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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 169 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Rabb Family and Stop & Shop Collection

Rabbi Arthur Green Papers

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Identifier: P-963
Abstract

Professor Arthur Green is a Reconstructionist rabbi, author, and teacher. He is the former president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and currently is dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, articles, and manuscripts. Some student work and correspondence is included but is currently restricted.

Dates: undated, 1965-2003
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Rabbi Arthur Green Papers

Rabbi David Meir Rabinowitz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-257
Abstract

Rabbi David Meir Rabinowitz was born c. 1863 and died in 1943. This collection contains a conversion certificate in Hebrew.

Dates: 1909
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Rabbi David Meir Rabinowitz Papers

Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman Papers

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Identifier: P-636
Abstract

This collection contains speeches and lectures in both draft and final form.

Dates: 1940-1947
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman Papers

Rabbi Meyer Azriel Rabinovitz Papers

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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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Rabbi Meyer Azriel Rabinovitz Papers

Rabbi Richard J. Israel Papers

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Identifier: P-860
Abstract Rabbi Richard J. Israel was born in 1929 in Chicago. After attending the University of Chicago and Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Israel began his lengthy career in Hillel at the University of California, Los Angeles. He later worked at Hillel at Yale University, followed by an Executive Director position at the Hillel Council of Greater Boston. Rabbi Israel was also the Director of Central Services and Judaica at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston and was the Director of the...
Dates: undated, 1949-1996
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Rabbi Richard J. Israel Papers

Rehabilitation Services (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-256
Abstract Rehabilitation Services of Boston, Massachusetts was sponsored by the Jewish community to assist prisoners in Massachusetts correctional facilities, and focused on developing services for Jewish inmates. The organization was concerned with problems in correctional programs, available rehabilitation services, and general care for Jewish inmates. This collection contains a list of Jewish inmates in three correctional facilities, correspondence pertaining to inmates, their care, parole and...
Dates: undated, 1954-1984
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Rehabilitation Services (Boston, Mass.) Records

Richard Kaplan and Lou Carter Papers

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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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Richard Kaplan and Lou Carter Papers

Richard Winer Family Papers

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Identifier: P-983
Abstract

Richard Winer was born in 1927 in Salem, Massachusetts. An active member of the Jewish community, he was a past President of Temple Shalom and founder and former President of the Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore. This collection includes a variety of marriage, birth and naturalization certificates, photographs, news clippings, and programs pertaining to family activities and family members, including Max Winer, Louis Winer, Benjamin Winer and Dorothy Winer.

Dates: undated, 1891-1999
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Richard Winer Family Papers

Robert Irwin Sperber Papers

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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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Robert Irwin Sperber Papers

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