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Evelyn B. and Janot S. Roskin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-685
Abstract This collection contains items relating to the Roskin, Borofsky, and Grosbayne families, with special focus on the musical contributions of Evelyn B. (née Borofsky) and Janot S. Roskin, which make up the bulk of the collection. A smaller portion of the collection comes from the Borofsky and Grosbayne families, including Jacob and Ida Borofsky, Evelyn's sister, Edith Borofsky and her husband, Mitchell Grosbayne and his brother, Benjamin. The collection includes publicity photographs,...
Dates: undated, circa 1903-1989

Immigrants Mutual Aid Society, Inc. Records

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Identifier: I-109
Abstract Contains the papers of the Society founded in 1938 by recent German speaking Jewish immigrants to Boston to assist their initial adjustment to the economic, cultural, spiritual, and social life of the American community and subsequently, to provide mutual assistance to its membership and aid to other immigrants.The collection consists of the Society's by-laws (1953, 1956, 1964); handwritten notes with the names of Officers and Directors (1949-1961), plans for cultural and social...
Dates: undated, 1938-1980

Jacob Beerman Papers

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Identifier: P-612
Abstract

Jacob Beerman (1871-1926) immigrated to the United States in 1885 and married Rose Solomon in 1904. The couple had a daughter, Sadie. Jacob owned a stationary company in Boston. The collection contains a book titled The Nineteen Letters of Ben Uziel, inscribed to Beerman from Charles Fleischer, former rabbi of Temple Israel in Boston, and a scroll marking the 25th anniversary of the B’nai Zion Educational Society in 1916.

Dates: circa 1899, 1916

Jecomen Club (Lynn, Mass.) Records

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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

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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 Culture Club (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-179
Abstract

The Jewish Cultural Club (Boston) was established in 1924 upon the initiative of six young local Jews who wished to hold regular meetings to discuss cultural and social problems related to Jewish life. The club was founded as a branch of the Jewish National Workers’ Alliance. This collection contains meeting minutes and a few other materials that illustrate the goals the club members set for their organization and the different initiatives they took to achieve them.

Dates: undated, 1924-1963

Mary Wolfman Epstein Papers

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Identifier: P-998
Abstract

Mary Wolfman Epstein was a singer, playwright, director, vocal teacher, and talent manager in the Boston area. Epstein worked with many Jewish and secular organizations, and she co-founded the New England Jewish Music Forum. She wrote over 30 original musicals, most of which were based on Jewish themes or individuals. This collection contains news clippings, photographs, recordings, correspondence, sheet music, scripts, and performance programs.

Dates: undated, 1908-1998

New England Jewish Music Forum Records

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Identifier: I-270
Abstract

The New England Jewish Music Forum was a non-profit organization created in 1958 committed to presenting performances of Jewish music in the Boston area. The organization closed its doors in 1990 after thirty-two years due to financial hardship and low membership. The collection includes meeting minutes, by-laws, and finances, as well as photographs of forum events, performance programs and brochures, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and concert files.

Dates: undated, 1953-1990

Percy Brand Papers

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Identifier: P-865
Abstract Percy Brand was a violinist by profession and Holocaust survivor. Born in Liepaja, Latvia on April 2, 1908, he began playing violin at the age of ten. In 1941, when the Germans took control of Latvia and other Baltic countries, Brand was concertmaster of the Riga Latvian Symphony Orchestra. After the SS Einsatzgruppen units occupying Latvia killed his first wife and two children, Brand was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Playing the violin saved his life during the...
Dates: undated, 1949-1995

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

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Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 3
Epstein, Mary Wolfman, 1908-1998 2
McCormack, John W., 1891-1980 2
Morros, Boris, 1891-1963 2
New England Jewish Music Forum 2
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 2
Weiner, Harry 2
Weisgal, Meyer Wolfe, 1894-1977 2
Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952 2
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949 2
Allen, Frank G. 1
Alpert, Abraham 1
Alpha Phi Pi. Alpha Delta Chapter (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Altman, Ethel Task 1
B'nai B'rith 1
Babson College 1
Backman, Jack H. 1
Beerman, Jacob 1
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 1
Ben-Zvi, Raḥel Yanait, 1886-1979 1
Berry, Yale J. 1
Bet ha-sefarim ha-leʼumi ṿeha-universiṭaʼi bi-Yerushalayim 1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Bornstein, Abraham 1
Bornstein, Rachel 1
Borofsky, Ida S., 1883-1982 1
Borofsky, Jacob, 1880-1965 1
Boston Book and Art Shop 1
Boston Public Schools 1
Boston University 1
Boy Scout Troop 4 (Sachems) (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Boy Scouts of America. Bay Shore Council (Mass.) 1
Brand, Gertrude 1
Brand, Percy 1
Brandeis University 1
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 1
Bromberg Family 1
Bromberg, Alice Goldstein 1
Bromberg, Anna Insoft 1
Bromberg, Bertram F. 1
Bromberg, Edward J. 1
Bromberg, Henrietta Livingston 1
Bromberg, Justin L. 1
Bromberg, Levi 1
Bromberg, Pauline 1
Butler, William M. (William Morgan), 1861-1937 1
B’nai Zion Educational Society 1
Chevra Kedusha (Boston, Mass.) 1
Chizik, Hanna, 1889-1951 1
Cohen, Herbert H. 1
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 1
Congregation Ahabat Sholom (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Congregation Ahabat Sholom (Lynn, Mass.). Sisterhood 1
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1
Congregation Mishkan Tefila (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 1
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 1
Cox, Channing H. (Channing Harris), 1879-1968 1
Curley, James Michael, 1874-1958 1
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 1
Eban, Abba Solomon, 1915-2002 1
Federation of Jews of Lithuanian Descent 1
Finkelstein, Louis 1895-1991 1
Fleischer, Charles, 1871- 1
Food Marketing Institute 1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1
Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 1
Friedlaender, Israel, 1876-1920 1
Fromm, Herbert 1
Fuller, Alvan T. (Alvan Tufts), 1878-1958 1
Gallivan, James A. 1866-1928 1
Gass, Nathan 1
Girls’ Latin School (Boston, Mass.) 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Gold, Abraham 1
Goldberg, Avram J. 1
Goldberg, Carol R. 1
Goldstein, Israel 1896- 1
Goldstein, Maurice 1
Grade, Chaim, 1910-1982 1
Grosbayne, Benjamin, 1893-1976 1
Grosbayne, Mitchell 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America 1
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America 1
Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966 1
Hirsch, Samson Raphael, 1808-1888 1
Hochberg, Bertha F. 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 1
Immigrants Mutual Aid Society, Inc. 1
Inouye, Daniel K., 1924-2012 1
Israel Bloch, 1906- 1
JCC Association 1
Jecomen Club (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Jewish Culture Club (Boston, Mass.) 1
Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Jewish National Fund 1
Jewish National Workers’ Alliance (U.S.) 1
Jewish National and University Library (Jerusalem) 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
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