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21	Title:	Sidney Z. Vincent Papers
	Creator:	Vincent, Sidney Z.
	Dates:	1940-1982
	Abstract:	Sidney Z. Vincent (1912-1982) served as Assistant Director of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1951 to 1965 and as Executive Director from 1965 until his retirement in 1975. Throughout his career, he worked in tandem with Executive Vice-President Henry L. Zucker, making the Federation the primary organizing instrument for the Jewish community in northeast Ohio. Vincent led major studies of Jewish education, Federation-synagogue relations, cultural life, and Jewish community histories, and coordinated programs linking Cleveland and Israel. In 1969, Vincent served as the American Director of the World Conference on Human Needs in Israel. He also served as President of the National Conference of Jewish Communal Service and as Chairman of the International Conference of Jewish Communal Service in 1971. Before beginning his career in Jewish community service, Vincent taught English at Glenville High School, his alma mater. Throughout his career, Vincent also wrote poems, stories, and scripts for various occasions. Vincent wrote some scripts for WBOE, the radio station of the Cleveland Board of Education, in the late 1940s. Vincent's autobiography Personal and Professional tells the story of his life and his involvement in the Jewish community. The collection consists of correspondence, a memorial book, a retirement tribute, scripts, and short stories.
	Call #:	MS 5095
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Vincent, Sidney Z. \| Zucker, Henry L., 1910- \| Metzenbaum, Howard M. -- Biography. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. \| Glenville High School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Education (Higher) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education, Higher -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. \| Jews -- Soviet Union -- Social conditions. \| Jewish literature -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish poetry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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22	Title:	Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series III
	Creator:	Hebrew Free Loan Association
	Dates:	1908-1992
	Abstract:	The Hebrew Free Loan Association is a non-profit loan association established in 1904 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally founded to aid needy Jewish immigrants but later expanded its service to anyone who could show real need. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes, correspondence, financial statements, loan applications, and lists of loans granted. This collection is of value to those interested in loan records as an index to the effects of changing ethnic neighborhood patterns, Jewish migration from the former Soviet Union, and changing economic circumstances upon members of both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities of Greater Cleveland, Ohio. Of particular interest are records pertaining to the Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program, a cooperative attempt by the Jewish Community Federation and the Hebrew Free Loan Association, and the Soviet Emigre Resettlement Program.
	Call #:	MS 4782
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). \| Soviet Emigre Resettlement Program. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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23	Title:	Jewish Relief Society Records
	Creator:	Jewish Relief Society
	Dates:	1901-1980
	Abstract:	The Jewish Relief Society was established in 1901 to provide food and material relief to needy Jewish immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, Passover distribution lists, ledgers, financial statements, receipt books and records of donors.
	Call #:	MS 3954
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Relief Society (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Food relief -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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24	Title:	Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society Records
	Creator:	Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society
	Dates:	1900-1974
	Abstract:	The Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society was founded in 1893 and incorporated in 1900 by Elias Rothschild, Annie Levy, Rebecca Barnett, Esther Bialosky and Rose Blumenthal. The Society collected dues and donations to finance services for the ill in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1944-1945 Bikur Cholim helped finance the construction of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland. It became an auxiliary agency of the hospital while continuing to provide aid to the indigent sick. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, bulletins, programs, awards, certificates, newspaper clippings, constitution of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland and correspondence of its president.
	Call #:	MS 3673
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society. \| Hospitals, Convalescent. \| Hospital benefactors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Volunteer workers in hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Volunteer workers in medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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25	Title:	Liberty Aid Society Records
	Creator:	Liberty Aid Society
	Dates:	1920-1975
	Abstract:	The Liberty Aid Society was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1920 as a mutual aid society for Jewish immigrants. It also sponsored social activities and was active in the Zionist movement. The collection consists of membership, financial and cemetery records, minutes, correspondence, legal documents and clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4015
	Extent:	1.30 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Liberty Aid Society. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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26	Title:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Records, Series II
	Creator:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
	Dates:	1922-1976
	Abstract:	The Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio) was established in 1875 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. It merged with the Hebrew Relief Organization in 1883 to form the Hebrew Relief Association. It was renamed the Jewish Social Service Bureau in 1922. The Bureau affiliated with the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences and helped train students for field placement. In 1943, the Bureau changed its name to the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, and publicity brochures and booklets.
	Call #:	MS 4594
	Extent:	2.80 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family social work -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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27	Title:	Jewish National Fund of Cleveland, Ohio Records
	Creator:	Jewish National Fund of Cleveland, Ohio
	Dates:	1946-1992
	Abstract:	The Jewish National Fund, Cleveland, Ohio, office is one of numerous regional offices maintained throughout the United States by the national office of the Jewish National Fund, headquartered in New York City. The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 at the Fifth Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, to purchase land in Israel. The Fund's major activities included planting and maintaining forests throughout Israel; building parks and outdoor recreational facilities; preparing land for new communities, industries, and agriculture; and developing irrigation systems, dams, and reservoirs. From ca. 1916-1960, the work of the Fund in Cleveland was informally organized and implemented by Jewish lay leadership under the auspices of the Cleveland Jewish National Fund Council. In 1960 The Jewish National Fund of Cleveland was formally established. It continues its fundraising efforts; including solicitation, honorary dinners, missions to Israel, and planned giving. The group also provides educational programming in the local Jewish day schools and religious schools. The collection consists of honorary luncheon and dinner programs; correspondence; Women's Division records consisting of programs, minutes, and rosters; tree certificates, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4724
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jewish National Fund Cleveland office. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Reforestation -- Israel. \| Tree planting -- Israel.
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28	Title:	Henry L. Zucker Papers
	Creator:	Zucker, Henry L.
	Dates:	1938-1978
	Abstract:	Henry L. Zucker was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and a social worker. In 1946, he became the Associate Director of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland. He was Executive Director (1948-1965) and Executive Vice President (1965-1975) of the Jewish Community Federation. Under his leadership, it became one of the most successful community federations in the United States. Zucker also served as a consultant to other Jewish federations and local and national social organizations. The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, newsletter and newspaper clippings, and writings which document Zucker's career in social service.
	Call #:	MS 4761
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Zucker, Henry L., 1910- \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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29	Title:	Harry Stone Papers
	Creator:	Stone, Harry
	Dates:	1943-2006
	Abstract:	Harry Stone (1917-2007) was a business leader in Cleveland, Ohio, active in politics and philanthropy. He was the son of Jacob Sapirstein, the founder of American Greetings Corp., a manufacturer of greeting cards. Stone was a member of the Glenville High School Class of 1935. In addition to the positions he held at American Greetings, Stone also owned radio stations WIXY and WDOK and was engaged in real estate and international trade and finance. Among his many civic activities, Stone was a trustee of Brandeis University, the Jewish Community Federation, and the Cleveland Sight Center. Stone married Beatrice Farkas in 1936. The couple had three children, Phillip J, Allan D., and Laurie. After the death of Beatrice, Harry married Lucile Tabak Rose in 1960. Her children from a previous marriage were James M. Rose and Douglas B. Rose. In the 1960s Stone was campaign chairman for United States Representative Charles Vanik. His relationship with Vanik proved beneficial to the Jewish community in 1973, when Vanik asked Stone and his brother Irving for help in scheduling a vote on the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which required the USSR to allow Jewish emigration to the United States in order to qualify for most favored nation status. The Stone brothers asked Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas to schedule the vote; American Greetings was at the time the largest employer in Mills' Arkansas district. Stone also served as a consultant to the United States Departments of Commerce and State. the collection consists of annual reports, bulletins, certificates, correspondence, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, a petition, proclamations, a program, a speech text, a statement, and a yizkor (memorial) book.
	Call #:	MS 5099
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Stone, Harry, 1917-2007. \| Stone family. \| American Greeting Publishers, Inc. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Greeting cards industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Memorial books (Holocaust) \| Grajewo (Poland) -- History. \| Grajewo (Poland) -- Genealogy.
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30	Title:	Hebrew Free Loan Association Records
	Creator:	Hebrew Free Loan Association
	Dates:	1904-1959
	Abstract:	The Hebrew Free Loan Association is a non-profit loan association established in 1904 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally founded to aid needy Jewish immigrants but later expanded its service to anyone who could show real need. The collection consists of minute books, general account books, loan listing books, loan records books, membership record books, correspondence, reports, memorials, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3640
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (6 containers and 5 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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31	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1914-1972
	Abstract:	The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was established in 1913 as Shoshana Chapter, Daughters of Zion. The national organization, founded by Henrietta Szold, changed its name to Hadassah in 1914. Its main focus was and is fund-raising for the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. The collection consists of correspondence, including correspondence of Henrietta Szold, programs, brochures and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3956
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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32	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
	Creator:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1935-1982
	Abstract:	Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter (f. 1913) is part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of twelve scrapbooks of newspaper clippings; as well as minutes, newsletters, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 4768
	Extent:	1.85 linear feet (12 containers)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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33	Title:	Herman D. Stein Papers
	Creator:	Herman D. Stein
	Dates:	1951-1999
	Abstract:	Born in New York City, Herman D. Stein (1917-2009) was an educator, scholar, university administrator, and leader in a variety of professional associations. He studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary for four years, and then received a bachelor's degree in social science from the College of the City of New York in 1939. After earning both his master's and doctoral degrees at Columbia University, Stein taught at the Columbia University School of Social Work for fourteen years. He later was a professor at Smith College School of Social Work, Harvard School of Public Health, the University of Hawaii, and several other universities in the United States and around the world. Stein moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1964 to become Dean of School of Applied Social Sciences at Western Reserve University. He was named university provost in 1969 and vice president in 1970. Stein published extensively in his field. He was the author of several books and more than a hundred journal articles mainly in the fields of social work practice, social administration, international social work, and social work education. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, reports, studies, and other documents relating to Herman Stein's participation in a variety of professional organizations.
	Call #:	MS 5092
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Stein, Herman D., 1917-2009. \| Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. \| Institute for Jewish Life (U.S.) \| Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social conditions. \| Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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34	Title:	Joseph Hays Family Papers
	Creator:	Hays, Joseph Family
	Dates:	1857-1987
	Abstract:	Joseph Hays (1838-1916) was the son of Abraham and Bertha Hexter Hays of Storndorf, in the German state of Hesse Darmstadt. After Joseph's mother died in 1844, he and other family members immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, Abraham and Joseph arriving in 1856. Joseph Hays started as a peddler and eventually became involved in the clothing, scrap iron, and real estate business. He married Rosetta Schwarzenberg, and had five children. His daughter, Bertha, married Charles Eisenman, co-founder of Kastriner and Eisenman, later Kaynee Company, a clothing manufacturer. Eisenman was also a founder and first president of the Federation of Jewish Charities (later known as the Jewish Community Federation). Joseph Hays' sons, Louis and Eugene Hays, later purchased Kaynee Company from Eisenman. Louis Hays, who had served as a vice president and trustee of Mt. Sinai Hospital, was president of Kaynee at the time of his death in 1918. His son, Robert, was president of Kaynee from 1937 until 1954, when the company was sold. Robert Hays was also a founding member of Suburban Temple. Louis Hays' wife, Jessie Seligman Feiss, was the niece and adopted daughter of Julius Feiss, owner of Joseph and Feiss Company, which manufactured clothing. His son, Paul Louis Feiss, served as chairman of the company, beginning in 1925. He was also a founder and first president of Mt. Sinai Hospital. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, an autobiography, a family history, speeches, genealogies, and miscellaneous materials.
	Call #:	MS 4595
	Extent:	0.90 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Hays, Joseph, 1838-1916. \| Hays family. \| Feiss family. \| Richman family. \| Lehman family. \| Eisenman family. \| Feiss, Paul Louis, 1875-1952. \| Hays, Louis Henry, 1874-1918. \| Eisenman, Charles, 1865-1923. \| Kastriner and Eisenman Company. \| Kaynee Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Joseph and Feiss Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration.
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35	Title:	Jewish Chronic Relief Society Records
	Creator:	Jewish Chronic Relief Society
	Dates:	1935-1988
	Abstract:	The Jewish Chronic Relief Society was established in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland Ladies Consumptive Aid Society, to provide assistance and care to indigent Jews afflicted with tuberculosis or other chronic conditions. In 1923 the group incorporated as the Cleveland Denver Consumptive Ladies Aid Society and, in 1935, as the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society of Cleveland. Together with the Bikur Cholim Sick Relief Society and with the cooperation of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland and Mt. Sinai Hospital, the society helped raise the funds to build the Jewish Convalescent Hospital for tuberculosis patients. By the 1940s, the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society included a Junior Auxiliary, the Daughters of the Consumptive Relief Aid Society; a men's group; and a Cleveland Heights group. With the decrease in tuberculosis, the organization changed it's name in 1958 to the Jewish Chronic Relief Society. The organization disbanded in 1988. The collection consists of constitutions, correspondence, donor ads, donor ledgers, donor programs, financial reports, membership cards and lists, minutes, a memorial book, publications, treasurer's accounts, histories, programs, and newspaper articles.
	Call #:	MS 4698
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Chronic Relief Society. \| Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Hospitals, Convalescent -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rehabilitation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Health facilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Chronically ill -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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36	Title:	Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association Records
	Creator:	Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association
	Dates:	1929-2008
	Abstract:	The Jewish Orphan Asylum (also known as the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home) was founded in 1868 with the mission to care for orphaned or abandoned children. The organization grew with community need, and was relocated to a campus in University Heights in 1938. The name of the organization changed to Orthodox Jewish Children's Home and merged with Bellefaire to become Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau. The Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association (JOHAA) was founded in July, 1888 with open membership to all who had resided at the Orphan Home. The records, beginning in 1938, are a history of the founding and activities of the JOHAA. The collection consists of booklets, brochures, bulletins, a constitution, correspondence, a directory, Haggadah, a photo album, two black and white photographs, a program, a scrapbook, song sheets, and yearbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5418
	Extent:	0.90 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- University Heights. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish Orphan Asylum (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. \| Orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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37	Title:	Menorah Park, Jewish Home for Aged Records
	Creator:	Menorah Park, Jewish Home for Aged
	Dates:	1906-1968
	Abstract:	Menorah Park was established in 1906 as the Jewish Orthodox Old Home in Cleveland, Ohio. It became one of the five largest old age homes in the country by 1940. The name was changed to the Jewish Orthodox Home for Aged in 1950. The prefix Menorah Park was added in the 1960s. The collections consists of constitutions, minutes, admission applications, naturalization certificates, correspondence, financial records, reports, legal documents, publications, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 3741
	Extent:	24.70 linear feet (16 containers, 85 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Menorah Park, Jewish Home for Aged (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish old age homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Older people -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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38	Title:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records (Restricted)
	Creator:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
	Dates:	1916-1961
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Federation is a central policy making and fundraising agency for the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, which traces its origin to the Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland (founded 1903). The Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland changed its name to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland in 1926, and in 1930, added a fundraising arm, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Cleveland. In 1951 the Jewish Welfare Federation merged with the Jewish Community Council to become the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and published literature removed from MS 4563 Jewish Community Federation Records because of sensitive or confidential subject matter. It includes records of the Jewish Community Council's Community Relations Committee and its Conciliation and Arbitration Board, as well as case histories from various Jewish social service agencies. The Community Relations Committee investigated allegations of discrimination and antisemitism, and the Conciliation and Arbitration Board mediated conflicts within the Jewish community.
	Call #:	MS 4563A
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Federations, Financial (Social Service) \| Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mediation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Antisemitism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Discrimination in employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish communists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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39	Title:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
	Dates:	1895-1974
	Abstract:	The Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland was established in 1875 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Cleveland, Ohio. It merged with the Hebrew Relief Organization in 1883 to form the Hebrew Relief Association. It was renamed the Jewish Social Service Bureau in 1922. The Bureau affiliated with the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences and helped train students for field placement. In 1943, the Bureau changed its name to the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, case files, speeches, research papers, and statistics of the Association; minutes, reports, and correspondence of agencies working with the Association; and thirty-eight theses submitted to the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences.
	Call #:	MS 3716
	Extent:	16.61 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Case Western Reserve University -- Dissertations. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Dissertations, Academic -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social workers -- In-service training -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family social work -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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40	Title:	Albert and Maxine Levin Papers
	Creator:	Levin, Albert and Maxine
	Dates:	1928-1992
	Abstract:	Albert Arthur Levin was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and developer of commercial and industrial real estate. A native of Pennsylvania, he moved to Lorain, Ohio, at the age of 10. In 1918, he assumed operation of the family clothing store. After graduation from college in 1934, he became active in Democratic Party politics. He moved to Cleveland and established a law practice in 1938. He later became involved in major real estate developments, including the Marshall and Public Square buildings and the Parmatown and Shoreway shoppong centers. Levin was also a leader in fund drives for the United Jewish Appeal and Bonds for Israel, and was involved in various civic affairs, including serving as foreman of the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury (1962), trustee of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, and co-chair of the national fund drive for Wilberforce University. He married Maxine Goodman in 1945. Maxine Goodman Levin was a civic activist and philanthropist in her own right. Born in Cleveland, she was a descendant of early Cleveland settlers. Her father, Max P. Goodman, was a prominent Cleveland attorney. Maxine Goodman Levin graduated from Ohio State University, where she studied the history of architecture. She was a founder and first president of the Cleveland Restoration Society and was chairperson of the Cleveland Landmarks Commission. She was also active on the Woodruff Hospital Board, the Women's City Club, Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter, and the World Jewish Congress Division of Northeast Ohio. She served on the boards of Dyke College, Cleveland State University, the East End Neighborhood House, the Jewish Community Federation, and the Catholic Social Services of Cuyahoga County. In 1969, she endowed a chair in urban studies and public service at Cleveland State University, and subsequently was instrumental in establishing the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at that school. Maxine Goodman Levin died in 2002. The collection consists of awards, honors, biographical materials, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and brochures.
	Call #:	MS 4676
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Levin, Albert Arthur, 1899-1969. \| Levin, Maxine Goodman. \| Goodman, Max P., 1872-1934. \| United Jewish Appeal. \| Cleveland State University. College of Urban Affairs. \| Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cities and towns -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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