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Temple Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-459
Abstract
Temple Ohabei Shalom was founded on February 26, 1843 by several Boston Jewish families, and is the first synagogue established in Massachusetts. After meeting in the homes of both a founding congregant and the first elected Rabbi, Abraham Saling, Ohabei Shalom dedicated its first building on Warren (now Warrenton) Street in Boston in 1852. In 1855, the German Jewish congregants left Ohabei Shalom and founded Congregation Adath Israel (now Temple Israel in Boston.) The Polish Jewish...
Dates:
undated, 1909-1991
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 Barbara Gaffin Papers
Collection
Identifier: JHCP-017
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to the life and work of Barbara Gaffin, with a particular focus on her efforts to raise awareness about and assist Ethiopian Jews and to build ties between Bostonian Jews and their sister community of Jews in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The collection also contains some materials about Gaffin’s activities relating to Yemeni and Soviet Jews. Included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, records of speaking engagements, writings, travel records,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in undated, 1956-2019
The Maimonides School (Brookline, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: JHCI-020
Abstract
Founded in 1937 by Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik (the Rav), Maimonides School is a co-educational modern Orthodox Jewish Day School located in Brookline, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of informational donor mailers, invitations and event programs, school newsletters, yearbooks, and school publications related to the founding, growth, and community of Maimonides School.
Dates:
undated, 1963 -1991
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
Touro Synagogue (Newport, R.I.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-461
Abstract
Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, is the nation’s oldest synagogue. The Jewish community of Newport was founded in 1658 by a small group of Sephardic Jews seeking religious freedom. In 1758, Isaac Touro, a Dutch Jew, became the community’s spiritual leader. Shortly after, the congregation purchased land and hired Peter Harrison to design the Synagogue. The building was dedicated in 1763, and has continued to serve Newport’s Jewish community. This collection consists of addresses,...
Dates:
undated, 1913-1996
United Hebrew Benevolent Association (Boston, Mass.)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: I-211
Abstract
This collection consists of an annual report for 1894, and "Greetings" (1891) to the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of N.Y. for use of their military band. The latter lists the musical program and the members of the band.
Dates:
1891 - 1894
United Hebrew Benevolent Association (Boston, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-223
Abstract
In 1864, congregants of Adath Israel (Temple Israel of Boston) and Ohabei Shalom founded the United Hebrew Benevolent Association, a charitable organization serving Boston’s growing Jewish community. In 1895, the UHBA and four other Jewish philanthropic organizations formed the Federation of Jewish Charities, the forerunner of today’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies. The collection contains case histories, including listings of funds disbursed to families and individuals in need, and a...
Dates:
1888-1898
United Kosher Butchers Association Records
Collection
Identifier: I-118
Abstract
Consists of an audited report of the finances of the association, from the time of its establishment until February 18, 1929. One of the schedules notes the members of the association with their addresses; material pertaining to a kosher meat controversy including a circular from Rabbi M. Klachko and correspondence regarding the controversy, a summary of the event and identity of the various participants and a humorous invitation to a meeting of the Association and one photograph.
Dates:
undated, 1928-1929
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- Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949 5
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- Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 3
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- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 3
- Levine, Harry, 1895-1977 3
- Liebman, Joshua Loth, 1907-1948 3
- McCormack, John W., 1891-1980 3
- National Community Relations Advisory Council (U.S.) 3
- Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston 3
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- Temple B’nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) 3
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- Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 2
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- Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 2
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