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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

Rehabilitation Services (Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
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

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

Richard Winer Family Papers

 Collection
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

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

Robert Silverman Papers

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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

Sachs and Herzel Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-622
Abstract

Contains the genealogical research of Suzanne Shapiro regarding the Sachs and Herzel families. The collection includes biographical information, a family tree, and a naturalization certificate for George Herzel.

Dates: 1910-1990
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Sachs and Herzel Family Papers

Sam (Simche) Katz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-019
Abstract

This collection contains photographs and architectural drawings depicting many 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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Sam (Simche) Katz Collection

Samuel Moshcovitz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1009
Abstract Samuel Moshcovitz was born in Russia in 1907 and immigrated to the United States, where he attended college and became an accountant. He was active in several Jewish organizations, including Brandeis University and Beth Israel Hospital, until his death in 1993. The collection contains a collection of sheet music from the early to mid-twentieth century, along with correspondence from lawmakers in response to letters from Moshcovitz regarding United States policy in the Middle East. Another...
Dates: undated, circa 1905-1991
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Samuel Moshcovitz Papers

Sara Wernon Sloan Papers

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Identifier: P-640
Abstract

Born in 1888 in Odessa, Sara (Buminowitz) Wernon Sloan immigrated to the United States at the age of ten with her mother and siblings. She became a garment worker and wrote of her experiences working in New York City. This collection contains typed manuscripts of her memoirs written in the 1970s and also includes related correspondence, in which various readers of the memoirs describe their impressions.

Dates: circa 1974-1987
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Sara Wernon Sloan Papers

Scheinfeldt Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1006
Abstract

The collection contains papers of the Scheinfeldt and Calish families with the bulk of the materials chronicling the achievements and nursing career of Jean Scheinfeldt, the daughter of Joseph Henry and Florence Calish Scheinfeldt. The materials in this collection include birth and death certificates, a marriage certificate, other certificates and awards, ephemera, photographs, and artifacts.

Dates: undated, circa 1882-2000
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Scheinfeldt Family Papers

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