| | Creator: | Yeshiva University. Dept. of Public Relations
Yeshiva University. Dept. of Communications and Public Affairs | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Public Relations Records - Events Files (non-photo) | | | | Dates: | 1913-2013; Bulk Dates: 1940-2005 | | | | Call No: | YU.1994.075.E | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of files from Yeshiva University's Public Relations Department, later known as the Department of Communications & Public Affairs, on a variety of subjects relating to the University, such as schools, administrative departments, centers and institutes, and convocations. The materials consist of news clippings, press releases and other items that were publicly distributed, as well as internal reports, memoranda and correspondence. | | | | Size: | 163.75 Linear feet | | | | Subjects: | Educational fund raising | Jewish museums -- New York (State) -- New York | Jewish teachers colleges -- New York (State) -- New York | Jewish women -- Societies and clubs | Jews -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York | Rabbinical seminaries -- New York (State) -- New York | Universities and Colleges -- New York (State) -- New York | Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.) | |
| Creator: | Congregation Beth Hillel-Beth Israel (New York, N.Y.) | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Congregation Beth Hillel-Beth Israel (New York, N.Y.) records | | | | Dates: | 1940s-1990 | | | | Call No: | 2001.001 | | | | Abstract: | Congregations Beth Hillel and Beth Israel of Washington Heights, both of German-Jewish origin, merged in 1980. Beth Hillel, founded in 1939, had been a Conservative congregation, while Congregation Beth Israel had been established in 1949 under Orthodox auspices. The collection contains bulletins, newsletters, correspondence, dinner journals and other printed material relating to Congregation Beth Hillel & Beth Israel. | | | | Size: | 4.5 Linear feet | | | | Subjects: | Jews, German -- New York (State) -- New York | Music -- manuscripts | New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs | Refuseniks | Religious institutions -- New York (State) -- New York | Synagogue music -- High Holiday services | Synagogues -- New York (State) -- New York | Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.) | |
| Creator: | Lifshitz, David, 1907- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | David R. Lifshitz papers | | | | Dates: | 1924, 1930, 1936-1991; Bulk Dates: 1941-1988 | | | | Call No: | 2001.099 | | | | Abstract: | Rabbi David Lifshitz (1907-1993) was chief rabbi of Suwalk, Poland before World War II and, following the Holocaust, taught at The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) for nearly fifty years. The collection documents his involvement with Suwalki Holocaust survivors, his career at RIETS, his leadership position in organizations such as Agudath Harabanim and Ezras Torah and in numerous other issues in the Jewish and Israeli political, rabbinic and communal world. It contains correspondence, some writings and speeches, copies of various publications he collected, and a small amount of personal and family materials. | | | | Size: | 11.5 Linear feet | | | | Subjects: | Chief Rabbinate -- Israel | Elections -- Israel | Eulogies | Fraternal organizations -- New York (State) -- New York | Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York | Holocaust survivors | Israel -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century | Israel -- Politics and government | Jewish law | Jewish refugees -- France | Jews -- Charities | Jews -- New York (State) -- New York | Jews, Algerian -- Israel | Judaism and state -- Israel | Orthodox Judaism -- Israel | Political parties -- Israel | Rabbis -- Correspondence | Rabbis -- New York (State) -- New York | Rabbis -- Poland -- Suwalki | Sabbath | Sefer Minḥat Yosef | Suwalki (Poland) | Talmud -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish | Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.) | |
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