Category. Congregations and Synagogues

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This collection of records of Adath Israel, which consists entirely of photocopies, spans the years 1923 to 1987 without significant gaps. The records consist of minutes of meetings, annual reports of the secretary, financial accounts and miscellaneous letters. Issues dealt with in the records include the acquisition of new buildings in 1927 and 1963, budgetary problems occasioned by the depression years and requirements for bar mitzvah.

Scope and Contents Note Congregation Ansche Chesed's records, 1876-1989, consist of correspondence, financial records, membership records, minutes of the board of directors, publications and other printed materials, cemetery records, subject files, scrapbooks, and tapes. The correspondence and financial records represent the most substantial portions of the collection. Of particular note in the collection are: records relating to the construction and furnishing of both the 1907-1908 and 1927-1928...

Scope and Contents Note This collection consists almost entirely of Beth El's newsletter, The Beth El Shofar. Also included is one issue of the bulletin of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (May, 1939) and one issue of the newsletter published by the United Synagogue, Judaism in Social Action (March, 1971).The Beth El Shofar was published weekly from Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot. This collection includes...

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation B'nai Abraham (Butler, PA) Records consists entirely of photocopies. It includes the minutes of the congregation from July 22, 1906 to April 22, 1912. The earlier entries are largely in German, the later ones in English. Also included are issues of the MANAC News (Marine, Army, Navy, Air Corps), September, 1943 to May, 1946, a newsletter to local servicemen, and the dedication booklet, November, 1956, for the congregation's new building...

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation B'nai Israel (Toms River, NJ) Records, 1950-1985, which appear to be relatively complete for this time period, include by-laws, minutes of board meetings, financial and tax records, membership records, publications, and miscellaneous files containing clippings, correspondence, legal documents, weekly announcments, and other materials documenting adult education, annual banquets, and other synagogue activities.Also included is a photocopy of a volume of...

Scope and Contents Note The records of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun are arranged and described in two groups: the original records, received in 1986, and the additional records received in 1994; within each group are further subdivisions. Also included is a collection of manuscripts of synagogue music, American liturgical music, synagogue repertoire, high holiday music, and published American octavos.1986 Donation: This material dates from the synagogue's founding in 1825 up through...

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation Chisuk Emuna (Harrisburg, PA) Records consists of the microfilm copies of the original constitution of Chevre Chiska Emuna Bena Russia; the charter of Chisuk Emuna Bnei Russia; Congregational and Board of Director minutes, some in Hebrew (1893-1970); Minutes of the brotherhood and sisterhood (1938-1960); Fiscal records including cemetery lot records, membership accounts, holiday honors, parent-teacher organization, and contracts with rabbis; historical files including...

Scope and Contents Note This collection comprehensively documents the history of Congregation Mishkan Tefila, the oldest Conservative synagogue in New England, representing the congregation's administrative, religious, educational, and social activities from the late nineteenth through the early twenty-first centuries. Records include correspondence, music manuscripts, cemetery records, sermons, event programs and tickets, photographs, scrapbooks, budgets, meeting minutes, flyers, clippings, event...

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The Jewish Organizations and Synagogues Printed Matter consists of bulletins, pamphlets, flyers, circulars, and other material concerning Jewish organizations in the United States, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, and Danzig. American organizations represented include Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Rabbinical Assembly, United Synagogue of America, and local organizations in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and elsewhere.

Scope and Contents Note The Kane Street Synagogue (Baith Israel-Anshei Emeth), Brooklyn, NY Records span the years 1856 to 1997. They consist, in the main, of the synagogue’s financial records, seat books, and minutes, as well as records of its sisterhood, Talmud torah, Sunday school, library and cemetery. A centennial banquet book, 1956, includes a brief history of the congregation. Also included is an 1898 volume of the Mishnah.The 1992 addition to the collection consists of miscellaneous letters,...

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North American Assoication of Synagogue Executives Records consists of President's files; members' files; board meetings and minutes; convention materials; by-laws; member surveys; journals; and other materials.

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation Oheb Shalom (South Orange, NJ) Records are divided into two parts. One part consists largely of photocopies of documents dating from 1857 to 1991, while the other consists of original documents, 1880-1975. As a whole, the collection consists of a somewhat miscellaneous group of items which document events at Oheb Shalom from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Included are correspondence; minutes, reports, resolutions, and other records of the board of trustees;...

Scope and Contents Note The Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS) Records comprehensively document the history of this important congregation. The collection contains material relating to the activities and administration of the PAS congregation, its leadership, and its subsidiary organizations, representing the congregation's administrative, religious, educational, and social activities from the late nineteenth through the early twenty-first centuries. Those interested in the roots and history of Conservative Judaism in New...

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation Rodfei Sholom-Oir Chodosh (Chicago, IL) Records consists of documents and photographs. The documents include financial records, membership and committee lists, and minutes. While many of these documents are not dated, they appear to come mostly from the 1960s. Of note among the documents are copies of the congregation's constitution.With few exceptions, the photographs are of Hebrew school and confirmation class graduations. While many of the photographs are...

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation Shaare Zedek (New York, NY) Records consists primarily of volumes and a smaller amount of loose records. A few loose letters and other items are included in the volumes; three (of no particular significance) have been bound into a separate "records folder." This collection contains records of both Shaare Zedek and its Harlem branch, Chaari Zedek. While the titles and contents of the volumes don't always indicate which synagogue they come from, addresses of members, where...

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This collection consists of the microfilm copy of the original history of Shaare Zion Synagogue, the Pinkas Book, handwritten in both Hebrew and English.

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation Shaari Israel (Brooklyn, NY) Records consists of congregational and board minutes, correspondence, financial records, lists of congregants, publications, records of synagogue organizations, building construction records, and photographs documenting the life of Congregation Shaari Israel from its inception in 1929 until its demise in 1991. The photographs constitute one of the strengths of the collection, and include scenes of the temporary quarters used by the synagogue...

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation Shearith Israel (Dallas, TX) Records consists almost entirely of photocopies. Included are minutes, 1926-1928, 1937-1949; copies of The Shearith Israel Newsletter, 1925, 1971-1989; journals produced for the congregation's anniversaries - The Golden Book for its fiftieth (1934), Diamond Anniversary for its seventy fifth (1959), and The Centennial...

Scope and Contents Note The Congregation Shomrei Emunah (Montclair, NJ) Records, while limited in quantity, contains essential items dating back to the congregation's founding in 1905 and material dating up until the late 1960s. The bulk of the collection consists of minutes of meetings of the congregation, 1905-1955, the board of trustees, 1949-1969, and the sisterhood, 1940-1948. Also included is a letterbook, 1937-1940, and some additional loose correspondence, 1942-1955; bulletins, newsletters, flyers,...

Scope and Contents Note The Synagogue Bulletins Collection consists of bulletins from Conservative synagogues the majority of which are from the United States, but there are also some bulletins from Canada, Israel, Japan, and one bulletin from Curaçao. Bulletins typically come out weekly or monthly, and contain news about events in the synagogue, family news of congregants, and other local information. Researchers interested in local Jewish communities and individual synagogues will find these useful....

Scope and Contents Note The Synagogue Volumes Collection consists of dedication, anniversary, and yearbook publications from various synagogues throughout the United States. There are a few from Canada and one from Australia as well. These volumes consist of synagogue histories, clergies, member lists, activities, and groups. Also included are images of the synagogues, their members, and activities, and messages from synagogue presidents, rabbis, and other leaders. Most of the synagogues represented are from East...

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This collection consists of the 85th Anniversary Video History of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Des Moines, Iowa.

Scope and Contents Note The United Synagogue of Hoboken (Hoboken, NJ) Records consists of 6 volumes from two congregations that joined to form the United Synagogue of Hoboken and one from the USH itself. There is also one volume from a philanthropic organization, the United Jewish Community (inaugurated 1920), which appears to have met at the Moses Montefiore and the Star of Israel Synagogues. Included from The Star of Israel Synagogue are one membership book, one account book and two minute books, 1910-1945; ...