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Lexington (Mass.) Leisure Group Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-334
Abstract

The Lexington Jewish Leisure Group was formed in 1972 by members of Lexington’s Temple Emunah and Temple Isaiah to serve as a social group for older and retired Jewish people. After the Group affiliated with the Golden Age Council, a service of the Associated Jewish Community Centers, in 1972, it would also hold meetings at Belmont’s Temple Beth-El. The Leisure Group organized outings and activities for the Jewish senior citizens of the area.

Dates: undated, 1972-1990

Lionel Spiro Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1032
Abstract This collection contains business records, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, meeting minutes, memoranda, architectural plans, promotional materials, publications, and reports documenting the personal, professional, and charitable life of Lionel Spiro. It contains materials on the 1964 founding of Charrette, an art and architectural supply company he co-founded, and its subsequent growth into a national enterprise, as well as Spiro’s work with various organizations, including the...
Dates: undated, 1909-2013

Rabb Family and Stop & Shop Collection

 Collection
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

Robert Irwin Sperber Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-976
Abstract Dr. Robert Irwin Sperber is an educator, former superintendent of Brookline Public Schools, professor and administrator at Boston University School of Education. He was responsible for pioneering and implementing a variety of programs, including Brookline Early Education Program (BEEP), the the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) inter-district busing program, and Facing History and Ourselves. This collection contains curriculum, speeches, meeting minutes, handbooks,...
Dates: undated, 1952-2010

Robert Silverman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1014
Abstract Robert Silverman was an early leader in American Zionism, taking part in and establishing multiple Zionist organizations in his more than forty years in the movement. This collection consists primarily of documents and photographs related to Silverman’s Zionist work. Documents include correspondence and printed materials from various organizations with which Silverman was involved and pamphlets, maps, and newspaper clippings related to Israel and Palestine. The photographs mainly depict...
Dates: undated, circa 1899-1965

Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry at Brandeis University Records

 Collection
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

Synagogue Council of Massachusetts Records

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Identifier: I-454
Abstract The Synagogue Council of Massachusetts was founded in 1941 as the Associated Synagogues of Greater Boston (and later the Associated Synagogues of Massachusetts). The documents in this collection describe the proceedings and activities of the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, as well as those of its affiliated organizations, including the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston, the Kashruth Commission, the Beth Din, and the Jewish Chaplaincy Council....
Dates: undated, 1908-2014

Temple Beth El of Lynn and Swampscott (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-574
Abstract

Temple Beth El was founded in Lynn in 1924. In 1946, members of the congregation split off to form Temple Israel, and in 1968, Temple Beth El expanded from its Lynn location to Swampscott. The two temples reunited in 2005 to become Congregation Shirat Hiyam. This collection contains documents related to many areas of synagogue life, including general membership, the music program, the Religious School, temple governance, and the Sisterhood.

Dates: undated, circa 1924-2006

Temple Israel of Swampscott and Marblehead (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-597
Abstract Temple Israel of Swampscott and Marblehead was founded in 1946 by former members of Temple Beth El in Lynn. The new congregation purchased land at 837 Humphrey Street in Swampscott in 1947, and the synagogue and school stood at this location until the unification of Temple Israel and Temple Beth El in 2005. The collection contains administrative documents, records from the Brotherhood and Sisterhood organizations and the Hebrew School, publications, photographs of the synagogue and its...
Dates: undated, 1941-1997

Temple Ner Tamid (Peabody, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-561
Abstract

Temple Ner Tamid was founded in 1959 by local Jewish families who wanted a conservative synagogue in their home town of Peabody, Mass. Following its inception the congregation was able to buy a tract of land and raise money for construction of the temple, which was completed in 1965. Included are correspondence and other mailings, event programs, seating charts, temple by-laws, a Landscaping Committee record book, meeting and expense reports, and membership lists.

Dates: undated, 1959-2003

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Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 11
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Action for Soviet Jewry 2
Boy Scouts of America 2
Congregation Shirat Hayam (Swampscott, Mass.) 2
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds 2
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- 2
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America 2
Harvard University 2
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 2
Jewish National Fund 2
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 2
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 2
McCormack, John W., 1891-1980 2
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978 2
National Community Relations Advisory Council (U.S.) 2
Stone, Dewey David, 1900-1977 2
Temple Beth El (Swampscott, Mass.) 2
Temple Ner Tamid (Peabody, Mass.) 2
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 2
Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952 2
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949 2
Workmen’s Circle (U.S.) 2
Action for Post-Soviet Jewry 1
Adath Jeshurun Cemetery Association 1
Alpert, David B. 1
American Association of Small Research Companies 1
American Cancer Society 1
American Chemical Society. Northeastern Section 1
American Hospital Association 1
American Jewish Committee 1
American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry 1
American Physicians and Friends for Medicine in Israel 1
American Physicians’ Fellowship, Inc. for Medicine in Israel 1
American Society for Technion, Israel Institute of Technology 1
American Technion Society, Boston Chapter, Women’s Division 1
American Zionist Council 1
Ampal-American Israel Corporation 1
Axelrad, Albert S., 1938- 1
B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League. 1
Babson College 1
Band, Maurice 1
Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994 1
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 1
Bennett, Ephraim 1
Berlin, Monas 1
Bernstein, Julius 1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Biden, Joseph R. 1
Bigelow, Lynne T. 1
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 1
Bnai Zion (Organization) 1
Boston Athenæum 1
Boston Higher Education Partnership 1
Boston Leadership Academy 1
Boston Redevelopment Authority 1
Boston Society of Architects 1
Boston Symphony Orchestra 1
Boston University 1
Boston University. School of Education 1
Boston Workers Circle (Brookline, Mass.) 1
Boxer, Barbara 1
Boy Scout Troop 4 (Sachems) (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Boy Scouts of America. Bay Shore Council (Mass.) 1
Brandeis University,. Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry 1
Brooke, Edward W. (Edward William), 1919-2015 1
Brookline Early Education Project 1
Brookline Public Schools 1
Brookline Town Meeting 1
Brown, Meyer 1
Burke, James A., 1910-1983 1
Bush, George Herbert Walker 1924- 1
Carter, James E. 1935- 1
Central Conference of American Rabbis 1
Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Chelsea-Revere Hebrew School 1
Close, Abraham 1
Cohen, Herbert H. 1
Combined Jewish Appeal (Boston, Mass.) 1
Concerned Jewish Students of Greater Boston 1
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Newtown, Conn.) 1
Congregation Anshe Sfard (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation B'nai Israel (Northampton, Mass.) 1
Congregation B'nai Jacob (Longmeadow, Mass.) 1
Congregation B'nai Torah (Longmeadow, Mass.) 1
Congregation Ohave Sholom (Gardner, Mass.) 1
Congregation Sons of Israel (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation Sons of Zion (Holyoke, Mass.) 1
Congregation Tifereth Israel (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation Tifereth Israel and Community Center (Everett, Mass.) 1
Covich, Louis D. 1
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 1
Davidson, Margaret, d. 1912. 1
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