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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 168 Collections and/or Records:

Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard (Boston, Mass.) Ledger

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 37432000374092-A]
Identifier: I-105
Abstract

This collection contains a ledger from Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard in Botson, Mass. The ledger, written in Hebrew and Yiddish manuscript, is from the Chevra Mishnayos (Mishna study group) of the congregation. It contains the constitution and by-laws as well as the names of the original members (both men and women) of the study group. Besides some of the names, there is either a date of death or an indication that the person died.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1909 - 1910
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Sfard (Boston, Mass.) Ledger

Congregation Beth Israel (Baldwin Place Shul) (North End, Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-131
Abstract Congregation Beth Israel began in 1888 when a group of young men spilt from Shomre Beth Abraham to form their own congregation. A year later they relocated to an old Baptist Church located on Baldwin Place in Boston's North End. The Baldwin Place synagogue housed a sanctuary on the ground floor as well as schools and meeting rooms in the space above. It was the largest shul in the North End and was considered the center of Boston Orthodoxy. Rabbi Moshe Zevulun Margolies presided over it and...
Dates: 1887, 1890
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Congregation Beth Israel (Baldwin Place Shul) (North End, Boston, Mass.) Records

Congregation B’nai Moshe (Brighton, Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: JHCI-014
Abstract

Congregation B’nai Moshe is a congregation located in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1933. The congregation grew quickly and underwent several construction projects during its first two decades, moving from Chestnut Hill Avenue to Commonwealth Avenue, both in Brighton. This collection contains a souvenir booklet and dedication booklets produced by the congregation.

Dates: 1940-1954
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Congregation B’nai Moshe (Brighton, Boston, Mass.) Records

Congregation Mishkan Israel (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-114
Abstract

This collection contains meeting minutes, financial records, mailing lists, stationary, programs, and invitations created by Congregation Mishkan Israel and its Ladies Auxiliary.

Dates: undated, 1925-1969
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Congregation Mishkan Israel (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.) Records

Congregation Mishkan Tefila (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-462
Abstract Congregation Mishkan Tefila was founded in 1858 as Mishkan Israel, and is considered to be the oldest conservative synagogue in New England. Its founding members were East Prussian Jews who separated from Ohabei Shalom, which was predominately Polish at the time. In 1894, Mishkan Israel and another conservative synagogue, Shaarei Tefila, merged to form Congregation Mishkan Tefila. The synagogue moved its religious school to Walnut Street in Newton in 1955, and began planning for a new...
Dates: 1922-1996
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Congregation Mishkan Tefila (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Records

David B. Alpert Papers

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Identifier: P-82
Abstract Rabbi of Boston. Diaries containing notes and reflections on religious and personal matters, on a trip to Israel and Europe, and on current political events. Includes general observations of a hospital chaplain and background information on patients at Boston City Hospital where Alpert served as the Jewish chaplain; includes material from the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis and the Eastern New England Conference of Liberal Rabbis. Material also consists of a scrap book containing newspaper...
Dates: 1924-1981
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / David B. Alpert Papers

David R. and Muriel K. Pokross Papers

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Identifier: P-1041
Abstract

This collection contains awards and honors, business records, meeting minutes, financial documents, correspondence, manuscripts, interview transcripts, and speeches documenting the work and personal lives of lawyer and philanthropist David R. Pokross and his wife Muriel K. Pokross.

Dates: undated, 1898-2015
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / David R. and Muriel K. Pokross Papers

Davis and Isaacs Family Papers

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Identifier: P-936
Abstract The Isaacs and the Davis families were both active members of the Jewish community in Cincinnati, Ohio dating back to the mid 19th century. The Davis family includes Charles K., who along with Leo Wise helped to found the Beersheba immigrant colony in Kansas in 1882. The Isaacs family included many well-known, religious, legal, and medical scholars. The two families were joined together on March 21, 1912 when Ella Davis, daughter of Charles K. Davis and Ida (Fletcher) Davis, married Nathan...
Dates: undated, 1882-1987 Addendum 1: undated, 1863 - 1997
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Davis and Isaacs Family Papers

Dewey D. Stone Papers

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Identifier: P-529 and P-529A
Abstract Contains papers and photos including correspondence and other materials relating to work as Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine (and Israel), as National Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, as a leading campaigner for Israel Bonds, and as co-founder of and Chairman of the Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science; 2 texts of radio broadcasts made in 1948 informing America about the Israeli war for independence and the new Israeli republic; a list of military equipment supplied by...
Dates: undated, 1916-1984
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Dewey D. Stone Papers

Dr. Samuel Goodman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-629
Abstract

Dr. Samuel Goodman was a graduate of the University of the City of New York, Medical Department (now Cornell Medical School) and was one of the first Jewish physicians to practice in Boston. This collection includes clippings, letters, and a photograph pertaining to the medical career of Dr. Goodman.

Dates: undated, 1892-1977
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Dr. Samuel Goodman Papers

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