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Zionism -- Massachusetts -- Boston

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Rabalsky Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-153
Abstract

A Boston lawyer, Hebrew scholar and Yiddish orator, Benjamin Rabalsky was involved in the local Zionist movement. A member of the American Jewish Congress, American Zion Commonwealth, Boston West End Jewish Liberty Loan Committee, Zion Association of Greater Boston and New England Zionist Region, he dedicated much of his time to Zionist causes. This collection contains a small amount of business correspondence and family correspondence.

Dates: undated, 1913-1932
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Benjamin Rabalsky Papers

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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Bromberg Family Papers

Congregation Beth Israel (Cambridge, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-51
Abstract Includes a copy of the constitution and a short history of the congregation; the minute books (1911-1923; 1939-1945) and financial records (1925-1937) of various activities of the synagogue and its relation with local, national and international Jewish events. Of special interest are the synagogue’s involvement in the providing of kosher meat in the Cambridge area, and its relation with the Cambridge and Somerville Hebrew Literary Association which maintained a Hebrew Free School. Minute...
Dates: 1911-1951
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Congregation Beth Israel (Cambridge, Mass.) Records

Milontaler Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-553
Abstract The Milontaler family were second- and third- generation Jewish immigrants from Roxbury, Massachusetts. Louis Millionthaler immigrated from what was then Suwalki, Poland to the North End of Boston in the late 19th century. His son Maurice Milontaler was a shop owner and amateur writer who wrote a memoir about Jewish life in the North End. The majority of this collection includes Maurice Milontaler’s notes for his memoir, as well as the finished product. Photographs, correspondence and course...
Dates: undated, 1880-1992
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Milontaler Family Papers

Zionist Organization of America, New England Region Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-582
Abstract The New England Zionist Region is a regional branch of the Zionist Organization of America. The group was originally based in Boston and was associated with prominent leaders in the Zionist movement, including Louis Brandeis and Elihu Stone. The collection primarily consists of photographs taken at events hosted by the branch, including annual conventions and banquets honoring Drs. Chaim Weizmann and Albert Einstein, and Nahum Sokolow. The collection also contains a small group of documents...
Dates: undated, circa 1921-1979
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Zionist Organization of America, New England Region Records

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