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Immigrants -- Jews -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or 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

Gaffen and Massirman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-001
Abstract

This collection documents the histories and genealogies of the Gaffen and Massirman families, as well as the Levinthal and Rottenberg families, to a lesser extent. The collection contains correspondence and family group records for each line, while a few family series also include photographs and vital records.

Dates: undated, 1889-1958, 1993-2017
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Gaffen and Massirman Family Papers

Jewish Neighborhood Voices

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-022
Abstract

This collection is comprised of oral history recordings of Jewish Neighborhood Voices participant Narrators, the transcripts of those interviews, as well as photographs donated to the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center by participating narrators.

Dates: undated, 1929-1975, 2022; Majority of material found in 2022
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jewish Neighborhood Voices

Leo Levine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-646 and P-646A
Abstract Leo Levine was born Leizers Levins in Riga, Latvia, on September 30, 1907. He worked as a European war correspondent until the outbreak of World War II. After immigrating to Dorchester circa 1941, Levine wrote freelance newspaper columns about the war, including several that were published in St. John’s, Newfoundland’s The Telegram. Levine was also an artist. Leo Levine died in November 1980.The addendum contains materials about Leo Levine's wife, Sylvia...
Dates: undated, 1920s-2010
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Leo Levine Papers

Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-73
Abstract The Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association was founded in 1903 by a group of Lynn men who wanted to assist new Jewish immigrants. In the 1940s, Lynn was no longer a community of immigrants, and the focus of the organization began to change. Now members utilized the club for various medical and insurance benefits, as well as for socializing. By January 1970 the Jewish community in Lynn had dwindled and the organization voted to dissolve the organization. This collection includes financial...
Dates: undated, 1936-1971
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association Records

Mary Antin Correspondence to Alfred Seelye Roe

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-012
Abstract This collection contains 19 letters written from 1898-1900 and 1912-1913 by author and immigration rights activist Mary Antin to educator and politician Alfred Seelye Roe. The letters begin soon after their meeting at a lecture Roe gave at the Park Street Church in 1898, and continued until 1900, after which their correspondence resumed after a 12-year hiatus. In the early letters, Antin writes about her life as a student and writer, her experiences as an immigrant to America, and the...
Dates: 1898-1900, 1912-1913
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Mary Antin Correspondence to Alfred Seelye Roe

Taylor-Tatelbaum Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-213
Abstract

The Taylor-Tatelbaum Family resided in the Boston area. These papers include those of Barney and Jennie Tatelbaum, Harry and Fannie Cohen, and Alan Taylor (nee Abraham Tatelbaum.) The collection includes genealogical information, photographs, college papers, yearbooks, correspondence, plaques, naturalization certificates and vital records.

Dates: undated, 1908-1990
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Taylor-Tatelbaum Family Papers

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