PETUCHOWSKI, JAKOB J. (1925-1991).
Papers, 1942-1986. 2.0 linear ft.
Papers document the rabbinic and professional activities of Jakob Petuchowski who served as both a congregational rabbi and on the faculty at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Petuchowski wrote extensively on prayerbooks and halakhah and was involved in interfaith activities. Inventory available

PHILIPSON, DAVID (1862-1949).
Papers, 1883-1949. 4.0 Linear ft.
Correspondence, addresses, lectures, and sermons of Rabbi Philipson, rabbi at Bene Israel (Cincinnati) and faculty member of Hebrew Union College. Includes documents and source material pertaining to Jewish history and the Reform movement, papers dealing with Jewish-Christian relations, conversions, synagogue and school matters, copies of letters of famous European and American Jews, relating to Biblical, historical, political, educational and congregational matters, on problems of Reform, Liberalism, orthodoxy, Zionism, American and European Judaism, anti-Semitism, and intermarriages, family letters, correspondence of Philipson and numerous individuals on the League of American Jews (against Zionism). Correspondents include the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Congress, the Anti-Defamation League, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Hebrew Union College, the Jewish Publication Society, and the Union of American Hebrew congregations. Inventory available

PHILLIPSBORN, ADOLF COLLECTION.
Papers, 1917-1966. 0.4 Linear ft.
Collection includes a history of the Jewish community of Marshall, Texas and a 1969 history, with a 1970 supplement, of the Jewish community of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Also included are newspaper clippings, publications and photographs relating to other Mississippi Jewish communities. Nearprint material and maps in the collection detail the further history of Vicksburg. Phillipsborn served as rabbi for several southern congregations.Inventory available

POLISH, DAVID. (1910-1995)
Papers, 1928-1995. 1.6 linear ft.
Papers contain materials pertaining to Polish's career as rabbi, scholar, author, and teacher. Polish served as president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) from 1971-1973 and spent most of his rabbinical career in the Chicago area. The collection contains correspondence, sermons, writings, and miscellaneous items. Inventory available 

POLLER, H. LEONARD (1928-1998)
Papers, 1960-1994. 7.6 linear ft.
Papers describe the rabbinic and professional activities of H. Leonard Poller, who served at Temple Oheb Shalom in Montreal Canada, and at Larchmont Temple in Larchmont, New York. Poller was active in the Central Conference of American Rabbis's liturgical issues. Also of interest is material relating to the Jonathan Pollard case. Inventory available

PRINZ, JOACHIM. (1902-1988)
Papers, 1935-1980. 3.6 linear ft.
Collection contains correspondence and manuscripts relating to Prinz's professional career as a pulpit rabbi and his involvement in Jewish communal and organizational life. The papers reflect most heavily Prinz's activities in three organizations: the American Jewish Congress, the World Jewish Congress, and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Documented in these files are events and causes that reverberated throughout American - and international - society during this time: Zionism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, civil rights, capital punishment, poverty, anti-Semitism, etc. Prinz's role and activities as a key figure in many American Jewish organizations brought him into contact with prominent political and lay leaders. As a result, this collection is rich with letters that carry the voices of a wide array of individuals, both powerful and common, that reflect a diverse spectrum of thought and opinion on the persons and events of that era. The collection contains correspondence with presidents (Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon), senators, congressmen, rabbis, Christian leaders, civil rights leaders, and others. Span dates for the collection are 1935-1980, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1965-1977. Inventory available