| | Creator: | Jacobs, Harold | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Harold M. Jacobs papers | | | | Dates: | 1888-1994; Bulk Dates: 1950-1994 | | | | Call No: | 1995.006 | | | | Abstract: | The Harold M. Jacobs Papers document the lifetime and activities of Harold Milton Jacobs (1912-1995), an important Jewish lay leader and businessman. The Papers largely document his career in communal service, both in the Jewish and general non-profit realms. The collection contains correspondence, reports, photographs and other material from Jacobs' numerous affiliations such as the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, the National Council of Young Israel, and the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York, as well as correspondence documenting his relationships with many prominent local, national, and international politicians and leaders. | | | | Size: | 18.5 Linear feet | | | | Subjects: | Jewish businesspeople -- New York (State) -- New York | Jewish day schools | Jews -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York | Jews -- New York (State) -- New York | Jews -- United States -- Charities | Jews -- United States -- Politics and government | Judaism and politics | New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs | Orthodox Judaism -- New York (State) -- New York | Religious Zionism | Religious institutions -- New York (State) -- New York | Sabbath legislation -- New York (State) | Synagogues -- New York (State) -- New York | Universities and colleges -- New York (State) -- New York | Zionism | |
| Creator: | Bernstein, Louis, 1927- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Louis Bernstein papers | | | | Dates: | 1943-1995 | | | | Call No: | 2006.099 | | | | Abstract: | The collection contains materials arising from the rabbinic and public service career of Louis Bernstein, Rabbi of Young Israel of Windsor Park (Queens, N.Y.), his leadership of the Rabbinical Council of America, the Religious Zionists of America and his involvement in various other Jewish institutions and causes. Also includes correspondence from Heidelberg, Germany, where Bernstein served as an army chaplain in 1953-54. | | | | Size: | 9.5 Linear feet | | | | Subjects: | Jewish camps -- United States | Jews -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York | Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Chaplains | Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, Jewish | Orthodox Judaism -- New York (State) -- New York | Rabbis -- New York (State) -- New York | Religion and state -- Israel | Religious Zionism | Synagogues -- New York (State) -- New York | Zionism | |
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