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Alpha Phi Pi, Alpha Delta Chapter (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-562
Abstract

Organized in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1931, the Alpha Delta Chapter was accepted into the national Alpha Phi Pi Jewish high school fraternity in 1932. After a period of dormancy, the Chapter was briefly reactivated in 1953 and an Alpha Delta Alumni group was formed in 1954. The material in this collection includes event programs and invitations, correspondence, photographs, news clippings and bulletins, Convention yearbooks, and a map and guide to Boston.

Dates: undated, 1932-1993

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

Gaffen and Massirman Family Papers

 Collection
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

Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-594
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to the Lynn, Salem-Beverly-Danvers, and Swampscott-Marblehead chapters of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, including a history of the Lynn chapter produced in 1993, newsletters from the Salem-Beverly-Danvers chapter, and notes, pamphlets, and other information contained in the personal binder of Swampscott-Marblehead chapter president Irma Levenbach.

Dates: 1959-1993

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-596
Abstract The Jewish Community Center of the North Shore was established in 1911 as the Lynn Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA). In 1943, the YMHA was renamed the Lynn Jewish Community Center, and in 1972, the organization moved to their current location in Marblehead, Massachusetts, at which time they changed their name to reflect their dedication to the entire North Shore community. The collection mostly consists of group and event photographs and various publications produced by the Center,...
Dates: undated, 1922-2004

Jewish Community of Peabody (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-581
Abstract

This collection contains a range of materials documenting the Jewish community of Peabody, Mass. Included are materials on Jewish-owned businesses, Jewish individuals and families, and Jewish organizations in Peabody. The collection was established by the Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore through many separate donations of materials relating to Peabody’s Jewish community.

Dates: undated, 1906-2009

Jewish Federation of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-572
Abstract The Jewish Federation of the North Shore was founded in 1938 in Lynn, Massachusetts with the objective to support organizations that helped enrich the Jewish community on the North Shore and abroad. After a period of declining donations and to consolidate services, the JFNS Board of Directors voted to merge the organization with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies in 2013. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings and publications from JFNS, as well as a large group of...
Dates: undated, circa 1926-2007

Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-575
Abstract The Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged of the North Shore (JRC) was founded in 1945 as a convalescent home for the elderly in the North Shore Jewish community. Over the years, the organization expanded and became a permanent residence for the elderly, and with the opening of its assisted living facility in Peabody, the JRC became the largest not-for-profit home for the elderly on the North Shore. The collection contains programs for meetings and events, as well as a small group of...
Dates: undated, circa 1961-2004

Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Post 31 (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-567
Abstract This collection contains scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, and event flyers from the Jewish War Veterans chapter in Lynn, MA, which was founded in the 1950s. The documents provide information on the organization’s purpose and activities. Some information on Jewish War Veterans organizations and their Ladies Auxiliaries in the general North Shore area can also be found in this collection. In 1991, an exhibit was held in the North Shore about the Jewish veterans from...
Dates: undated, 1954-2000

Morton Shanok Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-995
Abstract Morton Shanok was the cantor at Temple Beth El in Lynn (and later Swampscott) for 32 years and, after his retirement, High Holiday Cantor at Temple B’nai Abraham and Religious Cultural Coordinator at the Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged. He served in the U.S. Army as assistant army chaplain from 1942-1945. He was a founding member of the Cantors Assembly and helped write the curriculum at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music of the Jewish Theological Seminary....
Dates: undated, circa 1943-2002

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Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994 1
Bennett, Ephraim 1
Bick, Herman 1
Cantors Assembly (U.S.) 1
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 1
Congregation Anshai Sfard (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Congregation Anshe Sfard (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation Sons of Israel (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Congregation Tifereth Israel (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds 1
Diamond, Alan 1
Frisch, Shirley 1
Gaffen, Abraham 1
Gaffen, David 1
Gaffen, Dorothy 1
Gaffen, Etta 1
Gaffen, Leonard 1
Gaffen, Sarah 1
Geller, Myron S. 1
Goller, Morris 1
Goodman, Carl D. 1
Gordon, Leo L. 1
Greenberger, Joseph 1
Guinness World Records Limited 1
H.L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music 1
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Lynn/North Shore Business and Professional Chapter 1
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Salem-Beverly-Danvers (Mass.) Chapter 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. North Shore Chapters. 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter 1
Independent Order Brith Abraham of the United States of America 1
JCC Association 1
Jewish Community Center of the North Shore (Mass.) 1
Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore 1
Jewish National Fund 1
Jewish Theological Seminary of America 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Post 31 (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Ladies Auxiliary (Beverly, Mass.) 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. National Ladies Auxiliary 1
Kahn, Eric 1
Karp, Abraham J. 1
Levenbach, Irma 1
Levinthal, Leiba 1
Levinthal, Samuel 1
Lynn Classical High School (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Lynn English High School (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Lynn Hebrew School Association (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Maple Hill Cemetery (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Massachusetts. Superior Court 1
Massirman, Jenny 1
Massirman, Louis 1
Massirman, Samuel 1
Massirman, Sarah 1
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978 1
Meyers, Joel H. 1
Morris High School 1
National Council of Aging 1
Parker House (Boston, Mass.) 1
Pavan, Nathan 1
Pruss, William 1
Resnick, Paul 1
Ross, Sidney 1
Rottenberg, Esther 1
Rottenberg, Harry 1
Schlichtmann, Jan 1
Solar, Philip 1
Suffolk University. Law School 1
Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945 1
Temple Beth El (Swampscott, Mass.). Sisterhood 1
Temple Beth Shalom (Peabody, Mass.) 1
Temple Israel (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
Temple Israel of Swampscott and Marblehead (Mass.) 1
Temple Ner Tamid (Peabody, Mass.) 1
United Jewish Appeal 1
Weiner, Harry 1
Weinstein, Harry 1
Winer, Eleanor 1
Winer, Saul 1
Workmen’s Circle (U.S.) 1
Yad va-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah vela-gevurah 1
Young Men’s Hebrew Association (Lynn, Mass.) 1
Zamcheck, Irving 1
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