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Brandeis University

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Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Wyner Mark Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-991
Abstract Dr. Elizabeth Wyner Mark was a psychologist and author. This collection contains her education records from elementary school to her post-graduate studies; family correspondence, primarily sent to Elizabeth and her husband, Melvin; journals, diaries and various family legal papers; family photographs as well as photographs taken by Elizabeth; and the research and manuscript drafts of her publications, particularly The Covenant of Circumcision, which she...
Dates: undated, 1903-2007

Farband Labor Zionist Order (Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-534
Abstract

The Farband Labor Zionist Order was a Jewish fraternal organization founded in 1910 and chartered in New York in 1913. With branches across the United States and Canada, it functioned as a mutual aid society aligned with the Socialist and Zionist political party Poale Zion. The material in the collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, press releases, photographs, meeting minutes, brochures, and memos.

Dates: undated, 1941-1984

Greater Boston Committee of the Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-63
Abstract

The Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary documents the correspondence, activities, photographs and publications of the Greater Boston Committee’s efforts to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of Jewish settlement in the United States. Many notable Boston Jewish community members were a part of the planning and implementation of activities, which included a celebration at Symphony Hall and a musical for children entitled, "A Happy Land."

Dates: undated, 1952-1955 (bulk 1954-1955)

Harold and Romayne Goldberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-861
Abstract Harold and Romayne Goldberg were active members of numerous Jewish organizations in Boston. Harold Goldberg was a member of the Associated Jewish Philanthropies, American Jewish Committee of Greater Boston and the Combined Jewish Appeal. In 1964 he served as president of the Business Men’s Council of the Combined Jewish Appeal and was also a member of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Romayne Goldberg served as president of the Boston chapter of Hadassah from 1948-1951. She also served as...
Dates: undated, 1924-1971

Levinson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-984
Abstract

The Levinson family has its origins in Eastern Europe, though the majority of its members immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. Members of the family were active in Boston business, science, and law. The material in the collection includes publications, photographs, a scrapbook, a photo album, and awards.

Dates: undated, circa 1900-1969

Maurice L. Zigmond Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-112
Abstract Rabbi Maurice L. Zigmond, or “Ziggy” as he was known to friends and colleagues, was born in Denver, Colorado on March 5, 1904. Rabbi Zigmond taught Anthropology at Yale from 1948-1961, but he began his career as a counselor for Jewish college students in 1935, and was a staunch advocate of Hillel establishing and directing several Hillels throughout his professional career. In 1941, he established the Hillel Foundations at both Yale and the University of Connecticut, and from 1955-1956 he...
Dates: undated, 1943-1964

Philip W. Lown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-162
Abstract Philip W. Lown was a businessman, philanthropist, and leading figure in the Jewish Community. In 1926, he became a joint owner of the Pilgrim Shoe Company in Auburn, Maine, and later president of Penobscot Shoe Company and Lown Shoes Inc. Starting in 1937 and up to his death, Lown worked philanthropically within the Jewish community, most notably in Jewish education. He served on such boards as the American Association for Jewish Education, the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundations, and the World...
Dates: undated, 1913-1975

Rabb Family and Stop & Shop Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P-679
Abstract The Rabinovitz/Rabb family arrived in Boston from Russia in the 1890s. Around 1914 they founded Economy Grocery Stores, which became Stop & Shop in 1946. In addition to building their grocery company into a successful business, the family is known for its philanthropy and active involvement in the Jewish community. The collection contains materials relating to the Rabb family and to the business operations of Stop & Shop until 1989. The materials in this collection include historical...
Dates: 1912-1989

Rabbi Arthur Green Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-963
Abstract

Professor Arthur Green is a Reconstructionist rabbi, author, and teacher. He is the former president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and currently is dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, articles, and manuscripts. Some student work and correspondence is included but is currently restricted.

Dates: undated, 1965-2003

Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry at Brandeis University Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-493
Abstract The Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry (SCSJ) was founded in 1977 in response to the arrest of Anatoly B. Shcharansky. Thirteen students from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts went to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress about the problems faced by Jews in the Soviet Union. The numbers of students involved continued to grow, and expanded to include students from other colleges and universities in the United States. The Washington Lobby, which was held every February, provided...
Dates: undated, 1977-1989

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Boston (Mass.) 9
Correspondence 8
Photographs 8
Clippings (information artifacts) 6
Publications (documents) 5
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Awards 4
Reports 4
Business records 3
Memorandums 3
Minutes (administrative records) 3
Brookline (Mass.) 2
Fraternal organizations 2
Judaism -- Study and teaching 2
Legal documents 2
New York (N.Y.) 2
Newsletters 2
Newton (Mass.) 2
Scrapbooks 2
Speeches (documents) 2
Advertisements 1
American Jewish Tercentenary (1954) 1
Anniversaries 1
Audiocassettes 1
Autobiographies 1
Bible -- Study and teaching 1
Biography (genre) 1
Brochures 1
CD-ROMs 1
Cambridge (Mass.) 1
Certificates 1
Charities 1
College students -- Religious life 1
Concerts 1
Confirmation (Jewish rite) 1
DVDs 1
Diaries 1
Diplomatic and consular service, Israeli 1
Dissertations 1
Education 1
Family-owned business enterprises 1
Forms 1
Fraternal insurance 1
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America 1
Humanitarianism 1
Israel 1
Jewish authors 1
Jewish community centers 1
Jewish families -- Massachusetts 1
Jewish religious education 1
Jewish scholars 1
Jewish women -- Psychology 1
Jewish women authors 1
Jews -- Persecutions -- Soviet Union 1
Jews -- Soviet Union 1
Jews -- Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration 1
Jews -- Soviet Union -- Intellectual life 1
Judaism -- Prayers and devotions 1
Marlborough (Mass.) 1
Mysticism 1
National socialism and Zionism 1
New Haven (Conn.) 1
Newspapers 1
Notes 1
Obituaries 1
Pamphlets 1
Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
Phonograph records 1
Postcards 1
Press releases 1
Programs (documents) 1
Psychology 1
Readville (Boston, Mass.) 1
Reconstructionist Judaism 1
Scholarships 1
Self-service stores 1
Social service 1
Supermarkets -- United States 1
Transcripts 1
Waban (Newton, Mass.) 1
Waltham (Mass.) 1
Washington, D.C. 1
Women Jewish scholars 1
Women in Judaism 1
Zionism 1
Zionism -- United States 1
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