San Francisco Jewish Community Center records, 1877-1979

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San Francisco Jewish Community Center records, 1877-1979

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701970429

The collection provides an overview of the San Francisco Jewish Community Center's activities between 1930, its incorporation, and circa 1979. Files on the building campaign in the early 1930s, recreation, social, and educational programs, institutional finances, board matters, and general administration comprise the bulk of the collection. In addition, there are materials from the Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA), from which the SFJCC evolved, and from United Jewish Community Centers, the coordinating body of the Marin, San Francisco, and Peninsula Jewish Community Centers that was formed in 1960.

32 cartons, 2 boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders (34.6 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8011398

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Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

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Young Men's Hebrew Association (San Francisco, Calif.)

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United Jewish Community Centers of San Francisco

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Western Jewish History Center. 149.

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Judah L. Magnes Museum. WJHC 1979.016.

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Online Archive of California

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San Francisco Jewish Community Center

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San Francisco's Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) was formed in 1877, and the city's Young Women's Hebrew Association (YWHA) was formed in 1914. They combined in 1924. In 1933, the YM-YWHA became the city's Jewish Community Center (JCC). In 1960, San Francisco's JCC joined the United Jewish Community Centers (UJCC) of San Francisco, Marin County, and the Peninsula. The city's JCC has helped immigrants adjust, assimilate, and Americanize. In addition, it has provided resources for individuals...