Rabbi Iwan Gruen papers, 1925-1981 [manuscript]

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Rabbi Iwan Gruen papers, 1925-1981 [manuscript]

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The Rabbi Iwan Gruen Papers are housed in one archival box and are arranged in two series: one pertaining to his time in the Free City of Danzig, and the other on his activities after his arrival in the United States. Most of the records pertain to his time at Temple Israel in New Castle. However, a few records remain from his time in Danzig, including a photograph of him in his rabbinic robes, his rabbinic ordination diploma written in German and Hebrew, and his passport. This series also contains records of his emigration to the United States, including programs, postcards, menus, and landing arrangements from the Aquitania, the ship he and his family came to the United States on in 1939. Materials pertaining to his time in the United States include articles written by and about him, a bulletin, a short history of the Jewish community in New Castle, and synagogue bulletins with articles pertaining to his death in 1981. Of note are his honorary doctor of divinity degree from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and photographs depicting confirmations, bar and bat mitzvahs, a wedding, and his twenty-fifth anniversary as rabbi of Temple Israel.

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Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Temple Israel (New Castle, Pa.)

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Gruen, Iwan Rabbi, 1900-1981.

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Rabbi Iwan Gruen was born in Berlin, Germany, on October 4, 1900, to Clara and Sally Grun. He was a graduate of the College for Jewish Studies. In 1923, he received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Humboldt University of Berlin, where he also studied history and Semitic languages under Dr. Leo Baeck. On March 6, 1925, he was ordained as a rabbi at Hochschüle fur die Wissenschaft des Judentums. He served a small congregation in Frankfurt-Am-Oder near Berlin from 1925 to 1927. Rabbi Gruen became Chie...

Gruen, Hanna

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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...

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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