Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:
Pearl Anne Bornstein and Joseph Mandell Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: JHCP-045
Abstract
This collection contains materials documenting the personal and academic lives of the families of Pearl Anne Bornstein and Joseph Mandell, including their parents, siblings, and children. This includes family photographs, correspondence, notebooks, schoolwork, graduation invitations and programs, newspaper clippings, certificates, music and theater programs, and ephemera.
Dates:
undated, 1907-1970s; Majority of material found within 1920s-1940s
Percy Brand Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-865
Abstract
Percy Brand was a violinist by profession and Holocaust survivor. Born in Liepaja, Latvia on April 2, 1908, he began playing violin at the age of ten. In 1941, when the Germans took control of Latvia and other Baltic countries, Brand was concertmaster of the Riga Latvian Symphony Orchestra. After the SS Einsatzgruppen units occupying Latvia killed his first wife and two children, Brand was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Playing the violin saved his life during the...
Dates:
undated, 1949-1995
Philip W. Lown Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-162
Abstract
Philip W. Lown was a businessman, philanthropist, and leading figure in the Jewish Community. In 1926, he became a joint owner of the Pilgrim Shoe Company in Auburn, Maine, and later president of Penobscot Shoe Company and Lown Shoes Inc. Starting in 1937 and up to his death, Lown worked philanthropically within the Jewish community, most notably in Jewish education. He served on such boards as the American Association for Jewish Education, the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundations, and the World...
Dates:
undated, 1913-1975
Rabb Family and Stop & Shop Collection
Collection
Identifier: P-679
Abstract
The Rabinovitz/Rabb family arrived in Boston from Russia in the 1890s. Around 1914 they founded Economy Grocery Stores, which became Stop & Shop in 1946. In addition to building their grocery company into a successful business, the family is known for its philanthropy and active involvement in the Jewish community. The collection contains materials relating to the Rabb family and to the business operations of Stop & Shop until 1989. The materials in this collection include historical...
Dates:
1912-1989
Rabbi Albert I. Gordon Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-86
Abstract
Albert I. Gordon was a Rabbi, author, and sociologist. Rabbi of Temple Israel of Washington Heights, New York (1929-1930), Adath Jeshurun in Minneapolis, Minnesota (1930-1946) and Temple Emanuel in Newton, Massachusetts (1949-1968), Rabbi Gordon also served as Executive Director of the United Synagogue of America (1946-1949) and wrote numerous articles and pamphlets, as well as the books Jews in Transition, Jews in Suburbia, ...
Dates:
undated, 1915-1971
Rabbi Meyer Azriel Rabinovitz Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-367
Abstract
Contains photocopies of four Hebrew letters endorsing Rabbi Rabinovitz, three of which were written by Rabbis Jacob Widrewitz, Ph. Klein and Joshua Siegel in New York in 1907. One is specifically addressed to Cong. Tzemach Tzedek and Agudas Achim of Chelsea, Mass. Also includes the photocopy of a Hebrew contract signed by ca. 50 members of the congregation in 1907, photocopies of two requests for funds from Poland, a photograph of Rabinovitz, an announcement of his son's wedding in 1925, and...
Dates:
1906-1929, 1981
Richard Kaplan and Lou Carter Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-1038
Abstract
Max and Anna Kaplan immigrated to the United States from Russia between 1899 and 1902, settling in the Boston area. The bulk of the collection focuses on the activities of their sons Richard S. Kaplan, an attorney, judge, and author in Gary, Indiana, and Louis Kaplan (known professionally as Lou Carter), a jazz drummer and band leader. The collection contains official documents, including Max and Anna’s naturalization papers, news clippings concerning the two brothers, and photographs,...
Dates:
undated, 1923-2014
Robert Irwin Sperber Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-976
Abstract
Dr. Robert Irwin Sperber is an educator, former superintendent of Brookline Public Schools, professor and administrator at Boston University School of Education. He was responsible for pioneering and implementing a variety of programs, including Brookline Early Education Program (BEEP), the the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) inter-district busing program, and Facing History and Ourselves. This collection contains curriculum, speeches, meeting minutes, handbooks,...
Dates:
undated, 1952-2010
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
Sam (Simche) Katz Collection
Collection
Identifier: JHCP-019
Abstract
This collection contains photographs and architectural drawings depicting 14 of the aron kodesh, or holy arks, created by early 20th century Russian woodworker Sam Katz. Also included are dedication programs, 3 snapshot portraits of Katz, and newspaper clippings relating to several congregations which feature Katz's holy arks.
Dates:
1910-1933, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1991, undated