Access and Provenance Institutional Sketch Scope and Content Note Series Description Box and Folder Listing

An Inventory to the Los Angeles, California- Srere Congregation Records 1923 - 1955. 0.8 Linear ft. Manuscript Collection No. 688

ACCESS AND PROVENANCE

The Los Angeles - Srere Congregation Records were received from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles, California, in October, 1994. HUC-JIR, by the act of donating the Los Angeles, California- Srere Congregation Records to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights to material authored by individuals are retained by the individuals and their heirs. Questions concerning rights should by addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives.

The Los Angeles, California - Srere Congregation Records are open to all researchers. The original manuscript collection is available in the reading room of the Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.

INSTITUTIONAL SKETCH top

Information about the history of Srere Congregation in Los Angeles, California is not available. It is known that the congregation dissolved prior to the acquisition of the records in 1994.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE top

The LOS ANGELES, CALIORNIA - SRERE CONGREGATION RECORDS document a few decades of an Orthodox synagogue’s growth and activities. The records consist primarily of a series of ledgers in Hebrew which are arranged chronologically by year. Within the ledgers are a series of financial reports - including dues, operating expenses and other daily activities. Additionally, the records contain scattered minutes and correspondence about the programs and building projects of the synagogue. There are no membership lists or records of the rabbis.

SERIES DESCIPTION top

The papers are arranged into a single series divided by subject. Records are those typically found in organizational records such as minutes and presidential correspondence. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each file.

BOX AND FOLDER LISTING top

Box     Folder          Contents

        
SERIES A: General Files.

1	1	Bank statements. 1948-1953.
	2	Contracts re: burial plots. 1952; n.d.
	3	Correspondence. 1948-1952.
	4	Expenses and dues. 1942.
	5	Financial reports. 1949.
	6	Insurance reports. 1949-1955.
	7	Jewish Burial Society of Los Angeles. Certificate. 1923.
	8	Ledger. 1908-1929.
	9	Ledger. 1927-1934.
	10	Ledger. 1931-1934.

2	1	Ledger. 1934-1936.
	2	Ledger. 1934-1936.
	3	Ledger. 1936-1937.
	4	Ledger. 1938-1942.
	5	Memorandum re: torch donation by Benjamin and Dinah Marks. 1952.
	6	Minutes. 1950-1951.
	7	Minutes. 1952.
	8	Receipts for construction work. 1949-1952.

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