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Arthur S. Obermayer Papers

 Collection
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

Greater Boston Committee of the Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary Records

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Identifier: I-63
Abstract

The Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary documents the correspondence, activities, photographs and publications of the Greater Boston Committee’s efforts to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of Jewish settlement in the United States. Many notable Boston Jewish community members were a part of the planning and implementation of activities, which included a celebration at Symphony Hall and a musical for children entitled, "A Happy Land."

Dates: undated, 1952-1955 (bulk 1954-1955)

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

Sterling and Selesnick Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1040
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, comic strips, publications, memoirs, and reports documenting the family life of the Sterling, Selesnick, Segal, Shapiro, Katz, and Zoll families, as well as the educational and professional work of Hinda Sterling and Herb Selesnick—particularly the work they conducted for Sterling & Selesnick, Inc., their organizational consulting firm, and Stockworth, the comic strip they produced.

Dates: undated, 1905-2014

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

 Collection
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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Action for Soviet Jewry 1
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American Association of Small Research Companies 1
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American Chemical Society. Northeastern Section 1
Axelrad, Albert S., 1938- 1
Babson College 1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Biden, Joseph R. 1
Bortman, Mark 1
Boxer, Barbara 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Brandeis University,. Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry 1
Brookline Town Meeting 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
Ehrmann, Herbert B. (Herbert Brutus), 1891-1970 1
Food Marketing Institute 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Goldberg, Avram J. 1
Goldberg, Carol R. 1
Greater Boston Committee of the American Jewish Tercentenary 1
Greater Boston Committee of the Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Boston Chapter 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 Community Relations Council of Greater Boston 1
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen 1
Katz, Hyman, 1899-1975 1
Katz, Rose Shapiro, 1901-1989 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
O’Neill, Tip 1
Pusey, Nathan M. (Nathan Marsh), 1907-2001 1
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
Sachar, Abram Leon, 1899-1993 1
Segal, Eva Goldberg, 1889-1936 1
Segal, Robert E. 1
Selesnick, Herbert L. 1
Selesnick, Rose Segal, 1915-2006 1
Selesnick, Sydney, 1909-1990 1
Shawmut Mills 1
Shawmut Woolen Mills 1
Shawmut, Inc. 1
Shcharansky, Anatoly 1
Sterling, Hinda 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
Weinstein, Lewis H., 1905-. 1
Wiseman, Jacob 1
Wyner, George 1
Wyner, Gertrude (Gussie) Edelman 1
Wyner, Gloria Geller 1
Wyner, Justin Lawrence 1
Wyner, Rudolph H. 1
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