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Chevra Kadisha Gamilath Chesed Shel Emeth (Fall River, Mass.) Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: I-132
Abstract

This collection consists of the constitution and by-laws of the Society, written in Hebrew, as well as lists of members, purchase agreements for graves, and a list of yahrzeits, also in Hebrew. The book also contains the accounts of the Society, written in Yiddish.

Dates: 1899 - 1920

Freedman Family Papers

 Collection
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

Harry Spiro Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1005
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, photos, newspapers and clippings, manuscripts, and financial records documenting the life of Harry Spiro following his immigration from the shtetl of Butrimantz in Lithuania, first to Havana, Cuba and then to the United States. Included in the collection are materials relating to his family, his Zionist activism both in Cuba and in the United States, and his building supply business, Best Lumber.

Dates: undated, 1905-1982