| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records
| | | | Creator: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation | | | | Dates: | 1959-1986 | | | | Abstract: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation was founded in 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of German Jewish refugees. In it first ten years, the congregation met in four different buildings in Cleveland. In 1950, the congregation purchased the Heights Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In 1970, the congregation merged with Hillcrest Synagogue (B'nai Israel) and moved to its building in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The merged congregation was called Mayfield Hillcrest-Shaarey Tikvah B'nai Israel. In 1986, the congregation again moved, to Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of a five page typescript history and a 1959 program commemorating the dedication of the bima. | | | | Call #: | MS 4754 | | | | Extent: | 0.01 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation | | | | Dates: | 1986-1999 | | | | Abstract: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation was founded in 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of German Jewish refugees. In its first ten years, the congregation met in four different buildings in Cleveland. In 1950, the congregation purchased the Heights Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and changed its name to Mayfield Temple. In 1970, the congregation merged with Hillcrest Synagogue B'nai Israel and moved to its building in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The merged congregation was called Mayfield Hillcrest Synagogue, and had the Hebrew name Shaarey Tikvah - B'nai Israel. In 1986, the congregation moved to Beachwood, Ohio. It became the first conservative congregation in Beachwood and changed its name back to Shaarey Tikvah, which means "gates of hope." Shaarey Tikvah associated with the Conservative movement in 1957. Rabbis who served the congregation were Hans Zucker, 1940-1942; Manfred Strauss, 1942-1946; Enoch H. Kronheim, 1946-1957; Jacob Shtull, 1958-1994; Gary Robuck, 1994-2003; and Edward C. Bernstein, 2003-2011. The collection consists of bulletins, correspondence, a directory, flyers, lists, pamphlets, programs, and speech texts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5119 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish refugees -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Jacob Shtull Papers
| | | | Creator: | Shtull, Jacob | | | | Dates: | 1948-1992 | | | | Abstract: | Jacob Shtull (1926-2002) served as rabbi of Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Gates of Hope, Mayfield Temple, Mayfield Hillcrest Synagogue) in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958-1992. After his retirement he served as Emeritus Rabbi of the congregation. Born in Montreal, Canada, he studied there at Sir George William College and then at the Jewish Theological Seminary, New Ork, where he received his rabbinical ordination in 1953. His first pulpits were in Canada with Congregation B'nai Israel in London, Ontario, from 1953 to 1956, and at Congregation Beth Am, Downsview, Ontario, from 1956-1957. The collection consists of correspondence, lectures, sermons, bulletins, newspaper clippings, notes, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 4890 | | | | Extent: | 3.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Shtull, Jacob, 1926-2002. -- Archives. | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). | Mayfield Hillcrest-Shaarey Tikvah B'nai Israel Congregation (Beachwood, Ohio). | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century. | Jews, German -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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