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Kehillath Israel Synagogue (Brookline, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-488
Abstract The Kehillath Israel Synagogue Collection includes numerous photographs, publications and event information pertaining to services, fundraisers and anniversaries at the Synagogue from its first official year in 1924 to more recently, 2001. The primary bulk of the papers consist of photographs, K.I. Brotherhood papers and ephemera, and activities supported by the Synagogue. Kehillath Israel was home to noteworthy Rabbis, including Louis M. Epstein, Judah Nadich, and Manual Saltzman....
Dates: undated, 1924-2001

Laymen’s Institute of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, New England Region Records

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Identifier: I-477
Abstract

The Laymen’s Institute (now known as TheRetreat) is a summer weekend retreat started in 1946 and sponsored by the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs. The records include correspondence, speeches, short sermons, programs, ephemera, and cassette recordings of lectures. There is also a scrapbook and framed photo collage.

Dates: undated, circa 1951-2005

Mark Bortman Papers

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Identifier: P-856
Abstract This collection primarily consists of MB's correspondence and memorabilia pertaining to his Americana collections and involvement in the People-to-People Program. The bulk of the correspondence consists of condolence letters sent to MB's wife, Llora, and include letters from former Presidents Eisenhower and Truman, and former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson. Bortman's own correspondence includes letters from these luminaries as well as Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister. Several...
Dates: undated, 1948-1967

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

Morton Shanok Papers

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Identifier: P-995
Abstract Morton Shanok was the cantor at Temple Beth El in Lynn (and later Swampscott) for 32 years and, after his retirement, High Holiday Cantor at Temple B’nai Abraham and Religious Cultural Coordinator at the Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged. He served in the U.S. Army as assistant army chaplain from 1942-1945. He was a founding member of the Cantors Assembly and helped write the curriculum at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music of the Jewish Theological Seminary....
Dates: undated, circa 1943-2002

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

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

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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 B'nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-573
Abstract Temple B’nai Abraham is a Conservative congregation, originally founded in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1908 as the Sons of Abraham. The Hebrew Community Center was annexed to the synagogue in 1930 and incorporated social groups, such as the Sisterhood and the Beverly Lodge of B’nai B’rith. The congregation expanded to a new location in 1962 and officially changed their name to Temple B’nai Abraham. The collection was formed by a former president of the Sisterhood and contains Temple B’nai...
Dates: undated, circa 1925-2008

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 2
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978 2
New England Jewish Music Forum 2
Temple B’nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) 2
Temple Ner Tamid (Peabody, Mass.) 2
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 2
United Jewish Appeal 2
Weiner, Harry 2
Winer, Louis 2
Workmen’s Circle (U.S.) 2
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 1
Alpert, Abraham 1
Alpha Phi Pi. Alpha Delta Chapter (Lynn, Mass.) 1
American Hospital Association 1
American Jewish Congress 1
Babson College 1
Backman, Jack H. 1
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 1
Bennett, Ephraim 1
Berry, Yale J. 1
Bet ha-sefarim ha-leʼumi ṿeha-universiṭaʼi bi-Yerushalayim 1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
Bick, Herman 1
Bigelow, Lynne T. 1
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 1
Bornstein, Abraham 1
Bornstein, Rachel 1
Bortman, Llora 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
Bromberg Family 1
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Camp Ramah 1
Camp Tel Noar 1
Cantors Assembly (U.S.) 1
Central Conference of American Rabbis 1
Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985 1
Churchill, Clementine, Lady, 1885-1977 1
Cohen, Herbert H. 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
Congregation Ahabat Sholom (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Congregation Ahabat Sholom (Lynn, Mass.). Sisterhood 1
Congregation Anshai Sfard (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Congregation Anshe Sfard (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation Mishkan Tefila (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 1
Congregation Ohave Sholom (Gardner, Mass.) 1
Congregation Shirat Hayam (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
Congregation Sons of Israel (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation Tifereth Israel (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation Tifereth Israel and Community Center (Everett, Mass.) 1
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds 1
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 1
Davidson, Margaret, d. 1912. 1
Dembowitz, Morris 1
Diamond, Alan 1
Eban, Abba Solomon, 1915-2002 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 1
Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs (U.S.). New England Region 1
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Food Marketing Institute 1
Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 1
Frisch, Shirley 1
Fromm, Herbert 1
Gass, Nathan 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Gold, Abraham 1
Goldberg, Avram J. 1
Goldberg, Carol R. 1
Goldstein, Maurice 1
Grade, Chaim, 1910-1982 1
Grey, Mervin 1
Guinness World Records Limited 1
H.L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music 1
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Lynn/North Shore Business and Professional Chapter 1
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