Abraham Jonas papers, 1885-1966.

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Abraham Jonas papers, 1885-1966.

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The collection consists of the papers, scrapbooks, and photographs of Oakland businessman and civic leader Abraham Jonas. The papers include some family documents, a small amount of correspondence, loose materials from Jonas' work with B'nai B'rith, Temple Sinai (Oakland, Calif.), and the American Jewish Relief Committee for Sufferers from the War. Also included is a program from a convocation of Oakland freemasons (1913), a few items from Jonas' run for Oakland Councilman-at-Large (1899), and some businesscards and postcards from The Hub Clothing Company. The scrapbooks in the collection date from 1895 through the death of Katie Jonas in 1935 (with the bulk of material dating between 1895 and 1923) and include clippings, correspondence, and ephemera relating to Abraham Jonas' various activities in the civic and religious life of Oakland. Among other things, the scrapbooks document Jonas' work with B'nai B'rith, Temple Sinai, the Merchants' Exchange of Oakland, his political campaign for city councilman, and, to some extent, his work with the American Jewish Relief Committee for Sufferers from the War. There are also materials in the scrapbooks relating to other members of the Jonas family and relating to the deaths of both Abraham and Katie Jonas. The collection also includes a ledger and a minute book and bylaws for the Hub Clothing Company. The photographs in the collection consist primarily of cabinet card portraits (circa 1885-1900) of various members of the Jonas family of Oakland and the Simon family of Placerville, California. Michael (a Placerville dry goods merchant) and Paulina Simon were aunt and uncle to Abraham Jonas (though the exact details of the relation are unknown). Many of the photographs are unidentified. They were produced by a range of Oakland, San Francisco, and Placerville photography studios. There is one photograph of Abraham and Katie Jonas in front of the the Jonas family home in Rogasen, Posen (taken on a 1909 trip to Germany).

2 boxes and 3 oversize boxes (2.6 linear feet)

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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