Records, 1873-1985.

National Jewish Welfare Board

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Origins of the National Jewish Welfare Board (1913-1919) Organized in 1917 to meet the needs of Jewish servicemen in the Armed Forces, the National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) became a national federation of local agencies and social service institutions dedicated to meeting the social, cultural, intellectual, physical and spiritual needs of the American Jewish community. The roots of JWB can be traced to the founding of the Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associations (YMHA-KA) ...

Tract Commission of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Central Conference of American Rabbis

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Vogelstein, Ludwig, 1871-1934

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Kaplan, Kivie, 1904-1975

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Kivie Kaplan was born on April 1, 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1924, Kivie Kaplan and his brothers took over their father's leather businesses. He had joined the N.A.A.C.P. in 1932 and was elected President in 1966; he held that post until his death. ...

National Council of Jewish Women

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Organized in 1893 as the Council of Jewish Women; name changed in 1923 to the National Council of Jewish Women. The two primary goals of the organization are social reform and the promotion of Judaism among women. From the description of Records of the National Council of Jewish Women, 1893-1989 (bulk 1940-1981). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456414 The National Council members, in their Credo, stated that they "believe in the ideal of Peace." In their philosophy, they st...

Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932

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Businessman and philanthropist. Born, Springfield, IL, 1862. President, Rosenwald and Weil, 1885-1906. Vice-president and treasurer, Sears, Roebuck and Company, 1910-1925; president and chairman of the board, 1925-1932. Founder, Julius Rosenwald Fund, 1917. Founder, Museum of Science and Industry, 1929. Trustee, University of Chicago, Tuskegee Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, Hull House, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Baron de Hirsch Fund. From the description of Papers, 1905-19...

Woolner, Samuel

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World union for progressive judaism

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Founded in 1926 to further, both in a geographical and intellectual sense, the development of progressive Judaism; 1976 formally affiliated with the World Jewish Congress and the World Zionist Organization; 1998 the New York office closed; operations became centralized in Jerusalem. From the description of Records, 1926-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960759 ...

Abraham, Lewis H. (Lewis Harry), 1916-

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Lehman, Irving, 1876-1945

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Eisendrath, Maurice Nathan, 1902-1973

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Epithet: rabbi of Toronto British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x00025c ...

Kohler, Kaufmann, 1843-1926

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Rabbi and president of Hebrew Union College, of Cincinnati, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1851-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960625 Rabbi; president of Hebrew Union College. From the description of Kaufmann Kohler telegram, 1903 February 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 759218732 ...

Synagogue Council of America

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Synagogue Council of America (1926-1994) The Synagogue Council of America was proposed at a meeting of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) held in St. Louis at the Twenty-Ninth Council of the UAHC. The conference occurred from January 19-22, 1925. Presented by Dr. David Philipson and Dr. Abram Simon, the resolution called for an organization to promote religious fellowship and cooperation "among the national Jewish congregational organizations" which was "e...

American Jewish congress

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The American Jewish Congress was founded originally in 1918 by a group of Jewish American leaders as an umbrella structure for Jewish organizations to represent the American Jewish interests at the Peace Conference following the end of World War I. It was seen as a national parliamentary assembly representing all American Jews. Representatives to the Congress were selected by all major national Jewish organizations and delegates representing local communities were elected by some 35...

Stolz, Joseph, 1861-1941

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Rabbi, of Chicago, Ill. From the description of Papers, 1885-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962542 From the description of Papers, 1844-1950 (bulk 1900-1930). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70958899 ...

Levi, Leo N., 1856-1904

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Hebrew Union College

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First Reform rabbinic school in the United States, founded in 1875 in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise; 1950 merged with Jewish Institute of Religion (founded in 1922 in New York, N.Y.) to become Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. From the description of Records, 1875-1948 (bulk 1920-1947). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960622 ...

Freiberg, J. Walter b. 1885.

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Ochs, Adolph S. (Adolph Simon), 1858-1935

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President of the New York Times. From the description of Letter, 1921 Sept. 12, New York, to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904887 Publisher and President of the New York Times Company, 1894-1935. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1880-1940] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155540212 Newspaper publisher, of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1892-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960312 ...

Sachar, Abram Leon, 1899-1993

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Calisch, Edward N. (Edward Nathaniel), 1865-1946

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Levinger, Lee J. (Lee Joseph), 1890-1966

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Member of the Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy, National Jewish Welfare Board. From the description of Letter, 1956 March 25. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22523081 American Lee Joseph Levinger (1890-1966) was a rabbi and an author. Educated at the University of Cincinnati, the University of Pennsylvania, and Hebrew Union College, he was particularly interested in the history of Jews in the United States, and the work of Jewish chaplains in the United ...

Levintritt, David

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Krauskopf, Joseph, 1858-1923

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Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf was one of the most prominent American rabbis of his day. Noted for his dynamic preaching and his firm stance on social justice, Krauskopf was a very well-known figure in the Jewish community. Krauskopf was born in Ostrowo, Poland in 1858, and came to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1862. In 1875, he entered the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati as a member of its first class, and was ordained in 1883. Upon ordination, Krauskopf accepted the call to ...

Wise, Isaac Mayer, 1819-1900

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Rabbi and pioneer of the Reform Jewish movement in America, of Cincinnati, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1850-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960628 ...

Harris, Maurice H. (Maurice Henry), 1859-1930

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Reform rabbi, of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1882-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960774 ...

Levy, Lipman

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Reichler, Max, 1885-

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Rosenau, William, 1865-1943

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Rabbi and civic leader, of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Papers, 1889-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962534 William Rosenau was born in Germany and emigrated to the U.S. in 1876. He attended the University of Cincinnati and Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. His first pulpit was Temple Israel in Omaha, Neb. Rosenau then moved to Baltimore, Md., and was the rabbi for Oheb Shalom Congregation from 1892 until 1940. From the description of William R...

Heinsheimer, Edward L.

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National Conference of Christians and Jews.

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The conference, founded as the National Conference of Jews and Christians, was formed to promote the religious ideals of brotherhood and justice. The conference name changed Nov. 28, 1938 to National Conference of Christians and Jews. From the description of National Conference of Christians and Jews records, 1927-1989. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63285851 The National Conference of Christians and Jews, was formed in 1928 to facilitate coopera...

Godshaw, Alfred

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Hirsch, Emil Gustav, 1851-1923

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Frank, Sadie Dora, 1890-1892.

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Wolf, Simon, 1836-1923

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Washington lawyer and author. From the description of Letter : Washington, to Adam Badeau, 1869 Jan. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22919369 Lawyer and author. From the description of Simon Wolf correspondence, 1917 July 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981410 ...

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 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 ...

Kohut, George Alexander, 1874-1933

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Scholar, educator, and editor. From the description of Papers, 1922-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925057 Educator, rabbi. George A. Kohut was son of Alexander Kohut. From the description of Papers, 1852-1933, 1898-1933 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122530598 ...

Landman, Isaac, 1880-1946

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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. ...

Schiff, Jacob H. (Jacob Henry), 1847-1920

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Banker; m. Theresa Loeb; member of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; director of Central Trust Co., Western Union Telegraph Co., and Wells Fargo; president of Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids; founded Jewish Theological Seminary and Semitic Museum, Harvard Univ.). From the description of Jacob Henry Schiff papers, 1900-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 436305005 Jewish-American banker and philanthropist. From the description of Correspondence ; 1914-1920 [microform]. ...

Schechter, S. 1847-1915.

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Heller, Max, 1860-1929

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Reform rabbi, of New Orleans, La.; b. Maximilian H. Heller. From the description of Papers, 1871-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960775 ...

Union of American Hebrew congregations

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Founded in 1873 when delegates representing twenty-nine congregations basically from the Midwest and the South assembled in Cincinnati, Ohio. From the description of Records, 1873-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960755 Organization which supports Reform Judaism in North America (including the United States). From the description of Union of American Hebrew Congregations records, 1996-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756915881 ...

Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, of New York

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American Jewish Committee

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Founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Jews and to alleviate the consequences of persecution or disaster affecting them at home or abroad. ...

National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods

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Bernheim, Isaac W. (Isaac Wolfe), 1848-1945

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Louisville businessman, philanthropist. From the description of Isaac Wolfe Bernheim : papers, 1922-1943. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46726136 ...

Enelow, H. G. 1877-1934.

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Hebrew Sabbath School Union of America

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Zepin, George, 1878-1963

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Rabbi and communal executive, of Cincinnati, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1900-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960602 ...

Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Board of Delegates on Civil Rights

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Association of Reform Congregations (New York, N.Y.)

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Egelson, Louis I. 1885-1957.

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Hebrew Union College. Alumni Association

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Ezra Hebrew School (New York, N.Y.)

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Marshall, Louis, 1856-1929

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American Jewish communal leader, lawyer. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1900-1929]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516821 Lawyer, civic and communal leader, civil rights advocate, labor union meditator, and philanthropist, of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1891-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925069 Prominent Jewish-American lawyer and philanthropist. From the description of Correspondence, 1916-1929 [microform...

Mendes, H. Pereira (Henry Pereira), 1852-1937

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Rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel, 1877-1920. From the description of Papers, 1877-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155471166 Orthodox Sephardic rabbi and communal leader. From the description of Collection, 1877-1908 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 47961736 Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, New York City; Orthodox and Zionist leader; co-founder of Jewish Theological Seminary of America. From the d...

Lewinson, Sara

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