The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES Table of Contents Jewish Congregations Organizations Individual Communities Education - General and Individual Schools Religious affairs – Rabbinical Organizations and General Culture General Literature and Publishing Theater Jubilee Committees Commemoration Welfare General Jewish Hospitals Relief for Jewish War Victims Social activity and B'nai Brith "Landsmannschaften" Political Organizations and Unions The American Jewish Committee ארבייטער רינג – (Arbeiter Ring (The Workmen's Circle Various political Organizations and Unions USA – Organizations and Communities Zionist Organizations and other Organizations for the Jews in Eretz Israel Militaria Newspapers and printed material Varia – Photos, Private Material, Non-Jewish Organizations JEWISH CONGREGATIONS Organizations R Place Name of Institution Content Lang. Date Remarks ec. no. US/1 Cincinnati , Union of American Hebrew Reports, memoranda E. 1934 - 1935 Ohio Congregations no date US/2 New York Council of Jewish Communal 1 circular on a meeting for fundraising E. no date Institutions US/3 New York Union of Orthodox Jewish Flyer E. no date Congregations of America US/306 New York Agudas Chasidei Chabad of USA Material on and from the lawsuit of the Chabad E., 1985 - 1986 a-d Organization against members of the Gourary Hebr. family (daughter and grandson of Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn) regarding the possession of the books and manuscripts of Rabbi J.I. Schneersohn, incl. memorandum of Prof. Shmuel Shilo, Jerusalem, expert in Jewish law US/307 Louisville, Adath Jeshurun Name tag made of fabric (10x28 cm) Y. no date Kentucky 2 USA – Organizations and Communities Individual Communities US/ 4 Allentown, Congregation Sons of Israel Golden Ju bilee 50 th Anniversary - Jubilee E. 1955 Pennsylvania Brochure US/ 5 Bethlehem, Brith Sholom Community Center Program for Annual Convention E. 1938 Pensylvania US/ 6 Easton, Jewish Community Center Brochure with New Year Greetings E. 1966 Pensylvania Vicinity US/ 7 Harrisburg , United Jewish Community Programs, constitution, reports, flyers, E. 1938 - 1947 Pennsylvania invitations etc. US/ 8 Jacksonville , United Synagogue of America / 1 Bulletin E. 1958 Florida Jacksonville Jewish Center US/ 9 Los Angeles Beverly -Fairfax Jewish Community Center Invitation for a pannel E. 1950 US/ 10 Milwaukee , Jewish Community Center - Data for new Board Members, 1962 E. 1960 - 1962, no Wisconsin - Various pamphlets and brochure, 1960-1962 date US/311 New York Chevra Beth (Bais) David – People of Minutes Book Y. 1924 -1934 Rakov US/312 New York Chevra Beth (Bais) David – People of Accounting Book, according to members' name Y. 1911 -1933 Rakov US/313 New York Chevra Beth (Bais) David – People of Accounting Book – income & outcome, Y. 1928 -1936 Rakov including list of donors in shul US/3 14 New York Chevra Beth (Bais) David – People of Accounting Book – income & outcome, E. 1936 -1946 Rakov including list of Dinner participants US/11 New York Congregation B'nai Jeshurun Addresses held at the meeting of the E. 1911, March 30 Congregation and letters (Print) US/12 New York Congregation B'nai Jeshurun Program for cultural events E. 1956/57 US/13 New York Congregation Divrei Simcha 2 invitations for "Melave Malka" Y. no date 3 USA – Organizations and Communities US/13a New York Congregation Habonim Bulletin, dedicated to Edu ard Strauss on Germ. 1951 occasion of his 75 th birthday US/14 New York Congregation Shaare Hatikva Golden Jubilee of Rabbi Siegmund Hanover E. 1956 US/15 New York First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek Special memorial prayer E. , 1916 Heb. US/16 New York Khal Divrey Jecheskel Pamphlet Heb. 1954 US -325 New York Community Synagogue Max D. Raiskin Booklet of the synagogue "Ha -Shaliach"/“The E. 1980 - 2007 ca. 100 p. Center Messenger” (2006-2007); Booklet published by the synagogue to mark its 52 years in 1992: "52 Anniversary Dinner Dance, Community Synagogue Max D. Raiskin Center, Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Nagel, Sunday Evening, June 14th, 1992, at Community Synagogue, Max D. Raiskin Center, 325 East 6th Street, New York City"; Booklet published by the synagogue for the High Holidays of 5766: Book of Remembrance, 2005-2006 (5766), Community Synagogue, Max D. Raiskin Center, 52 pages; Two newspaper clippings related to the synagogue: Sandee Brawarsky, "Return to Second Avenue: The Folksbiene gets a new permanent home Just steps from the heart of old Yiddish theater world", 6/11/04; Saul Austerlitz, "Tribute To The Slocum : Synagogue housed in church decimated by ship tragedy commemorating 100th anniversary of disaster that killed 1,021"; Two documents about the merger of the synagogues in 1980/1: A photocopy of the official letter from the ESHI school about the merger of its synagogue with the Community 4 USA – Organizations and Communities Synagogue, dated June 6, 1980, signed by the director at the time, Philip Rothman, and by one of the heads of the institution, Dr. Meir Tendler. Photocopy of the invitation to the naming ceremony for the synagogue, on Monday 24 August 1981, at 7:30 pm; Picture of the entrance to the synagogue from the street, summer 1997 US/17 Newport Hebrew Congregation of Newport Rhode 1 thank you letter to the community E. no date Rhode Island Island US/ 301 Williamsport, Wiilliamsport Jewish Community Registration of the Community and the Hebrew E. 1866, 1869 o.s. Pensylvania Ladies Benevolent Association, incl. constitution of the Association (photocopy) US/18 Wilmington, Temple Beth Shalom Temple Beth Shalom 1922 -1972 - Booklet on E. 1972 Delaware the 50 th Anniversary of the synagogue US/19 Wilmington, Congregation Beth Shalom Booklet on the oc casion of Rabbi Jacob Kraft's E. 1974 Delaware 70 th birthday, with program for the celebrations EDUCATION - GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS US/20 Chicago Board of Jewish Education Invitation and program for lectures Y. 1955 US/21 Cincinnati Commission on Jewis h Education 1 circular E. 1931 US/22 Lakewood , Beth Medrash Govoha of America 2 circulars Y. , E. 1959 בית מדרש גבוה באמריקה New Jersey US/23 New York Advisory Committee of Technical Minutes E. 1953 Consultants to the Jewish Education Survey 5 USA – Organizations and Communities US/ 24 New York American Association for Jewish Program for seminary E. 1959 Education US/25 New York Beth Jacob of Boro Park 1 flyer Y. , E. no date US/26 New York Bronx Council for Jewish Education Minutes of Executive Committee meeting E. no date US/27 New Y ork Con ference on Jewish Social Studies Booklet: Its Work and Program 1933 -1955 E. 1953 US/28 New York The Foundation for Advancement of - Reviews (Tracy no. 8, 9) E. 1971 , Sephardic Studies and Culture - Publications published by the Foundation no date US/29 New York The Hebrew Arts School for Music and Program of courses E. 1955/56 the Dance US/30 New York Hebrew Educator's Committee Invitation for reception Heb. no date US/31 New York Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Invitations f or lectures, circular E. 1950 - 1957, no of Religion date US/32 New York Jewish Education Committee of New York - Circulars E. , Y. 1947 - 1959 ,Minutes of General Consultants' meeting - ועד החינוך = 1951 incl. circular of the Committee for the Yiddish Schools (in cooperation with Jewish Education Committee of New York), 1947 - Varia US/33 New York Jewish National Day Scho ols Kinneret Invitations for Graduation Celebrations E. , Y. 1954, 1958 US/34 New York Jewish Teachers' Seminary & People's Programs of Anniversary Celebrations E., Y. 1955 University יידישער לערער סעמינאר און פאלקס אוניווערסיטעט US/35 New York The Jewi sh Theological Seminary of Programs for activities, flyers, circulars E. 1916 , America 1935 - 1958 US/36 New York Jewish Workers ’ University Programs on activities Y. , E. 1937 - 1941 דער אידישער ארבעטער אוניווערזיטעט US/37 New York Lubavitcher Yeshiva Pamphlet for collection of clothing E. no date 6 USA – Organizations and Communities US/38 New York Manhattan Day School Invitations for Graduation Celebrations E. 1958 ישיבת אור תורה US/39 New York Mir Yeshiva Activities remembering the late Rosh E. , Y. 1964 Hayeshiva, Rabbi Abraham Kalmonowitz US/40 New York Sholem Aleichem Folk Institute and Circulars re activities and purpose of the Y. , E. 1953 - 1958, no Folkshuls organization and their schools date שלום עליכם פאלקשול US/41 New York Talmud Torah Tifereth Joseph 1 circular E. no date תלמוד תורה תפארת ישר אל US/42 New York Yeshiva & Mesifta Be'er Shmuel 1 pamphlet E. , Y. no date יששיבה ומתיבתא באר שמואל US/43 New York Yeshiva Ohel Jacob 1 circular Y. 1962 באראנאוויטשער קאמיטעט פאר ישיבת " אהל יעקב" pamphlet Y. no date 1 געזעלשאפט פאר איד ישער אקאדעמישער US/ 44 New York בילדונג Report from Conference Y. 1941 - 1942 קאמיסיע פאר די יידישע שולן US/45 New York Reports from Conferences Y. 1956 - 1958 ש"ע פאלק אינסטיטוט US/46 New York US/47 Philadelphia The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Register, list, flyer E. 1942, Cognate Learning no date US/ 318 New York ESHI - East Side Hebrew Institute (school) - The general curriculum (program of studies) E., H. 1920s - 2008 Ca. 100 p. for a six year perod (1920s?); - An invitation to the dinner of ESHI in 1924; - Letter to Pinchas Churgin from the director of the Talmud Torah of ESHI, Mr. David Zaslavsky (1928-1929); - A flyer advertising the opening of the ESHI school; - ESHI's official letter from Eliahu Yacobovitz to Pinchas Churgin (1930-1931); 7 USA – Organizations and Communities