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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

Meyer Seifert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-797
Abstract

Meyer Seifert was the cantor of Congregation Adath Jeshurun on Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury, Massachusetts. This collection contains a poem, written in Hebrew, titled, “Song for the Celebration of the Opening of the University.”

Dates: undated
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Meyer Seifert Papers

Mildred Minnie Fishman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1000
Abstract Mildred Minnie Fishman was born Sarah Minnie Greenberg in Leeds, England in 1896 to Isaac and Ethel Greenberg. The family immigrated to Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1922, and in 1939, Mildred married Maurice Fishman and became a naturalized citizen of the United States. She died in 1995, and the bulk of this collection contains documents related to her end-of-life arrangements, including estate planning, burial arrangements, and will execution. The collection also contains vital and immigration...
Dates: undated, 1913-1996
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Mildred Minnie Fishman Papers

Morris H. Bell Chaplaincy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-065
Abstract

This collection consists of materials that belonged to Rabbi Morris H. Bell when he was a chaplain in the United States Air Force from 1952-1954. These include textiles, candlesticks, books about Japan and the Japanese language, portable altars, and other objects.

Dates: undated, 1945-1954
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Morris H. Bell Chaplaincy Collection

Morrison and Levin Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-394
Abstract The Morrison family originated in Poland but lived in the Boston area. Morris Morrison immigrated to the United States in 1889, and eventually established his own insurance firm. He married Etta Levin (daughter of Jacob Levin) and was briefly involved in politics at the beginning of the 20th century. His brother, Ralph, was a shochet in Boston. Etta and Morris had three sons, but only two, Robert and Sidney, are represented in this collection. This collection...
Dates: undated, 1887-1989
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Morrison and Levin Family Papers

Myer Starr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-525
Abstract Myer Starr was born in Dmitrovka in the Ukraine, which was then part of Russia. As a child he was apprenticed to a tailor and later a bakery before he began work at a dry goods store at the age of 11. After his mother died, Starr and his younger brother crossed the border into Germany and then immigrated to the United States. Starr and his brother sailed on the "Kleist" into New York in February 1913. From there, they traveled to a sister's house in Malden, Massachusetts. Myer later married...
Dates: undated
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Myer Starr Papers

National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Boston Evening Branch Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-583
Abstract The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Greater Boston Evening Branch was established as a section of the larger national organization in 1981. Originally called the Moonlighters of Greater Boston, the group went through a period as the Young Women’s Branch, before becoming the Evening Branch. The collection contains an incomplete run of newsletters from the section’s beginnings through 1993, as well as member correspondence, such as announcements and invitations. The collection as...
Dates: undated, circa 1982-1994
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Boston Evening Branch Records

New Century Club (Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-95
Abstract On January 1, 1900, a group of lawyers and doctors gathered at a meeting called by Jacob J. Silverman to discuss the advantages of living in Boston with its many surrounding institutions of higher learning, and how they could increase their cultural knowledge. They also wanted to learn from each other the basic principals of their various professions. The members of the club eventually consisted of lawyers, optometrists, physicians, scientists, and members of a variety of other professions...
Dates: 1900-1982
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / New Century Club (Boston, Mass.) Records

New England Jewish Free Press Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-158
Abstract The New England Jewish Free Press (NEJFP) started as a project by students at the Harvard Hillel Graduate Society, and it soon expanded and collaborated with other universities and organizations. Despite its expansion, it remained an independent student facilitated organization. NEJFP produced two main publications: Jewish Boston: a Guide and New England Jewry. This collection contains the original statement of purpose,...
Dates: undated, 1969-1971
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / New England Jewish Free Press Records

New England Jewish Music Forum Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-270
Abstract

The New England Jewish Music Forum was a non-profit organization created in 1958 committed to presenting performances of Jewish music in the Boston area. The organization closed its doors in 1990 after thirty-two years due to financial hardship and low membership. The collection includes meeting minutes, by-laws, and finances, as well as photographs of forum events, performance programs and brochures, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and concert files.

Dates: undated, 1953-1990
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / New England Jewish Music Forum Records

Ostro Hebrew Marshoe Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-436
Abstract

The Ostro Hebrew Marshoe Society was the overseer of the Ostro Hebrew Marshoe Cemetery, located on Baker Street in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. In 1984, it merged with the Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts, which is now responsible for the care of the cemetery. This series contains by-laws of the Society and its Cemetery Association.

Dates: 1942
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Ostro Hebrew Marshoe Society Records

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