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Arthur S. Obermayer Papers

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Identifier: P-1019
Abstract Arthur S. Obermayer was a scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He established his own research and development company, Moleculon Research Company, in the Boston area and was involved in numerous philanthropic and professional organizations, especially through his foundation, the Obermayer Foundation. Obermayer was also a political activist, and played a key role in establishing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. This collection...
Dates: undated, 1897-2016

Congregation Agudas Achim Anshei Sfard, Adam St. Shul (Newton, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: JHCI-021
Abstract In 1911, Congregation Agudas Achim Anshei Sfard, more commonly known as the Adams Street Shul, was granted an official charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By December of the following year, the building was opened to the public. While there was a lull in membership starting in the ’50s, by the mid to late ’80s, more young Jewish families moved to the area, spurring efforts to revitalize the building. Due to their efforts, the Adams Street Shul is now listed on the National...
Dates: undated, 1912-2018, bulk 1980-2018

Elihu Stone Papers

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Identifier: P-555 and P-555A
Abstract This collection contains speeches, essays, correspondence, resolutions, and photographs documenting the professional, political, and personal life of Elihu David Stone. Included are materials pertaining to Stone's Zionist activities and his associations with the New England Zionist Region, World Zionist Organization, Zionist Organization of America, Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod, and the passing of the Palestine and Lodge-Fish resolutions. Also included are speeches from Louis Lipsky,...
Dates: undated, 1881-2015

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

Gaffen and Massirman Family Papers

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Identifier: JHCP-001
Abstract

This collection documents the histories and genealogies of the Gaffen and Massirman families, as well as the Levinthal and Rottenberg families, to a lesser extent. The collection contains correspondence and family group records for each line, while a few family series also include photographs and vital records.

Dates: undated, 1889-1958, 1993-2017

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Boston Port Records

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Identifier: I-96
Abstract The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) was founded in New York City in the 1880s by the Russian Jewish community of New York in response to the influx of Russian Jewish immigrants fleeing the pograms in the Pale of Settlement in Russia and Eastern Europe. In 1889, a shelter which was used to house many of the immigrants adopted the name “Hebrew Sheltering House Association.” This organization merged with HIAS in 1909 and by 1914, had branches operating in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and...
Dates: undated, 1886-1977; Majority of material found within 1938-1954

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston Records

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Identifier: I-123 and I-123A
Abstract This collection includes material preceding and relating to the founding of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC), including early papers of the local American Jewish Committee and the Central Advisory Committee (a predecessor agency),the constitution and by-laws of the JCRC, material relating to organizational membership in and representation in the organizations, correspondence of the officers and staff, minutes of meetings and proceedings of its Administrative...
Dates: undated, 1933-2008

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

The Barbara Gaffin Papers

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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

Yiddish Phonograph Record Collection

 Collection
Identifier: I-590
Abstract

The Yiddish Phonograph Record Collection consists of 57 records, including three named compilation albums of cantorial and holiday music. The records contain a variety of types of music, including classical, instrumental, folk songs, opera, cantorial music, and Yiddish interpretations of popular songs of the day. A few records also contain Yiddish storytelling and monologues from theater performances, and some are in languages other than Yiddish, including Hebrew, English, and Russian.

Dates: undated, 1948

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Correspondence 9
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Chelsea (Mass.) 2
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Holocaust 2
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Memorandums 2
Newton (Mass.) 2
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel 2
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Anti-Nazi movement 1
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Antisemitism -- United States 1
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Blacks -- Relations with Jews 1
Brockton (Mass.) 1
Cambridge (Mass.) 1
Cantors (Judaism) 1
Chaplains, Hospital -- United States 1
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Dnipro (Ukraine) 1
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Fall River (Mass.) 1
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Merkinė (Lithuania) 1
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North Shore (Mass. : Coast) 1
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Operation Moses, 1984-1985 1
Operation Solomon, 1991 1
Orthodox Judaism -- Massachusetts 1
Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
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Posters 1
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Rabbinical courts 1
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Sacred vocal music 1
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Speeches (documents) 1
Springfield (Mass.) 1
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Yiddish 6
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Names
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 3
Aizenstat, Harry 1
Aizenstat, Sarah Freedman 1
Allen, Frank G. 1
Alpert, Abraham 1
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Alpert, Helen 1
American Association of Small Research Companies 1
American Chemical Society. Northeastern Section 1
American Jewish Committee 1
American Jewish Congress 1
B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League. 1
Bailen, Samuel L. 1
Beth El Synagogue (New Rochelle, N.Y.) 1
Bloomfield, Meyer 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 1
Butler, William M. (William Morgan), 1861-1937 1
Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Cherniavsky, Joseph, 1895-1959 1
Close, Abraham 1
Cohen, Myron 1
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 1
Covich, Louis D. 1
Cox, Channing H. (Channing Harris), 1879-1968 1
Curley, James Michael, 1874-1958 1
Edelstein, Alan 1
Federation of Jews of Lithuanian Descent 1
Fine, Arnold 1
Finkelstein, Louis 1895-1991 1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1
Freedman Family 1
Freedman, Jacob, 1903- 1
Freedman, Joseph 1
Freedman, Lena Sakowitz 1
Freedman, Martin 1
Freedman, Samuel 1
Friedlaender, Israel, 1876-1920 1
Fuller, Alvan T. (Alvan Tufts), 1878-1958 1
Gaffen, Abraham 1
Gaffen, David 1
Gaffen, Dorothy 1
Gaffen, Etta 1
Gaffen, Leonard 1
Gaffen, Sarah 1
Gaffin, Barbara 1
Gallivan, James A. 1866-1928 1
Gewirtz, Gladys 1
Goldstein, Israel 1896- 1
Grossman, Benjamin 1
Halbfinger, Abraham 1
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Boston 1
Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966 1
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts 1
Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts 1
Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore 1
Jewish National Fund 1
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen 1
Kashruth Commission (Mass.) 1
Katz, Mickey 1
Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 1
Keren Hayesod 1
Korff, Samuel I. 1
Koussevitzky, Moshe, 1899-1966 1
Kraft, Harry 1
Kremer, Isa, 1887-1956 1
Levine, Harry, 1895-1977 1
Levinthal, Leiba 1
Levinthal, Samuel 1
Lewis, William M. 1
Lewisohn, Ludwig, 1882-1955 1
Lippman, Eve 1
Lipsky, Louis, 1876-1963 1
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 1
Massachusetts Board of Rabbis 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
Massirman, Jenny 1
Massirman, Louis 1
Massirman, Samuel 1
Massirman, Sarah 1
McCormack, John W., 1891-1980 1
McDonald, James G. (James Grover), 1886-1964 1
Meretz Relief Association (Boston, Mass.) 1
Moleculon Research Corporation 1
Morganthau, Henry, 1891-1967 1
Morros, Boris, 1891-1963 1
National Community Relations Advisory Council (U.S.) 1
Obermayer, Arthur S. 1
Obermayer, Herman J. 1
Obermayer, Leon J. 1
Picon, Molly 1
Pill, Hyman 1
Poorvu, Harris 1
Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston 1
Rabbinical Court of Justice (Mass.) 1
Rabinowitz, Jacob, 1885-1967 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Rothenberg, Morris, 1884-1950 1
Rottenberg, Esther 1
Rottenberg, Harry 1
Rubenowitz, Herman H. 1
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