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Congregation Linath Hatzedek-Beth Israel (Chelsea, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-101
Abstract Congregation Linath Hatzedek-Beth Israel was located on Chestnut Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts (previously at 200 Second Street). Founded c. 1909 by Ukrainian immigrants from the Kamen Kashirsky region and the local carpenter's union, it was defunct by 1978. The synagogue's cemetery is located in Everett, Massachusetts. This collection contains a ledger with minutes of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Congregation Linas Zedek, a membership ledger, and miscellaneous event flyers and invitations in...
Dates: undated, 1928-1953

Greater Boston Committee of the Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary Records

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Identifier: I-63
Abstract

The Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary documents the correspondence, activities, photographs and publications of the Greater Boston Committee’s efforts to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of Jewish settlement in the United States. Many notable Boston Jewish community members were a part of the planning and implementation of activities, which included a celebration at Symphony Hall and a musical for children entitled, "A Happy Land."

Dates: undated, 1952-1955 (bulk 1954-1955)

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

Independent Order of Brith Abraham, Dr. Gaster Lodge, No. 689 (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-104
Abstract The Independent Order of Brith Abraham was a Jewish fraternity society headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 1887 after breaking away from its parent society, the Order Brith Abraham (founded 1859.) As a fraternal society it offered sick, death and funeral benefits for members, with both male and female members. In 1981 it merged with B’nai Zion, which is no longer in existence. The Dr. Gaster Lodge, No. 689, was most likely named for Dr. Moses Gaster, a Jewish scholar and...
Dates: undated, 1913-1918

Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association Records

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Identifier: I-73
Abstract The Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association was founded in 1903 by a group of Lynn men who wanted to assist new Jewish immigrants. In the 1940s, Lynn was no longer a community of immigrants, and the focus of the organization began to change. Now members utilized the club for various medical and insurance benefits, as well as for socializing. By January 1970 the Jewish community in Lynn had dwindled and the organization voted to dissolve the organization. This collection includes financial...
Dates: undated, 1936-1971

Temple B’nai Jacob (Lexington, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-102
Abstract

Temple B'nai Jacob was an Orthodox synagogue on Sylvia Street in Lexington, Massachusetts. Their first service was held on Passover in1916. Although this congregation is no longer operational, two synagogues in Lexington—Temple Emunah (Conservative) and Temple Isaiah (Reform)—have their roots in Temple B'nai Jacob. This collection contains one financial ledger in English and Yiddish.

Dates: 1938-1945

Wyner Family Papers

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Identifier: P-803
Abstract The Wyner Family Papers document the personal, professional, organizational and philanthropic activities of three generations of a prominent Boston Jewish family. The documents describe the operations of the family knitting and textile businesses, the building and management of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel of Boston and the development and operations of the Beth Israel Hospital of Boston (1926-2001.) This collection describes the Wyner family's involvement in a wide variety of organizations, both...
Dates: undated, 1863-2004

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Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America 1
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Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Bloomfield, Meyer 1
Bortman, Mark 1
Brandeis University 1
Brookline Town Meeting 1
Bush, George Herbert Walker 1924- 1
Carter, James E. 1935- 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
Congregation Linath Hatzedek-Beth Israel(Chelsea, Mass.) 1
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- 1
Ehrmann, Herbert B. (Herbert Brutus), 1891-1970 1
Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939 1
Greater Boston Committee of the American Jewish Tercentenary 1
Greater Boston Committee of the Massachusetts Observance of the American Jewish Tercentenary 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Boston Chapter 1
Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Foundation 1
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Pittsfield, Mass. 1
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Boston 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 1
Independent Order Brith Abraham of the United States of America 1
Independent Order of Brith Abraham, Dr. Gaster Lodge, No. 689 (Boston, Mass.) 1
Jewish Community Relations Council (New York, N.Y.) 1
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston 1
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 1
Kerry, John F. 1943- 1
Lynn Hebrew Young Men's Aid Association 1
McCarthy, Eugene J. 1916-2005 1
New England Chassidic Center 1
New Israel Fund 1
O’Neill, Tip 1
Pill, Hyman 1
Poorvu, Harris 1
Pusey, Nathan M. (Nathan Marsh), 1907-2001 1
Republicans for McCarthy 1
Ritz-Carlton Hotels (Firm) 1
Sachar, Abram Leon, 1899-1993 1
Segal, Robert E. 1
Shawmut Mills 1
Shawmut Woolen Mills 1
Shawmut, Inc. 1
Temple B’nai Jacob (Lexington, Mass.) 1
Tufts University 1
Union of American Hebrew Congregations 1
United Way of Massachusetts Bay 1
Weinstein, Lewis H., 1905-. 1
Wiseman, Jacob 1
Wyner, George 1
Wyner, Gertrude (Gussie) Edelman 1
Wyner, Gloria Geller 1
Wyner, Justin Lawrence 1
Wyner, Rudolph H. 1
Wyner, Sara Goldberg 1
Wyzanski, Max 1
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