Joseph Asher papers, 1949-1992.

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Joseph Asher papers, 1949-1992.

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Contains sermons and materials about the American Jewish Congress; Brandeis Hillel Day School; the American Jewish Committee; the Bureau of Jewish Education; the Board of Rabbis of Northern California; and the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis.

10 linear ft.

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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