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Box and Folder Listing
An Inventory to
the
National
Federation of Temple
Brotherhoods
Records
Manuscript
Collection No. 74
Brotherhoods Records
Manuscript Collection No. 74
1925-1932
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| Title | The National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods Records. | |
| Dates: | 1925-1932. | |
| Abstract: | The records of the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods (NFTB) consist of correspondence, form letters, and reports which outline the activities and interests of the NFTB and its committees. The records are arranged chronologically. The span dates for the collection are 1925-1932. | |
| Quantity: | 0.4 linear feet;1 Hollinger box. | |
| Identification: | Manuscript Collection No. 74. | |
Institutional Sketch
The National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods (NFTB) was founded in affiliation with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1925. NFTB was, in part, a response to the success of the creation of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods in 1913. Approximately 47 mens clubs in United States Reform Congregations joined together to form a national organization. By 1942, the NFTB comprised 137 chapters and 23,000 individual members.
The NFTB's mission includes opportunities for men to explore their Jewish identities, to be active in Reform Judaism and to connect the activities of local chapters to a regional and national organization. They also serve as a recruitment method for the synagogues in developing new lay leaders.
In 1939, the NFTB assumed responsibility for the Jewish Chatauqua Society. As the head of this organization, they began to send speakers out to American universities and colleges. Other national activities include the sponsorship of biennial conference and regional/city conferences in alternating years. A second national project is the Reform on Campus Project, which sponsors grants to campuses in order to help sustain their Jewish communities.
Additionally, the NFTB sponsors a periodical entitled Achim Magazine. This periodical follows the former Brotherhood magazine and before that The Jewish Layman. Also, in an attempt to connect the brotherhood chapters, the NFTB has a series of national committees that take the best of the ideas from local chapters and disseminate them to all other chapters.
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Scope and Content Note
The records of the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods (NFTB) consist of correspondence, form letters, and reports which outline the activities and interests of the NFTB and its committees. The records are arranged chronologically. The span dates for the collection are 1925-1932.
Because these records were taken out of the Union of American Hebrew Congregation Records (UAHC), much of the correspondence is with the UAHC and its officials or relates to the NFTB's relationship with the Union and the Reform movement. There is also a fair amount of material on the Metropolitan Conference of the Temple Brotherhoods in New York City, in the 1930s. While there are annual reports, there are very few minutes.
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Organization |
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| The papers are organized into a single series. | ||
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Arrangement
See description of individual series.
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Restrictions
Access Information
The National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods Records are open to all users and available in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives.
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Related Material
Berkowitz, Max Edward. Autobiography. Mount, Vernon, New York. 1951. Small Collections.
Lee, Edward. Transcript of oral history. Small Collections.
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. Cantata entitled "Menorah of Faith." n.d. TR-552.
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. Convention proceedings and executive board minutes. Microfilms Nos. 3271-3272.
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. Covention/meeting exerpts. Video Tape Recording No. 428.
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. Neaprint Special Topics File.
Union of American Hebrew Congregation Records. MSS. Col. No. 72.
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Administrative Information
Citations
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods Records and the American Jewish Archives.
Provenance
The National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods Records were donated to the American Jewish Archives by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1951.
Processing Information
Processed by M. Carolyn Dellenbach, December, 1978.
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Box and Folder Listing
Series A: General Files. 1925-1932. |
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| Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note the collection number, as well as the box and folder numbers shown below. | |||||||||||||
| The papers which consist of correspondence and accompanying materials are arranged chronologically in a single series. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically within the year. | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence. Topics include: fundraising, activities reports, Ash, Sholom's Kiddush Ha-Shem: an epic of 1648. 1925-1926. | |||||||||||
| 2 | Correspondence. Topics include: Reinhardt, Arthur, committee form letters; reports; minutes; 2nd Biennial Conference, New York City's Metropolitan Conference of Temple Brotherhood. 1927. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Correspondence.Topics include: New York City's Metropolitan Conference of Temple Brotherhood. 1928. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Correspondence. Topics include: 3rd Biennial Conference, Executive Board; Brotherhood lists; reports, New York City's Conference of Temple Brotherhood. 1930; 1932. | ||||||||||||
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