Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, March on Washington, August 1963.

(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-46) BENDER, ROSE I. (1912-1950).

Papers, 1912-1950. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection contains information concerning Mrs. Bender's involvement with Hadassah, a women's Zionist organization, and other Zionist organizations to encourage larger Jewish immigration to Palestine. Includes correspondence, reports, newsclippings, papers, and miscellaneous items detailing Mrs. Bender's Zionist activities. 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 articles, stories, and speeches that she wrote. 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-669) BIBLIO PRESS COLLECTION.

Papers, 1978-2000. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection contains the history of Biblio Press, a small Jewish women's studies publisher. Papers include correspondence to and from Biblio Press's creator, Doris Gold, book reviews, book listings and publicity, articles about Biblio Press and Gold, and book covers designed by Gold and others. Inventory available.

BLACH, SARAH MEYERFELD (1869-1928).

Diary, 1895-1896. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of a diary (Cincinnati, Ohio and New York, New York) October 20, 1895 - April 8, 1896. Subjects include the Lazarus, Rollman, Simon, and Stricker families of Cincinnati, Ohio.

(MS-730) BLANK, SHELDON H. (1914-1989) AND AMY K. (1898-1990).

Papers, 1922-1967. 4.5 linear ft.
Correspondence, manuscripts of writings, speeches and other materials relating to Blank's career, the World Union for Progressive Judaism, and personal matters; together with autobiography and other papers of his wife, Amy (Kirchberger) Blank. Inventory available.

(MS-93) BLOOM, ROBERT L. (1878-1974) AND JESSIE S. (1887-1980).

Papers, 1897-1980. 5.2 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-284) B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN.

Records, 1947-1985. 5.6 linear ft.
Correspondence, reports, speeches, newsclippings, pamphlets and miscellaneous items concerning the international activities of the organization and its president, Betty Shapiro.

B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN'S GRAND LODGE NO. 467 (BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS).

Records, 1947-1956. 2 inches.
Minutes, correspondence, and miscellaneous records concerning the organization's involvement with fund-raising and charitable work. This material is part of the Temple Israel (Blytheville, Arkansas) Records, MS-713.

(MS-98) BRICKNER, BARNETT R. (1892-1958) and REBECCA A. (1894-1988).

Papers, 1905-1981. 2.5 linear ft.
Papers describe the careers of Rabbi Barnett Brickner and his wife Rebecca Brickner. Rabbi Brickner was the rabbi for Holy Blossom Synagogue in Toronto and Congregation Anshe Chesed in Cleveland. Mrs. Brickner was the first woman professional Jewish educator in the United States. The collection includes correspondence, sermons, addresses, manuscripts, newsclippings, photographs and personal items. The bulk of the material spans the years 1930-1975. 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.

CONGREGATION BETH EL SISTERHOOD (ANNISTON, ALABAMA).

Records, 1906-1948. 1 folder and 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm and photocopies of constitution and by-laws (1906) and minutes (1941-1948).

(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.

(X-105) DREW SISTERHOOD (RULEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI).

Records, 1921-1951. 2 inches.
Minutebooks from a temple women's association.

(MS-583) EMMA LAZARUS FEDERATION OF JEWISH WOMEN'S CLUBS.

Records, 1921-1989. 8.8 linear ft.
A Jewish women's cultural, educational, and welfare organization. Records consist of correspondence, administrative records, committee records, photographs, and miscellaneous materials generated or collected by the organization during its existence from 1951 to 1989. Also included is a small amount of material from the organization's predecessor, the Emma Lazarus Division of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order (1944-1951), and scattered articles concerning women's history (1921-1940). Subjects covered in the collection include child welfare, Jewish culture, education, American Jewish history, Emma Lazarus, Ernestine Rose, women's rights, civil rights, and Jewish-Black relations. Inventory available.

(MS-745) EVANS, JANE (1907-2004).
Papers, 1921-2004. 0.8 linear ft.
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-52) FEDERATION OF JEWISH WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS (CINCINNATI, OHIO).
Records, 1920-1977. 1.2 linear ft.
Records reflect the activities as well as the membership of the Federation and the various organizations involved with the Federation. The bulk of the collection consists of agendas and meeting minutes (1923-1977), and includes pamphlets, brochures, and correspondnece describing the group's activities and concerns. Inventory available.

FEMALE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (NORFOLK, VIRGINIA).

Records, 1868-1907. 2 inches.
Records consist of minutebooks which reflect the Society's social and charitable functions within the Jewish community of Norfolk in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This material is part of the Ohef Sholom Temple (Norfolk, Va.) Records, MS-548.

(X-41) FIRST BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF HEBREW LADIES (QUINCY, ILLINOIS).

Records, 1863-1936. 2 inches.
Minutebooks of an association which was involved in charitable activities.

(MS-770) FREIDENREICH, FRADLE POMERANTZ.

Collection, 1900-2008. 8.8 linear ft.
The Fradle Pomerantz Freidenreich Collection consists of documents acquired by Freidenreich in researching her book Passionate Pioners: Yiddish Secular Education in North America, 1910-1960. The collection includes correspondence, questionnaires, memorabilia, song books, bibliographies, conference minutes, camp yearbooks, and more. Inventory available.

(MS-283) FRIEDBERG, LILLIAN ADLOW (1897-1978).

Papers, 1913-1975, bulk 1942-1966. 5 linear ft.
Consists of daybooks, writings and lectures, minutes and correspondence relating to Friedberg's activities in the Pittsburgh Jewish community. The “Daily Notes” document Friedberg’s activities and work from 1943-1965, while the writings and lectures provide a hard copy of different presentations and topics she explored from her school days through to her professional work. The writings and lecture files also include some correspondence, often directly related to a specific lecture or writing of Friedberg. The Jewish Community Relations Council of Pittsburgh material consists of agendas and meeting minutes for the JCRC from 1951-1965. The miscellaneous materials include files on Friedberg’s continued involvement with her high school, Girls’ Latin School, as well as writings on Pittsburgh history, television scripts for local broadcasts, and awards received by Friedberg. Inventory available.

(MS-205) GOLDSTEIN, FANNY (1895-1961).

Papers, 1933-1961. 4.1 linear ft.
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. The collection also includes material on the American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Historical Society; Charles Angoff, Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, and S. Felix Mendelsohn and Joshua Bloch. Inventory available.

(MS-143, MS-236) GRATZ, REBECCA (1781-1869).

Papers, 1797-1863. 1.6 linear ft.
Educator, charitable worker, pioneer of Jewish Sunday School movement in Philadelphia. Collection consists of copies of letters from Gratz to Mary Elizabeth Fenno (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 are in the New York Historical Society, the American Jewish Historical Society, and the University of North Carolina.

(MS-652) HADASSAH (CINCINNATI, OHIO).

Records, 1921-1991. 12.5 linear ft.
The Cincinnati chapter of Hadassah was formed in December 1921 to support a variety of Jewish causes, both locally and internationally. Records document organizational activities and include minutes, correspondence, committee and administrative records, photographs and publicity materials. Inventory available.

HEBREW LADIES AID SOCIETY (WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA).

Records, 1915-1927. 1 volume.
Minutebook and financial records of the Society, founded in 1915 to aid the poor and undertake charitable projects. This material is part of the Welch, West Virginia, Jewish Community Collection, MS-379.

(X-129, 166) HEBREW LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (ALBANY, GEORGIA)

Records, 1876-1957. 0.4 linear ft.
Collection consists of Golden Jubilee and Memorial Fund booklet and photocopies of minute books.

(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-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 Miss Holtzmann's many years of professional service as well as to her personal life. Inventory available.

(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-681) JACOBSON, SYLVIA R. (1911-1994).

Papers, 1939-1994. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers document Ms. 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 Ms. Jacobson on the individual and group behavioral responses she observed during the skyjacking. Inventory available.

JEWISH LADIES AID SOCIETY (COLUMBUS, GEORGIA).

Records, 1874-1927. 2 inches.
Consists of minutebooks and miscellaneous records of an organization engaged in philanthropic acitivties. Materials is part of the Congregation B'nai Israel (Columbus, Ga.) Records, X-85.

JEWISH WOMEN'S LEAGUE (FAIRBANKS, ALASKA).

Records, 1957-1963. 1 reel microfilm.
Minutes and miscellaneous documents of women's organization engaged in charitable activities.

(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 Mrs. Kross, a lawyer, judge, and penealogist from New York City. 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-85) LADIES AID SOCIETY (COLUMBUS, GEORGIA).

Records, 1901-1930. 1 inch.
Constitution, membership applications and history of the Society, which was founded to assist in the maintenance and continuance of the Tree of Life Synagogue and its Sunday School and to participate in charitable activities.

LADIES AID SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPORT OF HEBREW WIVES AND ORPHANS (DETROIT, MICHIGAN).

Records, 1888-1907. 2 inches.
Minutebooks of women's charitable organization. Material is part of the Temple Beth El (Detroit, Mich.) Records, MS-527.

LADIES AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION (PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA).

Records, 1909-1925. 0.4 linear ft.
Minutes and miscellaneous records of an organization whose purpose was "to give personal and financial aid to the B'nai Israel Congregation, to foster ideals of Judaism, and support worthy causes." In 1925 the Association became the Sisterhood of B'nai Israel Congregation in Parkersburg. This material is part of the Congregation B'nai Israel (Parkersburg, W. Va.) Records, MS-427.

(MS-391) LADIES AUXILIARY SOCIETY (VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI).

Records, 1904-1917. 0.4 linear ft.
Minutebooks from a society organized in 1904 to promote "primarily the interest of the congregation and secondarily, of Judaism in general."  The Society sponsored fundraising events, gave parties for children, and donated books to the Sunday School.

(MS-384) LADIES HEBREW ASSOCIATION (BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA).

Records, 1871-1923. 0.4 linear ft.
Minutebooks and ledgers of the Association which was initially organized to help build a synagogue; founded in 1871 under the auspices of Congregation B'nai Israel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

LADIES HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (SELMA, ALABAMA).

Records, 1887-1957. 1 volume and 1 reel microfilm.
Minutes of the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Association, 1907-1947, Council of Jewish Women, 1927-1931, and Congregation Mishkan Israel, 1946-1954; together with miscellaneous material of Congregation Mishkan Israel, 1887-1957. Material is part of the Selma, Alabama Records, X-297, MF-100.

LADIES HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (FORT WAYNE, INDIANA).

Records, 1861-1919. 1.6 linear ft.
Records consist of 2 volumes of minutebooks of Jewish women's society. Minutes are in German. This material is part of the Congregation Achduth Vesholom (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Records, MS-333.

LADIES HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN).

Records, 1873-1913. 2 inches.
Consititution, by-laws, and minutes of an organization whose purpose was "to assist the needy and worthy poor of all denominations." This material is part of the Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Records, X-353-355.

(MS-391) LADIES HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI).

Records, 1907-1971. .4 linear ft.
Minutes (1906-1949), ledgers (1930-1971), and a resolution concerning the dissolution of the Society in 1971.

LADIES HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (VICTORIA, TEXAS).

Records, 1876-1901. 1 reel microfilm.
Microfilm copy of minutes, cash accounts, and membership lists.

(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-736) LEVY, THEODORE S. (1926-2004) & INA RAE (1929- ).

Papers, 1937-2007. 11.2 linear ft.
Papers contain sermons, subject files and teaching materials as well as correspondence, newsclipping, photographs and biographical materials documenting the life and careers of Rabbi Levy and his wife, Ina Rae. Levy served congregations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Huntington, West Virginia, Syracuse, New York and Hilton Head, South Carolina. He also had a keen interest in American Jewish history. Ina Rae Levy was an educator who devoted herself to equality and advancement of women and was active in Jewish communal affairs. Inventory available.

(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 the editor of the Jewish Science Interpreter, and after the death of her husband in 1938, she took over the leadership of the Jewish Science movement. 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, 1880-1952. 0.8 linear ft.
The collection consists of a diary, notebooks of quotations and readings, a scrapbook, programs and bulletins, and miscellaneous material relating to Mannheimer’s career. The papers include programs and advertisements relating to Mannheimer’s work as head of the Cincinnati School of Expression and as an interpretive reader in Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Also included are a memorial booklet on Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer, Des Moines, Iowa; a picture of a window ventilator invented and patented by Louise Mannheimer, and an autograph book including the signature of Isaac Mayer Wise. Inventory available.

(MS-438) 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-297) MAYER, JESSIE STRAUS (1882-1957).

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-301) MENKEN, ADAH ISAACS (1835-1868).

Collection, 1932-1960. .4 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, anti-Zionist, 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 includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous items. Among the notable correspondents are Zora Neale Hurston, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Robert Nathan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and John Haynes Holmes. Inventory available.

(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.

(MF-373) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN-SAVANNAH (GEORGIA) SECTION.

Records, 1895-1898. 1 reel microfilm
Consists of a volume of minutes from the Savannah (Georgia) Council of Jewish Women.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN-SELMA (ALABAMA) SECTION.

Records, 1926-1931. 2 inches.
Consists of a volume of minutes from the Selma (Alabama) Council of Jewish Women. Material is part of the Selma, Alabama Records, X-297, MF-100.

(MS-59) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN-TERRA HAUTE (INDIANA) SECTION.

Records, 1881-1843. .4 linear ft.
Records consist of correspondence, minute books, financial reports, and newsclippings reflecting the organization and its activities.

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEMPLE SISTERHOODS.

see the Women of Reform Judaism Records (MS-73) .

(MS-392) HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. LADIES HEBREW SOCIAL CIRCLE.
Records, 1870-1925. 0.4 linear ft.
Minutes and other items relating to charities and charitable work.

OHIO VALLEY FEDERATION OF TEMPLE SISTERHOODS, DISTRICT 10.
see the Women of Reform Judaism, District 10, Records (MS-63).

(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. Includes miscellaneous family correspondence. 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, Nata Purvin, and Adolph Joachim Sabath.

(MS-161) ROHRHEIMER, RENA M.

Papers, 1935-1950. 0.4 linear ft.
Correspondence with friends, relatives, committees, and organizations mainly regarding refugees and efforts to rescue Jews from Germany and other Nazi-occupied countries. Also includes notes, reports, and essays by Rohrheimer about her trips to Europe.

(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-179) ROSENBAUM, BELLA WERETNIKOW (1880-1960).

Papers, 1896-1961. 0.4 linear ft.
First Jewish woman to practice law in Washington State and later active in civic and communal affairs in New York City. Mrs. 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-353) ROSETT, FRIEDA S.

Papers, 1924-1984. 0.8 linear ft.
Correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to Rosett's activities with the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (currently, Women of Reform Judaism) and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.

(MS-357) RUKEYSER, MARJORIE.

Papers, 1965-1967. 0.4 linear ft.
Materials relating to Rukeyser's tenure as president of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (currently, Women of Reform Judaism).

(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-749) SOLOMON, HANNAH G. (1858-1942) FAMILY COLLECTION.

Papers, 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-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-677) TASK FORCE ON WOMEN IN THE RABBINATE COLLECTION.

Records, 1976-1991. 0.4 linear ft.
The Task Force on Women in the Rabbinate was established by the Central Conference of American Rabbis in 1976 and began its work in 1977. This collection contains correspondence, memos, and other items pertaining to the role and work of the task force, primarily during the tenure of Rabbi Neil Kominsky as chair (1979-1983). All materials in this collection were gathered and donated by Rabbi Kominsky. The span dates for the collection are 1976-1991, with the bulk of the material spanning the years 1979-1983. Inventory available.

(MS-485, X-431-435) TUCKER, SOPHIE (1884-1966).

Papers, 1911-1966. 2.5 linear ft.
Singer, musical comedy performer, philanthropist. Papers include correspondence, speeches, photographs, and plaques regarding her Jubilee Dinner in 1947 and her activities in the American Federation of Actors, 1939.

(MS-638) UNITED ORDER TRUE SISTERS.

Records, 1864-1979 7.2 linear ft.
Records describe the goverance and activities of a sisterhood organization. Collection contains executive minutes, convention records, programs, publications, ritual books, financial records, and photographs. 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-73) WOMEN OF REFORM JUDIASM.

Records, 1913-2000. 30 linear ft.
Originally founded in 1913 as The National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (NTFS), Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) is an affiliate of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Records in the collection document the activities and interests of the organization and include the Proceedings of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, Vols. 1-5 (1913-1955), extensive transcripts and supporting materials from the national Biennial Assemblies (1921-1997), transcripts of Executive Board and Executive Committee meetings (1939-1981), resolutions (1921-1997), financial records, correspondence, memos, committee records, publications, and nearprint. Inventory available.

(MS-689) WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM, DISTRICT 3.

Records, 1924-1997. 5.2 linear ft.
Records contain biennial convention programs, executive board minutes, reports and recommendations to the executive board, newsletters and miscellaneous materials. District 3 is a local chapter of Women of Reform Judaism and draws its membership from a large portion of the state of New York including New York City. Inventory available.

(MS-63) WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM, DISTRICT 10.

Records, 1962-2000. 4 linear ft.
The Ohio Valley Federation and Michigan Federation, both formed in the early years of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (now called the Women of Reform Judaism) were merged into the new District 10 in 1997. Records of the organization include biennial materials, correspondence, minutes and committee records. Inventory available.

(MS-769) WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM, DISTRICT 20.

Records, 1922-2008. 6 linear ft.
The Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), District 20 Records consist of convention scrapbooks, scrapbooks of newspaper articles, convention-planning documents, bulletins, correspondence, publicity, and photographs, notebooks containing meeting minutes, WRJ publications, videos and CDs. Subject files relate to awards, and administrative matters. Inventory available.

(X-133) YOUNG LADIES COOPERATIVE SOCIETY (ALBANY, GEORGIA).
Records, 1901-1925. 1 inch.
Photocopies of minutebooks and membership records of a Georgia religious and philanthropic society.

(MS-587) ZEISLER, FANNIE BLOOMFIELD (1862-1927).

Papers, 1862-1927. 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.