Elkus family papers, 1890-1975.

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Elkus family papers, 1890-1975.

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Genealogical material; a memorial book for Louis Elkus; a diamond jubilee book and other materials from B'nai Israel, including a testimonial booklet for Albert Elkus; certificates of appreciation for and speeches by Albert Elkus from B'nai B'rith's David Lubin Lodge; newspaper clippings and information about Albert Israel Elkus; a golden wedding anniversary book for Albert and Bertha Kahn Elkus; and a photograph of Albert Israel Elkus. Oversize folder contains a photograph of Kate Elkus DeYoung (1902), a testimonial certificate for Albert Elkus from B'nai B'rith for fifty years of service, a marriage certificate for Albert Elkus and Bertha Kahn, and a resolution from the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society of Sacramento to Mrs. Louis Elkus (1892).

1 box and 1 oversize folder (.4 linear feet)

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

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Elkus, Louis, 1826-1904

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Judah L. Magnes Museum

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Congregation B'nai Israel (Sacramento, Calif.)

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Sacramento's Congregation B'nai Israel began in 1849 when Moses Hyman invited his friends into his home for services. The congregation consecrated a synagogue in 1852, to serve the more than 200 Jews who lived in the area. In 1853, Abraham Galland became its rabbi, and in 1880 the congregation changed from Orthodox to Reform. The Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society became the congregation's sisterhood, and it was the first California sisterhood to join the national sisterhood movement. Many disting...

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Western Jewish History Center

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B'nai B'rith. Etham Lodge No. 37 (Sacramento, Calif.)

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Also known as David Lubin Lodge. From the description of Records, 1858-1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70966160 ...

Elkus, Albert

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Albert Elkus (1857-1949) was the son of pioneer Sacramento business man Louis Elkus (1826-1904) and father of noted musician Albert Israel Elkus (1884-1962). Albert Elkus served two terms as mayor of Sacramento (1921-1925) and served for 23 years as a director of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which he helped to organize in 1923. Albert Elkus took charge of his father's firm in 1892 when the wholesale business moved to San Francisco. The firm ceased business in 1947. He was married t...

Elkus, Albert I. (Albert Israel), 1884-1962

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Composed 1922. First performance by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco, February 9, 1923, Alfred Hertz conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of On a merry folk tune : for small orchestra / Albert Elkus. [1932]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51782544 Teacher, pianist, and composer, Elkus was on the faculty of the Music Department of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1931 to 1959, and was chairman of the...