Henry A. Rocker family papers, 1918-1991.

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Henry A. Rocker family papers, 1918-1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/298558104

Consists of awards, correspondence, essays, reports, an oral history transcript, drashim (homiletical interpretations of the Torah), and newspaper clippings.

1 container (.40 linear ft.)

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7278480

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Rocker, Henry A., 1882-1966.

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Henry A. Rocker was a prominent lawyer and a leader in civic and Jewish affairs. The son of Hungarian immigrant and editor Samuel Rocker, Henry A. Rocker graduated from Cleveland Law School in 1907 and practiced law in the Cleveland area until 1950. He was a founder of the Cleveland City Club, a member of the board of the Cleveland Community Chest, president of Park Synagogue (Anshe Emeth) from 1930-1953, and president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland from 1945-1953. Additionally, he...

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Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Rocker, Samuel.

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Samuel Rocker founded and served as editor and publisher of a Yiddish newspaper, The Jewish World (Die Yiddishe Velt), in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Galicia, he studied for the rabbinate and immigrated to the United States in 1891. In 1898, he established the first Jewish print shop in Cleveland. In 1908 he founded The Jewish Daily Press (Die Yiddishe Tegliche Presse) with partners Adolph Hass and Jonas Gross. After disagreement with his business partners a few years later, he founded The Jewish W...