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Interior, Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio

Collections are in order alphabetically by city

AKRON, OHIO. AKRON HEBREW CONGREGATION (TEMPLE ISRAEL). 
Records, 1865-1944. 1 in., 2 reels microfilm.
Collection includes constitution and by-laws (1865 and 1943), Board of Trustees minutes (1896-1944), Executive Board minutes (1919-1921), and Sisterhood minutes (1904-1930). 

ALBANY, GEORGIA. ALBANY HEBREW CONGREGATION (TEMPLE B'NAI ISRAEL). 
Records, 1870-1957. 0.8 linear ft. 
Records include constitution and by-laws (1870), congregational minutes (1915-1940), Board of Trustees minutes, (1950-1957), Sisterhood minutes (1906-1957), and miscellaneous records. 

ALBANY, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION BETH EMETH. 
Records, 1843-1893. 0.6 linear ft. 
Collection consists of congregational minutes, financial records and miscellaneous congregational records. Congregation Beth Emeth was originally named Congregation Beth El Jacob. 

ALBANY, OREGON. FIRST HEBREW CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1878-1924. 1 reel microfilm. 
Includes congregational minutes and correspondence. 

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. CONGREGATION ALBERT. 
Records, 1897-1955. 2 inches.
Constitution and by-laws (1955), and congregational minutes and ledger (1897-1913). 

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. CONGREGATION BETH EL. 
Records, 1904-1963. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection includes minutes (1959-1963), day book (1904-1929), and clippings scrapbook (1959-1960). 

ALPENA, MICHIGAN. CONGREGATION BETH EL. 
Records, 1890-1928. 0.4 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm.
Records consist of by-laws (1881), membership and financial records (1907-1925), and microfilm copies of congregational minutes (1890-1928). 

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. CONGREGATION BETH SHOLOM. 
Records, 1953-1962. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of constitution and by-laws, congregational and Board of Trustees minutes of Alaska's first Jewish congregation. 

ANNISTON, ALABAMA. CONGREGATION BETH EL SISTERHOOD. 
Records, 1906-1948. 1 inch, 1 reel microfilm.
Collection includes constitution and by-laws (1906) and congregational minutes (1941-1948). 

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1891-1941. 0.4 linear ft. 
Collection includes minutebooks and a congregational history. 

AUSTIN, TEXAS. CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1876-1945. 0.8 linear ft.
Collection consists of minutebooks. 

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. BALTIMORE HEBREW CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1834-1964. 1.6 linear ft., 3 reels microfilm. 
Collection consists of congregational minutes, financial records, constitution, vital statistics, and miscellaneous records. 

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. HAR SINAI CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1842-1941. 0.8 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm.
Records include by-laws, rules and regulations, minutes and correspondence. 

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. CONGREGATION OHEB SHALOM. 
Records, 1853-1905. 0.8 linear ft.
Records consist of minutebooks. 

BANGOR, MAINE. CONGREGATION BROTHERLY LOVE. 
Records, 1849-1899. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection includes a constitution and congregational minutebooks. 

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. 
Records, 1886-1944. 1.6 linear ft. 
Records include correspondence, reports, financial records and membership records. 

BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. TEMPLE EMANU-EL. 
Records, 1909-1979. 1.2 linear ft. 
Records consist of congregational and Board of Trustees minutebooks. Inventory available

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1916-1954. 1 reel microfilm.
Collection consists of minutebooks. 

BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON. TEMPLE SINAI. 
Records, 1962-1968. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of minutes, Sunday School evaluations, and miscellaneous records. 

BILLINGS, MONTANA. BETH AARON CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1919-1975. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection includes minutes and a congregational history. 

BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. MOSES MONTEFIORE CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1882-1953. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm includes a copies of constitutions, membership records, and Sisterhood minutes. 

BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS. TEMPLE ISRAEL. 
Records, 1923-2003. 3.6 linear ft.
Records describe the governance and activities of the congregation from 1923 until the dissolution of Temple Israel in 2003. The records consist primarily of meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings and programs and publications. There are also a limited number of legal records and membership lists. Inventory available

BOISE, IDAHO. TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1883-1947. 0.4 linear ft.
Records include certificate of incorporation, constitution, and minutes. 

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. TEMPLE MISHKAN TEFILA. 
Records, 1924-1966. 4 reels microfilm.
Microfilm copy of congregational, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee minutes. 

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM. 
Records, 1859-1936. 0.4 linear ft.; 1 reel microfilm. 
Collection includes minutes (1859-1920), marriage records (1861-1884), and a congregational history written in 1936. 

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. TEMPLE BETH EMETH. 
Records, 1911-1965. 0.4 linear ft. 
Records consist of souvenir journals (1949-1965) and minutes (1911-1954). 

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION ANSHI LIBOVITZ (PRATT STREET SYNAGOGUE). 
Records, 1918-1952. 2 reels microfilm. 
Records include copy of constitution and by-laws, membership lists and financial records. 

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. TEMPLE BETH EL. 
Records, 1847-1885. 3 reels microfilm. 
Records include by-laws and minute books. 

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION BETH JACOB. 
Records, 1916-1940. 1 reel microfilm. 
Consists of minutebooks. 

BUFFALO, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION TEMPLE BETH ZION. 
Records, 1866-1910. 0.4 linear ft.
Originals retained by Congregation Temple Beth Zion (Buffalo, New York). 

CHAPPAQUA. NEW YORK. TEMPLE BETH EL OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER.
Records, 1949-2000. 5.2 linear ft.

Consists of monthly bulletins, continuing educational materials, liturgy created by Rabbi Chaim Stern, and historical materials. Inventory available

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM. 
Records, 1800-1884. 2.5 linear ft., 2 reels microfilm. 
Collection consists of minutebooks, ledgers, receipt books, offerings books, and an 1843 report of a law suit regarding the mode of service. 

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. B'NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION (VIRGINIA STREET TEMPLE). 
Records, 1917-1945. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection includes congregational and Temple Sisterhood minutebooks. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. MIZPAH CONGREGATION.
Records, 1894-1942. 0.4 linear ft.
Records consist of minutebooks and a congregational history. 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1835-1975. 4 reels microfilm.
Consists of copies of congregational minutes, correspondence, financial records and miscellaneous records. 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. CONGREGATION B'NAI JEHOSHUA. 
Records, 1893-1965. 0.8 linear ft. 
Includes correspondence, photographs, minutes, reports, scrapbooks and bulletins. 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. KEHILATH ANSCHE MAARIV CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1859-1930. 0.4 linear ft. 
Records consists of minutes of the Board of Education. 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SINAI CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1861-1976. 5.0 linear ft.
Sinai Congregation was founded in 1861 by German Jews on the south side of Chicago. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, membership lists, clippings, pamphlets, nearprint, and miscellaneous material dealing with the development of Sinai Congregation and its place within the American Reform Jewish movement. The earliest records, from 1861-1925, are valuable as historical source material for the origins and development of liberal Reform Judaism in the United States. Inventory available

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. WASHINGTON BOULEVARD TEMPLE. 
Records, 1921-1954. 0.8 linear ft.
Records consist of scrapbooks, which document the temple's activities. 

CINCINNATI, OHIO. ADATH ISRAEL CONGREGATION (LOUIS FEINBERG SYNAGOGUE). 
Records, 1884-1967. 1.6 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm.
Records include minutes, correspondence, congregational histories and nearprint. Within this collection is correspondence and documents relating to the 1954 controversy over mixed seating. 

CINCINNATI, OHIO. CONGREGATION AGUDATH ACHIM (ROSELAWN SYNAGOGUE).
Records, 1952-2006. .4 linear ft.

Consists of membershp rosters, weekly bulletins, board minutes, photogrpahs and miscellaneous materials. Inventory available

CINCINNATI, OHIO. CONGREGATION BENE ISRAEL (ROCKDALE TEMPLE). 
Records, 1829-1960. 10.4 linear ft.
Collection includes charter and by-laws, Congregational and Board of Trustees minutes, Rabbi David Philipson's correspondence, financial and membership records, annual reports, pew records. Also included are Building Committee records and miscellaneous records. Inventory available

CINCINNATI, OHIO. CONGREGATION BENE YESHURUN (ISAAC M. WISE TEMPLE). 
Records, 1841-1968. 10.4 linear ft.
Consists of constitution, Board of Trustees minutebooks, correspondence, financial records, committee minutes and reports, religious school material and miscellaneous records. Inventory available

CINCINNATI, OHIO. CONGREGATION BETH ADAM (CONGREGATION FOR HUMANISTIC JUDAISM)
Records, 1980-2002. 2.2 linear ft.
Includes newsletters, records and correspondence concerning Beth Adam’s application for membership in the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, together with newspaper clippings, services and promotional material. Inventory available

CINCINNATI, OHIO. CONGREGATION SHERITH ISRAEL. AHABATH-ACHIM. 
Records, 1866-1956. 1.2 linear ft., 4 reels microfilm. 
Original and microfilm copies of minutebooks, financial records, pew records, cemetery records, presidents' annual reports, and Ladies Auxiliary membership and financial records. 

CLEVELAND, OHIO. BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION (THE WEST TEMPLE). 
Records, 1954-1958. 1 reel microfilm. 
Records include minutebooks and a scrapbook. 

CLEVELAND, OHIO. CONGREGATION TIFERETH ISRAEL (THE TEMPLE). 
Records, 1850-1942. 2 linear ft.
Collection consists of minutebooks. 

COLUMBUS, OHIO. TEMPLE ISRAEL. 
Records, 1868-1955. 1 inch, 4 reels microfilm
Includes constitution, minutebooks, "condensed minutes" and financial record books. 

DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. TEMPLE BETH EL. 
Records, 1902-1935. 1 inch, 1 reel microfilm. 
Records consists of constitution, minutes, and a congregational history. 

DAYTON, OHIO. TEMPLE ISRAEL 
Records, 1909-1974. 3 linear ft.
Records consist of general files which document various Temple activities such as committee work, membership activities, special events, community outreach, and educational endeavors. There are also materials related to Rabbi Selwyn Ruslander's activities with the National Jewish Welfare Board's Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy and the CCAR's Committee on Chaplaincy. Also included is a volume of cemetery lot records. Inventory available

DES MOINES, IOWA. CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN. 
Records, 1873-1950. 2 reels microfilm.
Includes microfilm copies of minutes, membership lists, correspondence, financial records and the Sisterhood's History of 
Uniongrams. 

DETROIT, MICHIGAN. CONGREGATION BETH EL. 
Records, 1851-1966. 1.6 linear ft., 4 reels microfilm. 
Original and microfilm copy of articles of incorporation, by-laws, constitution, congregational minutes, Board of Trustees minutes, Sisterhood minutes, Men's Club minutes, Junior Branch of Young People's Society minutes, Ladies Auxiliary Association Minutes, Trisquare Club records, Jewish Widow Aid Society records, Ladies Aid Society minutes, correspondence, and financial records. 

DULUTH, MINNESOTA. TEMPLE EMANUEL. 
Records, 1895-1964. 0.4 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm. 
Original and microfilm copies of congregational minutes, financial records, Temple reports along with reports from the Temple Sisterhood and the Ladies Aid Society. 

EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. 
Records, 1919-1937. 0.4 linear ft. 
Original and photocopies of congregational minutebooks (1921-1935), Sisterhood minutebooks (1925-1933), ledgers, (1919-1937), and land dedication address (1922). 

EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA. CONGREGATION COVENANT OF PEACE. 
Records, 1843-1974. 2.9 linear ft.
Collection consists of constitution and by-laws (1942-1943), congregational minutes and financial records (1843-1949), Isaac M. Wise dedication speech (1871), correspondence, reports and copies of Temple Bulletin (1955-1971), nearprint and miscellaneous surveys (1962-1974). 

ELMIRA, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. 
Records, 1862-1963. 2 reels microfilm.
Includes microfilm copies of constitution (1886), congregational and Board of Trustees minutes (1862-1929; 1940-1963), Sabbath School minutes (1908-1929), reports of the president, treasurer and rabbi (1939-1942), and miscellaneous records. 

EL PASO, TEXAS. MOUNT SINAI CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1887-1949. 0.8 linear ft. 
Collection consists of congregational minutes and Board of Trustees minutebooks. 

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. ANSHE CHESED REFORM CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1865-1936. 1 linear ft. 
Consists fo charter of incorporation (1875), congregational minutebooks (1875-1936), financial and membership records (1879-1927), Men's Club minutes (1930-1936), and cemetery records (1865-1918). 

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS. CONGREGATION BETH EMET, THE FREE SYNAGOGUE. 
Records, 1950-1962. 7.1 linear ft.
Collection includes correspondence, addresses, reports, membership records and miscellaneous records.

GLENCOE, ILLINOIS. NORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL.
Records, 1924-1999. 0.8 linear ft.
Consists primarily of bulletins from Sunday Morning Services (1928-1952). Also included is a membership roll from 1927 as well as photographs of the new synagogue that was completed in 1964. Inventory available

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. CONGREGATION EMANUEL. 
Records, 1871-1954. 0.5 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm.
Includes microfilm and photocopies of congregational and Board of Trustees minutebooks (1871-1954), treasurer's books (1874-1939), Sisterhood minutes (1925-1951), Ladies Aid Society minutebooks (1912-1926), congregational history, n.d., and biographical sketches of prominent congregational members (1912). 

GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. HEBREW UNION CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1900-1939. 1.2 linear ft. 
Collection contains copies of congregational minutes and financial records, as well as Olympia Club financial records, visitors register, and cemetery records. 

HAMILTON, ONTARIO. TEMPLE ANSHE SHOLOM. 
Records, 1870-1942. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of congregational minutes (1905-1942), Deborah Sisterhood minutes (1870-1896), Deborah Ladies Aid Society by-laws and minutes (1900-1927), and newsclippings. 

HARLAN, KENTUCKY. CONGREGATION B'NAI SHOLOM. 
Records, 1931-1962. 0.4 linear ft. 
Includes constitution, and by-laws (1931), correspondence, reports, minutes (1931-1962), and Sisterhood recordbook (1941-1948). 

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA. OHEV SHOLOM CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1946-1956. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of constitution, by-laws, membership rosters, correspondence and congregational and Board of Trustees minutes. 

JACKSON, MICHIGAN. TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1862-1953. 0.4 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm and photocopies of congregational minutes (1862-1874; 1905-1933), financial records (1906-1953), Temple Sisterhood financial records (1898-1940), and congregational history (1952). 

JASPER, ALABAMA. TEMPLE EMANUEL. 
Records, 1939-1971. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of congregational minutes (1955-1971), and Sisterhood minutes (1939-1952). 

JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. AHAVATH ACHIM CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1947-1960. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection includes copies of minutes, correspondence and financial records. 

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. CONGREGATION B'NAI JEHUDAH. 
Records, 1870-1989. 36.2 linear ft.
Records consist of minutes, correspondence, files of Rabbi Samuel S. Mayerberg, administrator's files, financial records, membership lists, photographs, sermons, and near print. Inventory available

KINGSTON, JAMAICA. UNITED CONGREGATION OF ISRAELITES.
Records, 1884-1999. 1.2 Linear ft.
Records consist of synagogue records including annual reports, correspondence, programs, registers and other documents.Inventory available

LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. CONGREGATION TEMPLE ISRAEL. 
Records, 1860-1973. 1.7 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm. 
Consists of microfilm and photocopies of constitutions and by-laws (1860-1884), congregational minutebooks (1904-1973), ledger, (1876-1925), and Ladies Aid Society minutebooks (1906-1939). 

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA. CONGREGAITON SHAARAI SHOMAYIM.
Records, 1855-1974. 0.4 linear ft., 3 reels microfilm. 
Collection includes original and microfilm copy of constitution (1856), congregational and Board of Trustees minutes (1855-1899; 1916-1974), and 1946 committee reports. 

LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS. TEMPLE EMANUEL. 
Records, 1964-1972. 1.2 linear ft. 
Records consist of the correspondence of Rabbi Harry A. Roth pertaining to synagogue activities. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. 
Records, 1866-1925. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of minutebooks of the congregation (1866-1925), and the Ladies Temple Aid Society (1893-1912). 

LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA. CONGREGATION B'NAI EL. 
Records, 1924-1970. 2 reels microfilm. 
Includes microfilm copy of congregational minutebook (1924-1938), and Sisterhood minutes (1925-1970). 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. CONGREGATION B'NAI B'RITH. 
Records, 1895-1920. 0.4 linear ft.
Records consist of minutebooks. 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. SRERE CONGREGATION.
Records, 1923-1955. 0.8 linear ft.
Records consist of financial records as well as scattered minutes and correspondence. Inventory available

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. STEPHEN S. WISE TEMPLE. 
Records, 1964-1975. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of listing of officers and Board of Trustees minutes. 

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1842-1950. 3.3 linear ft.
Records include copies of charter and by-laws (1842), congregational and Board of Trustees minutebooks (1843-1950), financial records (1843-1916), Sunday School and miscellaneous records (1854-1916). 

McKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. TEMPLE B'NAI ISRAEL. 
Records, 1918-1955. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of congregational minutes and financial records. 

MACON, GEORGIA. CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1859-1930. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of minutes and financial records. 

MARION, OHIO. TEMPLE ISRAEL. 
Records, 1921-1949. 0.4 linear ft.
Consists of congregational minutes (1939-1947), financial records (1921-1949), Temple Sisterhood minutebooks (1925-1927), publications by the Temple and newsclippings. 

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. TEMPLE ISRAEL. 
Records, 1858-1963. 6 reels microfilm.
Microfilm copy of constitution, articles of incorporation, by-laws, congregational and Board of Trustees minutes. 

MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI. TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1888-1941. 0.8 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm. 
Original and microfilm copy of constitution and by-laws (1898), Board of Trustees minutes (1888-1941), death records and miscellaneous materials. 

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. CONGREGATION B'NE JESHURUN. 
Records, 1856-1927. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of constitution (1856), and minutebooks (1865-1927). 

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. CONGREGATION EMANU-EL. 
Records, 1855-1937. 2 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm. 
Collection includes original and microfilm copy of constitution (1856), minutebooks (1869-1937), ledgers, financial statements and journals (1855-1928). 

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. CONGREGATION EMANU-EL B'NE JESHURUN. 
Records, 1927-1935. 2 reels microfilm.
Records consist of minutebooks. 

MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL.
Records, 1957-1975. 1 reel microfilm.
Records consist of scrapbooks of material relating to the activities of Congregation Beth Israel and the Jewish community of Monterey. 

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. TEMPLE ETZ AHAYEM. 
Records, 1868-1969. 0.4 linear ft.
Includes constitution and by-laws (1929), Temple minutes (1946-1956), Sisterhood minutes (1958-1966), correspondence, and deeds and photographs (1868-1969). 

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. CONGREGATION OHAVAI SHOLOM (VINE STREET TEMPLE). 
Records, 1881-1928. 1 reel microfilm. 
Microfilm copy of constitution and by-laws (1923), financial records (1893-1894), marriage and mortuary records (1881-1928). 

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. 
Records, 1864-1966. 1 inch, 3 reels microfilm. 
Collection consists of microfilm and photocopies of congregational minutes and financial records (1935-1966,) correspondence (1920-1949), Board of Officers minutes (1907-1926), Hebra Kaddisha minutebook (1864-1875), Hebrew Ladies Aid Association minutes (1867-1939), Sisterhood minutes, correspondence and financial records (1912-1965), and constitution and records of Temple youth group (1954-1965). Also included on the microfilm copy is a list of all the archival records that the Temple possesses. 

NEWARK, OHIO. OHEV ISRAEL CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1907-1957. 1 reel microfilm. 
Collection consists of microfilm copy of constitution, congregational minutes, Board of Trustees minutes and congregational history. 

NEWBURGH, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION BETH JACOB. 
Records, 1861-1931. 0.8 linear ft. 
Constitution and by-laws (1868-1924), minutebooks (1864-1931), financial records (1864-1925), membership records, (1867-1903), and correspondence (1861-1891). 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. BERITH ABRAHAM CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1829-1875. 1 reel microfilm. 
Microfilm copy of circumcision records. 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. CONGREGATION SHANGARAI CHASSED (TOURRO SYNAGOGUE). 
Records, 1841-1955. 6.7 linear ft., 2 reels microfilm. 
Collection includes microfilm and photocopies of by-laws (1841), congregational minutebooks (1850-1913), Executive Committee minutes (1853-1947), financial records (1851-1926), list of confirmands (1887-1955), and marriage, birth and death records (1843-1904). 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. CONGREGATION TEMPLE SINAI. 
Records, 1870-1937. 1.6 linear ft. 
Collection consists of copies of congregational and Board of Trustees minutebooks. 

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. CONGREGATION TEMEME DERECH.
Records, 1858-1901. 0.8 linear ft. 
Includes congregational death and burial records and New Orleans' Board of Health death certificates. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION ADAS JESHURUN. 
Records, 1863-1927. 0.8 linear ft. 
Collection consists of copies of congregational, Board of Trustees and Building Committee minutebooks. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION AHAWATH CHESED (CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE). 
Records, 1849-1925. 0.8 linear ft. 
Consists of copies of constitution, Board of Trustees minutes, marriage and death records and cemetery permits. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION ANSHE CHESED. 
Records, 1835-1891. 0.8 linear ft. 
Records include Board of Trustees minutebook (1835-1837), birth, marriage and death records (1835-1867), School Committee minutebook (1848-1857), and cemetery records (1878-1891). 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN. 
Records, 1825-1926. 9 reels microfilm.
Includes copy of charter of incorporation, Elector's and Board of Trustees minutes, subscription book, financial records, vital statistics, and resolutions. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. HEBREW TABERNACLE CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1905-1938. 1.2 linear ft.
Congregational minutes (1906-1938), Board of Trustees minutebooks (1905-1931), and Religious School Board minutes, (1926-1938). 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA. 
Records, 1835-1908.0.8 linear ft.
Records consist of constitution and by-laws (1848-1869), and congregation, Board of Trustees and committee minutebooks (1835-1908). 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1706-1949. 8 reels microfilm.
Collection includes microfilm copy of constitution and by-laws, minutes, and financial records. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. TEMPLE BETH-EL. 
Records, 1874-1927. 0.4 linear ft.
Formed in 1874 with the merger of Congregation Adas Jeshurun and Congregation Anshe Chesed, and merged into Temple Emanu-El in 1927. Collection includes minutes. 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. TEMPLE EMANU-EL. 
Records, 1845-1926. 4 linear ft.
Collection consists of copies of by-laws (1860-1896), congregational and Board of Trustees minutebooks (1845-1926), and marriage, birth and death records (1840-1897). 

OAK PARK, ILLINOIS. CONGREGATION B'NAI ABRAHAM ZION (OAK PARK TEMPLE). 
Records, 1872-1951. 0.4 linear ft. 
Consists of constitution and by-laws (1905), minutes of the Women's Society B'nai Abraham (1886-1919), minutes of the Women's Society Zion (1912-1919), financial records, correspondence and nearprint (1872-1951). 

ODESSA, TEXAS. CONGREGATION BETH EL. 
Records, 1946-1959. 1 reel microfilm.
Records consist of microfilm copy of congregational and Sisterhood minutes. 

OMAHA, NEBRASKA. CONGREGATION BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL. 
Records, 1898-1901. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of constitution, by-laws and minutes. 

OMAHA, NEBRASKA. CONGREGATION BETH HAMEDROSH ADAS YESHURUN. 
Records, 1931-1950. 1 reel microfilm. 
Records consist of microfilm copies of minutebooks. 

OMAHA, NEBRASKA. TEMPLE ISRAEL. 
Records, 1872-1933. 0.8 linear ft., 3 reels microfilm. 
Records include original and microfilm copy of constitutions (1889 and 1921), minutes (1872-1933), correspondence, and reports (1894-1918). 

PEORIA, ILLINOIS. TEMPLE ANSHAI EMETH. 
Records, 1905-1965. 2 reels microfilm.
Microfilm copy of congregational minutes, reports, and Board of Trustees minutes. 

PETOSKY, MICHIGAN. CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL.
Records, 1909-1964. 1 reel microfilm. 
Microfilm copy of articles of incorporation (1909), by-laws (1963), congregational minutes, treasurers' reports, correspondence (1920-1964), and Sisterhood minutes and clippings (1912-1959). 

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. CONGREGATION KENESETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1847-1941. 2.4 linear ft. 
Formed in 1847, Congregation Keneseth Israel has been a prominent Reform Congregation from its inception. The records of this collection focus on the early years, and consist of board minutes and biographical information about early members of the congregation. Inventory available

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. CONGREGATION MIKVE ISRAEL.
Records, 1781-1899. 2 linear ft.
Collection includes copies minutebooks, (1781-1899), correspondence (1782-1857), and financial records (1782-1796 and 1850-1859). 

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM. 
Records, 1802-1940. 1.6 linear ft. 
Records consist of copies of minutebooks, birth, marriage and death records of the oldest Ashkenazic congregation in North America. 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA. TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1933-1951. 1 reel microfilm. 
Microfilm copy of Board minutes, president's annual reports and Sisterhood minutes. 

PIQUA, OHIO. CONGREGATION ANSCHE EMETH. 
Records, 1874-1956. 4 inches, 1 reel microfilm. 
Consists of original, microfilm and photocopies of constitution and by-laws, congregational minutes, Sisterhood minutes, correspondence and real estate and financial records. 

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. CONGREGATION RODEF SHALOM.
Records, 1880-1912. 0.4 linear ft.

Records include congregational minutebooks (1880-1912), and Sisterhood minutes (1906-1912). 

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.  CONGREGATION  TREE OF LIFE.
Records, 1858-1917. 0.25 linear ft.
Records include congregational minute books (1858-1917) and a volume of Board of Trustees minutes (1907-1917).

PORTLAND, OREGON, CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1849-1939. 1.2 linear ft., 4 reels microfilm. 
Includes microfilm and photocopies of congregational minutebooks, Board of Trustees minutes, correspondence, membership lists, annual reports, vital statistics and miscellaneous records. 

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. CONGREGATION BETH AHABAH.
Records, 1846-1922. 2 reels microfilm.
Microfilm copy of minutebooks and Ketubbot. 

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. CONGREGATION B'RITH KODESH.
Records, 1855-1936. 0.4 linear ft., 2 reels microfilm. 
Microfilm and photocopies of Board of Trustees minutes, financial records, correspondence and miscellaneeous documents. 

ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS. CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURON. 
Records, 1919-1955. 1 inch, 2 reels microfilm. 
Records include constitution and by-laws, and microfilm copy of congregational minutes, Board of Directors minutes and financial records. 

ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI. TEMPLE ADATH JOSEPH. 
Records, 1909-1925. 2 inches, 2 reels microfilm.
Records consist of minutebooks and microfilm copy of financial ledgers. 

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1841-1970. 0.8 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm. 
Microfilm and photocopies of constitution and by-laws (1841), Board of Trustees minutes (1841-1859; 1969-1970), records of the congregation's Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Association (1849-1861), and Couples Club minutes (1966-1068). 

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. HEBREW CONGREGATION MOUNT ZION. 
Records, 1857-1947. 0.8 linear ft.
Collection consists of copies of congregational minutebooks. 

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. TEMPLE BETH-EL.
Records, 1930-1956. 2 reels microfilm.
Microfilm copy of congregational minutes, Board of Trustees minutes, Sisterhood minutes, reports, correspondence and clippings. 

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. CONGREGATION MIKVE ISRAEL. 
Records, 1790-1912. 0.8 linear ft.
Consists of copies of charter of incorporation (1790), and minutebooks (1790-1912). 

SCHULENBERG, TEXAS. CONGREGATION ISRAEL. 
Records, 1945-1957. 0.4 linear ft.
Includes copies of minutes, correspondence, membership lists and financial reports. 

SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. CONGREGATION B'NAI ZION
Records, 1940-1981. 2.0 linear ft.

Consists of annual reports, minutes, bulletins, religious school papers, and miscellaneous materials. Inventory available

SIOUX CITY, IOWA. CONGREGATION MOUNT SINAI SISTERHOOD.
Records, 1919-1936. 0.4 linear ft.
Consists of minutebooks (1925-1936), and a ledger (1919-1926). 

STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. CONGREGATION EMANUEL. 
Records, 1883-1956. 1 reel microfilm. 
Microfilm copy of constitution and by-laws (1883 and 1956), congregational minutes (1899-1909), and ledgers (1894-1936). 

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. CONGREGATION HOUSE OF ISRAEL. 
Records, 1885-1968. 0.8 linear ft. 
Original and photocopies of minutebooks (1885-1897; 1926-1948), and congregational history (1968). 

SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. CONGREGATION SINAI. 
Records, 1910-1969. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection includes constitution (1911), minutebooks and yearbooks (1910-1969). 

SUN CITY, ARIZONA. TEMPLE BETH SHALOM.
Records, 1969-1995. 1.2 linear ft.
Records describe the governance and activities of the congregation from their 1969 origin up untill 1995. The records consist primarily of media clippings, programs, and publications.  There is also a limited number of memoriums and membership lists  Inventory available

TACOMA, WASHINGTON. TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. 
Records, 1903-1940. 0.4 linear ft..
Constitution and by-laws, minutebooks (1912-1931), financial records (1903-1931) and Sisterhood minutes and record books (1914-1940). 

TAMPA, FLORIDA. CONGREGATION SCHAARAI ZEDEK.
Records, 1894-1946. 2 reels microfilm. 
Microfilm copy of congregational minutes, Board of Trustees minutes and correspondence. 

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. CONGREGATION B'NAI ABRAHAM.
Records, 1895-1950. 0.4 linear ft. 
Records consists of constitution and by-laws (1906 and 1914), ledgers (1895-1925), financial records (1911-1924), and ledger of the B'nai Abraham Ladies Auxiliary (1943-1950). 

TRINIDAD, COLORADO. CONGREGATION AARON. 
Records, 1883-1974. 0.8 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm. 
Includes constitution and by-laws (1889), minutebooks (1883-1934), financial records (1891-1912), Sabbath School Society records (1896-1925), and microfilm copy of Sisterhood minutes (1924-1974). 

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. TEMPLE EMANUEL.
Records, 1920-1955. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of constitution and by-laws (n.d.), minutes (1920-1955), and religious school records (1948-1952). 

WASHINGTON, D.C. WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION. 
Records, 1863-1914. 0.4 linear ft. 
Records consist of copies of minutebooks and treasurers' account books. 

WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA. CONGREGATION EMANU-EL. 
Records, 1921-1959. 1.2 linear ft. 
Collection consists of financial records (1928-1935), Sisterhood constitution and by-laws, Sisterhood minutes, financial records and correspondence (1921-1959). 

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA. CONGREGATION LESHEM SHAMAYIM.
Records, 1849-1904. 0.4 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm. 
Microfilm and photocopies of minutebooks (1867-1904), and protocol book (1849-1867). 

WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA. B'NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION.
Records, 1913-1953. 1 reel microfilm.
Records consist of microfilm copies of correspondence and Sisterhood minutes. 



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