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Joseph L. Weinberg (1890-1977) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, architect and senior partner of Weinberg, Teare, Fischer,
Herman. Weinberg became involved with urban renewal efforts with his design of Lakeview Terrace in Cleveland in 1934. Edith
L. Weinberg (1902-1987) was a program director at the Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association in Pittsburgh (1926-1933)
and was a leader in many Jewish and community service organizations. Her mother, Stella S. Lazarus was secretary at the Jewish
Orphan Asylum in Cleveland, Ohio (1923-1933). The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Joseph and Edith
Weinberg, including family members and activities, and with others. Group portraits include a photograph of Joseph Weinberg
with Eleanor Roosevelt at Lakeview Terrace. Views include events such as the ground breaking ceremony of Lakeview Terrace;
meetings, dinners and luncheons; aerial views of the Lakeview Terrace housing project; Weinberg family residences; Council
Gardens in Cleveland Heights; and other buildings. Perspective renderings of building plans, including Lakeview Terrace, Council
Gardens, and a proposed apartment in Parma Heights, are included.
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