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Zionism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Harry Spiro Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1005
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, photos, newspapers and clippings, manuscripts, and financial records documenting the life of Harry Spiro following his immigration from the shtetl of Butrimantz in Lithuania, first to Havana, Cuba and then to the United States. Included in the collection are materials relating to his family, his Zionist activism both in Cuba and in the United States, and his building supply business, Best Lumber.

Dates: undated, 1905-1982
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Harry Spiro Papers

Jewish Agency for Israel, Department for Renewal and Development Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-591
Abstract The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) was established in 1929 to assist the Jewish population in Palestine. It is now the largest Jewish nonprofit organization in the world and seeks to connect the Jewish diaspora to Israel and vice versa, as well as running programs to support the Israeli population through education and economic development. This collection centers on the Department for Renewal and Development within JAFI, primarily between the years 1990 through 1992 and includes reports to...
Dates: undated, circa 1987-1992
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jewish Agency for Israel, Department for Renewal and Development Records

Meyer H. Goldman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1037
Abstract

Meyer H. Goldman was a Boston-based lawyer and Zionist. This collection contains meeting minutes, pamphlets on Zionism, correspondence—including letters between Goldman and the American Council for Judaism, regarding their opposing views on Zionism—drafts of plays and skits, and three books.

Dates: 1917-1979
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Meyer H. Goldman Papers

Robert Silverman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1014
Abstract Robert Silverman was an early leader in American Zionism, taking part in and establishing multiple Zionist organizations in his more than forty years in the movement. This collection consists primarily of documents and photographs related to Silverman’s Zionist work. Documents include correspondence and printed materials from various organizations with which Silverman was involved and pamphlets, maps, and newspaper clippings related to Israel and Palestine. The photographs mainly depict...
Dates: undated, circa 1899-1965
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Robert Silverman Papers

Zionist House (Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-286
Abstract

The Zionist House was an organization founded to provide recreational, educational, and physical outreach for individuals and Jewish organizations in Boston. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, trustee meeting minutes, reports, clippings, newsletters, and programs for anniversary concerts, lectures, films, exhibitions and other programs sponsored by the organization.

Dates: undated, 1942-1989
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Zionist House (Boston, Mass.) Records

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