Box OS A

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This series contains materials and documents relating to the activities at the Y.M.H.A. Not as detailed as the files from the Hecht House, it does provide some background through its publications on the events and clubs at the organization. This series is arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains records pertaining to several organizations and associations that worked with the Y.M.H.A-Hecht House. Included are reports, surveys and information pertaining to camps, personnel and other activities that were supported or sponsored by one of these associations or organizations. Hecht House was affiliated with the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, the National Jewish Welfare Board, and the Jewish Centers Association of Greater Boston. It was a...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The Boston YMHA-Hecht House Collection contains the records of the YMHA and Hecht House when they were separate organizations as well as after the merger, including constitutions, meeting minutes, budgets, financial reports, correspondence, publications and photographs. Overall, the records of the Hecht House are more complete, and include the records of numerous clubs and activities held at the organization. Materials pertaining to organizations and associations that worked with the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains materials related to Jewish organizations established in Peabody. These organizations include synagogues, community centers, cemetery associations, and charitable organizations, and fraternal clubs. Materials include minutes, membership lists, programs, awards, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs. Of particular interest may be the records of the Chevara Kadisha of the Maple Hill Cemetery, which lists (in Hebrew) the names and dates of bodies ritually...

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This subseries contains correspondence, vital records, news clippings, and photographs chronicling the life of Joseph Freedman. Of particular interest may be a 1901 Imperial Russian Army draft notice.

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This subseries contains files on appearances and TV and radio interviews Ruttman conducted throughout the country to promote and publicize American Jews and America's Game, as well as articles and reviews, miscellaneous advertising and publicity, press releases, and sales information.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This consists of correspondence, genealogical research notes and family group records, and copies of vital records for various family members, including marriage certificates and assorted documents related to the Massirman family's immigration to the United States. Included in this series are photographs of the panel on Ellis Island on which Sam and Sarah Rottenberg Massirman’s names are inscribed. One folder in the Massirman series contains newspaper clippings, a photograph, and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This consists of correspondence, genealogical research notes and family group records, and copies of vital records for various family members, including marriage certificates and assorted documents related to the Massirman family's immigration to the United States. Included in this series are photographs of the panel on Ellis Island on which Sam and Sarah Rottenberg Massirman’s names are inscribed. One folder in the Massirman series contains newspaper clippings, a photograph, and...

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This series contains photos of the Lithuanian town of Meretz and its inhabitants between the two World Wars. Among this series are: A photo of the Breakfast Meeting, a rolled photograph of the Installation Banquet of 1935 (fragile), and an oversized folder containing photos of banquets and picnics. The oversized folder is located in the mixed institutional collections oversized box.

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The Adolphus Strassman Papers contain certificates, photographs, correspondence, a diary, medallion, wallet, a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commendation for services rendered, and calling cards.Of particular interest is the diary from the Civil War. The personal correspondence written about Strassman provides some additional information about his personal life.