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Papers, 1874-1924.

Title: Papers, 1874-1924.

Correspondence concerning Jewish communal, and especially Orthodox, affairs in Philadelphia, New York, and elsewhere. Correspondents include H. Pereira Mendes, Cyrus Adler, Leo Jung, Louis Marshall, and Morais' sister Miriam. Also includes a scrapbook on Jewish and general themes, 1874-1878, belonging to Morais' father, Sabato Morais.

ArchivalResource: .4 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155247607 View

Marton, Bernard Dov, 1909-1990. Bernard Dov Marton Papers, 1914-1991, 1998 1932-1970.

Title: Bernard Dov Marton Papers, 1914-1991, 1998 1932-1970. 1914-1991.

The Papers of Bernard Dov Marton contain correspondence, legal documents, publications, newspaper clippings, printed materials, scrapbooks, LP records, photographs pertaining to the life of Rabbi Marton and members of his family.

ArchivalResource: 14.83 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/162108669 View

Miscellaneous records, 1886-1948.

Title: Miscellaneous records, 1886-1948.

Minutes of Yeshivat Etz Chayim, 1886-1922; letters to Rabbi Leo Jung concerning the Yeshiva University mortgage fund, 1940; list of books in the library of Rabbi Benjamin B. Guth; manuscript essay from Yeshiva University High School in Brooklyn, 1948; and letter from Bernard Revel.

ArchivalResource: .4 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86164839 View

Correspondence.

Title: Correspondence. 1923-1940.

A typed letter dated 1923 from Alexander Marx concerning books acquired by JTS Library; letter from Bernard Revel, 1923, to student body of RIETS concerning a Torah journal, Yagdil Torah, which they planned to publish; telegram and letters to Rabbi Leo Jung from Samuel Levy, 1940, concerning a meeting about the Yeshiva's mortgage, and a copy of a $50,000 check to the Yeshiva Endowment Fund, signed by Rabbi Jung in 1940.

ArchivalResource: 7 leaves ; 15-28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122469732 View

Jung, Leo, 1892-1987. Leo Jung Papers, 1878-1992, 1970-1979.

Title: Leo Jung Papers, 1878-1992, 1970-1979.

The collection contains correspondence (primarily from 1970s), personal materials, and writings of Rabbi Jung and others, as well as various financial records of the Jewish Center relating to fundraising and charitable donations. Correspondence reflects most strongly Rabbi Jung's charitable work in America on behalf of the Rabbonim Aid Society and the Jewish Center Torah Society, and in Israel for Kfar Eliyahu, Keren Yaldenu, Yad Benjamin, the Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem and many other yeshivas and vocational training centers for both boys and girls. Earlier personal letters reveal his concern for kosher kitchens on trans-Atlantic steamships (1936), his potential participation in a rally in support of the Scottsboro Boys (1937), his aid for Jewish refugees in Shanghai (1940, 1945), and his trip to post-war Japan on behalf of the United States armed forces (1949).

ArchivalResource: 26.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/265382106 View

National Organizing Committee for the Maimonides Octocentennial, records, undated, 1934-1935

Title: National Organizing Committee for the Maimonides Octocentennial, records undated, 1934-1935

Contains minutes, resolutions, correspondence, news releases and press clippings of the National Committee for the Maimonides Octocentennial relating to its activities in planning and promoting the octocentennial of the birth of Moses Maimonides throughtout the United States in synagogues, local institutions and universities, and primarily in administrating the one held in New York (April 14, 1935). Among the participants were Albert Einstein, Louis Finkelstein, Henry Solomon Hendricks, Leo Jung, Henry Pereira Mendes, Abba Hillel Silver, Solomon Marcus Stroock, James Joseph Walsh, and Harry Austryn Wolfson. Includes also roster of available speakers and participating organizations, as well as material (poems, plays, pamphlets, books and articles) on the life and works of Moses Maimonides.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear feet (3 manuscript boxes)

http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=365401 View

Davis and Isaacs Family Papers

Title: Davis and Isaacs Family Papers

The Isaacs and the Davis families were both active members of the Jewish community in Cincinnati, Ohio dating back to the mid 19th century. The Davis family includes Charles K., who along with Leo Wise helped to found the Beersheba immigrant colony in Kansas in 1882. The Isaacs family included many well-known, religious, legal, and medical scholars. The two families were joined together on March 21, 1912 when Ella Davis, daughter of Charles K. Davis and Ida (Fletcher) Davis, married Nathan T. Isaacs, the eldest child of Abraham Isaacs and Rachel Rose (Friedman) Isaacs. Nathan went on to become a prominent legal scholar, and was a Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School from 1924 until his death in 1941.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (3 document boxes; 2 oversized boxes)

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Papers, 1910-1960, [ca. 1946]-1960 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1910-1960, [ca. 1946]-1960 (bulk).

Typescript changes for second edition of OFFENBACHER HAGGADAH edited by Guggenheim; tributes to Guggenheim by scholars and rabbis; photographs of works of art by Guggenheim; correspondence between Guggenheim and Rabbi Leo Jung, 1957-1960, and letter from Rabbi Isaac Herzog to Jung, 1949; letter by Carel Jan Smit to Mrs. Isaacs on immigration of Dr. Wilhelm von Hahn, 1949, and letters of testimonial in favor of von Hahn, 1946; and reprints of scholarly articles.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122379455 View

Records, 1840-[ca. 1979], 1895-[ca. 1979] (bulk)

Title: Records, 1840-[ca. 1979], 1895-[ca. 1979] (bulk)

Bound volumes consist of records of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (including also Yeshivat Etz Chayim and Rabbinical College of America), including minutes, 1901-1921, of various committees, financial records, 1910-1929, fund raising records, 1909-1932, Building Fund records, 1915-1920; minutes and other records of Ladies Branch, 1910-1931; Yeshiva College, including financial records, 1909-1937, fund raising records, 1920-1934, journals and ledgers of Building Fund, 1924-1930, cash book of Dormitory Fund, 1925-1930, and maintenance receipt book, 1947; Teachers' Institute cash balance, 1920-1921; and miscellaneous material including student grades, dormitory and tuition records, and other material.

ArchivalResource: ca. 260 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83195908 View

New York Board of Rabbis Records, undated, 1881-2000, 1948-2000

Title: New York Board of Rabbis Records undated, 1881-2000 1948-2000

The New York Board of Rabbis is a cross-denominational Jewish organization for rabbis that seeks to foster fellowship, provide educational enrichment, and rise above theological differences to strengthen and defend the Jewish community advancing its’ educational, religious, and social values. The collection documents the governance of the Board and its activities in serving the Jewish community of New York and at large.

ArchivalResource: 47.2 linear feet (47 manuscript boxes, 1 OS 1 oversize box, 1 OS 4 oversize box and 21 record storage boxes).

http://findingaids.cjh.org/?pID=1379091 View

Cyrus Adler Papers

Title: Cyrus Adler Papers

Cyrus Adler was a prominent Jewish scholar and communal builder. Born in 1863, he had a tremendous role in shaping much of Jewish America by the time of his death in 1940. The collection contains Dr. Adler's business correspondence and personal papers and spans much of his multi-faceted career. It also contains many papers connected to the formation and day-to-day business of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning.

ArchivalResource: 65 Linear feet (129 boxes)

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/pacscl/UPENN_CAJS_PUCJSARCMS26USUSUSPUCJS View

Hyman G. Enelow Papers., 1897-1933.

Title: Hyman G. Enelow Papers. 1897-1933.

The Hyman Gerson Enelow papers describe the activities and career of the Reform rabbi, scholar, and writer. Significant correspondents include Jacob Billikopf, Henry Hurwitz, Cyrus Adler, Herbert Lehman, Judah L. Magnes, Louis Marshall, Jacob H. Schiff, and Stephen S. Wise.

ArchivalResource: 15 linear feet; 36 Hollinger boxes

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/xOCAJA0011 View

Papers, 1939-1970.

Title: Papers, 1939-1970.

Correspondence concerning Jung's involvement with Advisory Board on Kosher Law Enforcement of the New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets, the Jewish Center, Joint Distribution Committee, Poale Agudath Israel, and West Side Board of Kashruth, as well as his work with charities, Jewish communities abroad, and his publishing activities; telephone message books, 1956-1965; and list of charity expenses, 1939.

ArchivalResource: 5.2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155487592 View