Rabbinical students holding services in HUC Chapel, ca. 1950

(MS-730) BLANK, SHELDON (1914-1989).

Papers, 1914-1987. 4.5 linear ft.
Scholar and Professor of Bible at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, papers include correspondence, manuscripts of writings, speeches and other materials relating to Blank's career and personal matters. Also includes papers of his wife, Amy (Kirchberger) Blank. Inventory available.

(MS-509) BRAUDE, ABRAHAM S. (1920-1994).

Papers, 1954-1992. 1.6 linear ft.
Correspondence, minutes, and annual reports concerning his association with Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, including correspondence with Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, Board of Governors minutes, general correspondence, issues of the Hebrew Union College Chronicle, and annual reports of the College-Institute. Inventory available.

(MS-726) CHYET, STANLEY F. (1931- 2002).

Papers, 1948-2001. 27.6 linear ft.
Papers include extensive correspondence as well as diaries, writings, poetry, and materials relating to Dr. Chyet's long association with Hebrew Union College as a professor and administrator. Inventory available.

(MS-9) CRONBACH, ABRAHAM (1882-1965).

Papers, 1902-1965. 4.1 linear ft.
Papers of the Hebrew Union College professor of social studies. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, nearprint, and miscellaneous items relating to Cronbach's publications, his rabbinical and professional career, and his involvement with Jewish and pacifist societies and organizations. Of special interest are the files concerning Cronbach's work with the Rosenberg-Sobel espionage cases. Among the noted correspondents are: Mary Antin, Clarence Darrow, John Dewey, Carl G. Jung, Julian Morgenstern, Murray Seasongood and Stephen S. Wise. Inventory available.

(MS-123) DEUTSCH, GOTTHARD (1859-1921).

Papers, 1881-1921. 7.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, documents, notebooks, manuscripts, lectures, articles, journals, reports, and diaries which give an account of the views of the rabbi and former acting president of Hebrew Union College (1903) on various religious, social, and political problems. Inventory available.

(MS-151) ENGLANDER, HENRY (1877-1950).

Papers, 1897-1970 [bulk 1901-1948]. 1.67 linear ft.
Rabbi, biblical and medieval Jewish scholar, Englander served on the faculty of Hebrew Union College. His papers include correspondence, addresses, and sermons pertaining to his activities as a rabbi and scholar, as well as his involvement with the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Union of American Hebrew Congregation-Commission on Jewish Education, and Hebrew Union College. Inventory available.

(MS-31) GOLDMAN, ROBERT PHILIP (1890-1976).

Papers, 1917-1976. 11.9 linear ft.
Personal correspondence of a Cincinnati lawyer, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) and Chair of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR). Also included are addresses, newsclippings, publicity items, and miscellaneous material. The collection contains additional materials dealing with the American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Conference, and the American Zionist Organization. By virtue of Goldman's leading role in the two major American Reform Jewish institutions, the UAHC and HUC-JIR, the collection reflects many events which affected American Reform Judaism from the 1930s through 1970. Among the many correspondents included in the collection are Maurice N. Eisendrath, Nelson Glueck, Joseph M. Proskauer, Adolph Rosenberg, Samuel Sandmel, and Irving S. Schneider. Inventory available.

(MS-160) GLUECK, NELSON (1900-1971).

Papers, 1918-1970. 3.3 linear ft.
Rabbi, archeaologist, and president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion from 1947-1971, collection consists of correspondence and other papers. Includes letters from Glueck to his family relating to his travels in Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1932-1933), with archeaological notes and diagrams; and newsletters of the American Schools of Oriental Research, containing reports of the activities of the schools and their director, Dr. Glueck. Also included are newclippings, interviews, memorabilia, and photographs.

(MS-175) GREENEBAUM, J. VICTOR (1885-1972).

Papers, 1914-1968. 0.4 linear ft.
Consists mainly of correspondence and reports dealing primarily with Greenebaum's activities on the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and his interest in the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Of special interest is his committee work, including work on Hygiene, Scholarship, Library, Museum committees and his correspondence with Julian Morgenstern, Maurice N. Eisendrath, and Gertrude Pinsky (concerning Rabbi Helmut Gins, a German refugee of La Paz, Bolivia). Inventory available.

(MS-663) GUTTMANN, ALEXANDER (1904-1994).

Papers, 1908-1988. 11.8 linear ft.
Papers detail the scholarly career and personal life of Guttmann who served as a professor at the Hochschule in Berlin prior to his emigration to America. In 1940, he became a Professor of Talmud at Hebrew Union College. An ordained rabbi, Guttmann wrote and lectured extensively on halakkah. The papers consist of correspondence, research notes and writings. Inventory available.

(MS-5) HEBREW UNION COLLEGE.

Records, 1875-1948. 49 linear ft.
Records of the first Reform rabbinic school in the United States, founded in 1875 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise. The collection, which consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial and administrative records, depicts the growth of the College along with the evolvement of American Reform Judaism. The records reflect the administrations of Isaac M. Wise (1875-1900), Kaufmann Kohler (1903-1921) and Julian Morgenstern (1921-1947), with the majority of the material spanning from 1920 through 1947. In 1950, the College merged with the Jewish Institute of Religion (New York, New York) to become the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Inventory available.

(MS-20) HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION.

Records, 1947-1996. 261 linear ft.
The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) was formed in 1950 through the merger of the Cincinnati-based Hebrew Union College with the New York-based Jewish Institute of Religion. HUC-JIR has campuses in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem. This collection reflects the administrations of Nelson Glueck (1947-1971) and Alfred Gottschalk (1971-1995). Inventory available.

(MS-82) HIRSCH, RHEA (1878-1970).

Papers, 1948-1966. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers contain the notes taken by Rhea Hirsch while a student at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations School of Jewish Studies in Los Angeles, California. Also included is a curriculum guide written in 1951 by the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center. This guide gives insight into the early years of the School of Jewish Studies, including the courses they would offer, the philosophies behind the classes, the exams, and coursework. Inventory available.

(MS-19) JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION.

Records, 1921-1950. 16.4 linear ft.
Records of a graduate/rabbinic school founded in 1922 by Stephen S. Wise, rabbi of New York City's Free Synagogue. The institution remained independent until 1950 when it formally merged with Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati and become the New York campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. The creation, administration and merger of JIR are traced through these records. The collection contains two series-Office of the President and Printed Material-and it consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, addresses, clippings and nearprint. Inventory available.

(MS-29) KOHLER, KAUFMANN (1843-1926).

Papers. 1851-1959. 5.4 linear ft.
Papers of the rabbi and former president of the Hebrew Union College (1903-1921) include correspondence (1875-1923), sermons, addresses, newsclippings, magazine articles, and scrapbooks dealing with various activities of Dr. Kohler. Inventory available.

(MS-194) LICHTER, JACOB (1897-1968).

Papers, 1954-1965. 4.5 linear ft.
Correspondence and miscellaneous material concerning the Hebrew Union College Biblical and Archaeological School (1954-1965), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion improvements (1957-1965), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Board of Governors (1957-1961).

(MS-210) MARCUS, JACOB R. (1896-1995).

Papers, 1910-1979. 7.2 linear ft.
Correspondence, diaries, journals, minutes, reports, and other papers dealing with the activities of rabbi, professor of Jewish history at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and founder of the American Jewish Archvies. Included are notes on the history of the Marcus family and material relating to miscellaneous Jewish affairs, the clothing industry, and the American Jewish Archvies, American Jewish Commtitee, American Jewish Historical Society, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Inventory available.

(MS-739) MIHALY, EUGENE (1918-2002).

Papers, 1954-1993. 3.2 linear ft.
Materials relating to the many aspects of Mihaly’s professional life, the locus for which was Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Papers include sermons, articles, speeches, lectures, Responsa, and class material. A much-respected Talmud scholar and teacher of rabbinic literature, homiletics, Jewish jurisprudence, and social justice issues, Mihaly wrote about a wide range of subjects. Inventory available.

(MS-30) MORGENSTERN, JULIAN (1881-1976).

Papers, 1900-1974. 7.9 linear ft.
Papers reflect the career and interests of Morgenstern, President of the Hebrew Union College from 1922-1947. The bulk of the collection is from the 1940s and deals with Morgenstern's activities as President as well as his work in the area of Biblical scholarship. The collection contains correspondence, addresses, sermons, lectures, and manuscripts of scholarly articles covering such subjects as the efforts to rescue European scholars from Nazi Germany and bring them to the College and aid to refugees and displaced persons during and after World War II. Some notable correspondents are Leo Baeck, Sheldon Blank, Nelson Glueck, Lily H. Montagu, Samuel Sandmel, and Stephen S. Wise. Inventory available.

(MS-320) NEUMARK, DAVID (1866-1924).

Papers, circa 1890-1951. 2.1 linear ft.
Rabbi, philosopher of Reform Judaism, and faculty member of Hebrew Union College. Neumark's papers consist original handwritten and typed manuscripts of published and unpublished writings, notebooks, correspondence, newsclippings and other papers. Inventory available.

(MS-661) ORLINSKY, HARRY MEYER (1908-1992).

Papers, 1928-1991. 11.2 linear ft.
Collection includes correspondence, research and class notes, writings, and committee files from Orlinsky's days as a fellow at Dropsie College through his long tenure as a professor of Bible and history at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Of special interst are letters to and from Paul Steinberg and Alfred Gottschalk detailing the growth and expansion of the HUC-JIR New York campus. Also of special interest is correspondence with William F. Albright, Cyrus Gordon, and other important figures in the world of Biblical exegesis. Inventory available.

(MS-653) 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.

(MS-217) PRITZ, CARL E. (1878-1948).

Papers, 1922-1948. 0.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, lists, minutes, and reports of a Cincinnati businessman. Included are letters from Paul Baerwald, Israel Bettan, Jacob Billikopf, Boris D. Bogen, Barnett R. Brickner, Louis Finkelstein, James Heller, Henry Hurwitz, Alvin Johnson, Herbert Lehman, Maurice Levine, Ralph Mack, Judah Magnes, Adolph S. Ochs, Lessing Rosenwald, Murray Seasongood, Max Senior, Charles and Robert Taft, Ludwig Vogelstein, Felix Warburg, Jonah B. Wise, Louis Wolsey, and various committees, organizations, and societies concerning the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Hebrew Union College, the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, Jewish welfare organizations, the New School for Social Research, the Menorah Association, and immigration. Inventory available.

(MS-101) SANDMEL, SAMUEL (1911-1979).

Papers, 1928-1980. 10 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of rabbi, HUC-JIR faculty member, scholar, theologian, and authority on Jewish-Christian relations. Collection consists of correspondence and writings that reflect Sandmel's interests in Hebrew Union College-Jewish institute of Religion, the chaplaincy in World War II, New Testament scholarship and theology. There is also personal correspondence as well as a selection of fiction and plays written by Sandmel. Inventory available.

(MS-637) SLONIMSKY, HENRY (1884-1970).

Papers, 1920-1965. 4.4 linear ft.
Papers consists of writings, lecture notes, and topical files of Slonimsky, noted scholar and dean of the Jewish Institute of Religion. There is no correspondence in the collection. The topical files contain various and accumulated writings on topics as authored by Slonimsky and have been kept in their orginal order. Most of the materials in this collection are undated. Inventory available.

(MS-640) TANNENWLD, THEODORE, JR. (1916-1999).

Papers, 1953-1998. 4.5 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, memos, reports, committee records, articles and addresses, nearprint, and clippings reflecting Tannenwald's service as a consultant and advisor to the Israeli government, his involvement with the Israel Committee of the American Jewish Committee, and his service on the Board of Governors of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. There is also a small amount of material dealing with his work as a judge on the United States Tax Court. Inventory available.

(MS-680) TARTAK LEARNING CENTER COLLECTION.

Records, 1926-2000. 5.6 linear ft.
Collection consists of materials used in the field of Jewish education. Teacher's guides and written curricula make up half of the collection, while other resources such as services, youth programs, presentations and literature make up the second half. First opened by the Rhea Hirsch School of Education (RHSE) at the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in the mid-1970s, the Tartak Learning Center was created to provide a center for teachers to compile lesson plans and teaching tools for use in Jewish day schools and supplementary schools. Inventory available.

(MS-669) WEINBERG, WERNER (1915-1997).

Papers, 1950-1995. 8.8 linear ft.
Papers detail the scholarly career of Werner Weinberg. Following his internment in Bergen-Belsen during World War II, Weinberg emigrated with his family to the United States. He later became a professor of Hebrew at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. His papers consist of his manuscripts and lectures, correspondence and material relating to his career as a Hebraist. Inventory available.

(MS-436) WISE, ISAAC MAYER (1819-1900).

Papers and Writings, 1847-1900. 1.2 linear ft and 15 reels microfilm.
Correspondence of the rabbi and pioneer of the Reform Jewish movement in America. Correspondence with many individuals concerning the founding of the Hebrew Union College, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, and the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Wise's opinions on Judaism, the Reform movement, revelation, the Bible, the Talmud, synods, and proselytes are reflected in the collection. In addition, there are also family letters, lectures, addresses, and newsclippings regarding Dr. Wise's activities. The 15 reels of microfilm include, along with copies of all the materials in the manuscript collection, a very complete collection of Dr. Wise's voluminous published writings, both monographs, articles in serials, and newpaper editorials in The American Israelite and Die Deborah. Inventory available for manuscript collection and microfilm edition. Please also see the Isaac Mayer Wise Digital Archive.

(MS-49) WISE, STEPHEN S. (1874-1949).

Papers, 1893-1969. 2.9 linear ft.
Papers reflect the career of Rabbi Wise, Zionist leader, founder and president of the Jewish Institute of Religion (JIR), and founder and senior rabbi of the Free Synagogue in New York City. The collection consists of correspondence, newsclippings, nearprint, audio recordings of speeches and addresses, and press releases dealing with Wise's participation in Zionist activities and organizations as well as the publication of Jewish Studies in Memory of Israel Abrahams, the founding of the JIR, and the founding of the Free Synagogue. Among the notable correspondents are Israel Abrahams, Ismar Elbogen, Nelson Glueck, Richard J. H. Gottheil, Horace M. Kallen, Lily Montagu, and Chaim Weizmann. Inventory available.

(MS-321, X-27) ZIRNDORF, HEINRICH (1829-1893).

Papers, 1832-1893. 1.6 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, notes, and miscellaneous personal papers relating to Zirndorf's activities as a rabbi in Detroit and Cincinnati, and as a faculty member of Hebrew Union College. Includes correspondence of Zirndorf with his wife, other members of his family, and with Max Heller, Emil G. Hirsch, Adm. Jellinck, Samuel Kalisch, Kaufmann Kohler, Alexander Kohut, Joseph Krauskopf, Max Lilienthhal, Solomon Sonneschein, Moritz Spitz, and Isaac M. Wise.

(MS-768) ZYGIELBAUM, ABRAHAM (1914-1989).

Papers, 1919-1986. 3.2 linear ft.
Papers depict the life of Abraham Zygielbaum after his arrival in the United States in 1950. Dr. Zygielbaum was an actor/performer, speaker, teacher, and professor. His papers consist of correspondence in English, Yiddish and Polish, pedagogical materials, papers having to do with his many organizational affiliations, and papers reflecting his activities while a professor at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, along with others. Inventory available.