| | Book | Save | | 181 | Title: | The Revolution of 1848 and the Jewish "On to America movement."
| | | | Creator: | Kisch, Guido, 1889- | | | | Publication: | s.n.], Philadelphia,1949. | | | | Notes: | Cover title. Reprinted from Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society, no. XXXVIII, pt. 3 (March, 1949). Includes: Documents concerning the "On to America movement" in 1848. Includes bibliographical footnotes. | | | | Call #: | Pam. K175 | | | | Extent: | 185-234 p. 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Migration | Jews -- Europe | United States -- Emigration and immigration
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| Book | Save | | 182 | Title: | The American colonial Jew: a study in acculturation
| | | | Creator: | Marcus, Jacob Rader, 1896- | | | | Publication: | Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y,1967, c1968] | | | | Notes: | "Delivered at Syracuse University on November 8, 1967." | | | | Call #: | Pam. M152 | | | | Extent: | 24 p. 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- United States
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| Book | Save | | 185 | Title: | Jewish congregations: statistics, denominational history, doctrine, and organization
| | | | Creator: | Murphy, T. F. (Timothy Francis), b. 1875 | | | | | United States Bureau of the Census. | | | | Publication: | U.S. Govt. print. off, Washington,1940. | | | | Notes: | Cover title. At head of title: "U.S. Department of Commerce. Harry L. Hopkins, Secretary. Bureau of the Census. William Lane Austin, Director." | | | | Call #: | Pam. U119 | | | | Extent: | 17 p. ; 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Census, 1936 | Jews -- United States -- Statistics | Synagogues -- Statistics -- United States
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| Book | Save | | 188 | Title: | The Himmelstein family: descendants of Lipman Himmelstein from Germany
| | | | Creator: | Hoenig, Leopold, 1937- | | | | Publication: | L. Hoenig, New York],c2002. | | | | Notes: | "Halchen Himmelstein Culp from Oude Pekela, the Netherlands, Eliezar Litman Himmelstein from Berezdov, the Ukraine (formerly Poland), and Mordechai Yael Himmelstein from Minsk Province, White Russia." "Including Himmelsteins, Himelsteins and Gimelshteyns from Baranovich, Koidanev, Minsk, Perevoz, Pesochna, Pyasot and Uzda ... Berezdov, Bershad and Korets ... Kèonigsberg and Krulik ... and Zieky and Stone family descendants". Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-537) and index. | | | | Call #: | Himmelstein family | | | | Extent: | 3 v. (622 p.) ; 29 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Himmelstein family | Himmelstein, Lipman -- Family | Jews -- Germany -- Genealogy | Jews, East European -- Genealogy
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| Book | Save | | 191 | Title: | It must never be forgotten!
| | | | Creator: | Messinger, Tibor. | | | | Publication: | T. Messinger, Brook Park, Ohio (13627 Holland Rd., Brook Park 44142),c1987. | | | | Notes: | "As told to H.L. "Bert" Akin, Hudson, Ohio, and Stephanie M. Gould, Brunswick, Ohio." Typescript. Caption title. Expanded edition of original 1984 typescript. | | | | Call #: | F34ZSL J5M58c | | | | Extent: | v, 112, [4], 3 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives | World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 193 | Title: | Cleveland Jewish History Sources
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Jewish History Sources | | | | Dates: | 1819-1956 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Jewish History Sources Collection is a card file assembled between 1954-1956 by the American Jewish History Center of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, to support a planned volume on the history of Cleveland, Ohio, Jewry. This intention was realized with the publication of History of the Jews of Cleveland by Lloyd P. Gartner in 1978. Source material for this card file, which covers the span from the early nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, includes both the national Anglo-Jewish press and local Cleveland sources, including the general press, the Anglo-Jewish press, and Jewish communal records. Rabbi Jack J. Herman and Judah Rubinstein were the local Cleveland researchers for the project. The collection consists of 16,000 index cards containing information about Cleveland's Jewish community that was obtained primarily from newspapers. These cards have been arranged into fourteen broad categories: Arts; Charities; Clubs and Societies, Various; Community Services; Economic Life; Education; Political Affairs; Population; Sermons and Lectures; Social Life; Synagogues; Synagogue Related; Umbrella Organizations, and Zionism. Within these categories, primary and sometimes secondary sub-headings are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. As prescribed by the AJHC, each research finding was typed on 4x6, un-ruled index cards and described in the following top-down order: top left, the city and chronological period; top right, topical classification; single line description of the finding; excerpt(s) from the finding. In many instances, the researchers stapled to the card photocopies of pertinent portions of the source material. The collection, however, contains exceptions to this general procedure: a number of 3x5 cards with handwritten entries (evidently, unprocessed research findings) and a number of 4x6 cards with attached paper negative photocopy, i.e., white-on-black and mirror-image text. | | | | Call #: | MS 4621 | | | | Extent: | 7.50 linear feet (15 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Kalisch, Isidor, 1816-1886. | Hahn, Aaron. | Mayer, Jacob. | Gries, Moses J., 1868-1918. | Machol, Michael, 1846-1914. | Jewish Theological Seminary of America. American Jewish History Center. | B'nai B'rith. | Jewish Orphan Asylum (Cleveland, Ohio ) -- History. | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. | Council Educational Alliance (Cleveland, Ohio) | Council Religious Schools (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Politics and government. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 194 | Title: | Jacob Muskin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Muskin, Jacob | | | | Dates: | 1940-1990 | | | | Abstract: | Jacob Muskin (1920-1990) was a Cleveland, Ohio, rabbi affiliated with the Orthodox movement of Judaism. Born in Chicago, Muskin attended the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore. After World War II, he was the associate national director of Va-ad Ha-Hatzalah (the rescue committee, in Hebrew), an organization that saved children and scholars from the Holocaust. He began his pulpit career in Cleveland as the rabbi of the Kinsman Jewish Center in 1950, where he established the first synagogue-sponsored nursery school in the city. In 1959 he helped to orchestrate the merger of Kinsman Jewish Center with other small Orthodox congregations to form Warrensville Center Synagogue in Cleveland Heights. He served as rabbi at Warrensville Center Synagogue until his death in 1990. Muskin was active in many local Jewish organizations. He served on the Kashruth Board, the chaplaincy committee, and the Central Fund for Traditional Institutions, all of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. He was on the board of directors and served on the educational committees of Yeshiva Adath B'nai Israel, the Telshe Yeshiva, and the Bureau of Jewish Education of Cleveland. As a member of the Merkaz Harabonim, the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, he served as chair for six years, often articulating the views of the Orthodox community on issues such as Kashruth, divorce, cemetery practices, holiday observances, and Zionism. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, ledgers, lists, synagogue programs, and legal documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 4837 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Muskin, Jacob, 1920-1990. -- Archives. | Kinsman Jewish Center (Cleveland, Ohio). | Nvai Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Warrensville Center Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, 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 -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. | Jews -- Dietary laws. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Jewish law. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 195 | Title: | Ruth Hirsch Cohn Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cohn, Ruth Hirsch Family | | | | Dates: | 1895-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Martin Hirsch was born in Welnau, Germany, on September 12, 1898. Martin served in the Imperial German Army during World War I, and was given the Iron Cross for his efforts. Following the war, he continued his education and completed his medical degree in 1924, graduating from Fredrich Wilhelm University in Breslau, Germany. He was an ear, nose, and throat specialist and practiced in Germany for several years. Martin married Ruth Hirschmann on July 7, 1934. Ruth was born March 14, 1914, in Nurnberg, Germany. Martin Hirsch practiced medicine and lectured in Germany until prohibited by the Nazi government due to his Jewish background. At that time, Martin and Ruth sought refuge in the United States, where they immigrated in 1938. Unable yet to legally practice medicine in the United States, Martin lectured at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, for a few years. In 1942, Martin and Ruth moved to Cleveland, Ohio. After passing the Ohio State Medical Board Exam, Martin set up a medical practice in the area. Martin and Ruth aided Ruth's mother Anna Hirschmann and Ruth's brother Rudolf Hirschmann in their attempt to immigrate to the United States. They had fled to Argentina from Germany during World War II. Martin passed away in 1961, after which Ruth married Harry Cohn. Ruth spent much of the 1960s and 1970s corresponding with a German lawyer, also named Martin Hirsch, about her late husband's will. Harry Cohn died in 1972, and Ruth legally adopted his youngest son, Marc. Ruth was an active philanthropist, contributing to the Cleveland Foundation, among other causes. At 85 years old, Ruth married Nazim Rahim in 1999. She died in 2009 at the age of 95. The collection consists of immigration applications, bank statements, certificates, correspondence, medical articles, academic papers, and military documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 5081 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cohn, Ruth Hirsch, 1914-2009. | Hirsch, Martin, 1898-1961. | Hirschmann family. | Hirsch family. | Jews -- Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish. | Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany -- 20th century. | Jews, German -- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Jewish physicians -- Germany -- 20th century. | Jewish physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Medicine -- Practice -- Germany -- 20th century. | Medicine -- Practice -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Medical education -- Germany -- 20th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 196 | Title: | Mike Belkin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Mike Belkin | | | | Dates: | 1935-2020 | | | | Abstract: | Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5506 | | | | Extent: | 3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Belkin, Mike | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 197 | Title: | House Divided / Shin Miller
| | | | Creator: | Miller, Shin | | | | Dates: | 1920-1922 | | | | Abstract: | Shin Miller (1895-1958) was a Jewish novelist who emigrated from the Ukraine ca. 1912 and eventually settled in California. Miller primarily wrote in Yiddish. The collection consists of a copy of a book manuscript entitled "House Divided," a fictional account of Jewish life in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early twentieth century which was based on Miller's experiences. | | | | Call #: | MS 3654 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 198 | Title: | Henry Spira Papers
| | | | Creator: | Spira, Henry | | | | Dates: | 1885-1941 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Spira (1863-1941) was an Hungarian-Jewish liquor merchant who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1891 and established a foreign-exchange banking office and steamship ticket company. The collection consists of immigration and naturalization papers, passports, other materials documenting Spira's trips to and from Hungary, documents which highlight Spira's early years in the United States., and correspondence, stock certificates, and other items of the Spira International Express Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 3760 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Spira, Henry, 1863-1941. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 199 | Title: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union Records
| | | | Creator: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union | | | | Dates: | 1883-1981 | | | | Abstract: | The Heights Benevolent and Social Union (HBSU) is the oldest existing Jewish benevolent society in Cleveland, Ohio. It was organized on April 16, 1881, as the Hungarian Benevolent and Social Union and received its state charter two years later. The organization was established to aid its members in case of illness or death, to assist non-members in "unfortunate circumstances," and to cultivate friendly and social relations among its members. It was formed by twenty-four Hungarian Jews who gathered for their first meeting in the shoe store of Ben Shlesinger, the society's first president. In 1919, the Hungarian Benevolent and Social Union officially changed its name to the initials HBSU, indicating that membership was no longer based on Jewish national origin. In the late 1960s, the organization adopted the name Heights Benevolent and Social Union for publicity uses. By 1885, the organization had over 100 members and membership subsequently increased to 763 in 1916. During the early 1980s, membership was approximately 500. From its creation, the HBSU provided typical benevolent and aid society assistance, including partial payment of hospital bills, a weekly sick benefit, death benefits for members and their families, and visits to sick members. The organization has also expended a large portion of its annual budget for charitable donations both locally and in the national and international arenas. Recipients have included persecuted Romanian Jews, World War I refugees, and the Red Cross Society for needy Italians. Additionally, HBSU has donated money to or subscribed to membership in Cleveland Jewish organizations such as the Hebrew Free Loan Association, Federation of Jewish Charities, Infant Orphans Mothers Society, and the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged. By the early 1900s, HBSU, while still a mutual aid society, was reaching out more to the community at large and participating in more social causes. The minutes indicate a strong support for the United States in both world wars, and a growing political awareness. In 1896, a delegation from HBSU met with Governor McKinley, then a presidential candidate, at his home in Canton as part of McKinley's "Front Porch Campaign." The primary function of HBSU by the second half of the twentieth century was as a social outlet for its members. The organization sponsors picnics, dinners, balls, lectures, and other special programs. In 1953, a women's auxiliary was created. The HBSU has never had its own meeting hall, and over the years has held meetings in many locations, including the Gesangverein Hall, Knights of Pythias Temple Hall, B'nai B'rith Building, Gates of Hope Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, and Congregation B'nai Jeshurun's synagogue, among others. During the early 1980s, the HBSU officially incorporated as a fraternal organization. Two lodges were established, one in Florida comprised of Clevelanders who moved to the south, and one in Cleveland. The Cleveland lodge also serves as the Grand Lodge of the HBSU. The collection consists of minutes, bulletins, articles of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, membership lists, programs, historical material and newspaper clippings about individual members, biographical material on Judge Joseph Block, a reminiscence of a meeting with presidential candidate William McKinley, biographies of past HBSU presidents, and lists of officers and members of the Ladies' Auxiliary (1953-1960). | | | | Call #: | MS 3951 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 200 | Title: | Cleveland Jewish Singing Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Jewish Singing Society | | | | Dates: | 1920-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Jewish Singing Society was organized by a group of Cleveland, Ohio, businessmen in 1904 to promote the culture of Judaism by presenting traditional Jewish vocal music. Early directors were Charles DeHarrack, Julius Chajes, Maurice Goldman, and Reuben Caplin. Prominent soloists included Jan Peerce, Richard Tucker, Regina Resnick, and Eunice Podis. The Society disbanded in 1984. The collection consists of a constitution, by-laws, correspondence, lists, notes, program announcements, concert programs, bulletins, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3989 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Jewish Singing Society. | Choral societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Music.
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