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Abraham Alpert Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-544
Abstract
Born in Kovno, Lithuania, Abraham Alpert immigrated to the United States, and in 1886 settled in Boston, Massachusetts. He learned English while attending night school and would later become an internationally known writer. Outside of his writing, he also rose to become a prominent Jewish figure and leader, not just in Boston but nationally, as well. One newspaper wrote that there was not a synagogue on the Atlantic Coast that had not heard Alpert talk. He helped organize the Boston branch...
Dates:
undated, 1900-1947
Abraham Bornstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-937
Abstract
Abraham Bornstein was a well-known publisher and collector of art and art books. In 1923, Bornstein founded the Boston Book and Art Shop, which distributed art books from leading publishers of Europe, as well as published books, portfolios and monographs. Abraham and his wife, Rachel, used their publishing house to help encourage and promote many Jewish artists and writers in the United States, among them, Chaim Grade, a Yiddish poet. This collection contains materials from the Boston Book...
Dates:
undated, 1914-1992
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
Altman and Spiewak Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-831
Abstract
The Altman and Spiewak Family Papers primarily document the Altman family of Boston through the lens of Barbara Altman Spiewak. Frank and Ethel Task Altman raised their children, Barbara and Stanley, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Barbara was a graduate of Simmons College and was a librarian in the Boston area. This collection includes Frank Altman’s Navy records, baby books, yearbooks, family photographs and a memoir written by Barbara Altman Spiewak. It also includes a memoir written by Robert...
Dates:
undated, 1920-1985
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
B'nai B'rith Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter No. 847 Records
Collection
Identifier: I-579
Abstract
The B’nai B’rith Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter No. 847 is a local chapter of B’nai B’rith International, an organization founded in 1843 that advocates for the Jewish people and the State of Israel and works to combat anti-Semitism. This collection contains a program for an installation and dinner as well as the chapter’s newsletters.
Dates:
1954-1958
Boy Scout Troop 4 (Sachems) (Lynn, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-559
Abstract
Organized in April, 1924, the records of Boy Scout Troop 4 (Sachems) of Lynn, Massachusetts span from 1924 to 1945. During World War II, the scouts participated in an Emergency Service Corps, and were invited to participate in the Boy Scout - General Eisenhower Waste Paper Campaign. The material in this collection includes weekly meeting programs and reports, newspaper clippings, scout assignments and certificates, correspondence, financial records, a photograph, and the American flag used...
Dates:
undated, 1924-1945
Bromberg Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-519
Abstract
This collection relates primarily to the political and social activities of Edward J. Bromberg (a lawyer and politician) and some members of his family. A scrapbook contains items regarding Edward’s sons, Justine and Bertram, and his daughter, Pauline. Other Bromberg family members in the collection are Lev, Henrietta Livingston, Anna Insoft, and Alice Goldstein. The collection includes clippings, programs, and photographs.
Dates:
undated, circa 1886-1977
Chevra Kedusha (Boston, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-185
Abstract
Chevra Kadusha of Boston is an independent, non-denominational organization of individuals, synagogues, universities and other Jewish institutions committed to making the full range of burial rituals accessible and available to the entire Jewish community. It was organized and instituted in 1856. The collection contains two versions of the constitution of Chevra Kedusha as well as the board minutes (1892-1904, 1911-1974), financial records (1933-1968), and a ledger recording payments of...
Dates:
undated, 1856-1981
Congregation Ahabot Sholom (Lynn, Mass.) Records
Collection
Identifier: I-568
Abstract
Incorporated in 1901, Congregation Ahabat Sholom constructed a German Romanesque synagogue on Church Street, which was dedicated in 1905 during a ceremony lead by the congregation's first cantor, Benjamin Gordon. The congregation was one of Lynn’s several Jewish Orthodox congregations in the early 1900s. This collection contains administrative records, photographs, scrapbooks, and programmatic materials.
Dates:
undated, 1982-2001
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- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2
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- Meir, Golda, 1898-1978 2
- Morros, Boris, 1891-1963 2
- New England Jewish Music Forum 2
- Temple B’nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) 2
- Temple Ner Tamid (Peabody, Mass.) 2
- Union for Reform Judaism 2
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- Weisgal, Meyer Wolfe, 1894-1977 2
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- Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949 2
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- Backman, Jack H. 1
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- Beerman, Jacob 1
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 1
- Ben-Zvi, Raḥel Yanait, 1886-1979 1
- Bennett, Ephraim 1
- Berry, Yale J. 1
- Bet ha-sefarim ha-leʼumi ṿeha-universiṭaʼi bi-Yerushalayim 1
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
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- Bick, Herman 1
- Bigelow, Lynne T. 1
- Birnbaum, Jacob, 1922- 1
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 1
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- Congregation Ohave Sholom (Gardner, Mass.) 1
- Congregation Shirat Hayam (Swampscott, Mass.) 1
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