Brandeis University
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
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.) 2
- Business records 2
- Memorandums 2
- Newsletters 2
- Advertisements 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Awards 1
- Brochures 1
- CD-ROMs 1
- Charities 1
- Concerts 1
- DVDs 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, Israeli 1
- Family-owned business enterprises 1
- Fraternal insurance 1
- Fraternal organizations 1
- Humanitarianism 1
- Jewish community centers 1
- Jews -- Persecutions -- Soviet Union 1
- Jews -- Soviet Union 1
- Jews -- Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration 1
- Jews -- Soviet Union -- Intellectual life 1
- Legal documents 1
- Marlborough (Mass.) 1
- National socialism and Zionism 1
- New York (N.Y.) 1
- Obituaries 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Phonograph records 1
- Press releases 1
- Programs (documents) 1
- Publications (documents) 1
- Readville (Boston, Mass.) 1
- Scholarships 1
- Self-service stores 1
- Social service 1
- Speeches (documents) 1
- Supermarkets -- United States 1
- Transcripts 1
- Waltham (Mass.) 1
- Washington, D.C. 1
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