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Alpha Phi Pi, Alpha Delta Chapter (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-562
Abstract

Organized in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1931, the Alpha Delta Chapter was accepted into the national Alpha Phi Pi Jewish high school fraternity in 1932. After a period of dormancy, the Chapter was briefly reactivated in 1953 and an Alpha Delta Alumni group was formed in 1954. The material in this collection includes event programs and invitations, correspondence, photographs, news clippings and bulletins, Convention yearbooks, and a map and guide to Boston.

Dates: undated, 1932-1993

B'nai B'rith Women Greater Lynn Chapter No. 367 (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-588
Abstract

B’nai B’rith Women (now known as Jewish Women International) is an international women’s group that promotes advocacy for women and the Jewish community through education, advocacy, and social services. The Greater Lynn Chapter No. 367 began in 1942 as a women’s auxiliary of B’nai B’rith Greater Lynn Lodge. This collection contains an annual report, journals, awards, correspondence, news articles, photographs, and scrapbook.

Dates: undated, 1939-1989

Boy Scout Troop 4 (Sachems) (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-559
Abstract Organized in April, 1924, the records of Boy Scout Troop 4 (Sachems) of Lynn, Massachusetts span from 1924 to 1945. During World War II, the scouts participated in an Emergency Service Corps, and were invited to participate in the Boy Scout - General Eisenhower Waste Paper Campaign. The material in this collection includes weekly meeting programs and reports, newspaper clippings, scout assignments and certificates, correspondence, financial records, a photograph, and the American flag used...
Dates: undated, 1924-1945

Congregation Ahabot Sholom (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-568
Abstract

Incorporated in 1901, Congregation Ahabat Sholom constructed a German Romanesque synagogue on Church Street, which was dedicated in 1905 during a ceremony lead by the congregation's first cantor, Benjamin Gordon. The congregation was one of Lynn’s several Jewish Orthodox congregations in the early 1900s. This collection contains administrative records, photographs, scrapbooks, and programmatic materials.

Dates: undated, 1982-2001

Jecomen Club (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-564
Abstract

The Jecomen Club was a fraternal organization established in 1925 and based in Lynn, Massachusetts. Men over the age of twenty-one with a college degree were eligible to apply for membership. The group hosted both social and philanthropic events, including an annual fundraising theatrical production for the Jecomen scholarship fund. The material in the collection describing the club’s operations includes meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and program books.

Dates: undated, 1925-1945

Jewish Community of Lynn (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-580
Abstract

This collection contains a range of materials documenting the Jewish community of Lynn, Massachusetts. Included are materials from Jewish-owned businesses, Jewish individuals and families, and Jewish organizations in Lynn.

Dates: undated, 1855-2010

Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-584
Abstract

The Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore (JHCNS) collected the records of the North Shore Jewish community and developed exhibits, cultural events, and publications to preserve and disseminate the history of the community. JHCNS’s records contain administrative documents, such as by-laws, deeds of gift, loan agreements, and fundraising paperwork, as well as documents related to exhibits put on between 1991 and 2002.

Dates: undated, circa 1870-2008

Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Post 31 (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-567
Abstract This collection contains scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, and event flyers from the Jewish War Veterans chapter in Lynn, MA, which was founded in the 1950s. The documents provide information on the organization’s purpose and activities. Some information on Jewish War Veterans organizations and their Ladies Auxiliaries in the general North Shore area can also be found in this collection. In 1991, an exhibit was held in the North Shore about the Jewish veterans from...
Dates: undated, 1954-2000

Temple Sinai (Swampscott, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-565
Abstract

Temple Sinai was founded in 1953 and became a hub of vibrant Jewish life on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Rabbi Meyer Strassfeld served as the congregation's spiritual leader from 1965-1989, and during this time he involved the community in the Soviet Jewry movement and led the dedication of a Torah scroll saved during the Holocaust. The collection contains many event flyers, booklets, and newspaper clippings that illustrate Temple Sinai's active community.

Dates: undated, 1953-2005

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Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore (Lynn, Mass.) 3
B'nai B'rith 2
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 2
Weiner, Harry 2
Ahabat Shalom (Lynn, Mass.) 1
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Alpha Phi Pi. Alpha Delta Chapter (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Backman, Jack H. 1
Boy Scout Troop 4 (Sachems) (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Boy Scouts of America. Bay Shore Council (Mass.) 1
B’nai B’rith Women 1
Congregation Ahabat Sholom (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Congregation Ahabat Sholom (Lynn, Mass.). Sisterhood 1
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 1
Gass, Nathan 1
Gold, Abraham 1
Goldstein, Maurice 1
Goller, Morris 1
Gordon, Leo L. 1
Hearst, Henry 1
Israel Bloch, 1906- 1
JCC Association 1
Jecomen Club (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Post 31 (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Ladies Auxiliary (Beverly, Mass.) 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. National Ladies Auxiliary 1
Jewish Women International (Organization) 1
Kaplan, Joseph 1
Kaufman, Arlene Lewis 1
Law, Charles 1
Limon, Lillian 1
Lipsky, Bernard 1
Lynn Classical High School (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Lynn English High School (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Lynn Hebrew Benevolent Society 1
Lynn Hebrew School Association (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Margolskee, Abraham Z., 1897-approximately 1975 1
Morris High School 1
National Scout Jamboree 1
Parker House (Boston, Mass.) 1
Pruss, William 1
Reimer, Jack 1
Ross, Sidney 1
Solar, Philip 1
Strassfeld, Meyer 1
Strassfeld, Ruth 1
Suffolk University. Law School 1
Temple Beth El (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
Temple Israel (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
Temple Shalom of the Congregation Sons of Jacob (Salem, Mass.) 1
Temple Sinai (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
United States. War Production Board 1
Weinberg, Aaron 1
Weinberg, Simon J. 1
Weiner, Herbert 1
Winer, Louis 1
Winer, Richard A. 1
Winer, Saul 1
Wolf, Lewis 1
Workmen’s Circle (U.S.) 1
World Jamboree of Boy Scouts 1
Young Men’s Hebrew Association (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Zaitchik, Samuel, 1920-2013 1
Zamcheck, Irving 1
Zenis, Sarah 1
Zlotnick, Dov 1
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