Stephen S. Wise papers, 1907-1952, bulk 1910-1934.

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Stephen S. Wise papers, 1907-1952, bulk 1910-1934.

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Series one consists of 0.5 linear feet of correspondence to and from Stephen S. Wise, bulk 1907-27. Correspondents include many prominent Jewish rabbis, scholars, laymen, and philanthropists, primarily from the New York area. Series two consists of 0.5 linear feet of diaries, notes, addresses, and invitations and programs of events related to Wise, bulk 1910-1924. Included are three sets of personal diaries ranging from 1910-14 and 1921-22, notes from his trip to Palestine in 1922. There is also a twenty-eight page bibliography on the works of and by Wise.

1 linear foot.

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Jewish Institute of Religion (New York, N.Y.)

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Graduate/rabbinic school founded in 1922 by Stephen S. Wise; merged in 1950 with Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati (founded in 1875) to become the New York campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. From the description of Records, 1921-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960624 ...

Wise, Stephen Samuel, 1874-1949

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Stephen Samuel Wise was born in Budapest, Hungary, and came to the United States the following year. He graduated with honors from Columbia University and in 1893 he was ordained in Austria "The People's Rabbi," as Wise would later be known, developed his deep concern for the less fortunate at an early age. Wise fought for housing projects, the abolition of child labor, the improvement of working conditions, securing rights for female workers and equal rights for African Americans. He founded th...

Jewish Community of New York City

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