Congregation Mishkan Israel to Lynn Hebrew Benevolent Associations, 1889

The materials contained in this series are the oversized records of various groups and individuals affiliated with the Jewish community of Lynn. The bulk of these records are group photographs depicting the members of these organizations and businesses, including the Young Men’s Hebrew Association, the Lynn Credit Union, the Lynn Hebrew School, the Jecomen Club, the Lynn Life Saving Association, Daly’s Golden Rule Shoe Company, Mount Sinai Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias Samson Lodge, and the Order of the Eastern Star. This series also includes documentary materials, such as newspaper clippings. Notable individuals named in the records of this series include Drs. Perez William Wainshel and William Leibman.