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Evelyn B. and Janot S. Roskin Papers

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Identifier: P-685
Abstract This collection contains items relating to the Roskin, Borofsky, and Grosbayne families, with special focus on the musical contributions of Evelyn B. (née Borofsky) and Janot S. Roskin, which make up the bulk of the collection. A smaller portion of the collection comes from the Borofsky and Grosbayne families, including Jacob and Ida Borofsky, Evelyn's sister, Edith Borofsky and her husband, Mitchell Grosbayne and his brother, Benjamin. The collection includes publicity photographs,...
Dates: undated, circa 1903-1989

Farband Labor Zionist Order (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-534
Abstract

The Farband Labor Zionist Order was a Jewish fraternal organization founded in 1910 and chartered in New York in 1913. With branches across the United States and Canada, it functioned as a mutual aid society aligned with the Socialist and Zionist political party Poale Zion. The material in the collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, press releases, photographs, meeting minutes, brochures, and memos.

Dates: undated, 1941-1984

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

Friedman Family Papers

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Identifier: P-948
Abstract

Aaron Friedman was a rabbi, shochet, and author. He was a shochet in Stavisk, Poland, Bernkastel-on-the-Moselle, Germany, and New York City, and author of a defense of the practice of Shechita entitled, “Tuv Ta’am” in 1874. This collection also contains information on his son, Abraham Friedman and his grandson, Nathan Friedman. This collection consists of correspondence, business documents, family photographs, personal effects, genealogical information, and publications.

Dates: 1844-1944

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)

Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

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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

Harold and Romayne Goldberg Papers

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Identifier: P-861
Abstract Harold and Romayne Goldberg were active members of numerous Jewish organizations in Boston. Harold Goldberg was a member of the Associated Jewish Philanthropies, American Jewish Committee of Greater Boston and the Combined Jewish Appeal. In 1964 he served as president of the Business Men’s Council of the Combined Jewish Appeal and was also a member of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Romayne Goldberg served as president of the Boston chapter of Hadassah from 1948-1951. She also served as...
Dates: undated, 1924-1971

Hebrew College Records

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Identifier: I-451
Abstract Louis Hurwich, then superintendent of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Boston, founded Hebrew Teacher’s College in 1921. Hurwich was concerned about Jewish teachers leaving the field of Jewish education for other professions and sought an educational system that promoted Hebrew literacy at all levels. Hebrew Teacher’s College was also responsible for maintaining Hebrew High School (Prozdor), located at 14 Crawford Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Those students who graduated from the high...
Dates: undated, 1928-1996

Hebrew Free Loan Society (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-115
Abstract

The Hebrew Free Loan Society was organized in 1912 to assist those in need of temporary financial relief. Formed in the wake of increasing immigration from Eastern Europe and the proliferation of urban poverty, the Society also became a constituent of the Federation of Jewish Charities. These records document the Society’s major operations and include administrative articles, in meeting minutes, and financial reports and statements.

Dates: undated, 1912-1974

Henry Wise Papers

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Identifier: P-944
Abstract Henry Wise was a Boston-area lawyer whose practice focused mainly on housing, fishing, and labor, three areas in which he crafted important local legislation. In 1942 he wrote to the Institute of Jewish Affairs, a research branch created by the American and World Jewish Congresses, inquiring after membership. The Institute of Jewish Affairs was made up primarily of scholars, who took a scientific approach towards researching Jewish life from the previous 25 years. They hoped to better...
Dates: 1941-2010

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Temple Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, Mass.) 3
Winer, Louis 3
American Jewish Congress 2
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Jewish Federation of the North Shore 2
Jewish National Fund 2
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 2
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 2
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Massachusetts Board of Rabbis 2
National Jewish Welfare Board 2
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American Physicians and Friends for Medicine in Israel 1
American Physicians’ Fellowship, Inc. for Medicine in Israel 1
American Zionist Federation 1
Americans for Peace Now (Organization) 1
Ampal-American Israel Corporation 1
Andover Newton Theological School 1
Balkan, Herman 1
Band, Maurice 1
Baram, Phillip J. 1
Beerman, Jacob 1
Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994 1
Bennett, Ephraim 1
Berlin, Monas 1
Bet ha-sefarim ha-leʼumi ṿeha-universiṭaʼi bi-Yerushalayim 1
Beth El Synagogue (New Rochelle, N.Y.) 1
Bevis, Howard L. (Howard Landis), 1885-1968 1
Bick, Herman 1
Bornstein, Abraham 1
Bornstein, Rachel 1
Borofsky, Ida S., 1883-1982 1
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Boston Book and Art Shop 1
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Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964 1
Carter, James E. 1935- 1
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