Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
Organization
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Jewish Vocational Aid Society (Boston, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-216
Abstract
The Jewish Vocational Aid Society of Boston, founded by Mrs. Margaret Davidson and incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts in 1907 as the Jewish Children's Aid Society; original purpose was in aiding destitute Jewish children. In 1936 became known as the Jewish Vocational Aid Society; members focused efforts on raising funds for needy Jewish students. Later, eligibility for scholarships was expanded to include non-Jewish students as well. In 1973 was forced to transfer most of its funds...
Dates:
undated, 1910-1985
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
Synagogue Council of Massachusetts Records
Collection
Identifier: I-454
Abstract
The Synagogue Council of Massachusetts was founded in 1941 as the Associated Synagogues of Greater Boston (and later the Associated Synagogues of Massachusetts). The documents in this collection describe the proceedings and activities of the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, as well as those of its affiliated organizations, including the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston, the Kashruth Commission, the Beth Din, and the Jewish Chaplaincy Council....
Dates:
undated, 1908-2014
Wyner Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-803
Abstract
The Wyner Family Papers document the personal, professional, organizational and philanthropic activities of three generations of a prominent Boston Jewish family. The documents describe the operations of the family knitting and textile businesses, the building and management of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel of Boston and the development and operations of the Beth Israel Hospital of Boston (1926-2001.) This collection describes the Wyner family's involvement in a wide variety of organizations, both...
Dates:
undated, 1863-2004
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- Boston (Mass.) 10
- Clippings (information artifacts) 10
- Minutes (administrative records) 10
- Publications (documents) 8
- Pamphlets 7
- Reports 7
- Brochures 6
- Memorandums 6
- Scrapbooks 6
- Financial records 5
- Business records 4
- Legal documents 4
- Programs (documents) 4
- Articles 3
- Audiocassettes 3
- Certificates 3
- Jewish community centers 3
- Newsletters 3
- Speeches (documents) 3
- Bylaws (administrative records) 2
- Corporation reports 2
- Hebrew language -- Study and teaching -- History 2
- Holocaust 2
- Invitations 2
- New York (N.Y.) 2
- Newspapers 2
- Notes 2
- Press releases 2
- Scholarships 2
- Surveys (documents) 2
- Account books 1
- Administrative records 1
- Adoption 1
- Advertisements 1
- Announcements 1
- Annual reports 1
- Antisemitism -- United States 1
- Architectural drawings 1
- Articles of incorporation 1
- Artifacts (object genre) 1
- Associations, institutions, etc. 1
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- United States 1
- Audiotapes 1
- Awards 1
- Belmont (Mass.) 1
- Blacks -- Relations with Jews 1
- Brookline (Mass.) 1
- CD-ROMs 1
- Card indexes 1
- Chaplains, Hospital -- United States 1
- Charities 1
- Child welfare 1
- Church and education -- United States 1
- Civil rights 1
- Communism 1
- Concerts 1
- Contracts 1
- Curricula 1
- DVDs 1
- Diaries 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, Israeli 1
- Directories 1
- Discrimination -- United States 1
- Dnipropetrovsʹk (Ukraine) 1
- Education, Elementary 1
- Emigration and immigration 1
- Emigration and immigration -- Europe -- History 1
- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy 1
- Emigration and immigration law -- United States 1
- Ephemera 1
- Factories 1
- Fall River (Mass.) 1
- Family-owned business enterprises 1
- Federations, Financial (Social service) 1
- Fliers (printed matter) 1
- Floppy disks 1
- Fraternal insurance 1
- Fraternal organizations 1
- Fund raising 1
- Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America 1
- Hospitals 1
- Hotels 1
- Humanitarianism 1
- Israel 1
- Jewish cemeteries 1
- Jewish day schools -- United States 1
- Jewish education -- History 1
- Jewish lawyers 1
- Jews -- Charities 1
- Jews -- Dietary laws 1
- Jews, Soviet 1
- Journals (periodicals) 1
- Judaism -- Relations -- Catholic Church 1
- Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity 1
- London (England) 1
- Lynn (Mass.) 1
- Magazines (periodicals) 1
- Malmesbury (South Africa) 1 + ∧ less
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