Papers, 1910-1995.

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Papers, 1910-1995.

Consists of correspondence, diaries, journals, minutes, reports, and other papers pertaining to Dr. Marcus's various interests and activities. Included are notes on the history of the Marcus family and materials relating to Jewish history, the American Jewish Archives, the American Jewish Historical Society, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

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The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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The American Jewish Archives (AJA) was founded by Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus (1896-1995), former graduate and professor at the Hebrew Union College. For over a half century, the American Jewish Archives has been preserving American Jewish history and imparting it to the next generation. Dr. Marcus directed the American Jewish Archives for forty-eight years until his death at which time the AJA’s name became The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives....

Marcus, Jacob Rader, 1896-1995

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Jacob Rader Marcus received his rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College in 1920; he began teaching at HUC that year. Marcus devoted most of his post-World War II historical career to American Jewish history and founded the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati in 1947 on the campus of HUC. ...

American Jewish Historical Society

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Marcus family.

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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

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Formed in 1950 as a result of the merger of the Cincinnati based Hebrew Union College (founded in 1875) and the New York Jewish Institute of Religion (founded in 1922). From the description of Records, 1947-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960623 The Jewish Institute of Religion was an educational establishment created by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to train rabbis in Reform Judaism in 1922 in New York City. It was merged with the Hebrew Union College in 1950; HUC was f...

Central conference of american rabbis

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The Central Conference of American Rabbis is the oldest rabbinical association in the United States, established by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, a Reform group, in 1889. The Conference has played an influential role in interfaith relations, military chaplaincy, church and state issues, social action, and religious education. Cleveland, Ohio, rabbis who have served as president of the organization include Moses J. Gries, Louis Wolsey, Barnett R. Brickner, and Arthur J. Lelyveld. ...