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Bernard L. Gorfinkle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-664 and P-664A
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, news clippings, ephemera and a scrapbook compiled by Bernard L. Gorfinkle, a Boston area lawyer and civic leader who served in the United States Army during both World Wars and was a participant in the negoriations leading to the Treaty of Versailled and the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.

Dates: undated, 1914-1979

Bernard Weinberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-668
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence from Bernard Weinronk of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to his cousin Bernard Weinberg of Boston, Massachusetts. Also included are meeting minutes describing the goals, resolutions, and activities of Zionist groups in which Weinronk was active.

Dates: 1933-1935

Beth Hamidrash Hagodol (Crawford Street Shul) (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-239
Abstract Beth Hamidrash Hagodol (known colloquially as the Crawford Street Shul), was founded in 1913 in a small house on Harold Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1915, the cornerstone of the synagogue was placed at 105 Crawford Street in the Elm Hill District of Roxbury. The congregation elected Louis M. Epstein as their first Rabbi in 1918. This collection contains the business, activity and social records of Beth Hamidrash Hagodol, including correspondence, financial records, ledgers,...
Dates: undated, 1922-1924, 1933-1973

B'nai B'rith (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-554
Abstract

Although there is little information available about the Lynn, Massachusetts chapter of B'nai B'rith, internationally the organization is known for ensuring the continuity of the State of Israel and the Jewish people through education, advocacy and social services. This collection contains newsletters from the Lynn, Massachusetts chapter.

Dates: undated, 1946-1962

B’nai B’rith Peabody Lodge No. 2765 (Peabody, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-576
Abstract

The B’nai B’rith Peabody Lodge No. 2765 was founded in 1969 as a local chapter of the larger B’nai B’rith International, which advocates for the Jewish people and works to combat anti-Semitism. The Peabody Lodge engaged in a variety of service and charitable activities in the Peabody area. This collection contains awards, correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, and other miscellaneous materials.

Dates: undated, 1959-1985

B'nai B'rith Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter No. 847 Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-579
Abstract

The B’nai B’rith Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter No. 847 is a local chapter of B’nai B’rith International, an organization founded in 1843 that advocates for the Jewish people and the State of Israel and works to combat anti-Semitism. This collection contains a program for an installation and dinner as well as the chapter’s newsletters.

Dates: 1954-1958

B'nai B'rith Women, David A. Laurie Lodge, no. 202 (Chelsea-Revere, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: JHCI-027
Abstract

B’nai B’rith Women (now known as Jewish Women International) is an international women’s group that promotes advocacy for women and the Jewish community through education, advocacy, and social services.The David A. Laurie Auxiliary Lodge, no. 202 was established in December 1937 to serve as a meeting space for women in the Chelsea and Revere area. This collection contains a scrapbook from the first year of the lodge.

Dates: 1937-12 - 1938

Boston YMHA-Hecht House Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-74
Abstract This collection includes constitution, minutes of the Board of Trustees (1934-1948, 1953-1958), budgets (1942-1948, 1951-1953, 1955-1958), financial reports, material on membership, and numerous activities. Among the latter is extensive material on camping, clubs, and the nursery school. Contains material on the history of Hecht House, surveys, publications, and other material issued, photographs, and memorabilia. Includes similar material of the YMHA for the years 1933-1958, and for the...
Dates: undated, 1896-1971

Bromberg Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-519
Abstract

This collection relates primarily to the political and social activities of Edward J. Bromberg (a lawyer and politician) and some members of his family. A scrapbook contains items regarding Edward’s sons, Justine and Bertram, and his daughter, Pauline. Other Bromberg family members in the collection are Lev, Henrietta Livingston, Anna Insoft, and Alice Goldstein. The collection includes clippings, programs, and photographs.

Dates: undated, circa 1886-1977

Building #19 Records

 Collection
Identifier: JHCI-019
Abstract

This collection contains administrative records, advertising materials, ephemera, photographs, and recordings created by Building #19, a New England-based discount chain store founded by Jerry Ellis (born Gerald Elovitz) and Harry Andler in 1964.

Dates: undated, 1966-2012

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Brookline (Mass.) 17
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Dorchester (Boston, Mass.) 9
Jewish lawyers 9
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Fall River (Mass.) 8
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New Haven (Conn.) 5
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Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 24
B'nai B'rith 9
Brandeis University 9
Associated Jewish Philanthropies (Boston, Mass.) 8
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Harvard University 7
Jewish National Fund 7
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 6
Temple Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, Mass.) 6
United Jewish Appeal 6
Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952 6
American Jewish Committee 5
American Jewish Congress 5
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 5
Federated Jewish Charities (Boston, Mass.) 5
Temple Emanuel (Newton, Mass.) 5
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949 5
Zionist Organization of America 5
Federation of Jewish Charities of Boston 4
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America 4
Hebrew Teachers College (Brookline, Mass.) 4
Massachusetts Board of Rabbis 4
National Jewish Welfare Board 4
Stone, Elihu David 4
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 4
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 3
Boston Commission on Jewish Continuity 3
Congregation Mishkan Tefila (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 3
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds 3
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- 3
Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 3
Gorfinkle, Bernard 3
Harvard Business School 3
Jewish Theological Seminary of America 3
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 3
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 3
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 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
Shrage, Barry 3
Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945 3
Temple Israel (Boston, Mass) 3
Weinstein, Lewis H., 1905-. 3
Action for Soviet Jewry 2
Alpert, Abraham 2
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 2
American Zionist Council 2
Avukah, American Student Zionist Federation 2
B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League. 2
Boruchoff, Ber, 1872-1939 2
Boston University 2
Boy Scouts of America 2
Bureau of Jewish Education (Boston, Mass.) 2
B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundations 2
Cambridge Hebrew Women's Aid Society 2
Central Conference of American Rabbis 2
Combined Jewish Appeal (Boston, Mass.) 2
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 2
Curley, James Michael, 1874-1958 2
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970 2
Epstein, Mary Wolfman, 1908-1998 2
Girls’ Latin School (Boston, Mass.) 2
Goldstein, Israel 1896- 2
Gordon, Albert Isaac, 1903-1968 2
Grossman, Benjamin 2
Harvard Law School 2
Hebrew College (Newton Center, Newton, Mass.) 2
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Pittsfield, Mass. 2
Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966 2
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 2
Hurwich, Louis, 1886-1967 2
Independent Order Brith Abraham of the United States of America 2
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007 2
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2
Kallen, Horace Meyer, 1882-1974 2
Keren Hayesod 2
Korff, Samuel I. 2
Levine, Harry, 1895-1977 2
Lipsky, Louis, 1876-1963 2
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 2
Lown, Philip W., 1890- 2
Margolis, Daniel J. 2
Massachusetts. General Court 2
Massachusetts. Superior Court 2
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978 2
Meretz Relief Association (Boston, Mass.) 2
Morros, Boris, 1891-1963 2
Morse, Leopold, 1831-1892 2
New England Jewish Music Forum 2
Newman, Louis 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 2
Poale Zion (U.S.) 2
Radcliffe College 2
Ratshesky, Abraham C. 2
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (Wyncote, Pa.) 2
Rubenovitz, Herman H. 2
Sachar, Abram Leon, 1899-1993 2
Schindler, Solomon, 1842-1915 2
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