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Action for Post-Soviet Jewry Records

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Identifier: JHCI-018
Abstract

This collection contains subject files, project files, correspondence, programs, brochures, meeting minutes, financial records, newsletters, case files, and photographs documenting the activities and administration of Action for Post-Soviet Jewry (formerly Action for Soviet Jewry), an organization dedicated to aiding and engaging with Jewish communities and individuals in former Soviet states.

Dates: undated, 1971-2019

Arthur S. Obermayer Papers

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Identifier: P-1019
Abstract Arthur S. Obermayer was a scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He established his own research and development company, Moleculon Research Company, in the Boston area and was involved in numerous philanthropic and professional organizations, especially through his foundation, the Obermayer Foundation. Obermayer was also a political activist, and played a key role in establishing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. This collection...
Dates: undated, 1897-2016

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

Elihu Stone Papers

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Identifier: P-555 and P-555A
Abstract This collection contains speeches, essays, correspondence, resolutions, and photographs documenting the professional, political, and personal life of Elihu David Stone. Included are materials pertaining to Stone's Zionist activities and his associations with the New England Zionist Region, World Zionist Organization, Zionist Organization of America, Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod, and the passing of the Palestine and Lodge-Fish resolutions. Also included are speeches from Louis Lipsky,...
Dates: undated, 1881-2015

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

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

Gaffen and Massirman Family Papers

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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

George and Sadie Kramer Papers

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Identifier: P-691
Abstract George and Sadie Kramer were active and dedicated members of the Zionist movement. Much of their work was done within their home community in Malden, Massachusetts. In Malden they addressed issues facing the Jewish community both locally and globally, including advocacy for Palestine to become the Jewish homeland, organizing community events, and working with the United Jewish Appeal. George and Sadie were also involved in Malden’s Masonic Lodges, George as a Grand Noble and Sadie as a...
Dates: undated, 1900-1964

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

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston Records

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Identifier: I-123 and I-123A
Abstract This collection includes material preceding and relating to the founding of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC), including early papers of the local American Jewish Committee and the Central Advisory Committee (a predecessor agency),the constitution and by-laws of the JCRC, material relating to organizational membership in and representation in the organizations, correspondence of the officers and staff, minutes of meetings and proceedings of its Administrative...
Dates: undated, 1933-2008

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Bailen, Samuel L. 1
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Borofsky, Ida S., 1883-1982 1
Borofsky, Jacob, 1880-1965 1
Boruchoff, Ber, 1872-1939 1
Boston Symphony Orchestra 1
Boston University. College of Communication 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 1
Butler, William M. (William Morgan), 1861-1937 1
Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Cherniavsky, Joseph, 1895-1959 1
Close, Abraham 1
Cohen, Myron 1
Combined Jewish Appeal (Boston, Mass.) 1
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations 1
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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 1
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds 1
Covich, Louis D. 1
Cox, Channing H. (Channing Harris), 1879-1968 1
Curley, James Michael, 1874-1958 1
Driscoll, Dawn-Marie 1
Edelstein, Alan 1
Federation of Jews of Lithuanian Descent 1
Feldman, Joseph 1
Fine, Arnold 1
Finkelstein, Louis 1895-1991 1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1
Freedman Family 1
Freedman, Jacob, 1903- 1
Freedman, Joseph 1
Freedman, Lena Sakowitz 1
Freedman, Martin 1
Freedman, Samuel 1
Friedlaender, Israel, 1876-1920 1
Fuller, Alvan T. (Alvan Tufts), 1878-1958 1
Gaffen, Abraham 1
Gaffen, David 1
Gaffen, Dorothy 1
Gaffen, Etta 1
Gaffen, Leonard 1
Gaffen, Sarah 1
Gaffin, Barbara 1
Gallivan, James A. 1866-1928 1
Gewirtz, Gladys 1
Goldstein, Israel 1896- 1
Grosbayne, Benjamin, 1893-1976 1
Grosbayne, Mitchell 1
Grossman, Benjamin 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America 1
Halbfinger, Abraham 1
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Boston 1
Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966 1
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts 1
Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts 1
Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore 1
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen 1
Kashruth Commission (Mass.) 1
Katz, Label A., 1918- 1
Katz, Mickey 1
Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 1
Keren Hayesod 1
Korff, Samuel I. 1
Koussevitzky, Moshe, 1899-1966 1
Kraft, Harry 1
Kramer, George 1
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Kremer, Isa, 1887-1956 1
Levine, Harry, 1895-1977 1
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Levinthal, Samuel 1
Lewis, William M. 1
Lewisohn, Ludwig, 1882-1955 1
Lippman, Eve 1
Lipsky, Louis, 1876-1963 1
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 1
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Marcus, Joseph, 1921-1985 1
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