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Abraham Kamberg Papers

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Identifier: P-148
Abstract

Abraham Kamberg was a Springfield attorney and art collector. The bulk of this collection contains art catalogs, newsletters and prints of artwork donated by Kamberg to museums as well as for local exhibits. Two scrapbooks of news clippings highlighting events in Kamberg’s personal and professional life are also included, as well as some correspondence, photographs, and organizational material.

Dates: undated, 1917-1975

Edward Bernard Papers

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Identifier: P-102
Abstract Edward Bernard was a composer in the Boston area. He also wrote several pamphlets on sociology, religion, politics and music, as well as an unpublished manuscript of a sociological novel entitled, "Maxie the Genius." This collection contains Edward Bernard's musical compositions and writings, including an unpublished manuscript, "Maxie the Genius," and letters to editors of local newspapers and Nathan Kaganoff, former library director of the American Jewish Historical Society. In addition,...
Dates: undated, 1968-1972

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

Freedman Family Papers

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Identifier: P-1044
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, correspondence, news clippings, vital records, genealogical materials, sheet music, recordings, and manuscripts documenting the Freedman family of Springfield, Massachusetts. Included are materials on Joseph and Lena (Sakowitz) Freedman, and their children Jacob Freedman, a rabbi, scholar, translator, and writer; Samuel Freedman; Martin Freedman; and Sarah (Freedman) Aizenstat.

Dates: undated, 1901-2009

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

 Collection
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

Samuel Moshcovitz Papers

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Identifier: P-1009
Abstract Samuel Moshcovitz was born in Russia in 1907 and immigrated to the United States, where he attended college and became an accountant. He was active in several Jewish organizations, including Brandeis University and Beth Israel Hospital, until his death in 1993. The collection contains a collection of sheet music from the early to mid-twentieth century, along with correspondence from lawmakers in response to letters from Moshcovitz regarding United States policy in the Middle East. Another...
Dates: undated, circa 1905-1991

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

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Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 2
Epstein, Mary Wolfman, 1908-1998 2
New England Jewish Music Forum 2
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Temple Beth El (Swampscott, Mass.) 2
Aizenstat, Harry 1
Aizenstat, Sarah Freedman 1
B'nai B'rith 1
Bennett, Ephraim 1
Bernard, Edward 1
Berry, Yale J. 1
Beth El Synagogue (New Rochelle, N.Y.) 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Borofsky, Ida S., 1883-1982 1
Borofsky, Jacob, 1880-1965 1
Brand, Gertrude 1
Brand, Percy 1
Cantors Assembly (U.S.) 1
Cherniavsky, Joseph, 1895-1959 1
Cohen, Myron 1
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1
Congregation Shirat Hayam (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
Diamond, Alan 1
Freedman Family 1
Freedman, Jacob, 1903- 1
Freedman, Joseph 1
Freedman, Lena Sakowitz 1
Freedman, Martin 1
Freedman, Samuel 1
Frisch, Shirley 1
Fromm, Herbert 1
Gewirtz, Gladys 1
Grosbayne, Benjamin, 1893-1976 1
Grosbayne, Mitchell 1
H.L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music 1
Inouye, Daniel K., 1924-2012 1
Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged of the North Shore 1
Jewish Theological Seminary of America 1
Kaganoff, Nathan M. 1
Kahn, Eric 1
Kamberg, Abraham 1
Kamberg, Berman & Gold 1
Katz, Mickey 1
Kessler, Minuetta 1
Koussevitzky, Moshe, 1899-1966 1
Kremer, Isa, 1887-1956 1
Latvijas nacionālais simfoniskais ork̦estris 1
Lippman, Eve 1
Moshcovitz, Samuel 1
National Association of Teachers of Singing (U.S.) 1
Roskin, Evelyn Borofsky, 1903-1967 1
Roskin, Janot S. 1
Schwartz, Maurice, 1890-1960 1
Temple Beth El (Asbury Park, N.J.) 1
Temple Beth El (Chelsea, Mass.) 1
Temple Beth El (Swampscott, Mass.). Sisterhood 1
Temple Beth-El (Fall River, Mass.) 1
Temple B’nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) 1
Temple Emanuel (Newton, Mass.) 1
Temple Israel of Swampscott and Marblehead (Mass.) 1
Temple Sinai (Long Beach, Calif.) 1
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975 1
United States. Congress 1
Weiner, Lazar, 1897-1982 1
Winer, Eleanor 1
Winer, Louis 1
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