| | Creator: | Guth, Benjamin Baruch, b. 1856 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Benjamin Guth papers | | | | Dates: | 1911-1929 | | | | Call No: | 1986.099 | | | | Abstract: | Benjamin Baruch Guth was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, and Jewish communal leader. Born in Hungary, he served as rabbi of Congregation Chasam Sopher in New York City for many years. The collection contains correspondence, circulars, and other material concerning rabbinical issues, fundraising for Jewish institutions in New York and Palestine, the New York Kehillah, and other Jewish communal matters. | | | | Size: | 0.2 Linear feet | | | | Subjects: | Fund raising -- New York (State) -- New York | Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Charities | Jews -- Palestine | New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs | Orthodox Judaism -- New York (State) -- New York | Religious institutions -- New York (State) -- New York | |
| 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: | 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 | |
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