Sidney Z. Vincent papers, 1940-1982.

Metzenbaum, Howard M. (Howard Morton), 1917-2008

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Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917 – March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio from January to December 1974 and from December 1976 to January 1995. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he attended Glenville High School there before earning B.A. and LL.B. degrees from Ohio State University. Adter earning his law degree, Metzenbaum found his Jewish faith prevented potential law firms from hiring him. Facing bitte...

Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio)

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The Jewish Community Council of Cleveland was established by the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland, Ohio (now known as the Jewish Community Federation), in 1935, to provide a voice for more segments of the local Jewish community. It dealt with community relations, fought anti-Semitism, and created Jewish cultural projects. By 1951, the Council became more involved in broader questions of community planning and policy, and merged with the Jewish Welfare Federation, becoming the Jewish Commun...

Vincent, Sidney Z.

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Sidney Z. Vincent (1912-1982) served as Assistant Director of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland from 1951 to 1965 and as Executive Director from 1965 until his retirement in 1975. Throughout his career, he worked in tandem with Executive Vice-President Henry L. Zucker, making the Federation the primary organizing instrument for the Jewish community in northeast Ohio. Vincent led major studies of Jewish education, Federation-synagogue relations, cultural life, and Jewish community hist...

Glenville High School (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Zucker, Henry L., 1910-

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Henry L. Zucker (1910-1998) was born in Cleveland, Ohio. A graduate of Glenville High School, Zucker graduated from Western Reserve University in 1932 and then completed a master's degree from the university's School of Applied Social Sciences in 1935. He began his career as a social worker with local agencies and during World War II served as a special consultant in Washington, D. C. In 1946 he began his long association with Cleveland's Jewish community when he accepted the position of Associa...

Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio)

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The Jewish Community Federation was founded in 1903. For a history of this organization, see the register to MS. 4563 Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records, Western Reserve Historical Society. From the description of Jewish Community Federation minutes, 1902-1987 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 42319086 The Cleveland Jewish Community Survey is a collection of surveys and reports created by the Bureau of Jewish Social Research, a di...