. |
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| | • | Zionist Organization of America. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal (1906-1979) was the Rabbi of the Temple on the Heights (B'nai Jeshurun Congregation) in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1933 to 1976. Rabbi Rosenthal was active in civic and educational organizations, and in civil rights and Zionist organizations such as the Wilberforce University Foundation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Zionist Organization of America. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript drafts, addresses and sermons, memorabilia, and synagogue records. Correspondents include the Wilberforce University Foundation and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, on the topics of civil rights and Zionism. | | | | Call #: | MS 3940 | | | | Extent: | 3.70 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M., (Rudolph Marvin), 1906-1979. | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland Heights. | Civil rights -- United States. | Zionism -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | 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 | | 3 | Title: | Rabbi Israel Porath Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Porath, Israel | | | | Dates: | 1910-1974 | | | | Abstract: | Rabbi Israel Porath was a leader among Cleveland, Ohio's Orthodox Jewish rabbis for nearly five decades. He served as rabbi of Oheb Zedek congregation for fourteen years. He next served six years as rabbi of another Cleveland congregation, Nvai Zedek. In 1945 he accepted the position of dean of the Salanter Yeshiva in New York City, but returned with a year to Cleveland to become rabbi of the Heights Jewish Center, where he remained until his retirement in 1972. Porath was the founder and chairman of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council and served on the boards of the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Council, and the B'nai B'rith. His major scholarly contribution was Mavo Ha-Talmud (Outline of the Talmud), published in seven volumes from 1941-1960. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal records such as a naturalization application and a Brazilian visa, talks and sermons, as well as copyrights and notes for Mavo Ha-Talmud. The collection also includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and sermons of Samuel Isaac Porath, Israel Porath's eldest son. | | | | Call #: | MS 4753 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Porath, Israel, d. 1974. | Nvai Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). | Oheb Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). | Heights Jewish Center (University Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 4 | Title: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M. | | | | Dates: | 1919-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal was the rabbi of B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (Temple on the Heights), Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1933-1974. The collection consists of awards and certificates, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes for sermons, press releases, programs, and sermons. | | | | Call #: | MS 4784 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M., (Rudolph Marvin), 1906-1979. | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 5 | 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 | | 6 | 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 | | 7 | 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 | | 8 | 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 | | 9 | 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 | | 10 | 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 | | 11 | 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 | | 12 | 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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