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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

Congregation Beth Israel (Hartford, Conn.) Records

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Identifier: I-464
Abstract

Congregation Beth Israel was founded in 1843 and is Connecticut's oldest synagogue. Originally established as an Orthodox congregation, the synagogue eventually converted to Reform and was one of the founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (Union for Reform Judaism) in 1877. This collection includes event flyers, programs for services, sermons, anniversary books with historical information, and bulletins.

Dates: 1920-1999

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

Congregation Tifereth Israel and Community Center (Everett, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-592
Abstract Congregation Tifereth Israel was founded in Everett in 1910 and dedicated their first synagogue in 1912. After working in close partnership for nearly 30 years, Congregation Tifereth Israel merged with Everett Hebrew School and Community School to become Congregation Tifereth Israel and Community Center in 1955. In 2016, Congregation Tifereth Israel and Community Center merged with the North Shore Chabad Lubavitch. This collection contains meeting minutes, news clippings, photographs,...
Dates: undated, 1928-2015

Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts Records

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Identifier: I-600
Abstract

The Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts Records contain materials collected by the society that document the Jewish community of Western Massachusetts. Included are materials on Jewish organizations, families, individuals, schools, arts and cultural institutions, and synagogues; publications written about or by the Jewish community; and information on the Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts itself.

Dates: undated, 1902-2018

Kehillath Israel Synagogue (Brookline, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-488
Abstract The Kehillath Israel Synagogue Collection includes numerous photographs, publications and event information pertaining to services, fundraisers and anniversaries at the Synagogue from its first official year in 1924 to more recently, 2001. The primary bulk of the papers consist of photographs, K.I. Brotherhood papers and ephemera, and activities supported by the Synagogue. Kehillath Israel was home to noteworthy Rabbis, including Louis M. Epstein, Judah Nadich, and Manual Saltzman....
Dates: undated, 1924-2001

Temple Beth El of Lynn and Swampscott (Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-574
Abstract

Temple Beth El was founded in Lynn in 1924. In 1946, members of the congregation split off to form Temple Israel, and in 1968, Temple Beth El expanded from its Lynn location to Swampscott. The two temples reunited in 2005 to become Congregation Shirat Hiyam. This collection contains documents related to many areas of synagogue life, including general membership, the music program, the Religious School, temple governance, and the Sisterhood.

Dates: undated, circa 1924-2006

Temple Beth-El (Providence, R.I.) Records

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Identifier: I-460
Abstract Temple Beth-El, located on the East Side of Providence, dates back to 1849, with the creation of the group Sons of Israel. On September 10, 1849, Solomon Pareira, Leonard Gavitts and Morris Steinberg were granted an acre of land along the New London Turnpike (now Reservoir Avenue) to establish a cemetery. In 1854, the Congregation of the Sons of Israel and David was established, leading to president Solomon Pareira's deeding of the cemetery land in 1857 for the sole utilization of the...
Dates: 1940-1969

Temple Beth Shalom (Needham, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: JHCI-013
Abstract

Temple Beth Shalom was established in the mid-20th century in Needham, Massachusetts and is still active in the community there today. The collection consists of the synagogue’s newsletter, The Scroll, spanning five years from 1991 to 1996, plus Sisterhood News, the newsletter of the synagogue’s Sisterhood, covering two years from 1993 to 1995.

Dates: 1991-1996

Temple B'nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-573
Abstract Temple B’nai Abraham is a Conservative congregation, originally founded in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1908 as the Sons of Abraham. The Hebrew Community Center was annexed to the synagogue in 1930 and incorporated social groups, such as the Sisterhood and the Beverly Lodge of B’nai B’rith. The congregation expanded to a new location in 1962 and officially changed their name to Temple B’nai Abraham. The collection was formed by a former president of the Sisterhood and contains Temple B’nai...
Dates: undated, circa 1925-2008

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Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 2
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Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994 1
Bennett, Ephraim 1
Congregation B'nai Israel (Northampton, Mass.) 1
Congregation B'nai Jacob (Longmeadow, Mass.) 1
Congregation B'nai Torah (Longmeadow, Mass.) 1
Congregation Beth Israel (Hartford, Conn.) 1
Congregation Linath Hatzedek-Beth Israel(Chelsea, Mass.) 1
Congregation Sons of Zion (Holyoke, Mass.) 1
Congregation Tifereth Israel and Community Center (Everett, Mass.) 1
Dartmouth College 1
Diamond, Alan 1
Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 1
Frisch, Shirley 1
Gittelsohn, Roland Bertram, 1910-1995 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America 1
Hatikvah Holocaust Education & Resource Center 1
Jewish Community of Amherst (Amherst, Mass.) 1
Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. 1
Kahn, Eric 1
Karp, Abraham J. 1
Kramer, Benjamin 1
Liebman, Joshua Loth, 1907-1948 1
Mizrachi Women’s Organization of America 1
Nadich, Judah, 1912-2007 1
National Yiddish Book Center (U.S.) 1
Polen, Nehemia 1
Saltzman, Manual 1
Schoen, Kenneth 1
Shanok, Morton 1
Sinai Temple (Springfield, Mass.) 1
Tanzer, Roslyn Fliegel 1
Temple Beth El (Springfield, Mass.) 1
Temple Beth El (Swampscott, Mass.). Sisterhood 1
Temple Beth Shalom (Needham, Mass.) 1
Temple Beth Shalom (Needham, Mass.). Sisterhood 1
Temple Beth-El (Providence, R.I.) 1
Temple B’nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) 1
Temple Israel (Boston, Mass) 1
Temple Israel (Greenfield, Mass.) 1
Temple Israel (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
Temple Israel of Swampscott and Marblehead (Mass.) 1
Touro Synagogue (Newport, R.I.) 1
Trigière, Jane 1
Union for Reform Judaism 1
Upper Valley Jewish Community (Hanover, N.H.) 1
Vilna Shul Congregation (Boston, Mass.) 1
Weinstein, Harry 1
Winer, Eleanor 1
Winer, Louis 1
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