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Brochures

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Temple Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-459
Abstract Temple Ohabei Shalom was founded on February 26, 1843 by several Boston Jewish families, and is the first synagogue established in Massachusetts. After meeting in the homes of both a founding congregant and the first elected Rabbi, Abraham Saling, Ohabei Shalom dedicated its first building on Warren (now Warrenton) Street in Boston in 1852. In 1855, the German Jewish congregants left Ohabei Shalom and founded Congregation Adath Israel (now Temple Israel in Boston.) The Polish Jewish...
Dates: undated, 1909-1991

Temple Shalom of the Congregation Sons of Jacob (Salem, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-553
Abstract

Temple Shalom is an Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue in Salem, Massachusetts, formerly called the Sons of Jacob. The congregation was formed by European Jewish immigrants in the Salem area in 1898. This collection includes photographs of congregation members and activities, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, meeting minutes, and various publications.

Dates: undated, 1910-2006

The Maimonides School (Brookline, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: JHCI-020
Abstract

Founded in 1937 by Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik (the Rav), Maimonides School is a co-educational modern Orthodox Jewish Day School located in Brookline, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of informational donor mailers, invitations and event programs, school newsletters, yearbooks, and school publications related to the founding, growth, and community of Maimonides School.



Dates: undated, 1963 -1991

Touro Synagogue (Newport, R.I.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-461
Abstract Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, is the nation’s oldest synagogue. The Jewish community of Newport was founded in 1658 by a small group of Sephardic Jews seeking religious freedom. In 1758, Isaac Touro, a Dutch Jew, became the community’s spiritual leader. Shortly after, the congregation purchased land and hired Peter Harrison to design the Synagogue. The building was dedicated in 1763, and has continued to serve Newport’s Jewish community. This collection consists of addresses,...
Dates: undated, 1913-1996

Wyner Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-803
Abstract The Wyner Family Papers document the personal, professional, organizational and philanthropic activities of three generations of a prominent Boston Jewish family. The documents describe the operations of the family knitting and textile businesses, the building and management of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel of Boston and the development and operations of the Beth Israel Hospital of Boston (1926-2001.) This collection describes the Wyner family's involvement in a wide variety of organizations, both...
Dates: undated, 1863-2004