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(MS-621) AARON FAMILY PAPERS.
Papers, 1880-1990. 2.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of the papers of Marcus Lester Aaron (1900-1994), his father, Marcus Lester Aaron (1869-1954), and his grandfather, Louis I. Aaron (1840-1919). All were active in the leadership of Congregation Rodef Shalom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in Jewish communal organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, addresses, nearprint and congregational records as well as materials reflecting their activities in several Jewish organizations including the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods, World Union for Progressive Judaism and the National Farm School. Inventory available.
(MS-4) ABELSON, PAUL (1878-1953).
Papers, 1892-1954. 2.1 linear ft.
Papers trace his involvement with the educational and civic activities
of the immigrant and Jewish populations in New York City. The collection
includes correspondence, speeches, reports, memorabilia, newsclippings,
articles, and pamphlets concerning Abelson's career as an educator,
lawyer, social worker, and labor arbitrator. Subjects covered include
anti-Semitism, arbitration, child welfare, adult education, immigrants
and immigration, the Kehillah, and settlement houses. Inventory
available.
(MS-478) ADLER, SELIG (1909-1984).
Papers, 1960. 1.25 linear ft.
Includes correspondence, newsclippings, and research notes, typescript, and miscellaneous material used for the writing of the history of the Buffalo, New York Jewish community, From Ararat to Suburbia, by Selig Adler and Thomas E. Connolly, 1960.
(MS-604) AMATEAU, ALBERT J. (1889-1996).
Papers, 1937-1995. 1.2 linear ft.
Papers describe the life of Albert J. Amateau as social worker, lawyer, businessman, author, advocate for Sephardic Jewry and a lifelong defender of his Turkish homeland. The collection includes correspondence, a transcript of an oral history interview, autobiographical notes, writings, and materials regarding Palestine and Portugal. Inventory available.
(MS-625) ARONSON, SAMUEL S. (1921- ).
Papers, 1914-1948. 1.2 linear ft.
Papers describe the military career of Samuel S. Aronson as a infantry soldier in the United States Army during World War II. The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Lt. Aronson and his father, Arthur A. Aronson, and other family and friends. Also included in the collection are photographs from Lt. Aronson's military career, memorabilia from his years at a private military school and college in South Carolina, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to his family in North Carolina. Although in the collection span the years 1914-1948, the bulk are dated 1943-1944. Inventory available.
(MS-750) AUSLENDER, KATHERINE SLOHM ( -1976).
Papers, 1934-1956. 4.4 linear ft.
Papers document a trip Mrs. Auslender took to Palestine
in 1939. Her own writings about the trip, reports she wrote after the
trip, family correspondence written during the trip, photographs, and
three scrapbooks make up the bulk of the collection. Inventory
available.
(MS-78) BAMBERGER, FRITZ. (1902-1984).
Papers, 1947-1966. 0.8 linear ft.
Bamberger, a scholar and academic, had a long career as editor of periodicals such as Esquire, and as an administrator and instructor at schools such as the Berlin's Teacher's Institutue and the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. Papers cover three distinct areas: correspondence and documentation of the Society of Jewish Bibliophiles from its inception in 1961 through 1966; Bamberger's own research, specifically a survey of the growing need for rabbis conducted from 1947-1966; and correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, and catalogues pertaining to University Publishers, Inc. from 1964-1966. Inventory available.
(MS-507) BARONDESS, JOSEPH A. (1867-1928).
Papers, 1912-1928. 3.75 linear ft.
Personal letterbooks of the Zionist and labor leader who founded the American Jewish Congress and who was responsible for the incorporation of safeguards for Jewish minority rights in the Versailles Peace Treaty. In addition to the material documenting his early activities in America, 1900-1910, the following subjects are included: Zionism, insurance, labor and laboring classes. Inventory available.
(MS-536) BECKER, JAMES H. (1895-1970).
Papers, 1917-1927. 0.4 linear ft.
Original and photocopies of correspondence to his family during his travels in Europe as a member and director of the European Organization Joint Distribution Committee, 1917-1927; diary kept while Becker, as a First Lieutenant in the American Relief Administration under Herbert Hoover, was in Paris, France and Poland, 1919; pages from a diary written while in Palestine, 1927; also speeches given in honor of Becker by the Chicago Jewish War Relief Committee, 1920; and pamphlets pertaining to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
(MS-129) BEN-HORIN, MEIR (1918-1988).
Papers, 1943-1988. 2.97 linear ft.
Professional correspondence of Ben-Horin as an educator, scholar, editor, and author, along with a sample of Ben-Horin’s articles and reviews. The bulk of the collection includes files documenting his professional affiliations with multiple educational organizations and his lawsuit against Dropsie University, 1975-1980. Inventory available.
(MS-667) BETTMAN, IPHIGENE (1892-1978).
Papers, 1900-1964. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers contain the writings of Iphigene Bettman, a newspaper columnist, Republican Party worker, and granddaughter of Isaac Mayer Wise. Included are her journals from various trips overseas, correspondence with her family, and her writings including articles, stories, and speeches. Of special interest are writings during her stay in England at the end of World War II and reminiscences of her grandfather's farm in the Cincinnati suburb of North College Hill. Inventory available.
(MS-473) BETTMANN, BERNHARD (1834-1915).
Papers, 1846-1945. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of Bernhard Bettmann as merchant, public official and civic and communal leader in Cincinnati, Ohio. The collection includes correspondence, business agreements, news articles, poetry, certificates and personal items. The bulk of the material dated 1846-1913. Inventory available.
(MS-13) BILLIKOPF, JACOB (1883-1950).
Papers, 1907-1951. 15.8 linear ft.
Papers document the career of Jacob Billikopf, a leader in Jewish philanthropy, social legislation, and labor management relations. The collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items relating to Billikopf's efforts as a fund raiser and social activist. The papers deal almost exclusively with the voluntary community aspects of his career with the bulk of the correspondence spanning the years, 1930-1950. Some of the notable correspondents included are Dean Acheson, Bernard Baruch, Adolf Berle, David A. Brown, David Dubinsky, Irénée Dupont, Solomon Freehof, Henry J. Haskell, Alvin Johnson, Horace M. Kallen, Judah L. Magnes, Abba Hillel Silver, Charles P. Taft, Robert F. Wagner, Morris D. Waldman, Felix Warburg, Chaim Weizmann, and Stephen S. Wise. Some topics of interest include anti-Semitism, fund raising, immigration, labor relations, Palestine, refugees, and Zionism. Inventory available.
(MS-765) BINDER, ABRAHAM W. (1895-1966).
Papers, 1924-1969. 6.8 linear ft.
Papers consist almost entirely of music: music written by Binder, music arranged or interpreted by Binder, and music performed by the choir of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, under Binder’s direction. A small portion of the collection relates to services at which the choir performed, communications with members of the choir, and material having to do with Binder’s career. Inventory available.
(MS-760) BLEIWEISS, ROBERT M. (1934- ).
Papers, 1931-2001 (bulk: 1978-1998). 2.09 linear ft.
Papers consist of records documenting his editorship of the Jewish
Spectator magazine, as well as his time as an executive at the Brandeis-Bardin Institute, through correspondence, legal and financial documents, and board minutes. The collection additionally contains some files of Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, the editor of the Jewish
Spectator before Bleiweiss, which consist of her research and writing notes, as well as some published articles and papers. Robert Bleiweiss was an executive in the commercial periodical publishing business, associated with the Brandeis-Bardin Institute from 1975-1981, the editor of the Jewish
Spectator from 1989-1997, and is a lecturer and writer on multiple topics relating to Judaism, historical subjects, and the American labor movement. Inventory available.
(MS-93) BLOOM, ROBERT L. (1878-1974) AND JESSIE S. (1887-1980).
Papers, 1897-1980. 2 linear ft.
Papers describe the lives of Robert and Jessie Bloom, pioneers in the settlement and development of Alaska. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, but also includes reminiscences, diaries, clippings and personal items. Inventory available.
(MS-3) BOGEN, BORIS D. (1869-1929).
Papers, 1891-1929. 3.7 linear ft.
Organizational correspondence, records, speeches, pamphlets and reports representative of Bogen's career as an educator and social worker. Of special significance is the material concerning the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the American Relief Association and their involvement in post World War I relief activities. Boris Bogen served as the General Director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee from 1916 to 1924. Inventory available.
(MS-591) 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 plus Board of Governors minutes, general correspondence, issues of the HUC Chronicle and HUC-JIR annual reports. Inventory available.
(MS-509) BRAUDE, WILLIAM G. (1907- ).
Papers, 1929-1974. 2.5 linear ft.
Correspondence with numerous rabbis; manuscripts, editorials, and notes for Braude's translation of the Pesikta Rabbati and the Midrash on Psalms; and conversion certificates, 1934-1974. Inventory available.
(MS-18) BROWN, DAVID A. (1875-1958).
Papers, 1894-1958. 1.2 linear ft.
Correspondence, newsclippings, editorials, and miscellaneous items which pertain to the activities and interests of a Detroit and New York City businessman and philanthropist. Of special significance is the information on China, Russia, The American Hebrew, and Jewish philanthropy. Inventory available.
(MS-708) CANAAN, DON (1938- )
Papers, 1968-2003. 2.0 linear ft.
Consists of material relating to the professional career of journalist Don Canaan. The papers include news clippings of Canaan’s work for the American Israelite and other primarily Jewish periodicals, and a copy of all issues of the Israel Faxx, a publication edited by Canaan. Inventory available.
(MS-474) CARLIN, AARON (1887- ).
Papers, 1919-1945. 2.0 linear ft.
Letters to Carlin, editor of Die Feder, from people residing in the United States, Canada, and Europe concerning various matters (1919-1945), newspaper articles, book reviews, fragments of letters, articles, books, and poems, as well as original copies of books written by Yiddish authors. Also includes a collection of proverbs and aphorisms on various subjects, short stories and stage plays written by Yiddish authors, original copies of articles by various authors submitted to Aaron Carlin for publication in Die Feder, and poems written by various well known poets and others (1921-1940).
(MS-714) CHAJES, JULIUS (1910-1985).
Papers, 1934-1985. 1.2 linear ft.
Papers include the works of composer, Chajes, and encompass both orchestral and vocal music. Inventory available.
(MS-65) COHEN, BENJAMIN V. (1894-1983).
Papers, 1902-1982. 1.2 linear ft.
Though best known as an advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt, Cohen was active in Zionist affairs throughout his career and represented the American Zionists at the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. Papers include correspondence, minutes, reports, notes, and miscellansous items relating to activities of the World Zionist Organization. Correspondents include Felix Frankfuter, Stephen S. Wise, and Julius Simon. Bulk of the materials spans the years 1919-1935.
(MS-223) COHEN FAMILY.
Papers, 1807-1867. 0.4 linear ft.
Original and photocopies of correspondence, 1807-1867; newsclippings; family notices; biographies of the Cohen family of Philadelphia (Charles J., Henry, and Mrs. Matilda Cohen) and four genealogical charts of the Florence, Hays, Cohen, and Samuel-Yates-Cohen families.
(MS-294) COHEN, OSCAR (1908-1985).
Papers, 1955-1985. 13.6 linear ft.
Correspondence, speeches, reports, polls, bibliographies, proposals, newsclippings and miscellaneous items pertaining to Cohen's activities as National Program Director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and his research into the areas of anti-Semitism and Jewish-Christian relations. Inventory available.
(MS-617) COHON, A. IRMA. (1890-1991)
Papers, 1918-1969. 0.4 linear ft.
Musician and poet, Irma Cohon's papers consist of correspondence with colleagues, primarily about her editing of musical manuscripts and scores. Also included are sympathy letters and tribute at the death of her brother, prominent liberal London Rabbi Harold Reinhart, and some materials on the musician Ernest Bloch. Inventory available.
(MS-307) CORETS, BERTHA V. (1897-1973).
Papers, 1930-1965. 1.2 linear ft.
Corets was
a wife, mother, businesswoman, and store owner who became an energetic
and effective advocate for social justice. Her papers contain correspondence
concerning her social justice activities, particularly in opposition
to the rise of Nazism in the 1930s, together with publications and
brochures pertaining to the many organizations and causes
that she supported and led. Inventory
available.
(MS-477) COWEN, PHILIP (1853-1943).
Papers, 1882-1941. 0.4 linear ft.
Original and photocopies of the papers of the co-founder of The American Hebrew, including correspondence with Emma Lazarus, Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Oliver Wendell Holmes and others, as well as immigration data.
(MS-111) DAINOW, JOSEPH (1906-1978).
Papers, 1891-1978. 11.2 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of Joseph Dainow, a lawyer and educator. The collection includes correspondence, legal documents, articles, manuscripts and personal items that deal with Dainow's career as a professor of law, his study and research, and his community activities. The bulk of the material in the collection spans the years 1940-1970. Inventory available.
(MS-8) DICKSTEIN, SAMUEL (1885-1954).
Papers, 1923-1944. 12.1 linear ft.
Personal papers of Representative Samuel Dickstein as Vice-Chairman of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1935). The collection contains correspondence, iconographic material, nearprint, legislative records, and miscellaneous items relating to Dickstein's investigation into Fascist (primarily Nazi) activities in the United States. Of special note are many examples of pre-World War II literature and propaganda. Inventory available.
(MS-28) EHRENFRIED, ALBERT (1880-1951).
Papers, 1903-1961. 2.0 linear ft.
Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, articles, reports, pamphlets, and newsclippings collected by a Boston surgeon. Papers relate to American Jewish history (especially in New England), Boston Jewry, Boston congregations, conversions, European Jewish history, Jews in freemasonry, medicine, immigration, literature, lodges, religion, and social problems. Inventory available.
(MS-110) ELBOGEN, ISMAR (1874-1943).
Papers, 1898-1938. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers consist of the correspondence and manuscripts of Elbogen, who was an internationally known German scholar and liturgist invited to the United States in 1938 as a joint professor for Dropsie College, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Inventory available.
(MS-745) EVANS, JANE (1907-2004).
Papers, 1921-2004. 0.8 linear feet.
Collection consists of correspondence, writings, an interview, and various nearprint.
Evans was the Executive Director of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
from 1933 until 1976. Inventory
available.
(MS-452) EZEKIEL, JACOB (1812-1899).
Papers, 1817-1921. 0.4 linear ft., 1 scrapbook.
Correspondence and scrapbooks covering the activities of Jacob R. Ezekiel and family. Included is material covering Hebrew Union College, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, and Hebrew Benevolent Society of Baltimore, Maryland. Ezekiel was Secretary of the Hebrew Union College Board of Governors (1876-1896). Articles written by Herbert T. Ezekiel; Jacob Ezekiel copybooks, 1842. Correspondents include Isaac M. Wise, Marcus Jastrow, F. de Sola Mendes, and Henry Berkowitz.
(MS-44) EZEKIEL, MOSES JACOB COLLECTION
Papers, 1864-1974. 0.8 linear ft.
Ezekiel (1844-1917) was a popular American sculptor. This collection includes correspondence, writings, photographs of many of Ezekiel's sculptures, biographies, genealogies, memorial tributes, correspondence of Ezekiel's biographers, articles and newsclippings concerning Ezekiel, and miscellaneous items. Inventory available.
(MS-177) FANE, IRVIN (1904 - )
Papers, 1928-1969. 15 linear ft.
Correspondence dealing with Fane's activities with Zeta Beta Tau; Kansas City, Missouri Board of Police Commissioners; Edison Electric Institute; National Power Survey and Federal Power Commission; Kansas City, Missouri, Congregation B'nai Jehudah; Association of Railroads and Utilities Commission; and World Union for Progressive Judaism. Among the correspondents and subjects represented in the collection are Emil N. Baar, Alfred Bacharach, Theodore N. Broido, Ruth A. Buchbinder, Maurice N. Eisendrath, fund raising, Nelson Glueck, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Maurice Jacobs, Jay Kaufman, Julius Mark, Alexander M. Schindler, Albert Vorspan, and Walter A. Weismann. Also included is correspondence and miscellaneous materials of Mrs. Hanna B. Fane (Kansas City, Missouri).
(MS-198) FECHHEIMER FAMILY
Papers, 1680-1941. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers include genealogies (1680-1882), scrapbooks, pictures, letters, and miscellaneous papers concerning the Fechheimer, Moch, Newburger, Krohn, and Sachs families of Cincinnati (1883-1941).
(MS-349) FELSON, LEON (1918-1979)
Papers 1953-1982. 1.6 linear ft.
Papers describe the professional career and activities of Leon Felson, a pioneer in healthcare administration and the development of health management organizations (HMOs). Felson was a longtime administrator in both Wisconsin and Illinois. The bulk of the materials fall between the years 1965-1976. Inventory available.
(MS-149) FINEBERG, SOLOMON ANDHIL (1896-1990 ).
Papers, 1939-1974. 1.6 linear ft.
Material relating to Dr. Fineberg's activities in the American Jewish Committee, which reveals the domestic concerns and activities of American Jewry during the period November 1947 through May 1960, and an oral history memoir from 1974. Also, material relating to his book Punishment Without Crime, New York, New York, 1949-1950; and material relating to Dr. Fineberg's American Jewish Committee activities, 1939-1971. Inventory available.
FLOERSHEIM FAMILY.
Papers, 1906-1959. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of letters, newsclippings, magazine articles, and miscellaneous items pertaining to Las Jaritas Ranch in Springer, New Mexico, owned by the Floersheim family.
(MS-292) FRANK AND GREENHALL FAMILY.
Papers, 1853-1987. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers contain material on the Greenhall and Frank families of St. Louis, Missouri. Included are family trees, correspondence, photographs and personal documents. Nathan Frank’s accomplishments are well-documented within this collection. Inventory available.
(MS-237) FRANK, LEO MAX COLLECTION.
Papers, 1913-1915. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of newsclippings, magazine articles, pamphlets, and testimonial reports dealing with the murder-conviction, repercussions, and subsequent lynching of Leo Frank in Atlanta, Georgia. Inventory available.
(MS-633) FRANK, SAMUEL B. (1909-1979).
Papers, 1924-1990. 8.5 linear ft.
Papers describe the life of Samuel B. Frank as a dermatologist, educator, World War II veteran, and family man. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing articles by Frank, correspondence about his medical practice, programs, vacation photos, cards, and programs; photo albums from World War II; books correspondence with Army friends; and other personal items, such as diplomas and obituaries. The bulk of the material dated 1957-1989. Inventory available.
(MS-716) FREIBERG FAMILY.
Papers, 1900-2003. 0.8 linear ft.
Consists of the papers of Richard Freiberg (1932- ), his father, Joseph Freiberg (1898-1973), and his grandfather, Albert Freiberg (1868-1940), all leading orthopedic surgeons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Included are publications and writings, photographs, genealogical materials, and correspondence. Of considerable historic value are a number of letters between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Albert Freiberg regarding the establishment of the Warm Springs Foundation and the early treatment of polio patients at the famous sanitarium in Warm Springs, Georgia, in late 1920s. Inventory available.
(MS-283) FRIEDBERG, LILLIAN ADLOW (1897-1978).
Papers, 1913-1970. 3.7 linear ft.
Correspondence, awards, lecture and diary notes covering the period Mrs.
Friedberg was Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1943-1965), and minutes of the Jewish Community
Relations Council.
(MS-741) FRIEDLAND, ABRAHAM H. (1892-1939).
Papers, 1927-1944. 3.6 linear ft.
Correspondence between Friedland and various individuals concerning
Hebrew education for children and adults and correspondence concerning
Histadruth Ivrith and the Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland,
Ohio (1929-1939). Also included are children's stores and poems written
in Hebrew by Friedland. Inventory
available.
(MS-763) FRIEDMAN, HERBERT A. (1918-2008).
Papers, 1940-2005. 49 linear ft.
Papers document the life of a rabbi, educator, Zionist, noted speaker and philanthropist. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, World War II records, transcripts of speeches, news clippings, personal notes, organizational records, and audio-visual recordings. Inventory
available.
(MS-178) GITELSON FAMILY.
Papers, 1888-1979. 7.09 linear ft.
Family and business correspondence, business records and miscellaneous papers of a New York City family engaged in the textile business of Nehemiah Gitelson and Sons. Also, information pertaining to the Gitelson-Kamaiko family, the Nehemiah Gitelson Foundation, and the Gitelson Library from the records of M. Leo Gitelson and Susan Gitelson. Inventory
available.
(MS-459) GOLD, HERMAN.
Collection, 1744-1951. 6.6 linear ft.
Letters and miscellaneous items bearing the signatures of American Jewish dignitaries (1800-1950); 75 documents (1744-1810) in Spanish relating to the Inquisition, Vera Cruz, Mexico City, and Madrid; booklets, government documents, a scrapbook concerning various activities of Governor William Sulzer of New York; and miscellaneous printed matter (1908-1951), and newsclippings.
(MS-599) GOLDBERG, ISIDOR (1893-1961).
Papers, 1908-1992. 5.2 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of Isidor Goldberg as inventor and businessman in the formative years of the electronics/radio/ television industry; the history of Pilot Radio Corp., the multinational company he founded in 1919; and the philosophical interests of Goldberg and his wife, Joan Goldberg Arbuse. The collection includes news articles, advertisements, photographs, correspondence, speeches, sound recordings, awards and personal items. The bulk dates of the collection are 1928-1951. Inventory available.
(MS-31) GOLDMAN, ROBERT PHILIP (1890-1976).
Papers, 1897-1976. 7.5 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-205) GOLDSTEIN, FANNY (1895-1961).
Papers, 1933-1961. 4.1 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, reports, pamphlets, and book reviews relating to Miss Goldstein's work as librarian of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library. Includes material on her publication, The Jew in Literature and Contemporary Life, and on Nazi book burnings. There is on also material on the American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Historical Society; Charles Angoff, Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, S. Felix Mendelsohn, and Joshua Bloch. Inventory available.
(MS-268) GOOTMAN, JOSEPH (1894- ).
Papers, 1940-1961. 3.3 linear ft.
Correspondence and miscellaneous materials concerning the American Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Conference, the Jewish Welfare Fund, the Habonim Camps, Israel, Histadruth, Ivrith, Hechulutz (1938-1951); and letters and printed material regarding organizations in Cincinnati, Ohio, including the Labor Zionist Organization, Poale Zion, Zionist Council, the Zionist Emergency Council, the Labor Zionist Council, the Jewish Community Council, Talmud Torah, the Bureau of Jewish Education, Yavneh Foundation School, and Chofetz Chaim Day School (1940-1961).
(MS-127) GOTTHEIL, RICHARD J. H. (1862-1936).
Papers, 1886-1973. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, clippings, writings, and personal papers of Gottheil, an Orientalist and Semitic language professor. Gottheil was a early supporter of the Zionist movement and the papers reflect his activities in this area. Major correspondents include Louis Brandeis, Theodor Herzl, Judah Magnes and Stephen Wise. Inventory available.
(MS-143) GRATZ, REBECCA (1781-1869).
Papers, 1797-1863. 1.6 linear ft.
Photocopies of letters from Rebecca Gratz to Mary Elizabeth Fenno and Harriett Fenno, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (1800-1813), Miriam Cohen (1837-1861), Benjamin Gratz (1808-1863), Maria Gratz (1820-1839), Maria Fenno Hoffman, (1797-1823), and Ann Gratz (1844-1863). Originals in the New York Historical Society, the American Jewish Historical Society, and the Library of the University of North Carolina.
(MS-154) GREENBAUM, SAMUEL (1854-1930).
Papers, 1876-1920. 1.2 linear ft.
Correspondence, legal briefs, documents, and record ledgers of cases tried before Judge Greenbaum, as well as newsclippings and other papers relating to Greenbaum's career as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
(MS-175) GREENEBAUM, JACOB VICTOR (1885-1972).
Papers, 1930-1960. 0.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, autobiography, newspaper and magazine articles, and other papers relating to Greenebaum's activities on the Board of Governors of the Hebrew Union College and his interest in the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Includes material relating to the conferring of an honorary degree on Greenebaum by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and correspondence with Maurice N. Eisendrath, Julian Morgenstern, and Gertrude Pinsky concerning Rabbi Helmut Gins, a German refugee of La Paz, Bolivia.
(MS-584) HABER, SAMUEL L. (1903-1984).
Papers, 1920-1988. 10.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, speeches, writings, news articles, reports, photographs, awards, and personal items pertaining to Haber's career, particularly his work for displaced persons during the 1940s on the staff of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Inventory available.
(MS-683) HARAP, LOUIS (1904-1998).
Papers, 1904-1989. 17.7 linear ft.
Papers include correspondence, research files, writings and personal materials that detail the scholarly career and personal life of Harap, a philosopher, librarian, and editor of several Jewish and Socialist periodicals. Inventory available.
(MS-418) HERSHKOWITZ, LEO.
Collection, 1682-1723. 0.2 linear ft.
Collection contains court estate records listing property and assets. Records contain valuable information on the households of the merchant class of Jews of New York in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Inventory available.
(MS-338) HEXTER, MAURICE BECK (1891-1990).
Papers, 1928-1938. 2 linear ft.
Includes Felix M. Warburg letterbooks (1922-1932, not complete); correspondence, reports, cablegrams, between Hexter, Warburg, and numerous others regarding their activities in promoting the development of Palestine (1928-1938); draft memorandum of the American Commissioner of the Non-Partisan Palestine Commission on Survey; and reports concerning Jewish settlements in Palestine. Other correspondents include Joseph Hyman and Chaim Weizmann. Inventory available.
(MS-37) HILBORN, WALTER STERN (1879-1976).
Papers, 1855-1976. 0.6 linear ft.
Papers document the career of Hilborn, a prominent attorney, community leader, and philanthropist in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California. The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, testimonials, newspaper articles, and speeches which reflect Hilborn's deep yet diversified communal involvement in both the Jewish and general communities of New York City and Los Angeles, his years as an attorney, and the respect and devotion given Hilborn by community leaders and personal friends. Also,included is a transcript of an oral interview with Hilborn (1973). Inventory available.
(MS-84) HOLTZMANN, FANNY E. (1895-1980).
Papers, 1920-1980. 7.2 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of Fanny E. Holtzmann, lawyer and friend to celebrities and nobility. The collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, legal materials, photographs, awards, and miscellaneous items relating to Holtzmann's many years of professional service as well as to her personal life. Inventory available.
(MS-100) HURVITZ, NATHAN.
Papers, 1934-1964. 3.2 linear ft.
Papers include correspondence, minutes, brochures, flyers and other materials relating to Jewish camps, education, and charitable work in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
(MS-2) HURWITZ, HENRY / MENORAH ASSOCIATION COLLECTION
Collection, 1911-1963. 30.8 linear ft.
This collection records the rise and fall of the Menorah movement in the United States which promoted, through individual Menorah societies and various Menorah projects, the advancement of Jewish ideals and the study of Jewish history, culture, and contemporary problems at colleges and universities. The collection, which consists of correspondence, manuscripts, financial records, reports, and news clippings, is divided into two groups: (1) the files of the Intercollegiate Menorah Association (IMA) which was founded in 1913 to serve as the coordinator of the activities and purposes of the many Menorah societies located throughout the country, and (2) the files of Henry Hurwitz, one of the founders and leaders of the IMA and editor of The Menorah Journal. Of special interest is material concerning the initiation at many universities and colleges of Jewish interest groups and the material dealing with the publication of The Menorah Journal and early twentieth century Jewish writers and artists. Inventory available.
(MS-410) ISAACMAN, DANIEL M. (1924- ).
Papers, 1942-1958. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of the manuscript for a book of correspondence, including letters with Isaacman's war bride in Belgium, to friends and family during the war. Topics include the Holocaust, World War II, and immigration. Includes letters of his father, Reuben Isaacman, during a trip to Israel.
(MS-723) ISAACS, ANN FABE (1920-2001).
Papers, 1940-1997. 2.0 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, notebooks and sketchbooks, musical manuscripts, audio recordings, photographs, working papers, and professional publications. Isaacs was a psychologist, educator and composer. Inventory available.
(MS-184) ISAACS, NATHAN (1886-1941).
Papers, 1812-1945. 2.9 linear ft., 1 reel microfilm.
Lawyer, author, and communal worker, papers consists of personal correspondence between Isaacs and Adolph S. Oko (1918-1941); news clippings of Oko's activities as librarian of Hebrew Union College Library (1924-1939); articles written by Oko and articles written by Isaacs as a delegate to the first World Jewish Congress in Geneva, Switzerland (1936); and miscellaneous material concerning the Isaacs and Davis families (1812-1942).
(MS-662) ISRAEL, CLARENCE "MIKE" E. (1901-1991).
Papers, 1953-1975. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers document Israel's work as a volunteer social activist during the latter half of his life. The majority of the documents relate to the Cincinnati Committee for Civic Responsibility (1964-1966), of which Israel was the founding chairman. Other materials relate to his work for the Jewish Community Council Forum Series and the Jewish Community Relations Council. Inventory available.
(MS-681) JACOBSON, SYLVIA R. (1911-1994).
Papers, 1939-1994. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers document Jacobson's experience as a hostage on a skyjacked plane that landed in the Jordanian desert in September 1970. The plane was skyjacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Materials in the collection include personal stories, periodical clippings, correspondence, and several essays by Jacobson on the individual and group behavioral responses she observed during the skyjacking. Inventory available.
(MS-174) KAHN, LAZARD (1850-1928).
Papers, 1852-1961. 3.3 linear ft., 4 reels microfilm.
Collection includes personal correspondence; business papers; diaries; newsclippings, family documents; certificates; personal memorabilia; and genealogical information on the Jacob Lemann-Lazard Kahn family, Cincinnati, Ohio; Hamilton, Ohio; Donaldson, Louisiana, New Orleans, Louislana, and Selma, Alabama.
(MS-1) KALLEN, HORACE M. (1882-1974).
Papers, 1902-1975. 37.5 linear ft., 28 reels microflim.
Papers of the distinguished educator and philosopher whose interests included philosophy, religion, civil rights, consumerism, education, and Zionism. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, newsclippings, reports, speeches, papers, and miscellaneous items. The material on Zionism reflects only one of the many areas of Jewish life in which Kallen was involved. Notable correspondents include Louis D. Brandeis, T. S. Eliot, George Santayana, William James, John Dewey, Jacob de Haas, Rachel Brooks, Stephen S. Wise, and Van Meter Ames. Subjects covered are adult education, civil rights, consumer education, Jewish education, Israel, philosophy, religion, and Zionism. Inventory available.
(MS-26) KAPLAN, KIVIE (1904-1975).
Papers, 1948-1975. 7.9 linear ft.
Papers of Kivie Kaplan document his career as president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1966 to 1975, as well as his philanthropic activities. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, press releases, photographs, newsclippings, and nearprint material relating to Kaplan's activities in the NAACP, Jewish organizations, and business. Inventory available.
(MS-575) KAPLUN FAMILY.
Papers, 1935-1970. 1.25 linear ft.
Correspondence, newsclippings, articles, awards, and photographs relating to the activities and interests of Saul Kaplun, Morris Kaplun and other members of the Kaplun family.
(MS-196) KARPF, MAURICE J. (1891-1964).
Papers, 1939-1964. 1.2 linear ft.
Correspondence, manuscripts, and institutional material of and about Dr. Karpf, a Jewish social work administrator, psychologist, and author. Subjects cover psychology, mental health, Zionism, peace, sociology, and the organization of Jewish communities in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York.
(MS-573) KATZ, ROBERT L. (1917- ).
Papers, 1960-1990. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers pertaining to his career as a Professor of Human Relations at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; and other records pertaining to many subjects of Jewish interest, particularly concerning the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
(MS-734) KING, ARTHUR G. (1906-2002).
Papers, 1938-2002. 8.4 linear ft.
Consists of materials relating to the professional and personal life of Arthur G. King, a Cincinnati area physician and a veteran of World War II. King served as an Army doctor from 1941 to 1946 and was an OB/GYN in Cincinnati from 1935 to the mid-1980s. The papers include correspondence, writings, photographs, and materials pertaining to King’s military service in World War II. Inventory available.
(MS-560) KISCH, GUIDO (1889- ).
Papers, 1933-1970. 4.5 linear ft.
Letters and manuscript material of the jurist and historian, from New York, New York; Germany; and Basel, Switzerland.
(MS-695) KLEIN, DAVID M.
Collection, 1860-1935. 0.8 linear ft.
Collection contains photographs, a diary, scrapbooks, nearprint materials, correspondence, and genealogical information from the family of philanthropist and businessman Adolphus S. Solomons of Washington, D.C. Of particular interest is a typed transcription of a Civil War era diary (1864) by Solomons' teenage niece, Rachel Rosalie Phillips. The bulk of the items are from the late nineteenth century. Inventory available.
(MS-343) KOHANSKI, ALEXANDER (1902- ).
Papers, 1923-1987. 1.6 linear ft.
Papers describe the professional career and writings of philosopher Alexander Kohanski who was an active Zionist and faculty member of the Graduate School for Jewish Social Work in New York City. The collection includes correspondence and writings. Inventory available.
(MS-381) KOHUT, GEORGE ALEXANDER (1874-1933).
Papers, 1922-1929. 0.4 linear ft.
Includes correspondence with Stephen S. Wise with extensive discussion about personal matters, Jewish scholarship, and the Jewish Institute of Religion and its faculty.
(MS-176) KROSS, ANNA M. (1891-1979).
Papers, 1918-1974. 20.4 linear ft.
Correspondence, documents, reports, press releases, articles, radio and television speeches, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material of Judge Kross. Subjects include narcotics and drug addiction, juvenile delinquency, prisons, women, criminology, lawyers and law, and politics. Inventory available.
(MS-173) KUHN, SETTY SWARTS (1868-1952).
Papers, 1903-1948. 3.3 linear ft.
Cincinnati community leader with many civic and philanthropic involvements. Collection includes correspondence from friends and family; diaries; testimonials; and photographs. Important correspondents include Jane Addams, Albert Einstein, Nelson Glueck, Harold Laski, Judah L. Magnes, and Rudolf Serkin.
(X-245-251) KUSWORM, SIDNEY C. (1885-1969).
Scrapbooks, 1904-1965. 7 volumes.
Consists of scrapbooks containing letters and newspaper and magazine articles relating to his activities as a lawyer, communal leader, President of B'nal B'rith District Lodge No. 2, and National Treasurer of the B'nai B'rith. Also included are tributes to and birthday greetings sent to Kusworm for a number of years.
(MS-270) LASKY, MOSES (1907- ).
Papers, 1948-1960 and 1982. 0.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, reports and newsclippings pertaining to Lasky's involvement in the American Council for Judaism.
(MS-383) LEMANN FAMILY.
Papers, 1858-1931. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of papers of the Lemann family of New Orleans, Louisiana, and includes diaries of Bernard Lemann (1858-1884), letterbook of Bernard Lemann (1883-1887), expense book of Bernard Lemann in Europe (1863), death notice of Bernard Lemann, The Daily Times, Donaldsville, Louisiana, (1899), report of Monte M. Lemann on enforcement of prohibition laws, Washington, D.C. (1931), death notice of Jacob Lemann, New York Herald (1887), death notice of Hattie Friedheim Lemann, The Jewish Messenger, (1899), and miscellaneous newsclippings pertaining to the Lemann family.
(MS-60) LEMKIN, RAPHAEL (1901-1959).
Papers, 1942-1949. 0.5 linear ft.
Contains material relating to Lemkin's crusade for the adoption of an international law making genocide a crime. Also includes materials on the Nuremberg trials and the Nobel Peace Prize. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, newsclippings, speeches, press releases, and printed material. Inventory available.
(MS-69) LEVINSON, ABRAHAM AND IDA.
Papers, 1910-1955. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers reflect Dr. Levinson's career in pediatrics in Chicago, as well as the couple's devotion to Zionist activities in the 1920s and 1930s. Of special note is Abraham Levinson's contact with Chaim Weizmann. The collection consists of personal correspondence, pocket diaries and miscellaneous material. Inventory available
(MS-720) LEVITT, NORMA U. (1915 -).
Papers, 1945-2005. 10 linear ft.
Papers contain materials documenting the many programs and organizations that Levitt participated in through her work with the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods and other Reform organizations, the United Nations and various international organizations dedicated to improving the lives of women and children. The papers contain correspondence, minutes, nearprint, reports, scrapbooks as well as Sabbath, confirmation and installation services that she wrote for Temple Beth El, Great Neck, New York, together with some of her poems. Inventory available
(MS-754) LEWIS-STEIN FAMILY.
Papers, 1869-1983. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection includes a scrapbook with clippings and records that document
the life and career of Samuel A. Lewis (1831-1913), a New York City politician,
community leader and philanthropist. Papers also include
correspondence between his descendents, photographs and miscellaneous information
on the Lewis family.
(MS-278) LEWY, JULIUS (1895-1963).
Papers, 1913-1929. 1.2 linear ft.
Correspondence between Dr. Lewy and his wife, Dr. Hildegard Lewy, his parents, and other family members; letter to him from Dr. Paul Ehrlich; and letters to him from Dr. Paul Haupt and numerous other individuals, Baltimore, Maryland; New York, New York; Germany; Israel; and England.
(MS-22) LICHTENSTEIN, TEHILLA (1893-1973).
Papers, 1929-1970. 4.2 linear ft.
Correspondence, sermons, notes, newsclippings, and miscellaneous items of the wife of the founder of the Jewish Science movement, Morris Lichtenstein. She was editor of the Jewish Science Interpreter. After the death of her husband in 1938, she took over the leadership of the Jewish Science movement. Inventory available.
(MS-194) LICHTER, JACOB (1897-1968).
Papers, 1954-1965. 4.5 linear ft.
Correspondence and miscellaneous material concerning Hebrew Union College Biblical and Archaeological School (1954-1965), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio improvements (1957-1965), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Board of Governors (1957-1961). Also, correspondence and reports concerning Sheltering Oaks Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (1953-1960).
LOEB, JACOB MORITZ (1875-1944).
Papers, 1913-1926. 24 linear ft. (oversized).
Collection includes correspondence and newspaper articles pertaining to the Chicago Conference of the United Jewish Campaign, Chicago, Illinois (1926), and correspondence of the Standard Club, Chicago, Illinois (1915-1929), minutes and miscellaneous records of the Board of Education, Chicago, Illinois (1913-1923), material concerning the United Drive for $4,000,000, the Committee for 250,000, public affairs, Chicago Masonic Lodge No. 437, the Chicago Hebrew Institute (1908-1935), and the American Jewish Relief Committee for War Sufferers (1921-1922).
(MS-231) LOPEZ, AARON (1731-1782).
Papers, 1751-1783. 7.9 linear ft.
Photocopies of business and personal correspondence (1752-1783), business records and account books (1751-1782), and miscellaneous material.
(MS-262) MACK, JULIAN W. (1866-1943).
Papers, 1831-1975. 0.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous material used by Harry Barnard, in research for the book, The Forging of an American Jew: The Life and Times of Julian W. Mack.
(MS-198) MAGRISH, JAMES . (1901-1972).
Papers, 1888-1992. 3.6 linear ft.
Correspondence relating to Magrish's personal and public life (1918-1972), records of his service as counsel to the War Production Board (1943-1945), and material relating to his leadership in Jewish and secular organizations on a national and local level. Also includes a scrapbook containing articles and pictures compiled while Magrish was chairman of the 1958 Jewish Welfare Campaign in Cincinnati, Ohio. Inventory available.
(MS-627) MANN, MIRIAM S. (1910-1997).
Papers. 1941-1993. 3.6 linear ft.
Papers document the life of Miriam S. Mann, an active member of Pioneer Women, the Labor Zionist Alliance, the Union of Jewish Women of South Africa and the Jewish Community Relations Council and other Zionist organizations both nationally and in Cincinnati, Ohio. Materials include correspondence, research, book reviews and addresses. Inventory available.
(MS-259) MANNHEIMER, JENNIE [JANE MANNER] (1872-1943).
Papers, 1887-1954. 0.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, and miscellaneous material relating to her activities. The collection includes programs and advertisements as head of the Cincinnati School of Expression and as an interpretive reader, Cincinnati, Ohio; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Baltimore, Maryland. Also, photographs, including one in which Ms. Mannheimer is teaching Vilma Banky, 1888-ca. 1928; news articles from the Cincinnati Times Star, and The Jewish Tribune, November 15, 1929; a memorial booklet and address of her brother, Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer, Des Moines, Iowa, 1954; and a picture of a window ventilator invented and patented by Louis Mannheimer.
(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-483) MARCUS, MERLE JUDITH (1929-1965).
Papers, 1929-1966. 1.2 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, performance programs, school papers, personal items, probate records, and photographs. Of special interest in the collection is the correspondence between Merle Marcus and her father, Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus. The bulk of the collection spans the years 1950-1965. Inventory available.
(MS-157) MARSHALL, JAMES (1896-1986).
Papers, 1899-1986. 20 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of James Marshall, lawyer, leading member of the American Jewish Committee, and active participant in the field of education. The collection includes correspondence, reports, minutes, newsclippings, writings, addresses and personal items. The bulk of the material in the collection spans the years 1940-1980. Inventory available.
(MS-359) MARSHALL, LOUIS (1856-1929).
Papers, 1891-1930. 50.4 linear ft.
Lawyer, civic and communal leader, civil rights advocate and labor union meditator, Marchall's papers include personal and business correspondence; letters and reports relating to Palestine, anti-Semitism, politics, and Zionism; legal opinions; and printed matter concerning Marshall's participation in public affairs. Correspondence deals with the American Bar Association, (1926-1927), the American Jewish Committee (1899-1926), the American Jewish Relief Committee (1915-1924), the Council of the Y.M.H.A. (1898-1924), the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York (1917-1918), the HIAS (1908-1929), the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1923-1928), the Immigration Commission of the State of New York (1907-1912), the Jewish Welfare Board (1917-1922), the Kehillah of New York City (1908-1922), the Palestine Economics Corporation (1920-1929), the Romanian question (1916-1919), Alliance Israelite Universelle (1899-1929), American Jewish Congress (1902-1925), American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (1894-1929), American Red Cross (1917-1921), Central Conference of American Rabbis (1899-1928), Council of Jewish Communal Institutions (1908-1915), Council of Jewish Women (1908-1922), Educational Alliance (1891-1929), Federation of American Zionists (1899-1909), Intercollegiate Menorah Association (1914-1921), Jewish Chautauqua Society (1894-1924), Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1899-1939), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1919-1929), and Union of American Hebrew Congregations (1894-1929). Some of the correspondents included in the collection are Michael Aaronsohn, Cyrus Adler, Felix Adler, Max Adler, Simon Adler, Paul Baerwals, Newton D. Baker, Joseph Barondess, Bernard M. Baruch, James M. Beck, James H. Becker, Nissim Behar, Mendel Beilis, Samson, Benderly, Henry Berkowitz, Meyer Berlin, Isaac W. Bernheim, Herman Bernstein, Samuel Bettelheim, Jacob Billikopf, David Blaustein, Franz Boas, Boris D. Bogen, William E. Borah, Louis D. Brandeis, David M. Bressler, David A. Brown, Fulton Bryslawski, Abraham Cahan, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Emanuel Celler, Henry Cohen, S. Solis Cohen, Calvin Coolidge, Philip S. Cowen, Abraham Cronbach, Harry Cutler, Gotthard Deutsch, Samuel Dickstein, Max Drob, Abram I. Elkus, Nathaniel A. Elsberg; Hyman G. Enelow, Jacob Epstein, Wilhelm Felderman, Bernard Flexner, Henry Ford, Lee K. Frankel, Felix Frankfurter, Harry Friedenwald, Herbert Friedenwald, Israel Friedlaender, Louis Friedman, Henry M. Goldfogle, Richard J. H. Gottheil, Samuel Greenbaum, Daniel Guggenheim, Simon Guggenheim, Samuel B. Hamburger, Max Heller, Maurice B. Hexter, Herbert C. Hoover, Charles Evans Hughes, Mordecai Kaplan, Frances Kellor, Kaufmann Kohler, Max J. Kohler, Nathan Krass, Adolf J. Kraus, Isaac Landman, Albert D. Lacker, Herbert H. Lehman, Irving Lehman, David Leventritt, Adolph Lewisohn, David Lubin, Albert Lucas, Julian W. Mack, Judah L. Magnes, Mendes H. Pereira, Nathan J. Miller, Henry Morgenthau, Adoph S. Ochs, David De Sola Pool, James N. Rosenberg, Julius Rosenwald, Adolph Joachim Sabath, Herbert Samuel, Solomon Schechter, Jacob H. Schiff, Mortimer L. Schiff, Alfred E. Smith, Benjamin Stolz, Harlan F. Stone, Isidor Straus, Oscar S. Straus, Mayer Sulzberger, Cyrus L. Sulzberger, Henrietta Szold, William H. Taft, Henry M. Toch, Samuel Untermyer, Lillian D. Wald, Morris David Waldman, Felix M. Warburg, Paul M. Warburg, A. Leo Weil, Chaim Weizmann, Louis Wiley, Leo Wise, Stephen S. Wise, Simon Wolf, David Yellin, Israel Zangwill, and William Zukerman.
(MS-204) MARSHALL, ROBERT (1901-1939).
Papers, 1919-1973. 5.2 linear ft.
Papers describe the life of Robert Marshall, conservationist, forester, and scientific explorer; and the activities of the Robert Marshall Civil Liberties Trust, a philanthropic trust established by the will of Robert Marshall for the purpose of promoting and establishing civil rights and liberties. The span dates for the collection are 1919-1973, with the bulk of the material concerning the Robert Marshall Civil Liberties Trust and spanning the years 1940-1960. Inventory available.
(MS-297) MAYER, JESSIE STRAUS (1882- ).
Papers, 1901-1957. 0.4 linear ft.
Correspondence, recital programs and printed matter relating to her career as a violinist; also contains material by and about her husband, Rabbi Eli Mayer; photographs; and Straus family genealogy.
(MS-755) MENDELOFF, MORRIS I. (1887-1967).
Papers, 1917-1967 0.4 linear ft.
Consists of correspondence and a memoir documenting Dr. Mendeloff's
experiences as a field hospital physician in France and Belgium during
World War I. Also included are photographs and clippings. Inventory
available.
(MS-301) MENKEN, ADAH ISAACS (1835-1868).
Papers, 1932-1960. 3 linear ft.
Correspondence and miscellaneous material of the poetess and actress relating to her biography, Enchanting Rebel, written by Allen Lesser.
(MS-7) MEYER, ANNIE NATHAN (1867-1951).
Papers, 1858-1950. 10.4 linear ft.
Papers of a New York social activist and writer. Ms. Meyer helped found Barnard College, the first woman's college in New York City, was active in the United States anti-suffrage movement, and participated in the World War I home economic movement. Among Ms. Meyer's writings are included Vorbei (1893), Robert Annys, Poor Priest (1901), and The Advertising of Kate (1911). The collection, which includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous items, is divided into five series. Among the notable correspondents are Benjamin N. Cardozo, Robert Nathan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, John Haynes Holmes, and Zora Neale Hurston. Inventory available.
(MS-272) MINIS FAMILY.
Papers, 1733-1960. 2.1 linear ft.
Photocopies of correspondence, genealogical data, land grants, wills, legal documents, newspaper clippings, and other papers of a Georgia family. In part, the collection consists of transcripts made from originals in the Georgia State Department of Archives and History (Atlanta, Georgia) and photocopies made from originals in the B'nai B'rith Archives (Washington, D.C.), and the Georgia Historical Society collections.
(X-189-189a) MOCH FAMILY.
Papers, 1883-1941. 1.7 linear ft. (oversized).
Correspondence, scrapbooks, pictures, and miscellaneous papers concerning the Fechheimer, Moch, Newburger, and Sachs families of Cincinnati, Ohio.
(MS-282) MONTAGU, LILY H. (1873-1963).
Papers, 1913-1961. 2.8 linear ft.
Papers describe Montagu's career as lay minister, social worker, and co-founder of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. The collection includes sermons and addresses, German writings, Religious Home Worship curriculum and short stories. Inventory available
(MS-500) MULTER, ABRAHAM J. (1900-1996).
Papers, 1947-1967. 32.5 linear ft.
Correspondence, reports, and legislation relating to Multer's activities in the United States House of Representatives. Included is testimony of the Select Committee on Small Business (1957). Inventory available.
(MS-480) MYERS FAMILY.
Papers, 1766-1908. 22.1 linear ft.
Original and photocopies of personal and business correspondence (1783-1869), account books (1785-1859), daybooks, (1800-1804), ledgers (1818-1864), invoice books (1786-1861), and journals (1832-1862). Papers relate to the family's personal affairs and shipping, banking, trading, and merchantile interests. Persons represented include Moses Myers, merchant of Norfolk, Virginia, his son and partner, John Myers, who was an aide-de-camp to General Robert Taylor during the War of 1812, Myer Myers, and Samuel Myers.
(MS-107) NATHAN-KRAUS FAMILY.
Collection, 1738-1939. 8.0 linear ft.
Collection consists of genealogical and biographical documents pertaining to colonial Jewish families and individuals. Includes diaries, deeds, wills, marriage contracts, historical sketches, business papers, checks, receipts, tax lists, lawsuits, church and synagogue records, government records, notes on Jewish heraldry, and copies of letters written by early immigrants. Collected by Dr. Walter M. Kraus and his wife Marian (Nathan) Kraus Sandor. 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-324) OCHS, ADOLPH S. (1858-1935).
Papers, 1892-1939. 7.9 linear ft. Correspondence (1915-1933) exchanged between Ochs, publisher of the New York Times, and numerous notable individuals, including politicians, newspapermen, painters, and ambassadors. Subject discussed include national and international news, conferences, cultural matters, and Jewish affairs. Many writers express their appreciation for the understanding kindness of Ochs in handling the news, his friendship, and hospitality. Important correspondents include: Thomas A. Edison, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles A. Lindbergh, Louis Marshall, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Henry Stimson, and William Howard Taft.
(MS-14) OKO, ADOLPH S. (1883-1944).
Papers, 1911-1944. 3.7 linear ft.
Papers trace the career and interests of the Cincinnati, Ohio librarian, scholar, and philanthropist Adolph S. Oko. The collection includes personal and official correspondence, articles, and essays. Subjects and correspondents included in the collection include Baruch Spinoza, Chinese Jewry, the Menorah Association, Hebrew Union College, Martin Buber, Jacob Epstein, Harry A. Wolfson, Nathan Isaacs, Henry Hurwitz, and Stephen S. Wise. 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 interest 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-647) PASSAMANECK, HERMAN. (1892 - ).
Papers, 1917-1966. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers describe the professional career and activities of Passamaneck, an active administrator of the Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) in both Kansas City, Missouri, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The collection includes correspondence and newspaper clippings. Of particular interest is correspondence with Jacob Billikopf during his time in Kansas City, Missouri. Inventory available.
(MS-145) PORTER, JACK NUSAN. (1944- ).
Papers, 1967-1982. 2 linear ft.
Papers of a sociologist consisting of correspondence and other materials relating to Porter's work and research in sociology, antisemitism, and the Holocaust.
(MS-628) PRENTIS, MEYER L. (1886-1970).
Papers, 1904-1989. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers describe the life of Prentis as businessman and philanthropist. The collection includes correspondence and articles concerning Prentis' association with General Motors, articles and correspondence pertaining to his involvement with Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, along with family charts describing seven generations of the Prensky/Prentis family. 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-254) PROSKAUER FAMILY.
Papers, 1862-1948. 0.4 linear ft.
Correspondence and other papers of Adolph Proskauer, Alabama, of Mrs. Adolph Proskauer, and Arthur Joseph Mayer Proskauer; manuscripts of articles, essays, novels, and plays written by Arthur Joseph Mayer Proskauer; and reminiscences of the life of John Proskauer of Breslau, Germany, who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1848 and after the Civil War, moved to Richmond, Virginia, written in 1948 by his grand-daughter, Jenny Proskauer, of St. Louis, Missouri. Adolph Proskauer's correspondence is with the Secretary of State, the War Department, relatives, friends and business associates. Arthur Joseph Mayer Proskauer's correspondence is with the War Department, friends, editors, and publishers, relating mostly to Adolph Proskauer's Civil War experiences and the Battle of Gettysburg.
(MS-502) PURVIN, JENNIE FRANKLIN (1873-1958).
Papers, 1868-1958. 6.3 linear ft.
Correspondence, writings, newsclippings, and personal papers of a business executive of Mandel Brothers Department Store, Chicago, Illinois. Some of the correspondents included in the collection are Solomon B. Freehof, Henry Horner, Edward J. Kelley, Leon Mandel, Louis L. Mann, Sidney J. Natkin, Janet Purvin, Moses L. Purvin, and Adolph Joachim Sabath. The collection also includes miscellaneous family correspondence.
(MS-161) ROHRHEIMER, RENA M.
Papers, 1935-1950. 0.4 linear ft.
Correspondence with friends, relatives, committees, and organizations mainly relating to refugee problems and to Rohrheimer's efforts in arranging to get Jews out of Nazi-occupied countries and Germany; and reports, essays, and notes by Rohrheimer on her trips to England, France, Egypt, Italy, Israel, and Switzerland.
(MS-748) ROSEN, BEN (1913-2008).
Photograph Collection and Papers, 1920-2000. 15.6 linear ft.
Contains prints, negatives, slides, and the papers of Cincinnati photographer
Ben Rosen whose photographic career spanned 75 years.
He captured images of sports stars, politicians, dignitaries as well
as local street scapes. His work for The American Israelite and The
Catholic Telegraph documented religious life in Cinncinnati.
Images in the collection include buildings, urban scenes, people
and events in and around Cincinnati, many images
of the Jewish and Catholic communities of Cincinnati and his work with
the 34th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron in World War II. Inventory
available.
(MS-179) ROSENBAUM, BELLA WERETNIKOW (1880-1960).
Papers, 1896-1961. 0.4 linear ft.
First Jewish woman to practice law in the state of Washington and later active in civic and communal affairs in New York City. Rosenbaum's papers include wrtings, diaries, articles, short stories, and a biography of her husband, Lewis Newman Rosenbaum, together with an autobiography. Inventory available.
(MS-503) ROSEWATER FAMILY.
Papers, 1858-1939. 7.2 linear ft.
Papers of Edward (1841-1906) and Victor (1871-1940) Rosewater. Includes correspondence, diaries, lectures, interviews, certificates, political and historical material, reports, and reviews relating to the Rosewater family's activities and interests in Omaha, Nebraska, in Jewish affairs, and in Republican Party politics. Includes Edward Rosewater's Civil War diaries and a typescript biography of Edward Rosewater, written by his son, Victor. Inventory available.
(MS-684) ROTHENBERG, ROBT. C. (1902-1997) & JEAN WESTHEIMER (1908-2007) FAMILY.
Papers, 1879-2005. 24.93 linear ft.
Papers include correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, scrapbooks, photo albums, and writings. Collection documents the Westheimer, Rothenberg and related families who were prominent in the Cincinnati community for over a century. Robert Rothenberg served as a doctor and a medical school professor in Cincinnati for over seventy years. Jean Westheimer Rothenberg worked to create and promote facilities to aid and support the hearing impaired. Inventory available.
(MS-684) RUBENSTEIN, RICHARD L. (1924- ).
Papers, 1941-1991. 11.2 linear ft.
Papers contain the correspondence, writings and speeches of Rubenstein, an educator, theologian, and Holocaust scholar. The papers also contain drafts of Rubenstein's books and his notes taken while a student at Harvard University, the University of Cincinnati and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Also included are videocassettes of Rubenstein's classes, interviews and lectures. Inventory available.
(MS-43) SABATH, ADOLPH JOACHIM (1866-1952).
Papers, 1903-1952. 3.3 linear ft.
Papers describing the forty-six-year career of a Democratic Congressmen from Chicago's Fifth District. The collection includes correspondence, legislative bills, Congressional records, notes resolutions, speeches, articles, newsclippings, and miscellaneous material. Topics covered are immigration, anti-Semitism, and Palestine. Correspondents include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jane Addams, Grace Abbott, Josephus Daniels, Stephen S. Wise, Samuel Gompers, Joseph P. Tumulty, and Julius Rosenwald. Inventory available.
(MS-200) SACKLER, HARRY (1883-1974).
Papers, 1909-1968. 2.5 linear ft. Yiddish playwright, author, and communal leader, Sackler's papers include correspondence, manuscripts, reviews, newsclippings (1909-1968), and a diary (1927-1967) relating to his activities.
(MS-89) SAMUEL, MAURICE (1895-1972).
Papers, 1907-1980. 14.4 linear ft. Papers describe the career of Maurice Samuel, author and lecturer. The collection includes many of his writings as well as correspondence, tape recordings, photographs and miscellaneous items. The papers also include some materials pertaining to Edith Brodsky Samuel, the wife of Maurice Samuel. Inventory available.
(MS-727) SANDERS, EDWARD (1922- ).
Papers, 1968-1997. 8.8 linear ft. Papers consist of correspondence, reports, nearprint, clippings, memos, and working papers that reflect Sanders' service as Senior Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State on Middle East Affairs during the Carter Administration, his extensive political work with the Democratic Party as well as his organizational work with the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles and the U. S. Holocaust Commission. Of particular interest are materials relating to the Camp David Accords (1978) and the Israel/Egypt Peace Treaty (1979). Inventory available.
(MS-455) SANDLER, PHILIP.
Papers, 1940-1960. 5.0 linear ft. Correspondence and other material on various aspects of American Jewish life including Jewish community centers, Tercentary celebration, left-wing Jewish camps, Jewish books, Jewish education, Zionism, and Yiddish culture.
(MS-753) SARNA, NAHUM (1923-2005)
Papers, 1934-2004. 29.2 linear ft.
Papers describe the life and career of one of the twentieth century’s
pre-eminent Biblical scholars. Collection consists of correspondence,
class material, editorial and authorial documents such as notes, forms, and
manuscripts in various stages of publication readiness, transcripts of lectures,
sermons, and addresses, and handwritten notes on a wide
range of Bible-related matters. Inventory
available.
(MS-456) SCHIFF, JACOB H. (1847-1920).
Papers, 1914-1920. 16.3 linear ft.
Financier and noted communal activist and philanthropist. Collection consists of correspondence and reports concerning Schiff's philanthropic, political, educational, and immigrational activities, relief problems, the outbreak of World War i, the inhuman treatment of the Jews in Poland, relief for Antwerp Jews and for Jewish sufferers from the war, the struggle between Zionists and non-Zionists in Germany, the language question in Jerusalem, the founding of a Jewish Institute of Technology in Haifa, American-German relations during World War I, Jewish agricultural and industrial problems, literary, scientific, and religious questions, business matters, financial transactions with the United States Treasury Department, and the restoration of Palestine. Some of the individuals and organizations included in the collection are Cyrus Adler, the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Relief Committee, the American Red Cross, Charles L. Bernheimer, Jacob Billikopf, David A. Brown, Abram I. Elkus, Julius Goldman, Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, Henry Street Settlement, Intercollegiate Menorah Association, Morris Jastrow, Jewish Chautauqua Society, Joseph Krauskopf, David Lubin, Julian W. Mack, Judah L. Magnes, Louis Marshall, William G. McAdoo, H. Pereira Mendes, Henry Morgenthau, Julius Rosenwald, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Lillian D. Wald, Stephen S. Wise, Simon Wolf, and the Zionist Organization of America. Inventory
available.
(MS-138) SCHLAIFER, EDWARD M. (1895- ).
Papers, 1915-1944. 0.8 linear ft.
Letterbooks containing correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous documents
concerning Schlaifer's family, his attempts in aiding the immigration of relatives
from Russia to France, and his service as a consular officer (Vienna, Austria).
(MS-475) SELIGMAN FAMILY.
Papers, 1877-1934. 0.8 linear ft. Originals and photocopies of correspondence relating to family affairs, business matters, and contemporary events of a New York City family. Includes correspondence between Edwin R. A. Seligman and Horatio Alger, Jr. regarding Ulysses S. Grant, Brigham Young, the campaign of 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Alger's novels; and love letters from "Stella," niece of Edwin Seligman's brother. Other correspondents include Emma Westermann and Carrie Wise.
(MS-578) SEMAN, PHILIP LOUIS (1881-1957).
Papers, 1897-1957. 8 linear ft. Papers document Seman's career as an organizational executive, social worker and educator. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine articles, invitations, programs, booklets, and correspondence describing his public appearances and community involvement. The bulk of the material falls between the years 1905-1957. Inventory available.
(MS-240) SEMEL, BERNARD (1879-1959).
Papers, 1929-1952. 3.3 linear ft. Cotton merchant, philanthropist, and Jewish communal leader in New York City. Papers consist of correspondence, reports, personal notes, financial statements, and organizational material relating to Semel's activities.
(MS-139) SENIOR FAMILY.
Papers, 1848-1945. 3.3 linear ft. Correspondence, speeches, reports, school themes, and other papers of Max Senior, businessman and philanthropist, of Cincinnati, his wife, Emma (Kuhn) Senior, and his son, James Kuhn Senior, of Chicago. Includes correspondence, diary (1917-1920) and military papers relating to James K. Senior's military service with the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I, letters (1945) from him in Paris to his wife, Rose, and his daughter, Mary; and correspondence relating to Max Senior's anti-Zionist views and activities.
(MS-128) SHINEDLING, ABRAHAM ISAAC (1897-1982).
Papers, 1891-1963. 3.3 linear ft. Originals and photocopies of correspondence (1953-1963), history of the Los Alamos Jewish Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico (1944-1957), memoirs by Shinedling of his father, Moses Shinedling, and his brother, Julian Mark Shinedling; and a page from the family Bible of Moses Shinedling, including family biography (1891-1931). Includes letters from Julian M. Shinedling, of Paterson, New Jersey, to his brother, Rabbi Shinedling.
(MS-711) SHULVASS, MOSES A. (1909-1988).
Papers, 1934-1986. 8.4 linear ft.
Rabbi, author and Professor of Rabbinic Literature, papers consist of correspondence and working papers regarding Shulvass' writings, academic, and communal activities. Shulvass was on the faculty of Baltimore Hebrew College and Spertus College of Judaica in Chicago. Inventory available.
(MS-395) SILVER, ALTON S. (1937-1965).
Papers, 1961-1965. 0.8 linear ft.
Collection includes correspondence and papers relating to Silver's activities with the Jewish deaf community.
(MS-27) SIMONHOFF, HARRY (1891-1966).
Papers, 1948-1964. 1.2 linear ft.
Literary manuscripts, articles, newsclippings, nearprint and letters of Harry Simonhoff, a Miami, Florida attorney and author. The papers reflect Simonhoff's interest in Jewish history and his activities within the Miami Jewish community.
(MS-42) SINGER, ISIDORE (1859-1939).
Papers, 1895-1938. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers reflect the career, interests, and activities of Dr. Singer as a Jewish editor, thinker, and writer. The collection consists of correspondence, articles, and newsclippings relating to Dr. Singer and his involvement as editor of The Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the Amos Society. 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 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-636) SLONIMSKY, MARION (1876-1926).
Papers, 1889-1915. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence and writings including courses in psychology taught by Slonimsky at the Jewish Community House in Cincinnati, Ohio. Inventory available.
(MS-666) SOLOMON, ALAN (1933- ).
Papers, 1933-1998. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, nearprint and writings which describe the activities and research of Dr. Solomon, a researcher at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville specializing in cancer research. Solomon is also a patron of the arts in Knoxville, Tennessee. Inventory available.
(MS-749) SOLOMON, HANNAH G. (1858-1942) FAMILY.
Collection, 1867-2001. 21.6 linear ft.
Collection consists of papers relating to the private and professional lives
of Hannah Solomon, Helen Levy, Frances Angel, Florette Angel, and other
family members. Included are working
documents, correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, magnetic tapes,
audio cassettes, VHS cassettess, and other ephemera. Of particular significance
are documents that illustrate the creation of the National
Council of Jewish Women and its operation during it early years under the
leadership of Hannah G. Solomon. Other areas of interest include correspondence
between family members, the notes for Hannah Solomon’s
autobiography, Helen Levy’s extensive work with the Chicago Woman’s
Club, the eleven scrapbooks that document Florette Angel’s
of life. Inventory
available.
(MS-691) SOLOMON, JOSEPH (1904-1966).
Papers, 1927-1996. 1.6 linear ft.
Papers document the professional and philanthropic career of Joseph Solomon,
a noted wills and trusts attorney. Materials include news clippings, correspondence,
family anecdotal history and memorabilia, as well as photographs and awards. Inventory
available.
(MS-513) SONNE, ISAIAH (1877-1960).
Papers, 1922-1960. 3.7 linear ft.
Scholar, historian, and librarian, Sonne's papers consist of correspondence, notes, articles, lectures, bibliographies of Jewish books, and miscellaneous material.
(MS-313) SPICEHANDLER, ABRAHAM (1888-1968).
Papers, 1922-1933. 0.8 linear ft. Personal correspondence and records of philanthropic activities including material concerning his participation in writer's associations and Zionism.
(MS-239) STRULL, CHARLES.
Papers, 1930-1962. 3.2 linear ft.
Papers consist of case files from his tenure with the Louisville-based Kentucky Committee for Service to New Americans which worked with various Jewish social service agencies to rescue victims of the Holocaust and bring them to the United States (1930-1950). The collection also includes the financial records of the Kentucky Committee for Service to New Americans (1958-1962).
(MS-615) SYRKIN, MARIE (1899-1989).
Papers, 1915-1989. 4 linear ft.
Author, educator, poet, journalist, and leader of the Zionist movement in
America. Syrkin's papers include correspondence with friends and family as
well as professional and political colleagues, copies of her journal articles,
book reviews, addresses, and poetry, and lecture notes and syllabi from humanities
and literature courses she taught at Brandeis University. Also included are
materials pertaining to her work as a representative of the B'nai B'rith
Hillel Foundation traveling to displaced person camps in Germany immediately
following World War II. The collection encompasses the subjects of Zionism,
Israeli history and politics, Jewish life, education, feminism, Holocaust
survivors, refugee camps, poetry, and literature. 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 U.S. Tax Court. Inventory available.
(MS-738) TEMKIN, SEFTON D. (1917-1996).
Papers, 1932-1994. 4.4 linear ft.
Papers relating to the professional career of Sefton D. Temkin, a professor of Judaic Studies and writer of Jewish history. Collection includes correspondence and research materials, mainly pertaining to Temkin's writings and research on Isaac M. Wise. Inventory available.
(MS-565) TOBIAS, THOMAS J.
Collection, 1764-1893. 0.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, resolutions, contracts, Bible records, and other papers relating to Southern Jewish families, particularly of Charleston, South Carolina. Includes material on the Alexander, De Lyon, Lazarus, Lyons, Mordecai, and Tobias families.
(MS-251) UNTERMYER, SAMUEL (1858-1940).
Papers, 1873-1952. 57.8 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of Samuel Untermyer as lawyer and civic and communal leader; and as counsel for the Congressional Committee known as the Pujo Committee which in 1912 investigated the "money trust." The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda and reports pertaining to legal and civic affairs, speeches, catalogs of art holdings, last will and testament, family correspondence and biographies, Untermyer Trust correspondence, and scrapbooks. Inventory available.
(MS-256) VOORSANGER FAMILY.
Papers, 1876-1972. 0.5 linear ft.
Correspondence and journal (1890-1891) of Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger and correspondence, military documents, and other papers (1917-1920) of Rabbi Elkan C. Voorsanger. Also, correspondence (1919-1972) and a journal of a trip to Israel (1949) of Mrs. Henrietta Voorsanger.
(MS-457) WARBURG, FELIX M. (1871-1937).
Papers, 1910-1937. 80.9 linear ft.
Warburg was a New York financier and banker whose chief interests were in philanthropy, education, and culture. His papers reflect his activities and considerable contributions in these fields and consist of correspondence, addresses, records, minutes of various committee meetings, reports and letterbooks. A partial list of correspondents and organizations include Cyrus Adler, American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, American Jewish Relief Committee, American Red Cross, American School of Oriental Research, Amos Society, Paul Baerwald, Jacob Billikopf, Boris D. Bogen, David M. Bressler, Bureau of Jewish Social Research, Educational Alliance, Albert Einstein, Abram I. Elkus, Hyman G. Enelow, Morris Engelman, Federation of Jewish Charities, Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York City, Bernard Flexner, Lee K. Frankel, Felix Frankfurter, Julius Goldman, I. E. Goldwasser, Richard Gottheil, Hadassah, Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, Hebrew Union College, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Alfred M. Heinsheimer, Henry Street Settlement, Maurice B. Hexter, Herbert C. Hoover, Jewish Agency for Palestine, Jewish Chautauqua Society, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Max J. Kohler, George Alexander Kohut, Isaac Landman, Neville J. Laski, Morris S. Lazaron, Herbert H. Lehman, Irving Lehman, Adolph Lewisohn, Julian W. Mack, Judah L. Magnes, Louis Marshall, H. Pereira Mendes, Henry Morgenthau, National Conference of Jewish Social Service, National Coordinating Committee for Aid to Refugees and Emigrants coming from Germany, Palestine Economic Corporation, David de Sola Pool, James N. Rosenberg, Julius Rosenwald, Herbert Samuel, Jacob H. Schiff, Mortimer L. Schiff, Max Senior, Isidore Singer, Sol M. Stroock, Henrietta Szold, William H. Taft, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, United Jewish Appeal, Lillian D. Wald, Chaim Weizmann, World Jewish Congress, Young Men's Hebrew Association, Young Women's Hebrew Association, and Zionist Organization of America. Inventory available.
(MS-495) WATTERS, LEON LAIZER (1887-1967).
Papers, 1930-1954. 1.6 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence between Professor and Mrs. Albert Einstein and Watters regarding personal matters, newspaper and magazine articles, miscellaneous items relating to Einstein, and correspondence referring to B'nai Israel Congregation, Salt Lake City, Utah.
(MS-48) WEIL, FRANK L. (1894-1957).
Papers, 1898-1958. 13.8 linear ft.
Papers relate to the career of the New York lawyer and social worker. The collection includes correspondence, minutes, reports, notes, printed matter, and miscellaneous items concerning Weil's education and youth, his World War I work and politics, and his many community activities and interests. Included is material relating to the Boy Scouts of America, the Jewish Committee on Scouting, the Jewish Education Committee, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the President's Committee on Religion and Walfare in the Armed Forces, the United Service Organizations, and the Young Men's Hebrew Association. Inventory available.
(MS-668) 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-12) WEISS-ROSMARIN, TRUDE (1908-1989).
Papers, 1931-1984. 3.7 linear ft.
Jewish scholar, and founder and publisher of The Jewish Spectator, Weiss-Rosmarin's papers reflect her scholarly activities and include correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, articles, newsclippings, and scrapbooks. Among the correspondents in the collection are Irving Fineman, Solomon B. Freehof, Horace M. Kallen, Emanuel Neumann, and Jacob J. Petuchowski. Inventory available.
(MS-692) YARDEINI, MORDECAI S.
Papers, 1908-1982. 6.4 linear ft.
Contains musical compositions, writings, and newspaper clippings of and about Yardeini, a cantor and composer of liturgical and secular music. Inventory available.
(MS-472) ZEISLER, FANNIE BLOOMFIELD (1863-1927).
Papers, 1863-1927. 1.2 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, news articles, scrapbooks, biographical material, family items, and miscellaneous items pertaining to the life and work of pianist, Fannie Zeisler. Inventory available.
(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.
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