Format | • | Manuscript Collection | [X] |
Subject | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. |
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| | • | Band, Jordan C. (Jordan Clifford), 1923- |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio). Police Dept. |
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| | • | Cleveland Bar Association. |
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| | • | Cleveland Law Library Association. |
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| | • | Fernberg, Louis P., 1891-1955. |
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| | • | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Jewish Welfare Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- United States -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. |
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| | • | Joseph family. |
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| | • | Joseph, Frank E., 1928-2008. |
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| | • | Joseph, Maddy, 1937- |
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| | • | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Kutash, Henry X., 1907-1996. |
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| | • | Levine, Manuel, 1881-1939. |
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| | • | Loyal Order of Greeters. Lodge No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. |
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| | • | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Police internal investigation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Rocker, Henry A., 1882-1966. |
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| | • | Rocker, Samuel. |
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| | • | Rucker family. |
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| | • | Sailing clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Jordan C. Band Papers
| | | | Creator: | Band, Jordan C. | | | | Dates: | 1921-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Jordan C. Band (b. 1923) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area lawyer and social activist. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Band attended Western Reserve University for two years before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Upon his return home from the war in 1946, he married Alice Glickson, with whom he had three children. He finished his schooling in the Law School of Western Reserve University. Band was hired by law firm Ulmer, Berne, Gordon & Glickman (today known as Ulmer & Berne), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Band concentrated in real estate and property law, and at one point served as the legal counsel for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Band was also involved in numerous organizations, both nationally and in the Cleveland area. Nationally, Band served as chairman of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council from 1967-1970. He was the national vice president of the American Jewish Committee from 1975-1980 and a member of the National Urban Coalition, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service, the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and the Jewish War Veterans. Locally, Band was deeply involved with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, serving as chairman of several committees. He was also a member of the Community Relations Board of Cleveland from 1970-1980 and 1983-1990. He was co-chairman of the Greater Cleveland Project, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Conference on Religion and Race, and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Rewriting of Rules Applicable to Deadly Force by Cleveland Police Officers. Further, he was a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Race Relations Committee, the Study Commission on Race Relations at Cleveland State University, the United Torch Allocations Guidelines Committee, and the Shaker Heights Human Rights Commission. Band was an outspoken advocate for social change and civil rights. He spoke publicly about the plight of Soviet Jewry, the perils of segregation, and the responsibility of Jews as social activists. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and frequently spoke and wrote about Black-Jewish relations. The collection consists of correspondence, awards, speech texts, writings, minutes, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5103 | | | | Extent: | 3.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Band, Jordan C. (Jordan Clifford), 1923- | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. | Jews -- United States -- Politics and government. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Myron S. Stanford Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stanford, Myron S. | | | | Dates: | 1919-1982 | | | | Abstract: | Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish organizations and in the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. When he immigrated in 1920 from Poland to the United States, his name was Meier Spokojny. By 1921 his name was Meyer Spocony, and by 1929 his name had been changed to Myron Spocony Stanford. From 1941 to 1945, he served as an assistant police prosecutor for the City of Cleveland. He ran unsuccessfully for several political positions. At various times he served as president of the United Jewish Religious Schools, Fairmount Temple Men's Club, B'nai B'rith Mid-Day Lodge, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, and Masada Chapter, Zionist Organization of America. He chaired the performing arts committee of the Jewish Community Center and was active in Yiddish theater productions there. The collection consists of programs and correspondence relating to Jewish organizations with which Stanford was involved; briefs, book reviews, and scripts written by Stanford; newspaper clippings, diaries, diplomas, awards; and a scrapbook. The collection is particularly strong in materials relating to the Men's Club of Fairmount Temple and the travel diaries detailing Israeli life in the 1950s and Jewish life in Russia, especially Moscow and Leningrad, in the late 1950s and early 1970s. | | | | Call #: | MS 4530 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Myron S. Stanford Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Stanford, Myron S. | | | | Dates: | 1921-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish communal organizations and the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, directories, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes and writings reflecting Stanford's interest in the law and the Jewish community. | | | | Call #: | MS 4777 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 4 | 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 | | 5 | Title: | Manuel Levine Papers
| | | | Creator: | Levine, Manuel | | | | Dates: | 1908-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Manuel Levine (1881-1939) was a Russian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897 and became a lawyer and judge, rising to the position of Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Ohio. Levine was also interested in the preparation of the immigrant for citizenship and was president of the Cleveland Immigration League. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches by and about Levine, reports, legal documents, financial records such as receipts and bills of sale, photocopies of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, and copies of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, most of which relate to Judge Levine's career or to developments in the legal profession during the 1920s and 1930s. | | | | Call #: | MS 3805 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Levine, Manuel, 1881-1939. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 6 | Title: | Henry A. Rocker Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rocker, Henry A. Family | | | | Dates: | 1918-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Henry A. Rocker was a prominent lawyer and a leader in civic and Jewish affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of Hungarian immigrant and editor Samuel Rocker, Henry A. Rocker graduated from Cleveland Law School in 1907 and practiced law in the Cleveland area until 1950. He was a founder of the Cleveland City Club, a member of the board of the Cleveland Community Chest, president of Park Synagogue (Anshe Emeth) from 1930-1953, and president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland from 1945-1953. Additionally, he served on the board of overseers of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and as a member of the board of directors of the United Jewish Appeal. The collection consists of awards, correspondence, essays, reports, an oral history transcript, drashim (homiletical interpretations of the Torah), and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5022 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Rocker, Henry A., 1882-1966. | Rocker, Samuel. | Rucker family. | Jewish Welfare Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) | Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 7 | Title: | Louis P. Fernberg Papers
| | | | Creator: | Fernberg, Louis P. | | | | Dates: | 1924-1950 | | | | Abstract: | Louis P. Fernberg (1891-1955) was a prominent criminal defense attorney in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Born in Cincinnati, Fernberg received his law degree from the University of Cincinnati and came to Cleveland in the early 1920s. He defended several clients involved in the police bribery scandals of the 1930s. Fernberg was involved in the theater community as an officer in the Loyal Order of Greeters, Cleveland Lodge No. 1 throughout the 1920s. The collection consists of a legal brief, a newsletter, an Army of the United States separation qualification record, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5025 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Fernberg, Louis P., 1891-1955. | Loyal Order of Greeters. Lodge No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland (Ohio). Police Dept. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Police internal investigation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 8 | Title: | Henry X. Kutash Papers
| | | | Creator: | Henry X. Kutash | | | | Dates: | 1923-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Henry X. Kutash was an attorney, sportsman, and Jewish community leader in Cleveland, Ohio. After service in the Navy during World War II, he joined the Cleveland law firm of Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis, where he practiced estate administration, corporate law, and litigation. He was a partner until his retirement in 1973. He was active in the Cleveland Bar Association and the Cleveland Law Library Association. As a sportsman he was an active sailor, participating in races at the Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. He taught sunday school at The Temple-Tifereth Israel and was a volunteer counselor at Camp Wise in the 1930s. He served on the boards of many organizations, including the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Jewish Convalescent Hospital, Mt. Sinai Hospital, and the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, brochures, financial records, minutes, reports, and notes. | | | | Call #: | MS 4799 | | | | Extent: | 6.00 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Kutash, Henry X., 1907-1996. | Cleveland Bar Association. | Cleveland Law Library Association. | Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). | Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sailing clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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