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Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-600
Abstract

The Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts Records contain materials collected by the society that document the Jewish community of Western Massachusetts. Included are materials on Jewish organizations, families, individuals, schools, arts and cultural institutions, and synagogues; publications written about or by the Jewish community; and information on the Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts itself.

Dates: undated, 1902-2018

The Barbara Gaffin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-017
Abstract This collection contains materials related to the life and work of Barbara Gaffin, with a particular focus on her efforts to raise awareness about and assist Ethiopian Jews and to build ties between Bostonian Jews and their sister community of Jews in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The collection also contains some materials about Gaffin’s activities relating to Yemeni and Soviet Jews. Included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, records of speaking engagements, writings, travel records,...
Dates: Majority of material found in undated, 1956-2019

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Amherst (Mass.) 1
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Congregation B'nai Israel (Northampton, Mass.) 1
Congregation B'nai Jacob (Longmeadow, Mass.) 1
Congregation B'nai Torah (Longmeadow, Mass.) 1
Congregation Sons of Zion (Holyoke, Mass.) 1
Gaffin, Barbara 1