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ACCESS AND PROVENANCEThe Roland B. Gittelsohn Papers were donated to the American Jewish Archives in 2003 by Judith Fales of Naples, FL and David Gittelsohn of Natick, MA. Judith Fales and David Gittelsohn, by the act of donating the Roland B. Gittelsohn Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned the property rights to the American Jewish Archives. All literary rights to material authored by Roland B. Gittelsohn are held by the Gittelsohn heirs. Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Director of the American Jewish Archives.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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Roland B. Gittelsohn was born on May 13, 1910 in Cleveland, Ohio. He received a B.A. in 1931 from Western Reserve University and a B.H. from Hebrew Union College in 1934. He was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1936. Gittelsohn then undertook graduate studies at the Teachers’ College, Columbia University and New School in New York. He also received two honorary degrees in 1961, the first being a D.D. from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and the other a Sc.D. from Lowell Technological Institute (now Lowell University).
Gittelson led an active life, both in his position as a rabbi and in his political life. In fact, he hardly distinguished the two, arguing that the role of a rabbi, or any religious leader for that matter, is to lead by positive example, especially when political issues affect the poor, homeless, marginalized, or otherwise unlucky of society. His early sermons, prior to World War II, make his pacifism quite evident. Gittelsohn’s resolve on the issue of war was tested when he became a chaplain in the Navy, though he reconciled this by drawing on the Jewish tradition of a “just war.” Gittelsohn was a chaplain with the 5th Marine Division, participating in the Iwo Jima invasion. His dedication of the cemetery and memorial for Iwo Jima was widely publicized, mainly because of a controversy over having a rabbi say a prayer at the graves of non-Jews. This address is perhaps one of his most famous legacies. He was also awarded three ribbons for his service at Iwo Jima.
While it may appear to be a contradiction - a pacifist going to war - the war solidified his determination that war must be a last resort for the good of humanity. This was most evident in Gittelsohn’s outspoken condemnation of the Vietnam War from the very beginning, which was a controversial position to take especially in the early to mid 1960s. He was labeled a traitor by some, but an upholder of democracy by many others whether they agreed with his position or not. This was also true during the McCarthy and House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) era when Gittelsohn publicly denounced the chipping away of civil liberties in America in a time of over inflated fears.
In addition to his public political life, Gittelsohn was devoted to his congregations. He first served at the Central Synagogue of Nassau County, N.Y. from 1936-1953. He then moved on to Temple Israel in Boston, where he would remain for the rest of his career. In addition to his congregational duties, Gittelsohn also was active in many organizations such as the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, where he was president from 1958-1960; president of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Boston 1961-1963, president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) 1969-1971, founding president of the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) 1977-1984 and the founding president of the World Zionist Executive & Jewish Agency Board of Governors 1978-1984. Gittelsohn was also extremely active in the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC). He was on its Board of Trustees and was the Vice Chairman 1973-1977, was an honorary life member and the Chairman of the Commission on Jewish Education 1959-1968. Gittelsohn received two awards from the UAHC, the Eisendrath Award in 1983 and the Jay Kaufman Award in 1984.
Gittelsohn was also devoted to political causes beyond the scope of American Judaism, believing that the best work to be done is that which benefits all. He was on President Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights in 1947, the Governor’s Commission to Survey Massachusetts Courts in 1955, Massachusetts Commission on Abolition of the Death Penalty 1957-1958, the Governor’s Committee on Migratory Labor 1960-1962 and the Governor’s Committee to Survey Operation of Massachusetts Prisons 1961-1962. Gittelsohn was also involved in and kept abreast of the latest in political progressive ideas and movements, too diverse and abundant to recount.Gittelsohn published numerous articles and books, such as Little Lower than Angels; Man’s Best Hope; Modern Jewish Problems; Consecrated Unto Me; My Beloved is Mine; Wings of the Morning; Fire in My Bones; The Meaning of Modern Judaism; Love, Sex, and Marriage: A Jewish View; The Meaning of Modern Judaism; The Extra Dimension; Here Am I; Harnessed to Hope; How Do I Decide?; Love in Your Life: A Jewish View of Teenage Sexuality.
Gittelsohn died on December 13, 1995. His first wife was Ruth Freyer with whom he had a son, David B. Gittelsohn, and a daughter, Judith Fales. His second wife was Hulda Tishler. He had two stepsons, Gerald Tishler and Douglas Tishler, four grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Roland B. Gittelsohn Papers contain the correspondence, writings and sermons of Rabbi Gittelsohn, a prominent Boston rabbi, and is divided into three series:
- SERIES A. CORRESPONDENCE (1941-1995)
- SERIES B. SUBJECT AND SERMON FILES (1934-1995)
- SERIES C. WRITINGS (1957-1996, n.d.)
SERIES A. CORRESPONDENCE (1941-1995) contains Rabbi Gittelsohn’s correspondence with various people and organizations. This series is arranged alphabetically within chronological order. The file names used by Gittelsohn were maintained. Of special note are letters to and/or from Martin Luther King (10/5) and various politicians throughout the years such as Paul Tsongas, Edward Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, and Norman Thomas (4/21) among others.
SERIES B. SUBJECT AND SERMON FILES (1934-1995) is a collection of topics that Gittelsohn was interested in and involved with. Once again his file names were maintained. These files contain Gittelsohn’s notes, sermons, articles, writings and some correspondence. One can gain insight into the subjects that he was most concerned with from the titles of these files. Of particular note are the files on anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Gittelsohn was an ardent supporter of Israel throughout his life as these files evidence.
The other topic that occupied much of Gittelsohn’s time and work was pacifism and the search for social justice. His files on capitalism, fascism, war and peace tie in nicely with those on Jewish ethics and free will. Among the many interesting files in this series is the file on pacifism and conscientious objection to war (53/1). This file contains articles, Gittelsohn’s notes and other thoughts on laws and ethics regarding conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Most stunning, however, are the first-hand accounts of objectors that Gittelsohn collected. He was a staunch defender of those who refused to support the war.The final series, consisting of one box is SERIES C. WRITINGS (1957-1996, n.d.). This series contains some of Gittelsohn’s writings as well as a collection of letters by his father in “The Little Town that is No More.”
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
Box Folder Contents SERIES A. CORRESPONDENCE (1941-1995) Scope Note: Series A is arranged alphabetically within chronological order. 1 1 A, general. 1953-1954. 2 B, general. 1953-1954. 3 Brickner, Barnett. 1953-1954. 4 Brotherhood Retreat. Oct 1954. 5 Brotherhood Retreat. 1955. 6 C, general. 1953-1954. 7 Commission on Justice and Peace. 1953-1954. 8 Confirmation. 1954-1955. 9 D, general. 1953. 10 E, general. 1953-1954. 11 F, general. 1953-1954. 12 G, general. 1953-1954. 13 Gamoran, Emanuel. 1953-1954. 14 Glueck, Nelson. 1953-1954. 15 H, general. 1953-1954. 16 I, general. 1953-1954. 17 J, general. 1953-1954. 18 K, general. 1953-1954. 2 1 L, general. 1953-1954. 2 M, general. 1953-1954. 3 Move to Boston. 1953. 4 N, general. 1953-1954. 5 O, general. 1953-1954. 6 P, general. 1953-1954. 7 Publicity. 1954-1955. 8 R, general. 1953-1954. 9 Regner, Sidney L. 1953-1955. 10 Sa-Sk, general. 1953-1954. 11 Sl-Sz, general. 1953-1954. 12 Sloane, Douglas. 1953-1955. 13 T, general. 1953-1954. 14 U, general. 1953-1954. 15 Unger, Sidney. 1953-1954. 16 V, general. 1953-1954. 17 Vorspan, Albert. 1953-1955. 18 W, general. 1953-1954. 19 Y-Z, general. 1953-1954. 3 1 Adult Education: Justice and Judaism. 1956-1957. 2 B, general. 1956-1957. 3 Brotherhood Retreat. June 1956. 4 C, general. 1956-1957. 5 Combined Campaign. 1955-1957. 6 Confirmation. 1956-1957. 7 D, general. 1956-1957. 8 E, general. 1956-1957. 9 F, general. 1956-1957. 10 G, general. 1956-1957. 11 H, general. 1956-1957. 12 I, general. 1956-1957. 13 J, general. 1956-1957. 14 K, general. 1956-1957. 15 L, general. 1956-1957. 16 "The Little Town that is No more." Letters of Reuben Gittelsohn. 17 M, general. 1956-1957. 18 N, general. 1956-1957. 19 O, general. 1956-1957. 20 P, general. 1956-1957. 21 Retreat. 1957. 22 Ro, general. 1956-1957. 4 1 S, general. 1956-1957. 2 T, general. 1956-1957. 3 U, general. 1956-1957. 4 V, general. 1956-1957. 5 X-Z, general. 1956-1957. 6 B, general. 1957-1958. 7 C, general. 1957-1958. 8 D, general. 1957-1958. 9 E, general. 1957-1958. 10 F, general. 1957-1958. 11 G, general. 1957-1958. 12 H, general. 1957-1958. 13 J, general. 1957-1958. 14 K, general. 1957-1958. 15 L, general. 1957-1958. 16 M, general. 1957-1958. 17 N, general. 1957-1958. 18 P, general. 1957-1958. 19 R, general. 1957-1958. 20 S, general. 1957-1958. 21 Thomas, Norman. 1957-1958. 22 V, general. 1957-1958. 23 W, general. 1957-1958. 24 A, general. 1958-1959. 25 Adult Education. 1958-1959. 26 B, general. 1958-1959. 27 Board of Rabbis, Massachusetts. 1958-1959. 28 C, general. 1958-1959. 29 Confirmation. 1958-1959. 30 D, general. 1958-1959. 5 1 E, general. 1958-1959. 2 Eastern New England Conference of Liberal Rabbis. 1958. 3 F, general. 1958-1959. 4 G, general. 1958-1959. 5 H, general. 1958-1959. 6 J, general. 1958-1959. 7 Judaism and Retail Business Seminar. 1959. 8 Ka, general. 1958-1959. 9 Ke-Kr, general. 1958-1958. 10 L, general. 1958-1959. 11 M, general 1958-1959. 12 N, general 1958-1959. 13 O, general 1958-1959. 14 P, general 1958-1959. 15 R, general 1958-1959. 16 S, general 1958-1959. 17 T, general 1958-1959. 18 U-V, general 1958-1959. 19 W, general 1958-1959. 20 A, general 1959-1960. 21 Adult Education. 1959-1960. 22 B, general 1959-1960. 23 C, general 1959-1960. 24 D, general 1959-1960. 25 E, general 1959-1960. 26 F, general. 1959-1960. 27 Lussheimer, Paul. 1959-1961. 6 1 G, general. 1959-1960. 2 H, general. 1959-1960. 3 J, general. 1959-1960. 4 K, general. 1959-1960. 5 L, general. 1959-1960. 6 M-N, general. 1959-1960. 7 Massachusetts Board of Rabbis. 1959-1960. 8 Publicity. 1959-1960. 9 R, general. 1959-1960. 10 S, general. 1959-1960. 11 Sisterhood Retreat. 1959-1960. 12 T-V, general. 1959-1960. 13 W-Y, general. 1959-1960. 14 A, general. 1960-1961. 15 Adult marriage course. 1960. 16 B, general. 1960-1961. 17 C, general. 1960-1961. 18 D, general. 1960-1961. 19 E, general. 1960-1961. 20 F, general. 1960-1961. 21 G, general. 1960-1961. 22 H, general. 1960-1961. 23 J, general. 1960-1961. 24 K, general. 1960-1961. 25 L, general. 1960-1961. 26 M, general. 1960-1961. 7 1 N, general. 1960-1961. 2 National Association of Temple Educators (NATE). 25 Dec 1960. 3 O-P, general. 1960-1961. 4 Publicity. 1960-1961. 5 Q, general. 1960-1961. 6 R, general. 1960-1961. 7 S, general. 1960-1961. 8 Schuster, Harry V. Memorial Fund. 1960-1961. 9 T, general. 1960-1961. 10 V-W, general. 1960-1961. 11 A, general. 1961-1962. 12 Adult Education. 1961-1962. 13 B, general. 1961-1962. 14 C, general. 1961-1962. 15 D, general. 1961-1962. 16 E, general. 1961-1962. 17 F, general. 1961-1962. 18 G, general. 1961-1962. 19 H, general. 1961-1962. 20 Homiletics. 1961-1962. 21 J, general. 1961-1962. 22 K, general. 1961-1962. 23 L, general. 1961-1962. 24 M, general. 1961-1962. 25 N, general. 1961-1962. 26 O, general. 1961-1962. 27 P, general. 1961-1962. 28 Prospectus. “Man’s Best Hope.” 1961-1962. 29 Publicity. 1961-1962. 8 1 Q-R, general. 1961-1962. 2 S, general. 1961-1962. 3 T, general. 1961-1962. 4 U-V, general. 1961-1962. 5 W-Z, general. 1961-1962. 6 A, general. 1962-1963. 7 Adult Education. 1962-1963. 8 B, general. 1962-1963. 9 C, general. 1962-1963. 10 Confirmation. 1962-1963. 11 D, general. 1962-1963. 12 E-F, general. 1962-1963. 13 G, general. 1962-1963. 14 H, general. 1962-1963. 15 J, general. 1962-1963. 16 K, general. 1962-1963. 17 L, general. 1962-1963. 18 M, general. 1962-1963. 19 “Man’s Best Hope.” Camp Saratoga Teachers’ seminar. 27 Aug 1962. 20 N, general. 1962-1963. 21 O, general. 1962-1963. 22 P, general. 1962-1963. 9 1 Publicity. 1962-1963. 2 R, general. 1962-1963. 3 S, general. 1962-1963. 4 Schuster, Harry V. Memorial Fund. 1962-1963. 5 T, general. 1962-1963. 6 U-V, general. 1962-1963. 7 W, general. 1962-1963. 8 Y-Z, general. 1962-1963. 9 A, general. 1963-1964. 10 Adult Education. 1963-1964. 11 Anniversary. 1963. 12 B, general. 1963-1964. 13 Breet K’tanah. 1963. 14 C, general. 1963-1964. 15 Confirmation and post-confirmation. 1963-1964. 16 D, general. 1963-1964. 17 E, general. 1963-1964. 18 F, general. 1963-1964. 10 1 G, general. 1963-1964. 2 H, general. 1963-1964. 3 I, general. 1963-1964. 4 J, general. 1963-1964. 5 K, general. 1963-1964. 6 L, general. 1963-1964. 7 M, general. 1963-1964. 8 N, general. 1963-1964. 9 O, general. 1963-1964. 10 P, general. 1963-1964. 11 Q, general. 1963-1964. 12 R, general. 1963-1964. 13 Reform Judaism. Lecture series. 1964. 14 S-Sh , general. 1963-1964. 15 Si-Sz, general. 1963-1964. 11 1 T, general. 1963-1964. 2 U-V, general. 1963-1964. 3 W, general. 1963-1964. 4 X-Z, general. 1963-1964. 5 A, general. 1964-1965. 6 B, general. 1964-1965. 7 Breet K’tanah. 1964-1965. 8 C, general. 1964-1965. 9 D, general. 1964-1965. 10 E , general. 1964-1965. 11 F, general. 1964-1965. 12 G, general. 1964-1965. 13 H , general. 1964-1965. 14 I, general. 1964-1965. 15 Israel. 1964-1965. 16 J, general. 1964-1965. 17 K, general. 1964-1965. 18 L, general. 1964-1965. 19 M, general. 1964-1965. 20 N, general. 1964-1965. 21 O, general. 1964-1965. 22 P, general. 1964-1965. 23 R, general. 1964-1965. 24 Sa-Sch, general. 1964-1965. 12 1 Se-Sz, general. 1964-1965. 2 T, general. 1964-1965. 3 U-V, general. 1964-1965. 4 W, general. 1964-1965. 5 X-Z, general. 1964-1965. 6 A, general. 1965-1966. 7 American Legion. 1965. 8 B, general. 1965-1966. 9 C, general. 1965-1966. 10 D, general. 1965-1966. 11 E, general. 1965-1966. 12 F, general. 1965-1966. 13 G, general. 1965-1966. 14 H-J, general. 1965-1966. 15 K , general. 1965-1966. 16 L, general. 1965-1966. 17 M, general. 1965-1966. 18 N –O, general. 1965-1966. 19 P, general. 1965-1966. 20 R, general. 1965-1966. 21 S, general. 1965-1966. 22 T, general. 1965-1966. 23 U-V, general. 1965-1966. 24 W, general. 1965-1966. 25 X-Z, general. 1965-1966. 26 A, general. 1966-1967. 27 Adult Education, general. 1966-1967. 13 1 B, general. 1966-1967. 2 Breet K’tanah. 1966-1967 3 C, general. 1966-1967. 4 Confirmation, post-confirmation and religious school. 1966-1967. 5 D, general. 1966-1967. 6 E, general. 1966-1967. 7 I, general. 1966-1967. 8 G, general. 1966-1967. 9 H, general. 1966-1967. 10 Hebrew Teachers’ College. 1966-1967. 11 I-J, general. 1966-1967. 12 K, general. 1966-1967. 13 L, general. 1966-1967. 14 M, general. 1966-1967. 15 N, general. 1966-1967. 16 O, general. 1966-1967. 17 P, general. 1966-1967. 14 1 R, general. 1966-1967. 2 Reform Jewish Appeals. 1966-1967. 3 Sa-Sh, general. 1966-1967. 4 Schindler, Alexander M. 1966-1967. 5 Si-Sz, general. 1966-1967. 6 T, general. 1966-1967. 7 U-V, general. 1966-1967. 8 W, general. 1966-1967. 9 X-Z, general. 1966-1967. 10 A, general. 1967-1968. 11 Adult Education. 1967-1968. 12 Assistant Rabbis. 1967-1968. 13 B, general. 1967-1968. 14 Breet K’tanah. 1967-1968. 15 C, general. 1967-1968. 16 Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). 1967-1968. 15 1 Commission on Jewish Education. 1967-1968. 2 D, general. 1967-1968. 3 E, general. 1967-1968. 4 F, general. 1967-1968. 5 G, general. 1967-1968. 6 H, general. 1967-1968. 7 I-J, general. 1967-1968. 8 K, general. 1967-1968. 9 L, general. 1967-1968. 10 M, general. 1967-1968. 11 N, general. 1967-1968. 12 O, general. 1967-1968. 13 P, general. 1967-1968. 14 R, general. 1967-1968. 15 Sa-Sh, general. 1967-1968. 16 1 Si-Sz, general. 1967-1968. 2 Spiro, Jack D. 1967-1968. 3 T, general. 1967-1968. 4 U-V, general. 1967-1968. 5 W, general. 1967-1968. 6 X-Z, general. 1967-1968. 7 A, general. 1968-1969. 8 B-G, general. 1968-1969. 9 Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). 1969-1970. 10 A, general. 1970-1971. 11 B, general. 1970-1971. 12 C, general. 1970-1971. 13 Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). Executive Vice President. 1970. 14 D, general. 1970-1971. 15 E, general. 1970-1971. 16 F, general. 1970-1971. 17 1 G, general. 1970-1971. 2 H, general. 1970-1971. 3 Havdalah hour. 1970-1971. 4 I-J, general. 1970-1971. 5 K, general. 1970-1971. 6 L, general. 1970-1971. 7 M, general. 1970-1971. 8 N–O, general. 1970-1971. 9 P, general. 1970-1971. 10 Polish, David. 1970-1971. 11 Q, general. 1970-1971. 12 R, general. 1970-1971. 18 1 Regner, Sidney. 1970-1971. 2 Sa-Se, general. 1970-1971. 3 Sh-So, general. 1970-1971. 4 St-Sz, general. 1970-1971. 5 Spiro, Jack D. 1970-1971. 6 T-U, general. 1970-1971. 7 V, general. 1970-1971. 8 W, general. 1970-1971. 9 X-Z, general. 1970-1971. 10 A, general. 1971-1972. 11 Adult Education. 1971-1972. 12 B, general. 1971-1972. 13 C, general. 1971-1972. 14 D, general. 1971-1972. 15 E, general. 1971-1972. 19 1 F, general. 1971-1972. 2 G, general. 1971-1972. 3 Glaser, Joshua B. 1971-1972. 4 H, general. 1971-1972. 5 Havdalah Hour. 1971-1972. 6 I-J, general. 1971-1972. 7 K, general. 1971-1972. 8 L, general. 1971-1972. 9 M, general. 1971-1972. 10 N, general. 1971-1972. 11 O-P, general. 1971-1972. 12 Polish, David. 1971-1972. 13 R, general. 1971-1972. 14 Sa-Sh, general. 1971-1972. 15 Si-Sz, general. 1971-1972. 16 Spiro, Jack D. 1971-1972. 17 T-V, general. 1971-1972. 20 1 W, general. 1971-1972. 2 X-Z, general. 1971-1972. 3 A, general. 1972-1973. 4 Adult Education. 1972-1973. 5 B, general. 1972-1973. 6 C, general. 1972-1973. 7 Committee on Rabbinic Tenure and Security. 1972-1973. 8 D, general. 1972-1973. 9 E, general. 1972-1973. 10 F, general. 1972-1973. 11 G, general. 1972-1973. 12 Glaser, Joseph. 1972-1973. 13 H, general. 1972-1973. 14 I-J, general. 1972-1973. 15 K, general. 1972-1973. 21 1 L, general. 1972-1973. 2 M, general. 1972-1973. 3 Mixed marriages group. 1972-1973. 4 N, general. 1972-1973. 5 O-P, general. 1972-1973. 6 Polish, David. 1972-1973. 7 R, general. 1972-1973. 8 S, general. 1972-1973. 9 T-V, general. 1972-1973. 10 W, general. 1972-1973. 11 X-Z, general. 1972-1973. 12 Adult Education. 1973-1974. 13 Dedication. 1973. 14 K, general. 1973-1974. 15 L, general. 1973-1974. 16 Memos. 1973-1974. 17 O, general. 1973-1974. 18 P, general. 1973-1974. 19 R, general. 1973-1974. 22 1 S, general. 1973-1974. 2 T, general. 1973-1974. 3 V-W, general. 1973-1974. 4 X-Z, general. 1973-1974. 5 A, general. 1974-1975. 6 Adult Education. 1974-1975. 7 B, general. 1974-1975. 8 Bar Mitzvah. 1974-1975. 9 C, general. 1974-1975. 10 D, general. 1974-1975. 11 E, general. 1974-1975. 12 F, general. 1974-1975. 13 Friday night services. Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. 1974-1975. 14 G, general. 1974-1975. 15 H, general. 1974-1975. 16 Havdalah Hour. 1974-1975. 17 I-J, general. 1974-1975. 18 K, general. 1974-1975. 19 L, general. 1974-1975. 20 M, general. 1974-1975. 21 N, general. 1974-1975. 22 O-P, general. 1974-1975. 23 Prayers and baby namings. 1974-1975. 24 R, general. 1974-1975. 25 S, general. 1974-1975. 26 T-Z , general. 1974-1975. 23 1 A, general. 1975-1976. 2 Adult Education. 1974-1975. 3 B, general. 1975-1976. 4 C, general. 1975-1976. 5 Confirmation and post-confirmation. 1975-1976. 6 D, general. 1975-1976. 7 E, general. 1975-1976. 8 G, general. 1975-1976. 9 H, general. 1975-1976. 10 Havdalah Hour. 1975-1976. 11 I-J, general. 1975-1976. 12 K, general. 1975-1976. 13 L, general. 1975-1976. 14 M, general. 1975-1976. 15 N-O, general. 1975-1976. 16 P, general. 1975-1976. 17 R, general. 1975-1976. 18 S, general. 1975-1976. 19 T, general. 1975-1976. 20 U-V, general. 1975-1976. 21 W, general. 1975-1976. 22 X-Z , general. 1975-1976. 23 A, general. 1976-1977. 24 Adult Education. 1976-1977. 25 B, general. 1976-1977. 26 C, general. 1976-1977. 27 Conversion. 1976-1977. 24 1 D, general. 1976-1977. 2 E, general. 1976-1977. 3 F, general. 1976-1977. 4 G, general. 1976-1977. 5 H, general. 1976-1977. 6 Havdalah Hour. 1976-1977. 7 I-J, general. 1976-1977. 8 K, general. 1976-1977. 9 L, general. 1976-1977. 10 Levine, Jonathan. 1976-1977. 11 M, general. 1976-1977. 12 N–O, general. 1976-1977. 13 P, general. 1976-1977. 14 Prayers. 1976-1977. 15 R, general. 1976-1977. 16 Retirement. 1976-1977. 17 S, general. 1976-1977. 18 T, general. 1976-1977. 19 Task Force on Jewish Education. 1976-1977. 20 Television. 1976-1977. 25 1 U-V, general. 1976-1977. 2 W, general. 1976-1977. 3 X-Z, general. 1976-1977. 4 Speaking dates. 1977-1978. 5 A, general. 1978-1979. 6 B, general. 1978-1979. 7 C, general. 1978-1979. 8 D, general. 1978-1979. 9 E-F, general. 1978-1979. 10 G, general. 1978-1979. 11 H, general. 1978-1979. 12 J-K, general. 1978-1979. 13 L, general. 1978-1979. 14 M, general. 1978-1979. 15 N–O, general. 1978-1979. 16 P, general. 1978-1979. 17 R, general. 1978-1979. 18 Red Cross. 1978-1979. 19 S, general. 1978-1979. 20 T, general. 1978-1979. 21 Task Force. 1978-1979. 22 Television. 1978-1979. 23 V-Z, general. 1978-1979. 24 A, general. 1979. 25 Association of Reform Zionists of America. 1979. 26 B-C, general. 1979. 27 D-E, general. 1979. 28 F, general. 1979. 29 G, general. 1979. 30 H, general. 1979. 31 J-K, general. 1979. 32 Ketubah (blank). 1979. 33 L, general. 1979. 34 M, general. 1979. 26 1 N–R, general. 1979. 2 S-T, general. 1979. 3 Task Force. 1979. 4 U-Z , general. 1979. 5 A-B, general. 1980. 6 C-D, general. 1980. 7 E-F, general. 1980. 8 G-H, general. 1980. 9 I-J, general. 1980. 10 K-L, general. 1980. 11 M, general. 1980. 12 N–O, general. 1980. 13 P-R, general. 1980. 14 S, general. 1980. 15 T-Z, general. 1980. 16 A, general. 1981-1987. 17 B, general. 1981-1987. 18 C, general. 1981-1987. 27 1 D, general. 1981-1987. 2 E, general. 1981-1987. 3 F, general. 1981-1987. 4 G, general. 1981-1987. 5 H, general. 1981-1987. 6 I-J, general. 1981-1987. 7 K, general. 1981-1987. 8 L, general. 1981-1987. 9 M, general. 1981-1987. 10 N , general. 1981-1987. 28 1 O-P, general. 1981-1987. 2 Q-R, general. 1981-1987. 3 S, general. 1981-1987. 4 T-V, general. 1981-1987. 5 W, general. 1981-1987. 6 Y-Z, general. 1981-1987. 7 A, general. 1988-1990. 8 B, general. 1988-1990. 9 C, general. 1988-1990. 10 D, general. 1988-1990. 11 E-F, general. 1988-1990. 12 G, general. 1988-1990. 29 1 H, general. 1988-1990. 2 I-J, general. 1988-1990. 3 K, general. 1988-1990. 4 L, general. 1988-1990. 5 M, general. 1988-1990. 6 N–O, general. 1988-1990. 7 P-R, general. 1988-1990. 8 S, general. 1988-1990. 9 T-V, general. 1988-1990. 10 W-Z, general. 1988-1990. 11 A-D, general. 1991-1993. 12 E-I, general. 1991-1993. 13 J-M, general. 1991-1993. 14 O-S, general. 1991-1993. 30 1 T-Z, general. 1991-1993. 2 A-F, general. 1993-1994. 3 N-Z, general. 1993-1994. 4 General correspondence. 1941-1953. 5 General correspondence. 1954-1972. 6 General correspondence. 1973-1995. SERIES B. SUBJECT AND SERMON FILES (1934-1995) Scope Note: Series B contains files that Gittelsohn kept on various topics. Gittelsohn’s file names were maintained and these files contain his notes, writings and sermons on these subjects. 31 1 Adversity. 2 American civilization. 3 Amos and Hosea. 4 Anti-labor activities. 5 Anti-Semitism. Causes. 6 Anti-Semitism. Fighting it. 32 1 Anti-Semitism. Germany. 2 Anti-Semitism. Notes. 3 Anti-Semitism. Poland. 4 Anti-Semitism. Sermons. 33 1 Anti-Semitism. United States of America and South America. 2 Anti-Zionism. 3 Anti-Zionism. Israel. 4 Arabs. 5 Articles and Reviews. 1958-1964. 34 1 Articles and Reviews. 1965-1968. 2 Articles and Reviews. 1968-1974. 3 Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). 1977-1978. 4 Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Board. 1989-1994. 5 Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Correspondence. 1981-1988. 6 Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Correspondence. 1988-1990. 35 1 Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Lectures. 1979-1983. 2 Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Lectures. 1984-1987. 3 Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Lectures. 1988-1995. 4 Assimilation. 5 Bar Mitzvah and confirmation. 36 1 Bibilical/Bible. General. 2 Biblical criticism. 3 Bible lectures. Part I. 4 Bible lectures. Part II. 5 Bible lectures. Part III. 37 1 Bible and Archaeology. 2 Bible exegesis. 3 Bible and social problems. 4 Biographies and memorials. Part I. 5 Biographies and memorials. Part II. 6 Biographies and memorials. Part III. 38 1 Birth control and abortion. 2 Business ethics. 3 Business and political ethics. 4 Capital punishment. 5 Capitalism. Enlightened. 6 Capitalism and fascism. 7 Capitalism, socialism and communism. 8 Capitalism and war. 9 Catholic politics. 10 Catholicism. Letter from father. 11 Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). 1967-1969. 39 1 Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). 1969-1970. 2 Ceremonial art. 3 Chanukah. 4 Children. 5 Chosen people. 6 Christianity and Jesus. 40 1 Christianity and Jews. 2 Christianity and Zionism. 3 Church and State. 4 Civil rights. Part I. 5 Civil rights. Part II. 41 1 Communism. 2 Communism and civil liberties. 3 Congregation and rabbi. 4 Counseling problems and the new morality. 5 Confirmation manuals. “Ideas of Religion as Reflected in the Confirmation Manuals and Catechisms used by American Jews.” 6 Crime and punishment. 7 Cults and missionaries. 8 Democracy. 9 Deutero-Isaiah. 42 1 Drugs. 2 Education. 3 Education in Judaism. 4 Euthanasia. 5 Ezekiel. 6 Fascism. 7 Fascism in the United States of America. 8 Family. 9 Fiction. 10 Free Press and Radio/ Free Speech. 11 Free will and freedom. 12 Funerals and memorials. 43 1 God. 2 God and ethics. 3 God and man. 4 God and nature. 44 1 Goodwill. 2 Halachah. 3 Happiness. 4 Happiness and adjustment. 5 Havdalah hour. 6 Hebrew Teacher’s College. 7 History of American democracy. 8 Holy day sermons. 9 Human goodness. 45 1 Immortality and death. Part I. 2 Immortality and death. Part II. 3 Individual responsibility. 4 Installations. 5 Intermarriage. 6 Intermarriage and conversion. 46 1 International affairs. 2 Isaiah and Jeremiah. 3 Israel. 4 Israel and American Jews. 5 Israel. Political. 6 Jew. Definitions. 7 Jews and peace. 8 Jewish adjustment. Part I. 9 Jewish adjustment. Part II. 10 Jewish education. 47 1 Jewish ethics. Part I. 2 Jewish ethics. Part II. 3 Jewish fiction. 4 Jewish history. 5 Jewish philanthropy. 48 1 Jewish survival. 2 Jewish unity. 3 Job. 4 Judaism. Part I. 5 Judaism. Part II. 6 Judaism. Comparative religion. 49 1 Judaism. Orthodox. 2 Judaism. Post-biblical. 3 Judaism. Reconstructionism. 4 Judaism. Reform. 5 Judaism and sex. Marriage and family. 50 1 Judaism and social problems. 2 Judaism. Uniqueness. 3 Judaism. What is it? 4 Labor problems. 5 Labor Zionism. 6 Man. 7 Man’s Best Hope. Part I. 8 Man’s Best Hope. Part II. 51 1 Man’s Best Hope. Part III. 2 Man’s Best Hope. Part IV. 3 Man’s Best Hope. Correspondence. 4 Marriage and divorce. 5 Marriage and sex. 52 1 Marriage courses. 2 Material v. spiritual. 3 McCarthyism. 4 Meaning of religion. 5 Mental health. 6 Mental health and judaism. 7 Orchard Cove. 53 1 Pacifism and conscientious objection. 2 Passover. 3 Pastoral psychology. 4 Peace. 1930s. 5 Peace. 1939-1963, n.d. 54 1 Peace. 1963-1974. 2 Peace, steps to. 3 Pentateuch. 4 Personality problems. 5 Philanthropy. 6 Philosophy of Jewish Life. 7 Political action. 8 Political issues. 9 Politics. 55 1 Poverty and wages. Employment. 2 Prayer. 3 Pre-marital counseling. 4 Prophets. 5 “Protocols of Zion.” 6 Purim. 7 Rabbinic placement. 8 Race relations. Part I. 9 Race relations. Part II. 56 1 Reconstructionism. 2 Refugee problems. 3 Religion. 1957-1978. 4 Religion, need for. 5 Religion and peace. 6 Religion and science. 7 Religion in Israel. 8 Religion and social problems. Levittown. 9 Religious school curriculum. 57 1 Retreats and Havurot. Photographs. 2 Rosh Hashanah. 1933-1951. 3 Rosh Hashanah. 1952-1965. 4 Rosh Hashanah. 1966-1984. 5 Russia. 58 1 Sacrifice and service. 2 Sermons. 1936-1937, n.d. 3 Sermons. 1941-1957. 4 Sermons. Television and Radio. 1953-1954. 5 Sermons. “Message of Israel.”1954-1955. 6 Sermons. Television and Radio. 1954-1955. 7 Sermons. Radio. 1955-1956. 8 Sermons. Rosh Hashanah. 1955. 9 Sermons. Television. 1955-1956. 10 Sermons. Radio. 1956-1957. 59 1 Sermons. Radio. Saturday evening. 1956-1957. 2 Sermons. Television. 1956-1957. 3 Sermons. Television and Radio. 1957-1958. 4 Sermons. “My Honor Roll.” 1958-1977. 5 Sermons. 1958-1965. 6 Sermons. Television and Radio. 1958-1959. 7 Sermons. 1958-1964. 8 Sermons. Radio.1959-1960. 9 Sermons. Television. 10 Sermons. Television correspondence. 1959-1960. 60 1 Sermons. Television and Radio. 1960-1961. 2 Sermons. Television and Radio. 1961. 3 Sermons. Friday night. 1961-1962. 4 Sermons. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. 1961-1962. 5 Sermons. Television and Radio. 1961-1962. 6 Sermons. 1965-1979, 1986. 7 Sermons. 1966-1975. 8 Sermons. 1988-1995. 61 1 Sermons. Prospectus. 2 Sex and sexual behavior. 3 Sin and atonement. 4 Social Security and insurance. 5 Socialism and public ownership. 6 Social action. 1934-1990. 7 Sorrow and evil. 62 1 South Africa. 2 Suffering and sorrow. 3 Sukkot. 4 The synagogue. 5 Synagogue and rabbis. 6 Teaching theology. 7 Thanksgiving. 8 Theology. 9 Tribute to Jerome Malino. 10 Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) ethics. 11 Unions and strikes. 12 United Nations and Israel. 63 1 United States of America and Israel. 2 United States of America and Russia. 3 United States of America and Vietnam. 4 United States of America and war. 5 War. 6 War, causes of, costs and achievements. 7 War, my experience. 8 Wealth and profits. 9 Weddings. SERIES C. WRITINGS (1957-1996, n.d.) Scope Note: This one box series contains some of Gittelsohn’s writings. “The Little Town that is No More” is a collection of letters by Gittelsohn’s father. 64 1 “Conquering your Sorrow and Fear: New Strength from Old Words.” 2 “Does God Laugh Too?” 3 “Little Lower than the Angels” and “Modern Jewish Problems.” 4 “The Little Town that is No More.” 1957. 5 “The Purest Democracy.” Iwo Jima dedication. 6 “My Cancer and My God.” 1996. 7 “Pacifist to Padre / Pacifist in Uniform / Pacifist No More.”Copyright © 2003 The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives