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Arthur S. Obermayer Papers

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Identifier: P-1019
Abstract Arthur S. Obermayer was a scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He established his own research and development company, Moleculon Research Company, in the Boston area and was involved in numerous philanthropic and professional organizations, especially through his foundation, the Obermayer Foundation. Obermayer was also a political activist, and played a key role in establishing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. This collection...
Dates: undated, 1897-2016

Boston Workers (Workmen's) Circle Records

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Identifier: I-494
Abstract Created to provide mutual aid and education, The Workmen's Circle was established in New York in 1900 and officially chartered in 1905. Massachusetts established an Independent Workmen's Circle in 1903 to maneuver around prohibitive insurance laws, but was able to unify with the national organization in 1921. Several chapters were operational in Massachusetts by 1911. The Boston District often mirrored National's development, including the establishment of cemeteries, a chorus, a camp, and...
Dates: undated, 1927-1999

Rabb Family and Stop & Shop Collection

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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

Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry at Brandeis University Records

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Identifier: I-493
Abstract The Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry (SCSJ) was founded in 1977 in response to the arrest of Anatoly B. Shcharansky. Thirteen students from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts went to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress about the problems faced by Jews in the Soviet Union. The numbers of students involved continued to grow, and expanded to include students from other colleges and universities in the United States. The Washington Lobby, which was held every February, provided...
Dates: undated, 1977-1989

Wyner Family Papers

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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

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Adath Jeshurun Cemetery Association 1
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Axelrad, Albert S., 1938- 1
Babson College 1
Bernstein, Julius 1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Biden, Joseph R. 1
Boston Workers Circle (Brookline, Mass.) 1
Boxer, Barbara 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Brandeis University,. Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry 1
Brooke, Edward W. (Edward William), 1919-2015 1
Brookline Town Meeting 1
Burke, James A., 1910-1983 1
Bush, George Herbert Walker 1924- 1
Carter, James E. 1935- 1
Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
Dodd, Christopher 1
Donohue, Harold 1
Food Marketing Institute 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Goldberg, Avram J. 1
Goldberg, Carol R. 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Boston Chapter 1
Harvard University 1
Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Foundation 1
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Pittsfield, Mass. 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 1
Jewish Community Relations Council (New York, N.Y.) 1
Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.) 1
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen 1
Kerry, John F. 1943- 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
McCarthy, Eugene J. 1916-2005 1
Moleculon Research Corporation 1
New England Chassidic Center 1
New Israel Fund 1
Obermayer, Arthur S. 1
Obermayer, Herman J. 1
Obermayer, Leon J. 1
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Rabb Family 1
Rabb, Irving W., 1913-2011 1
Rabb, Jane M. (Jane Marjorie), 1938- 1
Rabb, Norman S., 1905-1997 1
Rabb, Sidney R., 1900-1985 1
Rabinovitz, Joseph, 1878-1967 1
Republicans for McCarthy 1
Ritz-Carlton Hotels (Firm) 1
Shawmut Mills 1
Shawmut Woolen Mills 1
Shawmut, Inc. 1
Shcharansky, Anatoly 1
Stop & Shop Companies 1
Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry 1
Swarthmore College 1
Tufts University 1
Union of American Hebrew Congregations 1
United States. Small Business Administration. Small Business Innovation Research Program 1
United Way of Massachusetts Bay 1
Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim 1
Workmen's Circle (U.S.). Cemetery Department 1
Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring 1
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Wyner, George 1
Wyner, Gertrude (Gussie) Edelman 1
Wyner, Gloria Geller 1
Wyner, Justin Lawrence 1
Wyner, Rudolph H. 1
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