http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 XTF Search Results (subject=Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland.;subject-join=exact;smode=advanced;brand=default) http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/search?subject%3DRabbis%20--%20Ohio%20--%20Cleveland.;subject-join%3Dexact;smode%3Dadvanced;brand%3Ddefault Results for your query: subject=Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland.;subject-join=exact;smode=advanced;brand=default Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT Abba Hillel Silver Papers, Series II. Silver, Abba Hillel http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4842.xml Abba Hillel Silver was the Rabbi at The Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, and prominent internationally known leader of the Zionist movement for a Jewish homeland. The collection consists of biographical materials including certificates, drawings, journal articles, passports, naturalization papers, oral history transcripts, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and rabbinical materials including notes for sermons, writings, and eulogies. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4842.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Abba Hillel Silver Papers, Series III. Silver, Abba Hillel http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4928.xml Abba Hillel Silver was the rabbi of Temple-Tifereth Israel, Cleveland, Ohio, and an international leader of the Zionist movement. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, press releases, publications, mainly related to Silver's work with the American Zionist Emergency Council, 1943-1945 and the United Palestine Appeal, 1934-1945. Additionally, the collection contains correspondence with Emanuel Newmann, Cyrus Sulzberger, and Sumner Welles, from the early 1940s; Zionist correspondence and memoranda related to the Zionist Organization of America, 1917-1934; correspondence and memoranda related to unemployment insurance, 1921-1937; and general correspondence, 1916-1937. The documents contain some notes in Hebrew, presumably written by Dr. Noach Orian, an Israeli researcher. The collection includes material related to the response of American Jewish leadership to the rise of Nazism, World War II, and the Holocaust and the rescue of European Jewry, Jewish settlement in ... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4928.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Armond E. Cohen Papers. Cohen, Armond E. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4957.xml Armond E. Cohen was a rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, programs, reports, and writings. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4957.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT Armond E. Cohen Papers, Series II. Cohen, Armond E. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5145.xml Armond E. Cohen (1909-2007) was a Rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, notes, programs, reports, sermon outlines, sermons and writings. The collection is of value to researchers studying rabbis, Conservative Judaism, and religious institutions between the 1930s and 1990s in Cleveland, Ohio, and the United States in general. Those interested in the activities of Rabbi Armond Cohen and the history of Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, will find this collection useful. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5145.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT Armond E. Cohen Papers, Series III. Cohen, Armond E. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5409.xml Armond E. Cohen (1909-2007) was a Rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of 17 cassettes, 8 magnetic tapes, 5 pamphlets, and 8 photographs. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5409.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers. Lelyveld, Arthur J. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4639.xml Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-46 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Federation... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4639.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series II. Lelyveld, Arthur J. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4806.xml Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-1946 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Federati... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4806.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series III. Lelyveld, Arthur J. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5020.xml Arthur J. Lelyveld was the senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958 to 1986, and senior rabbi emeritus from 1986 until his death in 1996. He played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and fought actively for civil rights. He married Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb in 1965. She was active as a volunteer leader and fundraiser for numerous organizations in the Cleveland area. Teela Lelyveld was also active as a professional model, television host, and public relations representative. The collection consists of articles, brochures, bulletins, certificates, diaries (daily schedules), travel logs, and newspaper clippings. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5020.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series IV. Lelyveld, Arthur J. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5130.xml Arthur J. Lelyveld (1913-1996) served as Senior Rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958 to 1986 and Senior Rabbi Emeritus from 1986 until his death in 1996. Throughout his career, Lelyveld played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and fought actively for civil rights. The collection consists of an article, a certificate, lectures, a program, sermons, and speeches. The collection is of value to researchers studying the history of Judaism in America and in Cleveland and Beachwood, Ohio. As a rabbi of one of the largest Reform Jewish congregations in America and as a leader of key national Jewish organizations, Lelyveld's writings provide important documentation relating to the history of Judaism, Zionism, and civil rights in the second half of twentieth century America. These papers are also a significant addition to materials that document the history of Jewish congregational leadership in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5130.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Barnett R. Brickner Papers. Brickner, Barnett R. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3957.xml Barnett R. Brickner (1892-1958) was a New-York born Zionist, educator, orator, and Rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (1925-1958) in Cleveland, Ohio. He was involved in numerous local, national and international organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian. To realize his goal of promoting and enhancing Jewish family life he created a Young People's Congregation at Anshe Chesed. He also directed the congregation into a more traditional Reform observance and the Zionist movement. Brickner was also extremely active in local Jewish organizations, including the Cleveland Zionist District, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Jewish Welfare Fund. Nationally, he served on the Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, chaired the Committee on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis during World War II, and in 1943, was selected by the National Jewish Welfare Board to serve as executive chairman of the Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. In 1953, he was elected preside... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3957.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Barnett R. Brickner Papers, Series II. Brickner, Barnett R. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4538.xml Barnett R. Brickner was a New-York born Zionist, educator, orator, and Rabbi of Cleveland, Ohio's Anshe Chesed Congregation (1925-1958). He was involved in numerous local, national and international organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian. To realize his goal of promoting and enhancing Jewish family life he created a Young People's Congregation at Anshe Chesed. He also directed the congregation into a more traditional Reform observance and the Zionist movement. Brickner was also extremely active in local Jewish organizations, including the Cleveland Zionist District, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Jewish Welfare Fund. Nationally, he served on the Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, chaired the Committee on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis during World War II, and in 1943, was selected by the National Jewish Welfare Board to serve as executive chairman of the Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. In 1953, he was elected president of the Cen... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4538.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Daniel Jeremy Silver Papers. Daniel Jeremy Silver http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4850.xml Daniel Jeremy Silver was a Reform rabbi at the Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, who preceded and served with him at The Temple. Prior to his years at The Temple, Daniel Jeremy Silver was rabbi at Congregation Beth Torah of Chicago Heights, Illinois. He became senior Rabbi of The Temple in 1963, serving until his death. He was active in local Cleveland Jewish and secular affairs, particularly with Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Jewish Community Federation's Public Welfare Committee. He was also active in the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and the Zionist Organization of America. Silver was the author of four books and many popular and scholarly articles, and also edited books and journals. The collection consists of appointment books, correspondence, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, programs, sermons, notes, and writings. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4850.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Daniel Jeremy Silver papers, 1907-1992. Silver, Daniel Jeremy., Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963, Silver, Virginia., Zeidman, Eugene. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=marc/skclmarc202890322046876.mrc Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT Daniel Jeremy Silver Papers, Series II. Silver, Daniel Jeremy http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4962.xml Daniel Jeremy Silver (1928-1989) was a Reform rabbi at Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio, and author of several books and many articles. The collection consists of private and public correspondence, articles, programs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and one group portrait taken at Shaker Heights High School class reunion, 1984. Included are several tributes and articles about Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Daniel's father, tributes to, and articles written by, Daniel, several pamphlets and newsletters from Temple-Tifereth Israel, reviews of Daniel's books, and articles relating to Harry S. Truman. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4962.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis Records. Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4692.xml The Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis is an organization of Conservative and Reform rabbis in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. Founded in 1964, it provides an organizational structure and united voice in the community for local Conservative and Reform rabbis. It also promotes education of its members and serves as a forum for discussion. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, articles of incorporation, and a constitution. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4692.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Jack Herman Papers. Herman, Jack http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4990.xml Jack Herman was a rabbi who served Anshe Emeth Synagogue, Youngstown, Ohio; Beth Israel Syngogue, Warren, Ohio; and Beth Am Congregation, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (1947-1969). He was an officer of the American Jewish Congress, chairman of the Cleveland Zionist Youth Commission, and president of the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. He compiled research materials on Cleveland Jewish history for the American Jewish History Project. The collection consists of sermons, lectures, notes, Jewish educational materials, programs, research documents, correspondence and photographs. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4990.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Jack Herman Papers, Series II. Herman, Jack http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5109.xml Jack Herman (1922-1969) was a rabbi who served Anshe Emeth Synagogue, Youngstown, Ohio; Beth Israel Synagogue, Warren, Ohio; and Beth Am Congregation, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (1947-1969). He was a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and later served on its Rabbinic Assembly. At Beth Am, a conservative congregation, Herman helped to grow the congregation from 300 to over 800 families. Following his death, Beth Am erected a new religious school in his memory. In addition to his work as a rabbi, Herman was also heavily involved in several Jewish organizations. He was an officer of the American Jewish Congress, chairman of the Cleveland Zionist Youth Commission, and president of the Cleveland Board of Rabbis (1967-death). He was also past president of the Northern Ohio Region of the Rabbinical Assembly, and a member of the board of the Jewish Community Federation, the Jewish Family Service, and the Jewish Community Center. Herman was also involved in compiling research materials on Cleveland Je... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5109.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Jacob Shtull Papers. Shtull, Jacob http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4890.xml 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. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4890.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Philip Horowitz Papers. Horowitz, Philip http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4943.xml Philip Horowitz was a scholar of classical and modern Hebrew, a Yiddishist, a teacher, and an advocate of human rights and liberal causes. He served as rabbi of Brith Emeth Congregation, Pepper Pike, Ohio, from its inception in 1959 until its closure in 1986. He was Visiting Professor of Theology at John Carroll University, 1968-1978, and Dean of College Seminars, National Federation of Temple Youth, 1962-1972. He was also a member of the Executive Commission, Ohio Civil Liberties Union, 1964-1970, served on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism, and was a member of the Ohio Commission on Abortion Reform. The collection consists of correspondence, sermons and talks, newspaper clippings, personal papers, administrative records and program documents. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4943.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Philip Horowitz Papers, Series II. Philip Horowitz http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5436.xml Philip Horowitz was a scholar of classical and modern Hebrew, a Yiddishist, a teacher, and an advocate of human rights and liberal causes. He served as rabbi of Brith Emeth Congregation, Pepper Pike, Ohio, from its inception in 1959 until its closure in 1986. He was Visiting Professor of Theology at John Carroll University, 1968-1978, and Dean of College Seminars, National Federation of Temple Youth, 1962-1972. He was also a member of the Executive Commission, Ohio Civil Liberties Union, 1964-1970, served on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism, and was a member of the Ohio Commission on Abortion Reform. The collection consists of booklets, a bulletin, cassettes, certificates, compact discs, correspondence, invitations, manuals, memorial tributes, memoranda, a newsletter, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, photographs, programs, sheet music, and transcripts. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS5436.xml Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT Rabbi Israel Porath Papers. Porath, Israel http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4526.xml Israel Porath was an Orthodox rabbi who served the Cleveland, Ohio, congregations of Oheb Zedek, Neveh Zedek and Heights Jewish Center. He compiled an eight volume study of the Talmud entitled, Mevo ha-Talmud. The collection consists of personal, professional and business correspondence, handwritten notes for talks, lectures and sermons, and published and unpublished articles by and about Israel Porath. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4526.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Rabbi Israel Porath Papers, Series II. Porath, Israel http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4753.xml Rabbi Israel Porath was a leader among Cleveland, Ohio's Orthodox Jewish rabbis for nearly five decades. He served as rabbi of Oheb Zedek congregation for fourteen years. He next served six years as rabbi of another Cleveland congregation, Nvai Zedek. In 1945 he accepted the position of dean of the Salanter Yeshiva in New York City, but returned with a year to Cleveland to become rabbi of the Heights Jewish Center, where he remained until his retirement in 1972. Porath was the founder and chairman of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council and served on the boards of the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Council, and the B'nai B'rith. His major scholarly contribution was Mavo Ha-Talmud (Outline of the Talmud), published in seven volumes from 1941-1960. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal records such as a naturalization application and a Brazilian visa, talks and sermons, as well as copyrights and notes for Mavo Ha-Talmud. The collect... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4753.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Rabbi Myron Silverman Papers. Silverman, Myron http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4522.xml Myron Silverman was rabbi of the Suburban Temple, Beachwood, Ohio, a Reform Jewish congregation, from 1949-1975. After his ordination at Hebrew Union College in 1936, he held various pulpits around the country, and served as an Army chaplain during World War II. He came to Suburban Temple in 1949, one year after its founding. He was active in a number of groups, including the Citizens League of Cleveland, the American Jewish Committee, Fairhill Psychiatric Hospital, and the World Union of Progressive Judaism. He was national chairman of the Union of American Hebrew Congregation's Israel Commission, and president of the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. The collection consists of correspondence, sermons, prayers for special occasions, and talks relating to Silverman's roles at Suburban Temple, as well as materials relating to his participation in local and national organizations, particularly the Union of American Hebrew Congregation's Israel Commission. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4522.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers. Rosenthal, Rudolph M. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3940.xml Rudolph M. Rosenthal (1906-1979) was the Rabbi of the Temple on the Heights (B'nai Jeshurun Congregation) in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1933 to 1976. Rabbi Rosenthal was active in civic and educational organizations, and in civil rights and Zionist organizations such as the Wilberforce University Foundation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Zionist Organization of America. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript drafts, addresses and sermons, memorabilia, and synagogue records. Correspondents include the Wilberforce University Foundation and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, on the topics of civil rights and Zionism. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3940.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers, Series II. Rosenthal, Rudolph M. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3977.xml Rudolph M. Rosenthal (1906-1979) was a Cleveland, Ohio-born Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun (Temple on the Heights). Ordained in 1932, he lead the congregation from 1933 to 1976 and was active in many civic and religious organizations, including the Cleveland Mayor's Committee to Combat Juvenile Delinquency, the Cleveland Crime Commission, the Wilberforce University Foundation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The collection consists of correspondence, letters to the editor, manuscript drafts, article: "The Creative Challenge of Aging," addresses, sermons, 1959 appointment calendar, invitations, programs, certificates, awards, memorabilia, clippings, family correspondence, and programs, certificates and clippings of Mrs. Bertha Rosenthal, and records pertaining to the Cleveland Crime Commission and Heights Temple, including the Newsletter, Tidings. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3977.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers, Series III. Rosenthal, Rudolph M. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4784.xml Rudolph M. Rosenthal was the rabbi of B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (Temple on the Heights), Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1933-1974. The collection consists of awards and certificates, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes for sermons, press releases, programs, and sermons. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4784.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Shubert Spero Papers. Spero, Shubert http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3988.xml Shubert Spero (b. 1923) was the Rabbi of Young Israel of Cleveland, Ohio, Co-Chairman of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, and trustee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. He and his wife, Iris, emigrated to Israel in 1983. The collection consists of correspondence, subject files, minutes, reports, publications, a scrapbook, and newsletters from Young Israel of Cleveland, the Rabbi's Record from Berkowitz-Kumin Funeral Home, and records from the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, its Rabbinical Court (Beth Din), and the Jewish Community Federation's Kashruth Board. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3988.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT Stanley J. Schachter Papers. Gift of Stanley Schachter http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5454.xml Stanley Joshua Schachter was born on May 27, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving for 15-years as vice chancellor at The Jewish Theological Seminary, he moved to Chicago where he began his rabbinical career. Schachter and his wife Lifsa moved to Cleveland in the 1980s when Schachter was offered the position of senior rabbi at B'nai Jeshurun. The leadership at B'nai Jeshurun worked closely with Schachter during the synagogue's historic move to the Pepper Pike facility. From 1987 to 2002, Schachter served as the synagogue's spiritual leader, and was rabbi emeritus until his retirement in 2015. Following his retirement, Schachter continued to teach at the Siegal College of Judaic Studies and worked as Jewish chaplain at The Cleveland Clinic. In 2007, his book The Book of Laughter and Torah was published, which describes the relationship between Jewish humor and Jewish religious teachings. The Stanley J. Schachter Papers collection consists of articles, notes, sermons, and speeches. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS 5454.xml Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT