Teller family papers, 1894-1951.

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Teller family papers, 1894-1951.

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Personal and professional correspondence; genealogical information for members of the Teller, Block, Popper, and other related families; biographical information on Walter Magnes Teller; personal letters from Judah L. Magnes, some of which include references to his work in Palestine, and personal letters from Zionist leader Henrietta Szold; and some papers of Chester Teller that relate to his work with the Jewish Welfare Board, some of which discuss difficulties faced by Jewish soldiers during World War I and organizational debates concerning Zionism and its place in welfare federations.

2 linear ft.

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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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) ...

Szold, Henrietta, 1680-1945

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Henrietta Szold, Zionist leader, was born in Baltimore of Hungarian-Jewish parentage. She taught school at the Misses Adams School in Baltimore, and was the founder of a night school for Russian immigrants in Baltimore in 1889. From 1892-1915 Szold was the secretary of the Jewish Publication Society of America. A trip to Palestine in 1909 was the turning point in her life. She became an enthusiastic Zionist, became the Secretary of the Federation of American Zionists and founder and first Presid...

Magnus family.

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Teller, Walter Magnes.

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Magnes, Judah Leon, 1877-1948

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American rabbi and communal leader. From the description of Papers, 1910-1918. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 46611785 From the description of Correspondence and reports, 1909-1921 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 47747245 From the description of Correspondence and reports, 1912-1919 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 47734929 From the description of Correspondence and printed m...

Block family.

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Popper family.

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Teller, Chester Jacob, 1883-1962

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Teller family.

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Eva Magnes, the sister of Judah L. Magnes, was born in Oakland, Calif., and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley (1904). Her husband, Chester Teller, associated with the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society of New York City and the Jewish Orphan Home in New Orleans. He also served as the executive director of the Jewish Welfare Board from 1917 to 1919. Some of the policies that he formulated there are still in effect today. Eva and Walter's son, Walter Teller, was educated at Ha...