Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
Organization
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
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 Richard J. Israel Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-860
Abstract
Rabbi Richard J. Israel was born in 1929 in Chicago. After attending the University of Chicago and Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Israel began his lengthy career in Hillel at the University of California, Los Angeles. He later worked at Hillel at Yale University, followed by an Executive Director position at the Hillel Council of Greater Boston. Rabbi Israel was also the Director of Central Services and Judaica at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston and was the Director of the...
Dates:
undated, 1949-1996
Stanley and Mary Ann Snider Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-964
Abstract
The Snider, Winer, Kane and Korelitz families are documented within this collection, although the bulk of the materials pertain to Stanley and Mary Ann Snider’s immediate family. The Sniders are the founders of Stanmar, Inc., which developed Smugglers’ Notch Ski Resort. The Winers founded Elm Farm Supermarkets, and the Kanes owned furniture stores before becoming involved with the operations of Elm Farms. This collection contains photographs, slides, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and...
Dates:
undated, 1902-2013
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
United Hebrew Benevolent Association (Boston, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-223
Abstract
In 1864, congregants of Adath Israel (Temple Israel of Boston) and Ohabei Shalom founded the United Hebrew Benevolent Association, a charitable organization serving Boston’s growing Jewish community. In 1895, the UHBA and four other Jewish philanthropic organizations formed the Federation of Jewish Charities, the forerunner of today’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies. The collection contains case histories, including listings of funds disbursed to families and individuals in need, and a...
Dates:
1888-1898
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
Zionist House (Boston, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-286
Abstract
The Zionist House was an organization founded to provide recreational, educational, and physical outreach for individuals and Jewish organizations in Boston. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, trustee meeting minutes, reports, clippings, newsletters, and programs for anniversary concerts, lectures, films, exhibitions and other programs sponsored by the organization.
Dates:
undated, 1942-1989
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- Subject
- Correspondence 21
- Boston (Mass.) 19
- Minutes (administrative records) 14
- Photographs 14
- Clippings (information artifacts) 13
- Financial records 10
- Pamphlets 10
- Publications (documents) 10
- Reports 10
- Memorandums 8
- Brochures 7
- Business records 6
- Scrapbooks 6
- Legal documents 5
- Federations, Financial (Social service) 4
- Jewish community centers 4
- Notes 4
- Programs (documents) 4
- Articles 3
- Audiocassettes 3
- Bylaws (administrative records) 3
- Certificates 3
- Corporation reports 3
- Ephemera 3
- Hebrew language -- Study and teaching -- History 3
- Invitations 3
- Jews -- Charities 3
- Newsletters 3
- Newspapers 3
- Press releases 3
- Rabbis -- Massachusetts 3
- Speeches (documents) 3
- Zionism 3
- Account books 2
- Announcements 2
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- United States 2
- Blacks -- Relations with Jews 2
- Chaplains, Hospital -- United States 2
- Charities 2
- Directories 2
- Holocaust 2
- Israel 2
- Jewish day schools -- United States 2
- Jewish education -- History 2
- Jewish lawyers 2
- Jews -- Dietary laws 2
- Jews, Soviet 2
- New York (N.Y.) 2
- Philanthropy -- United States 2
- Philanthropy and society 2
- Scholarships 2
- Social service 2
- Students -- United States 2
- Surveys (documents) 2
- Administrative records 1
- Adoption 1
- Advertisements 1
- Agendas (administrative records) 1
- Annual reports 1
- Antisemitism -- United States 1
- Arab-Israeli conflict 1
- Architectural drawings 1
- Articles of incorporation 1
- Artifacts (object genre) 1
- Associations, institutions, etc. 1
- Audiotapes 1
- Awards 1
- Belmont (Mass.) 1
- Black Panther Party -- Newspapers 1
- Brookline (Mass.) 1
- CD-ROMs 1
- Card indexes 1
- Charities -- Massachusetts -- Boston 1
- Child welfare 1
- Church and education -- United States 1
- Civil rights 1
- Communism 1
- Concert programs 1
- Concerts 1
- Contracts 1
- Curricula 1
- DVDs 1
- Dating (Social customs) -- Religious Aspects -- Judaism 1
- Diaries 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, Israeli 1
- Discrimination -- United States 1
- Dnipropetrovsʹk (Ukraine) 1
- Economic Assistance, Israeli 1
- Education, Elementary 1
- Emigration and immigration 1
- Emigration and immigration -- Europe -- History 1
- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy 1
- Emigration and immigration -- History 1
- Emigration and immigration law 1
- Emigration and immigration law -- United States 1
- Ex-convicts -- Services for 1
- Factories 1
- Fall River (Mass.) 1
- Family-owned business enterprises 1
- Family-owned business enterprises -- Massachusetts 1 + ∧ less
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