Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Dates:

Active 1927

Active 2000

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The Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio) is the coordinating agency for Jewish educational institutions in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. For a brief history of the organization, see the register to MS 3832 Bureau of Jewish Education Records, Western Reserve Historical Society.

From the description of Bureau of Jewish Education records, series II, 1925-1992 (1960-1970). (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 41941396

Organized in 1924 as the coordinating agency for the following Jewish educational institutions in the Greater Cleveland area: Cleveland Hebrew Schools, Hebrew Academy, United Jewish Religious Schools, Institute of Jewish Studies, Workmen's Circle School, and Yeshivath Adath Bʻnai Israel.

From the description of Records 1924-1966. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17341127

The Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education was organized in 1924 as the coordinating agency for the following Jewish educational institutions in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area: Cleveland Hebrew Schools, Hebrew Academy, United Jewish Religious Schools, Institute of Jewish Studies, Workmen's Circle School, and Yeshivath Adath B'nai Israel. Representatives from these schools and representatives from area temples serve as members of the bureau's board of trustees. The Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education is a constituent agency of the Jewish Community Federation and is affiliated with the American Association for Jewish Education.

The Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education has occupied several sties over the years. Its first headquarters was in the Old Arcade in downtown Cleveland. The Ulmer Building on Public Square became its second location in 1926 until the effects of the Great Depression forced a move to east 105th Street in 1933. In 1943, the Bureau moved into a new center on East Boulevard in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland. In 1953, the agency moved to its current location on Taylor Road at Superior Road in Cleveland Heights. In 1993, the agency changed its name to the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland.

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From the guide to the Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education Records, 1918-1968, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

The Bureau of Jewish Education (f. 1924) is the coordinating agency for the following Jewish educational institutions in the greater Cleveland area: Agnon School, Akiva High School, Beth Am School, Beth-Aynu School, Beth Israel School, Brith Emeth School, Camp Galil, Camp Stone, Cleveland Hebrew Schools, the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, Fairmount Temple School, Green Road Synagogue School, Hebrew Academy, Heights Jewish Center School, Hillel High School, Solomon Schechter Day School, Taylor Road Synagogue School, Temple Emanuel School, Temple Ner Tamid School, the Temple on the Heights School, the Temple on the Heights-Park Synagogue Religious School, The Temple School, United Jewish Religious Schools, Workmen's Circle Schools, Yesivath Adath B'nai Israel Schools.

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From the guide to the Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education Photographs, 1926-1980, (Western Reserve Historical Society)