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Jewish Vocational Aid Society (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-216
Abstract The Jewish Vocational Aid Society of Boston, founded by Mrs. Margaret Davidson and incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts in 1907 as the Jewish Children's Aid Society; original purpose was in aiding destitute Jewish children. In 1936 became known as the Jewish Vocational Aid Society; members focused efforts on raising funds for needy Jewish students. Later, eligibility for scholarships was expanded to include non-Jewish students as well. In 1973 was forced to transfer most of its funds...
Dates: undated, 1910-1985

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

Lewis H. Weinstein Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-641
Abstract

Consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, press releases, pamphlets, publications and other similar materials pertaining to Weinstein's involvement in Jewish organizations and institutions in the Boston area and nationally.

Dates: undated, 1947-1992

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

Meyer H. Goldman Papers

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Identifier: P-1037
Abstract

Meyer H. Goldman was a Boston-based lawyer and Zionist. This collection contains meeting minutes, pamphlets on Zionism, correspondence—including letters between Goldman and the American Council for Judaism, regarding their opposing views on Zionism—drafts of plays and skits, and three books.

Dates: 1917-1979

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

Rabbi Richard J. Israel Papers

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Identifier: P-860
Abstract Rabbi Richard J. Israel was born in 1929 in Chicago. After attending the University of Chicago and Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Israel began his lengthy career in Hillel at the University of California, Los Angeles. He later worked at Hillel at Yale University, followed by an Executive Director position at the Hillel Council of Greater Boston. Rabbi Israel was also the Director of Central Services and Judaica at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston and was the Director of the...
Dates: undated, 1949-1996

Robert Silverman Papers

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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

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

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Hurwich, Louis, 1886-1967 2
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 2
Margolis, Daniel J. 2
National Community Relations Advisory Council (U.S.) 2
Newman, Louis 2
Temple Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, Mass.) 2
Touroff, Nissan, 1877-1953 2
United Jewish Campaign (Boston, Mass.) 2
Weinstein, Lewis H., 1905-. 2
Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952 2
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949 2
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 1
Aleph Zadik Aleph of the North Shore (Mass.) 1
American Hospital Association 1
American Israel Numismatic Society 1
American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry 1
American Jewish Congress 1
American Numismatic Association 1
American Numismatic Society 1
American Zionist Council 1
Avukah, American Student Zionist Federation 1
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization 1
B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League. 1
Babson College 1
Balkan, Herman 1
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 1
Bernard, Edward 1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Bigelow, Lynne T. 1
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 1
Bnai Zion (Organization) 1
Bortman, Llora 1
Boston Symphony Orchestra 1
Boston University 1
Brandeis University 1
Brody, Martin 1
Central Conference of American Rabbis 1
Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985 1
Chevra Kedusha (Boston, Mass.) 1
Churchill, Clementine, Lady, 1885-1977 1
Close, Abraham 1
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds 1
Covich, Louis D. 1
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 1
Davidson, Margaret, d. 1912. 1
Eban, Abba Solomon, 1915-2002 1
Edelstein, Alan 1
Egel, Joseph 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 1
Fertel, Stanley M. 1
Fine, Arnold 1
Food Marketing Institute 1
Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Goldberg, Avram J. 1
Goldberg, Carol R. 1
Goldman, Meyer H. 1
Goldstein, Israel 1896- 1
Grossman, Benjamin 1
HIAS (Agency) 1
Halbfinger, Abraham 1
Hayes, Moses Michael 1
Hebrew Union College 1
Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 1
Israel Numismatic Society 1
Israel Numismatic Society of Massachusetts 1
Israel Office of Information (New York, N.Y.) 1
Israel, Richard J. 1
Israel, Sherry 1
Jewish Agency-American Section 1
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts 1
Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts 1
Jewish Children's Aid Society (Boston, Mass.) 1
Jewish Community Center (Dallas, Tex.) 1
Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston 1
Jewish Memorial Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (Roxbury, Mass.) 1
Jewish Vocational Aid Society (Boston, Mass.) 1
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007 1
Kaganoff, Nathan M. 1
Kashruth Commission (Mass.) 1
Katz, Edward 1
Katz, Label A., 1918- 1
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