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Clippings (information artifacts)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 106 Collections and/or Records:

American Technion Society, Boston Chapter, Women’s Division Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-434
Abstract The American Technion Society was founded in 1940 as an organization to aid the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, with the goal to aid the technological and scientific advancement of Israel. The Women’s Division, which was founded in 1956, did so by focusing its efforts on three main national programs: faculty recruitment, medical engineering, and student aid. Beginning in the 1970s, special interest was given to the Medical Engineering Project in the Medical School, a cause of...
Dates: undated, 1975-1991
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / American Technion Society, Boston Chapter, Women’s Division Records

Arthur S. Obermayer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1019
Abstract Arthur S. Obermayer was a scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He established his own research and development company, Moleculon Research Company, in the Boston area and was involved in numerous philanthropic and professional organizations, especially through his foundation, the Obermayer Foundation. Obermayer was also a political activist, and played a key role in establishing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. This collection...
Dates: undated, 1897-2016
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Arthur S. Obermayer Papers

Avraham Hirsch and Hannah Schaiman Freedman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-002
Abstract

This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Rabbi Avraham Hirsch Freedman, who throughout his career served as rabbi at Congregation Adath Jeshurun (Ottawa, Canada), Durban United Hebrew Congregation (Durban, South Africa), and Congregation Beth Israel (Bangor, Maine), as well as those of his wife, Hannah Schaiman Freedman. Included are sermons, lectures, correspondence, life cycle events, eulogies, and news clippings.

Dates: undated, 1982-2017
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Avraham Hirsch and Hannah Schaiman Freedman Papers

Beatrice Feingold Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-621
Abstract Beatrice Miller Feingold was a past President of both the Worcester Section and New England Region of the National Council of Jewish Women. In addition, she was the first female Vice President of the Worcester Jewish Federation, Vice President of the Worcester Chapter of Brandeis University’s National Women’s Committee, and a board member of the Jewish Community Council and Jewish Family Services of Worcester. Feingold was also one of the founders of the Worcester Area Community Service, the...
Dates: undated, 1932-1986
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Beatrice Feingold Papers

Ber Boruchoff Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-157
Abstract

Rabbi Ber Boruchoff was the first and longest serving rabbi for Congregation Beth Israel in Malden, Massachusetts. This collection contains ledgers with records of marriages performed in the Greater Boston area during the years 1906-1938, as well as some photographs and biographical information.

Dates: undated, 1906-1939
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Ber Boruchoff Papers

Bernard A. Margolis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-004
Abstract This collection contains correspondence, photographs, awards, art, artifacts, educational records, newspaper clippings, audiovisual materials, brochures, and articles documenting Bernard A. Margolis’s personal and professional lives. Included are materials related to the Margolis and Birkenfeld families, art and artifacts collected by Margolis throughout his lifetime, educational records from elementary to graduate school, and material on his political involvement, including his protests...
Dates: undated, 1860-2018
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Bernard A. Margolis Papers

Bernard L. Gorfinkle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-664 and P-664A
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, news clippings, ephemera and a scrapbook compiled by Bernard L. Gorfinkle, a Boston area lawyer and civic leader who served in the United States Army during both World Wars and was a participant in the negoriations leading to the Treaty of Versailled and the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.

Dates: undated, 1914-1979
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Bernard L. Gorfinkle Papers

B’nai B’rith Peabody Lodge No. 2765 (Peabody, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-576
Abstract

The B’nai B’rith Peabody Lodge No. 2765 was founded in 1969 as a local chapter of the larger B’nai B’rith International, which advocates for the Jewish people and works to combat anti-Semitism. The Peabody Lodge engaged in a variety of service and charitable activities in the Peabody area. This collection contains awards, correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, and other miscellaneous materials.

Dates: undated, 1959-1985
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / B’nai B’rith Peabody Lodge No. 2765 (Peabody, Mass.) Records

B'nai B'rith Women Greater Lynn Chapter No. 367 (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-588
Abstract

B’nai B’rith Women (now known as Jewish Women International) is an international women’s group that promotes advocacy for women and the Jewish community through education, advocacy, and social services. The Greater Lynn Chapter No. 367 began in 1942 as a women’s auxiliary of B’nai B’rith Greater Lynn Lodge. This collection contains an annual report, journals, awards, correspondence, news articles, photographs, and scrapbook.

Dates: undated, 1939-1989
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / B'nai B'rith Women Greater Lynn Chapter No. 367 (Lynn, Mass.) Records

Boston Workers (Workmen's) Circle Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-494
Abstract Created to provide mutual aid and education, The Workmen's Circle was established in New York in 1900 and officially chartered in 1905. Massachusetts established an Independent Workmen's Circle in 1903 to maneuver around prohibitive insurance laws, but was able to unify with the national organization in 1921. Several chapters were operational in Massachusetts by 1911. The Boston District often mirrored National's development, including the establishment of cemeteries, a chorus, a camp, and...
Dates: undated, 1927-1999
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Boston Workers (Workmen's) Circle Records

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