2014 Select Acquisitions

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1 Select American Council for Judaism Correspondence, pamphlets, brochures, and other records of the ACJ, Received from Stephen Naman, Dunwoody, GA Asa, Haim Necrologies and tributes for Rabbi Asa, community leader, rabbi at Temple Beth Tikvah in Fullerton, CA, and founder of Congregacion Emanu-el of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Received from Elaine Asa, Fullerton, CA The Bake Shop (Cincinnati, OH) Recipe cards used at The Bake Shop, a mid 20 th century Cincinnati bakery that provided work for Jews having physical or emotional handicaps. Received from Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati, OH Bardin, Shlomo Letters and postcards, mostly in Hebrew, from Esther Polianowsky to Shlomo Bardinstein (Shlomo Bardin), written during Polianowsky s trip from Haifa, Palestine, to Rovno, Poland, and back to Haifa, Received from David J. Bardin, Washington, DC Berger, Andrew Article, Honoring Regina Jonas and Judaism s Pioneering Women Rabbis, Received from Andrew Berger, Cincinnati, OH Bialek, Albert and Sheila Hoffman Wedding photographs of Albert and Sheila Hoffman Bialek, Received from Sheila Hoffman Bialek, New York, NY Block, Kenneth B. Personal papers and writings. Received from Kenneth B. Block, Rockville, MD

2 2015 Vol. LXVII No Bluestein, Judith A. Sermons, writings, lectures, and student papers of Rabbi Bluestein, Received from Amy Shaiman, Oxford, OH Central Conference of American Rabbis. Lay Involvement in Liturgical Change and Renewal. Survey notes and files gathered from synagogues across the United States as part of a three-year study commissioned by the CCAR to better understand the changing spiritual needs of Reform worshipers, Received from Peter Knobel, Evanston, IL Cincinnati Housing for the Aged, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) Founding documents, legal papers, minutes, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to the Cincinnati Housing for the Aged, an agency founded to develop low-income housing for elderly Jews, headed by James N. Heldman, Received from James G. Heldman, Cincinnati, OH Cohn, Edward P. News clippings, writings, and materials of Rabbi Cohn pertaining to his rabbinate at Temple Sinai, New Orleans, LA, and his work in the greater New Orleans community, Received from Edward P. Cohn, New Orleans, LA Congregation B nai Torah (Highland Park, IL) Records, bulletins, and miscellaneous papers of the congregation, Received from Edward L. Koven, Highland Park, IL Congregation Micah (Nashville, TN) Records concerning the founding of the congregation, together with materials on their first rabbi, Kenneth A. Kanter, Received from Michael G. Cohen, Los Angeles, CA

3 82 Congregation Poale Zedek (Pittsburgh, PA) Short history of Congregation Poale Zedek, written by Stephen M. Mallinger. Received from Stephen M. Mallinger, Pittsburgh, PA Cook, Susie and Julian Original Cards for Rosh Hashanah and Special Occasions: A Family Tradition Since 1965, a collection of High Holiday and other cards, compiled by Rabbi Julian Cook and Susie Cook. Received from Susie Cook, Denver, CO Cosnowsky, Andrea J. Collection of audio recordings of Jewish music and services compiled by Rabbi Cosnowsky, featuring Richard Tucker, Moishe Oysher, and other performers. Received from Andrea J. Cosnowsky, Lombard, IL Diamond, Norman H. Papers of Rabbi Diamond, spiritual leader of Temple Beth El, Daytona Beach, FL. The papers document his rabbinic work as well as his community involvement and efforts in fostering interfaith relations. Received from Judy Diamond, Coral Springs, FL Dreller, Louis Letters of Louis Dreller (a U.S. Navy officer who rose to the rank of rear admiral) to his wife, Edythe Maharam Dreller, primarily while he was on board the USS Arizona, Received from Doris Sosin, Los Angeles, CA Dreyfus, Ellen W. Sermon on the challenges of balancing career and family demands for women in the rabbinate, Received from Ellen W. Dreyfus, Homewood, IL Eisendrath, Maurice N. Bound volumes of Rabbi Eisendrath s sermons, Received from the Union for Reform Judaism, New York, NY

4 2015 Vol. LXVII No Falmouth Cemetery and Montego Bay Jewish Cemetery (Jamaica) Inventories, with images, containing detailed information on the Jewish cemeteries of Falmouth and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Received from Rachel Frankel, New York, NY Faust Grocery Store (Cincinnati, OH) Photograph of the store, located at 9 th and John Street, Cincinnati, OH. Received from Tidg Faust, Cincinnati, OH Feingold, Dena Carl Schrag interview of Rabbi Dena Feingold on Surviving and Thriving: The Story of Jewish Life in Small Communities, for the Ideas Cafe at Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, IL, Received from Dena Feingold, Kenosha, WI Fox, Karen L. Personal papers, sermons, and teaching materials of Rabbi Fox, who served at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles, CA, for more than twenty-four years in various rabbinic capacities, with an emphasis in staff supervision, pastoral counseling, and program development. Received from Karen L. Fox, Los Angeles, CA Freedman, David Papers, sermons, and clippings concerning the spy case of Jonathan and Anne Pollard, compiled by Rabbi Freedman, Received from David Freedman, Rochester, MN Friedman, Barry R. Personal papers, sermons, and correspondence concerning his tenure as rabbi at Temple B nai Abraham, Livingston, NJ; together with materials on Rabbi Joachim Prinz, Received from Clifford M. Kulwin, Livingston, NJ

5 84 Fuentes, Sonia Collection consisting of images documenting her travels in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, as well as recordings of her speeches and talks. Also includes research materials used by Fuentes for an article on the Sewall-Belmont house in Washington, DC. Received from Sonia Fuentes, Sarasota, FL Gamoran, Emanuel Miscellaneous papers of Emanuel and Mamie Gamoran, compiled by their son, Hillel. Received from Hillel Gamoran, Evanston, IL Grafman, Milton L. Papers of Rabbi Grafman, including materials concerning a trip to Texas to serve as a student rabbi while attending Hebrew Union College, 1929; plus correspondence with rabbinic colleagues, as well as a 2014 article published in Weld for Birmingham listing Grafman as one of the Fifty People Who Shaped Birmingham (AL). Received from Stephen W. Grafman, Potomac, MD Greengus, Samuel Remarks delivered at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH, upon his retirement from the faculty, 10 April Received from Samuel Greengus, Cincinnati, OH Gross, Mark W. Tribute booklet, An Evening Under the Stars Honoring Rabbi Mark W. Gross on his 25 Years at Temple Beth Orr (Coral Springs, FL), Received from Mark W. Gross, Coral Springs, FL Hadassah, The Women s Zionist Organization of America (Cincinnati, OH) Records of the Cincinnati chapter of Hadassah, including programming files, scrapbooks, photographs, videotapes, meeting minutes, and miscellaneous. Received from Lauren Scharf, Cincinnati, OH

6 2015 Vol. LXVII No Hebrew Union College Architectural rendering of a proposed design for the campus of HUC, Received from David Saperstein, Washington, DC Heller, Meyer Papers of Rabbi Heller, longtime rabbi of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA, consisting of personal, rabbinic, and research files. Received from Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA Hurvitz, Mark Personal and family papers, including materials from his student days at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion. Received from Mark Hurvitz, New York, NY International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism Records of the IISHJ, documenting their many programs and initiatives. Includes materials on the training of rabbis and educators; publications; and educational/inspirational seminars and colloquia. Also includes audiotapes of leadership and rabbinic seminars. Received from Adam Chalom, Lincolnshire, IL Jewish Center of the Hamptons (East Hampton, NY) Details and Stories About the Beginnings of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, recollections on the history of the congregation, written by Bernard Zeldin, a founder and first president of the synagogue, Received from Sheldon Zimmerman, East Hampton, NY Jewish Community Relations Council (Cincinnati, OH) PowerPoint presentation and video shown at JCRC s seventy-fifth anniversary celebration featuring Cincinnatians speaking about JCRC, together with a seventy-fifth anniversary timeline poster, Received from Sarah Weiss, Cincinnati, OH Jewish Outreach Institute Records of the JOI, including board meetings, newsletters, and program materials. Received from Kerry M. Olitzky, New York, NY

7 86 Jonas, Regina Microfilm copy of the papers of Rabbi Regina Jonas ( ). Jonas was the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi, in Germany, and was murdered at Auschwitz after detainment there during the Holocaust. Original papers located at the Neue Synagogue Berlin Centrum Judaicum Foundation. Received from the Neue Synagogue Berlin Centrum Judaicum Foundation, Berlin, Germany Kanter, Wendy Memorial service for Wendy Kanter, held at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH, 1 July Received from Kenneth A. Kanter, Cincinnati, OH Kravetz, Nancy R. Remember Me to the Little Ones: A Family History, by Nancy R. Kravetz, with a foreword by Arthur Kurzweil. Received from Nancy R. Kravetz, Phoenix, AZ Kulwin, Clifford M. Sermons, writings, and term papers, mostly during his student years at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH, Received from Clifford M. Kulwin, Livingston, NJ Kutz Camp (Warwick, NY) Records of the Union for Reform Judaism camp, including rosters, pamphlets, correspondence, and other records pertaining to their educational and social action activities, Received from Kutz Camp, Warwick, NY Lauber, Samuel Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and book excerpts concerning Lauber s experiences as one of the hidden children during the Holocaust, as well as his later life in Dayton, OH, Received from Samuel Lauber, Dayton, OH

8 2015 Vol. LXVII No Lavin, Carl Correspondence and clippings about Lavin, a resident of Canton, OH. Includes a letter from Rabbi George B. Lieberman, together with writings on Spinoza, Received from Jon Adland, Canton, OH Leffler, William J. Papers of Leffler, primarily from his student days at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion. Received from William J. Leffler, Kennebunkport, ME Levy, Lipman Testimonials and birthday greetings for Levy ( ), a merchant, lawyer, and communal leader in Cincinnati, OH, as well as an officer in the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the International Order of B nai B rith. Received from Charles A. Krohn, Cincinnati, OH Levy-Reiner, Sherry Memorial tributes for Sherry Levy-Reiner, including a letter from her husband, Rabbi Fred Reiner, to family and friends concerning her legacy, Received from Fred Reiner, Washington, DC Liebman, Seymour A. Letters of Remembrance, written to his family during his service in the U.S. military during World War II. Received from Sally Stieglitz, Stony Brook, NY Lorge, Ernst Prayers and invocations delivered by Rabbi Lorge, Received from Michael M. Lorge, Chicago, IL Lorge, Michael M. Miscellaneous papers, including materials on the Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute. Received from Michael M. Lorge, Chicago, IL

9 88 Los Angeles Jewish community photographs Photographs of the early-twentieth-century Los Angeles Jewish community, including scenes, buildings, and individuals. Received from Temple Beth Israel, Pomona, CA Lovenstein, William Biography of William Lovenstein ( ), of Richmond, VA, written by his great-grandson, Rabbi Thomas Louchheim. Lovenstein was a Virginia state senator and publisher of a German language newspaper, Der Richmond Patriot. Received from Thomas Louchheim, Tucson, AZ Marx, David First sermon delivered by Rabbi Marx at Hebrew Benevolent Congregation (The Temple), Atlanta, GA, Received from Peter Berg, Atlanta, GA Marx, Jeffrey Family histories written and compiled by Rabbi Marx. Histories include the Londoner, Kline, Fleishcher, Lamm, Tryter, Delovage, Curtis, Dalsheimer, Horwitz, Krivitiski, and other families. Received from Jeffrey Marx, Santa Monica, CA Mattuck, Israel Correspondence with the president, faculty, and officers of the Hebrew Union College concerning Mattuck s enrollment and studies there, Received from Pam Fox, London, England Mount Sinai Congregation (Texarkana, TX) Mount Sinai Congregation Memory Book, Received from Mount Sinai Congregation, Texarkana, TX Neuman, Isaac Eulogies for Rabbi Neuman, delivered by his sons, David and Mark, Received from David Neuman, West Hollywood, CA

10 2015 Vol. LXVII No Orlinsky, Harry Correspondence, mostly with Paul Steinberg, concerning faculty affairs at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion. Received from David S. Sperling, New York, NY Panken, Aaron D. Inaugural address, signed by Rabbi Panken, delivered upon his installation as president of Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, 8 June Received from Aaron D. Panken, New York, NY Podet, Allen H. Essay, How Religious Studies Came to Buffalo State College. Received from Allen H. Podet, Buffalo, NY Posner, David M. Hebrew exercises, known as Weingreen Volume Two, performed by Posner while a student at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Received from David M. Posner, New York, NY Posner, Philip Personal papers of Rabbi Posner, including files on his work as a Freedom Rider during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Received from Philip Posner, Santa Cruz, CA Preisler, Julian Collection of pamphlets and brochures, including prayer books, a Passover haggadah, and a dedication book for Beth Yehuda Synagogue, Lock Haven, PA. Received from Julian Preisler, Falling Waters, WV Prinz, Deborah Personal and rabbinic papers of Rabbi Prinz, including sermons, correspondence, and research materials. Received from Deborah Prinz, New York, NY

11 90 Rodef Sholom Temple (Hampton, VA) Two videos celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Rodef Sholom Temple: Cabaret: A Reprise, and Rodef Sholom Temple: 100 Years and Going Strong. The 100 Year History of Rodef Sholom Temple, Received from Rodef Sholom Temple, Hampton, VA Rose, Morris M. Clippings, programs, articles, and correspondence of Rabbi Rose, a 1926 graduate of the Jewish Institute of Religion, Received from Esther Rose, Sarasota, FL Rosenfeld, Harry L. Sermons, sermon drafts, and research files for sermons, Received from Harry L. Rosenfeld, Albuquerque, NM Rossoff, Donald B. Open letter concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations, together with sermons and a Yizkor memorial booklet for Temple B nai Or, Morristown, NJ. Received from Donald B. Rossoff, Morristown, NJ Rubin, Alvan D. Sermons delivered by Rabbi Rubin at Temple Israel, St. Louis, MO, together with other writings, correspondence, and information concerning his retirement, Received from Carol Rubin-Schlansky, St. Louis, MO Rubin, Saul J. Personal papers, including clippings and correspondence concerning the bombing of Temple Beth Israel, Gadsden, AL, in Received from Saul J. Rubin, Savannah, GA Rudin, A. James Recording of the presentation of the Anti-Defamation League Abraham H. Foxman Award for Exceptional Leadership to Rabbi A. James Rudin, Received from A. James Rudin, Sanibel, FL

12 2015 Vol. LXVII No Saperstein, Harold Sermons and papers of Rabbi Saperstein, Received from David Saperstein, Washington, DC Schaalman, Herman E. Thirty-two audiocassette recordings of sermons given by Rabbi Schaalman. Includes High Holiday and weekly Sabbath sermons, Received from Susan S. Youdovin, Chicago, IL Segal, Ronald M. Chai Shabbat Service Celebrating 18 Years with Rabbi Ron Segal, program booklet, 28 March Received from Temple Sinai, Atlanta, GA Selfon, Rosanne M. Files and records compiled by Rosanne Selfon during her work and involvement in the Jewish community. Includes materials on Congregation Shaarai Shomayim in Lancaster, PA, the Women for Reform Judaism, the Union for Reform Judaism, Camp Harlam Council, and many others. Received from Rosanne M. Selfon, Lancaster, PA Shur, Ira Music, notes, and other items, taken from Cantor Shur s prayer book, Received from Yvon F. Shore, Cincinnati, OH Sinai Temple (Michigan City, IN) Records of the congregation, including correspondence, membership records, bulletins, tribute books, and administrative files. Received from Sinai Temple, Michigan City, IN Slomovitz, Albert Photographs, clippings, and papers on the history and involvement of rabbis in the U.S. military chaplaincy. Received from Albert Slomovitz, Marietta, GA

13 92 Starobin, Sam D. The Only Boy from Kalenkavichi to Graduate from West Point: A Personal Journey Through the Twentieth Century, a memoir of Starobin s life as a Russian immigrant to the United States and his career in the U.S. Army, Received from Bernard Mehlman, Boston, MA Steinberg, Paul M. Audio recordings of High Holiday sermons delivered by Rabbi Steinberg, Received from Alan Steinberg, Setauket, NY Tabak, Robert P. Professional and personal files, containing material on the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, the Northern Federation of Temple Youth, and the National Museum of American history, Received from Robert P. Tabak, Melrose Park, PA Temple B nai Israel (Hattiesburg, MS) Temple bulletins and newsletters, Received from Norman S. Lipson, Weston, FL Temple B nai Israel (Parkersburg, WV) Congregational records, minutes and papers, Received from Temple B nai Israel, Parkersburg, WV Temple Emanu-El (Birmingham, AL) Handwritten history of Temple Emanu-El, written possibly by Rabbi Morris Newfield. Received from Stephen W. Grafman, Potomac, MD Union for Reform Judaism. National Commission on Reform Camping Records of the National Commission on Reform Camping, including biennial programs, publications, and cookbooks. Received from the Union for Reform Judaism, New York, NY

14 2015 Vol. LXVII No United Jewish Appeal. Young Leadership Cabinet. Materials relating to the founding and activity of the UJA Young Leadership Cabinet, including papers of early YLC leaders Leonard Bell, Irwin Field, and Herbert A. Friedman. Consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, memorabilia, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials. Received from Leonard Bell, Highland Beach, FL Urbansky, David Correspondence and other papers concerning efforts by Edward J. Wertheimer III and others to construct a memorial for Civil War Medal of Honor recipient David Urbansky at his burial spot at the United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH, Received from Edward J. Wertheimer III, Cincinnati, OH Wechsler, Harold S. Papers of Harold S. Wechsler pertaining to the Hillel national board; records from his service on local Hillel boards at the University of Chicago and the University of Rochester; and a file from the trustees records of Spertus College. Received from Harold S. Wechsler, New York, NY Weiss, Kenneth S. Research and background materials gathered by Rabbi Weiss for a proposed history of the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion. Received from Sue Weiss, Salem, MA Weissberg, Victor H. Yom Kippur sermon on contemporary issues affecting United States/ Israeli/Arab relations, Received from Victor H. Weissberg, Northbrook, IL Weizenbaum, Joseph S. Newspaper clippings on Rabbi Weizenbaum, who founded and served at Congregation Ner Tamid, Tucson, AZ. Received from Thomas Louchheim, Tucson, AZ

15 94 Windmueller, Steven Papers and writings pertaining to his scholarly work, as well as his career as a teacher and administrator at Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion. Received from Steven Windmueller, Los Angeles, CA Wohl, Amiel Articles, clippings, awards, and photographs of Rabbi Wohl pertaining to his work in community and social action affairs. Received from Amiel Wohl, New Rochelle, NY Women of Reform Judaism Records of the Central, Midwest, and Southeast districts of the WRJ containing minutes, reports, correspondence, and photographs. Received from the Central, Midwest, and Southeast districts of the Women of Reform Judaism. Zecher, Deborah E. Papers of Rabbi Zecher, including records and newsletters concerning the Women s Rabbinic Network, Received from Deborah E. Zecher, Lenox, MA Zerin, Edward Papers concerning Rabbi Zerin s work in the National Federation of Temple Youth and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, particularly on issues of family and marriage, Received from Edward Zerin, San Francisco, CA Zoberman, Israel News clippings and correspondence of Rabbi Zoberman concerning his rabbinical work and community involvement. Received from Israel Zoberman, Virginia Beach, VA