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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 155 Collections and/or Records:

Schwartz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1027
Abstract This collection contains the papers of the Schwartz family, with the bulk of materials being letters to and from family members in Austria and Hungary before and after World War II. It contains the original letters written in Yiddish, transcribed and translated versions of those letters, and two compilation books published in 2013 by Carroll Schwartz. These two books include extensive biographical information about the Schwartz and Newman families, photographs, maps, genealogical trees, and...
Dates: 1938-1952
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Schwartz Family Papers

Stanley and Mary Ann Snider Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-964
Abstract The Snider, Winer, Kane and Korelitz families are documented within this collection, although the bulk of the materials pertain to Stanley and Mary Ann Snider’s immediate family. The Sniders are the founders of Stanmar, Inc., which developed Smugglers’ Notch Ski Resort. The Winers founded Elm Farm Supermarkets, and the Kanes owned furniture stores before becoming involved with the operations of Elm Farms. This collection contains photographs, slides, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and...
Dates: undated, 1902-2013
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Stanley and Mary Ann Snider Papers

Stanley Canner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-731
Abstract Stanley Canner was a 24 year old pilot in World War II, when his plane was shot down over Normandy on July 14, 1944. Canner, along with Alfred Sutkowski from Portland, Connecticut and Russell Leith of Australia were rescued by members of the French underground, and were hidden in a farmhouse owned by Jean and Renee Renault. The couple hid the three soldiers for six weeks, until they were liberated by the Canadian Allied Forces. This collection includes his book, Missing...
Dates: undated, 1943-1988
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Stanley Canner Papers

Sterling and Selesnick Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1040
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, comic strips, publications, memoirs, and reports documenting the family life of the Sterling, Selesnick, Segal, Shapiro, Katz, and Zoll families, as well as the educational and professional work of Hinda Sterling and Herb Selesnick—particularly the work they conducted for Sterling & Selesnick, Inc., their organizational consulting firm, and Stockworth, the comic strip they produced.

Dates: undated, 1905-2014
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Sterling and Selesnick Family Papers

Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry at Brandeis University Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-493
Abstract The Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry (SCSJ) was founded in 1977 in response to the arrest of Anatoly B. Shcharansky. Thirteen students from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts went to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress about the problems faced by Jews in the Soviet Union. The numbers of students involved continued to grow, and expanded to include students from other colleges and universities in the United States. The Washington Lobby, which was held every February, provided...
Dates: undated, 1977-1989
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry at Brandeis University Records

Synagogue Council of Massachusetts Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-454
Abstract The Synagogue Council of Massachusetts was founded in 1941 as the Associated Synagogues of Greater Boston (and later the Associated Synagogues of Massachusetts). The documents in this collection describe the proceedings and activities of the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, as well as those of its affiliated organizations, including the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston, the Kashruth Commission, the Beth Din, and the Jewish Chaplaincy Council....
Dates: undated, 1908-2014
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Synagogue Council of Massachusetts Records

Taylor-Tatelbaum Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-213
Abstract

The Taylor-Tatelbaum Family resided in the Boston area. These papers include those of Barney and Jennie Tatelbaum, Harry and Fannie Cohen, and Alan Taylor (nee Abraham Tatelbaum.) The collection includes genealogical information, photographs, college papers, yearbooks, correspondence, plaques, naturalization certificates and vital records.

Dates: undated, 1908-1990
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Taylor-Tatelbaum Family Papers

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

 Collection
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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Temple Beth El of Lynn and Swampscott (Mass.) Records

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

 Collection
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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Temple B'nai Abraham (Beverly, Mass.) Records

Temple B'nai Israel (Revere, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-221
Abstract

Temple B’nai Israel is a synagogue, established in the Beachmont neighborhood of Revere, Massachusetts in 1906. The congregation’s associated cemetery is located on Fuller Street in Everett. The collection consists of minutes from meetings of the congregation, Board of Directors, and miscellaneous other groups and committees, along with correspondence related to the synagogue and the Temple Israel Burial Society.

Dates: undated, 1907-1957
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Temple B'nai Israel (Revere, Mass.) Records

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