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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

 Collection
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

Taylor-Tatelbaum Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-213
Abstract

The Taylor-Tatelbaum Family resided in the Boston area. These papers include those of Barney and Jennie Tatelbaum, Harry and Fannie Cohen, and Alan Taylor (nee Abraham Tatelbaum.) The collection includes genealogical information, photographs, college papers, yearbooks, correspondence, plaques, naturalization certificates and vital records.

Dates: undated, 1908-1990

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 B'nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) Records

 Collection
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

Temple Emanuel (Andover, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-442 and I-442A
Abstract

Temple Emanuel was founded in 1920 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It began by serving a small immigrant Jewish community that has since grown to an affluent and lively congregation of about 600 families. This growth occurred largely under the tenure of Rabbi Harry A. Roth, who lead the congregation from 1962 until 1990 and oversaw the temple’s move to Andover, Massachusetts. This collection includes correspondence, photographs, and sermons.

Dates: 1939-2004

Temple Israel of Swampscott and Marblehead (Mass.) Records

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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 Shalom of the Congregation Sons of Jacob (Salem, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-553
Abstract

Temple Shalom is an Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue in Salem, Massachusetts, formerly called the Sons of Jacob. The congregation was formed by European Jewish immigrants in the Salem area in 1898. This collection includes photographs of congregation members and activities, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, meeting minutes, and various publications.

Dates: undated, 1910-2006

Temple Sinai (Swampscott, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-565
Abstract

Temple Sinai was founded in 1953 and became a hub of vibrant Jewish life on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Rabbi Meyer Strassfeld served as the congregation's spiritual leader from 1965-1989, and during this time he involved the community in the Soviet Jewry movement and led the dedication of a Torah scroll saved during the Holocaust. The collection contains many event flyers, booklets, and newspaper clippings that illustrate Temple Sinai's active community.

Dates: undated, 1953-2005

The Sam (Simche) Katz Collection

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: JHCP-019
Abstract

This collection contains photographs and architectural drawings depicting 14 of the aron kodesh, or holy arks, created by early 20th century Russian woodworker Sam Katz. Also included are dedication programs, 3 snapshot portraits of Katz, and newspaper clippings relating to several congregations which feature Katz's holy arks.

Dates: 1910-1933, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1991, undated

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Fall River (Mass.) 6
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Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 14
B'nai B'rith 8
Brandeis University 8
Harvard University 5
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Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952 5
Associated Jewish Philanthropies (Boston, Mass.) 4
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 4
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 4
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 4
Stone, Elihu David 4
Temple Beth El (Swampscott, Mass.) 4
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 4
United Jewish Appeal 4
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949 4
Zionist Organization of America 4
American Jewish Committee 3
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 3
Boy Scouts of America 3
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 3
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- 3
Gorfinkle, Bernard 3
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America 3
Hebrew Teachers College (Brookline, Mass.) 3
Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore (Lynn, Mass.) 3
Jewish Theological Seminary of America 3
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 3
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 3
McCormack, John W., 1891-1980 3
Shanok, Morton 3
Temple Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, Mass.) 3
Winer, Louis 3
Adath Jeshurun Cemetery Association 2
American Jewish Congress 2
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 2
American Zionist Council 2
Boston Commission on Jewish Continuity 2
Boston University 2
Congregation Anshai Sfard (Lynn, Mass.) 2
Congregation Shirat Hayam (Swampscott, Mass.) 2
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 2
Curley, James Michael, 1874-1958 2
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 2
Ehrmann, Herbert B. (Herbert Brutus), 1891-1970 2
Epstein, Mary Wolfman, 1908-1998 2
Federated Jewish Charities (Boston, Mass.) 2
Federation of Jewish Charities of Boston 2
Goldstein, Israel 1896- 2
Harvard Law School 2
Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966 2
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 2
Jewish Federation of the North Shore 2
Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore 2
Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged of the North Shore 2
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007 2
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2
Keren Hayesod 2
Levine, Harry, 1895-1977 2
Lipsky, Louis, 1876-1963 2
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 2
Massachusetts Board of Rabbis 2
Meretz Relief Association (Boston, Mass.) 2
National Jewish Welfare Board 2
New England Jewish Music Forum 2
Poale Zion (U.S.) 2
Ratshesky, Abraham C. 2
Sachar, Abram Leon, 1899-1993 2
Segal, Robert E. 2
Shrage, Barry 2
Shubow, Joseph Shalom 2
Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963 2
Stop & Shop Companies 2
Temple B’nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) 2
Temple Emanuel (Newton, Mass.) 2
Temple Israel (Swampscott, Mass.) 2
Temple Shalom of the Congregation Sons of Jacob (Salem, Mass.) 2
United Jewish Campaign (Boston, Mass.) 2
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 2
United Synagogue of America 2
United Way of Massachusetts Bay 2
Weiner, Harry 2
Weinstein, Lewis H., 1905-. 2
Weisgal, Meyer Wolfe, 1894-1977 2
Workmen’s Circle (U.S.) 2
Abrams, Ruth I. 1
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 1
Action for Soviet Jewry 1
Adath Jeshurun Congregation (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1
Ahabat Shalom (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Aizenstat, Harry 1
Aizenstat, Sarah Freedman 1
Allen, Frank G. 1
Alpert, Abraham 1
Alpert, Helen 1
Alpha Phi Pi. Alpha Delta Chapter (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Altman, Ethel Task 1
American Association for Jewish Education 1
American Association of Small Research Companies 1
American Bar Association. Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary 1
American Cancer Society 1
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