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Subject | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | [X] | | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Antislavery movements -- Ohio. |
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| | • | Architects and builders -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Białystok (Poland) -- Genealogy. |
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| | • | Building materials industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. |
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| | • | Connecticut Land Company. |
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| | • | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Forest City Enterprises, Inc. |
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| | • | Genealogy -- Study and teaching (Secondary) |
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| | • | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory. |
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| | • | Jewish Education Center of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish day schools -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| | • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Joseph family. |
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| | • | Joseph, Emil, 1857-1938. |
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| | • | Joseph, Frank E., 1904-1995. |
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| | • | Joseph, Martha J., 1917-2006. |
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| | • | Joseph, William R., 1946- |
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| | • | Lillian and Betty Ratner School (Pepper Pike, Ohio) |
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| | • | Miller, Ruth Ratner, 1926-1996. |
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| | • | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Ratner family. |
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| | • | Ratner, Albert B., 1927- |
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| | • | Ratner, Leonard, 1896-1974. |
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| | • | Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Surveyors -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Thorman family. |
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| | • | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. |
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| | • | Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland Jewish Archives. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | William R. Joseph Family Papers and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Joseph, William R. | | | | Dates: | 1911-2012 | | | | Abstract: | William R. (Bill) Joseph (1946-2012), a specialist in nonprofit law and community leader, was the son of Frank and Martha Joseph. A co-founder of Ohio Citizens for the Arts, he was also a board member and president of many other local nonprofit organizations. Bill Joseph was a member of the sixth generation of the Joseph family in the Cleveland area. His family owned Joseph & Feiss, one of the city's most prominent firms in the garment industry. The collection consists of biographies, birth certificates, certificates, contracts, correspondence, correspondence transcripts, diplomas, eulogies, genealogies, a haggadah (Jewish text that documents the order of the Passover Seder), obituaries, oral histories, photographs, postcards, proclamations, programs, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5387 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Thorman Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Thorman Family | | | | Dates: | 1873-1961 | | | | Abstract: | Simson Thorman was one of the first Jews to settle in Cleveland, Ohio, coming in 1837, and was responsible for the migration of 19 other Jews from Unsleben, Bavaria, known as the Alsbacher Party, the first major settlement of Jews in Cleveland. His grandson, Harold Thorman, the principal family member represented in the collection, was founder of H.M. Thorman, a women's coat-making firm, and was also associated with the brokerage firm of Joseph Mellen & Miller, Inc. The collection consists of genealogical notes, clippings, correspondence, certificates, wills, and record books. Includes wills of Simson and Regina Thorman, as well as a land title, correspondence regarding property, and record books relating to Simson Thorman; clippings, a memorial tribute to Abba Hillel Silver, and birth, marriage, army discharge and death certificates for Harold Thorman. The collection has value for the study of the origins and development of the Jewish community in Cleveland. | | | | Call #: | MS 4228 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Thorman family. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Ante-Bellum Cleveland Jewish Immigrants Database
| | | | Creator: | Ante-Bellum Cleveland Jewish Immigrants Database | | | | Dates: | 1989-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Ante-bellum Cleveland Jewish Immigrants Database Collection was assembled as part of a research project sponsored by the Cleveland Jewish Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The project, organized to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Cleveland, Ohio's Jewish community, resulted in the traveling exhibit "Founders: Cleveland's Jewish Community Before the Civil War," which opened at the Western Reserve Historical Society Museum in 1990. The collection consists of computer printout data sheets of 850 (primarily German) Jews known to have emigrated from Europe to Cleveland, Ohio between the 1830s and 1861. Each data sheet includes an individual's earliest known name and variant spellings. Categories of additional potential information include sex, country, region, and village of origin; arrival date and arrival age in America and in Cleveland; birth date, death date, and cemetery name; marital status, name of spouse(s), marriage date(s), and number of children; home and business address(es); occupations(s); institutional affiliation(s); and extant visual images(s). Data sheets are followed by the original work sheets on which data was entered by hand. Sources for the information on individuals is indicated on the worksheets. | | | | Call #: | MS 4516 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland Jewish Archives. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Joseph Family Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Joseph Family | | | | Dates: | 1883-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Joseph family is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish family. Moritz Joseph arrived in the United States in 1852 from Gauersheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany. Settling in Cleveland in 1872, Joseph became successful in the manufacture of men's clothing. The Joseph and Feiss Company was incorporated in 1907, and was one of the largest manufacturers of men's clothing in the United States. Moritz Joseph's son Emil became a lawyer, and Emil's son, Frank, was partner at the law firm of Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis. Frank E. Joseph and his wife, Martha, were also active philanthropists. The couple's son, William R. Joseph, Sr. continues to be active in the community. The collection consists of awards, correspondence, diaries, diplomas, genealogies, guest lists, inventories, news clippings, newsletters, legal records, notebooks, programs, scrapbooks, and assorted writings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5055 | | | | Extent: | 4.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Joseph, Emil, 1857-1938. | Joseph, Frank E., 1904-1995. | Joseph, Martha J., 1917-2006. | Joseph, William R., 1946- | Joseph family. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Numbers 2000 Records
| | | | Creator: | Numbers 2000 | | | | Dates: | 1995-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Numbers 2000 was a Jewish family history project created by Melitz, a Jewish-Zionist educational organization in Israel. The Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JECC) implemented the program in the Cleveland, Ohio, area in 1993. Numbers 2000 was initially implemented in five congregational schools, and then grew to eight schools the following year. The program was designed to interest students in their Jewish heritage both in and out of the classroom. Projects included finding old family photographs and documents, interviewing relatives, and developing family trees. For one project, students brought a photograph, document, or heirloom to the Western Reserve Historical Society to be photographed. These photographs were developed into slides, with the intention that the slides would become an educational resource for future generations of Cleveland Jews. The collection consists of a slide catalogue, permission slips, and slide document information sheets, which describe the item each child brought to the Western Reserve Historical Society to be photographed. The congregational schools represented in this collection are Bethaynu, B'nai Jeshurun, Fairmount Temple, Park Synagogue, Solomon Schechter Day School, and Temple Emanu El. | | | | Call #: | MS 5121 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Education Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Genealogy -- Study and teaching (Secondary) | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 6 | Title: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Records
| | | | Creator: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1909-1960 | | | | Abstract: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory was a Jewish funeral home founded by Jacob D. Deutsch around 1900 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1967 it became the Miller-Deutsch Memorial Chapel. The collection consists of burial books, which include name, address, age, spouse, parents, birthplace, cause of death, doctor, location of death, and location of cemetery. Included are some non-Jewish burials. click here to view the searchable index to the funeral records contained in this collection | | | | Call #: | MS 4339 | | | | Extent: | 4.70 linear feet (3 containers and 22 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 7 | Title: | Ratner Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ratner Family | | | | Dates: | 1891-2007 | | | | Abstract: | The Ratner (formerly Ratowczer) family has been prominent in the Cleveland, Ohio, area since the mid-twentieth century. The family immigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Cleveland in 1921. Leonard Ratner began his business career by opening two creameries in the Glenville neighborhood. He then formed the Buckeye Material Company in 1924, later merging it with his brother Charlie's business, Forest City Material Company, in 1929, to form the B & F Building Company, a major builder of prefabricated homes in the east side suburbs. The family consolidated their business interests into Forest City Enterprises, Inc. in 1960. Leonard Ratner married Lillian Bernstein in 1924 and had two children: Ruth Ratner Miller and Albert B. Ratner. Leonard Ratner held many important positions on community boards during his lifetime, including the positions of honorary life trustee at the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Federation, and Mount Sinai Hospital. His children were also heavily involved in philanthropy. The Ratner family was particularly instrumental in establishing the Cleveland Jewish Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1976. The collection consists of advertisements, annual reports, census reports, certificates, correspondence, reports, lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, programs, scrapbooks, ship manifests, songs, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5044 | | | | Extent: | 9.00 linear feet (2 containers, 14 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder,) | | | | Subjects: | Ratner, Leonard, 1896-1974. | Miller, Ruth Ratner, 1926-1996. | Ratner, Albert B., 1927- | Ratner family. | Forest City Enterprises, Inc. | Lillian and Betty Ratner School (Pepper Pike, Ohio) | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Building materials industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Architects and builders -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Białystok (Poland) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 8 | Title: | Western Reserve Manuscripts (Western Reserve Historical Society Manuscript Vertical File)
| | | | Creator: | Various | | | | Dates: | 1636-1991 | | | | Abstract: | The Western Reserve Manuscripts is a collection of small manuscript accessions that have been donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society since its founding in 1867. These manuscripts often consist of one document but can include multiple items contained in one folder. This collection of material documents numerous subjects and themes in the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and the region of northeast Ohio known as the Western Reserve. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, applications, articles, autobiographies, autograph books and autographs, biographical sketches, certificates, correspondence, deeds, diaries, drawings, envelopes, genealogies, histories, indentures, invoices, letters, lists, manuscripts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, papers, photographs, poems, receipts, reports, scripts, speech transcripts, telegrams, and other material. Western Reserve Historical Society library staff began to describe these manuscripts in this finding aid in 2015. This is an ongoing project that will be updated for public access as the project progresses in real time. | | | | Call #: | MS 5362 | | | | Extent: | 27.80 linear feet (29 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Surveyors -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. | Connecticut Land Company. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources. | United States -- History -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- 19th century. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. | Antislavery movements -- Ohio.
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