Jewish Education Service of North America Page 1 Records, n.d., 1939-1996 29 manuscript box Processing Date: May 23, 2002 Processed by: Jason Schechter??? linear feet Languages: English ACQUISITION: ACCESS: The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Executive Director of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility. RELATED MATERIALS: CITATION: LITERARY RIGHTS: Description of item, date of item, Records of the Jewish Education Service of North America,, Box #/Folder #, Collection of the American Jewish Historical Society, Newton Centre, MA, and New York, NY. Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Executive Director of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection.
Page 2 BOX LIST Box Folder 1 1 Plan and Scope Committee, (1949, 1955) 2 Function of the AAJE, n.d. 3 Financial Statements: Reports and Budgets, n.d., 1942-1957, 1970 I 4 Financial Statements: Reports and Budgets, n.d., 1942-1957, 1970 II 5 Board Members: A-K, n.d., 1954-1957 6 Board Members: L-R, n.d., 1955, 1957 7 Board Members: S-Z, n.d., 1954-1957 8 Memoranda and Staff Reports, n.d., 1955-1957 9 Meeting Minutes: 1948-1953 10 Meeting Minutes: 1954-1955 11 Meeting Minutes: 1956 12 Meeting Minutes: n.d., 1957-1958, 1962 13 Addresses at Meetings, n.d., 1942, 1954 14 Program Committee, n.d., 1963, 1970 15 Standing Committees, n.d., 1955, 1964 16 Tercentenary Committee, n.d., 1953-1955 2 1 Administrator's Seminar (1970) 2 Commission on Jewish Studies (1972) 3 Conference on Jewish Education and Center Work (1946) 4 Conference on Jewish Education Personnel (n.d., 1954-1955) 5 International Conference on Jewish Education (n.d., 1954, 1960) 6 National Advisory Council on Jewish Education (1951) 7 National Committee on Teacher Education and Welfare (n.d., 1957) 8 National Conference (n.d., 1950-1959, 1966) 9 National Conference on Adult Jewish Education (n.d., 1965, 1972-1973) 10 National Council on Jewish Audio-visual Materials (n.d., 1961, 1963, 1967-1976) 11 National Conference on Jewish Camping (1972-1973) 12 National Curriculum Research Institute (n.d., 1961) 13 Regional Conferences (1956) 14 World Council on Jewish Education (1965-1966) 15 Commission on Jewish Studies in Public Schools (n.d., 1972, 1974) 16 Committee on Federation Planning for Jewish Education (n.d.) 3 1 Askowith, Dora, 1956 2 Bible Bibliography, 1954-1955 3 Bureaus of Jewish Education, n.d., 1955-1959: A-L 4 Bureaus of Jewish Education, n.d., 1955-1959: M-Z 5 "Call to Jewish Parents": 1955 6 "Call to Jewish Parents": 1956 7 "Call to Jewish Parents": 1957
3 8 Cejwin Camps Workshop, 1956 9 Cantor, Eddie, 1955 10 Circulars: 1951-1955 11 Circulars: 1956 12 Circulars: 1957 Page 3 4 1 Commission on Teaching about Israel in America, 1969, 1974 2 Communities, n.d., 1954-1957: A-M 3 Communities, n.d., 1954-1957:N-Z (also includes Canada, Israel, Mexico, and South Africa) 4 Dinners, 1951, 1956 5 Exchange Teachers, 1957 6 Founders Fund, n.d., 1948-1953, 1957 7 Fromer, Seymour, n.d., 1952-1953, 1955 8 Israel Independence May Materials, 1957 9 Jewish Agency--Blumenfeld, 1953-1957 10 Jewish Education Month, n.d., 1956 11 Kallen, Horace: General, n.d., 1955-1958 12 Kallen, Horace: Essays, n.d., 1954-1955, 1957 13 Kallen, Horace: 75th Birthday, 1957 14 Kallen, Horace: Trip to Israel, n.d., 1945, 1954, 1956 5 1 Katsh, Abraham, 1955, 1957, 1966 2 Ami, Keren, n.d., 1955, 1957 3 Konvitz, Milton, 1954-1957 4 Lehman, Herbert, 1952-1957 5 Miscellaneous Lists, n.d., 1949, 1952-1959 6 Lown, Philip W., 1954-1957 7 National Jewish Post, n.d., 1952-1955 8 National Conference of Jewish Communal Service, n.d., 1953-1955 9 National Membership Drive, n.d., 1955-1956 10 Newark--Hebrew Academy, 1956 11 Networks for In-Service Education Newsletter, 1955-1986 12 Newark Jewish Education Association, n.d., 1957 13 New England Meeting, 1957 14 New York Meeting, n.d., 1954-1957 15 Organizations and Institutions, n.d., 1946, 1955-1957 6 1 Penn, Asher--Judaism in America, n.d., 1955-1958 2 Pilch, Judah, n.d., 1954-1957 3 Pittsburgh--Hebrew Institute, n.d., 1957 4 Religious Education Association, n.d., 1955-1957 5 Ben Rosen Fellowship, n.d., 1952-1955 6 Scrapbook, n.d., 1956-1957 7 Seminar, 1955 8 Study of Jewish Education, n.d., 1952-1957 9 Television Program, n.d., 1955-1956 10 Western States Region, n.d., 1954-1957 11 Yeshiva University, 1954-1957
Page 4 7 Report on Jewish Education in the U.S., 1949 Research Materials, n.d., 1948 Survey of Hebrew Teacher's College in the U.S., 1949 Teacher's Study Questionnaire, n.d. Salary, n.d., 1947 Teacher's Institutes--Salary and Enrollment, n.d., 1947-1948 Vocations of Teachers, 1943 Two-Days-A-Week School Survey, n.d., 1948-1949 8 National Study Commission Budget, 1961-1962 Communities, 1955 Consultant Meetings, n.d., 1954 Correspondence, n.d., 1952 Executive Committee Minutes, 1953 Form Letters, 1952-1953 Liaison Committee, n.d., 1955 Members, n.d. Meeting Minutes, n.d., 1952-1957 Committee on Testing, n.d., 1956 Editorial Board Dr. William Chomsky, 1958 Dr. Moshe Davis, n.d., 1953, 1960, 1962 Dr. Alexander Pushkin, n.d., 1958 Dr. Azriel Eisenberg, 1958 Dr. Joshua Fishman, 1958-1961 Dr. Emanuel Gamoran, 1958 Dr. Albert Gamnes, 1957 Morris Horowitz, 1958-1960 Dr. O.I. Janowsky, n.d., 1948-1962 Dr. Horace Kallen, 1954, 1957-1959 Dr. Louis Kaplan, 1958 Professor Abraham Katsh, 1957 Dr. Milton Konvitz, 1953, 1957-1959 Dr. Philip Lown, 1957-1960 Rabbi Zev Nelson, 1958 Professor Harry Orlinsky, 1957, 1959 Dr. David Rudavsky, 1957-1960 Dr. Albert Schoolman, n.d., 1955-1958, 1960 Morris Ullman (Statistician), 1958-1959 Uriah Engelman--Personal Correspondence n.d., 1941, 1951-1956 n.d., 1954-1963 Inter-Office Communications, 1953, 1957-1962 Press Clippings Press Releases, n.d. Staff Meetings, 1959-1960
Page 5 9 All Day Schools--Correspondence, n.d., 1954, 1956 American Jewish Committee, n.d., 1953-1956, 1959-1962 American Jewish Congress, 1954-1955 American Jewish League for Israel, 1958 American Jewish Historical Society, 1959-1961 Canadian Jewish Congress, 1960-1963 Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, 1954-1962 Dropsie College, n.d., 1954-1959 Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, 1960 Hebrew Teacher's Federation of America, 1953, 1956 Hebrew University, 1960 Dr. Leo Honor, n.d., 1955 Inquiries, 1949-1963 Jewish Agency--Department of Education and Culture, 1954, 1956 Jewish Education Committee, 1956, 1959, 1961 Jewish Education Magazine, 1954-1956 Jewish Education Survey, 1953, 1955 Jewish Information Bureau, 1960 United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Education, 1959 World Jewish Congress, 1958, 1962-1963 10 National Study--Materials Relating to and Used in Study Bibliographies, n.d. Census, n.d., 1937-1961 Community Background--Day School, 1957 Deteriorated Schools, n.d. Education Definitions, n.d. Form Letters, n.d., 1952-1959 Forms Used, n.d., 1952, 1962 Interviewing, n.d., 1955 Jewish Education--Assumptions and Motivations, n.d. Outline for Research Department, n.d., 1954-1956 Pilot Study, n.d., 1952, 1955 Procedure, n.d. Progress Report, 1957-1958 Prospectus for the Study, n.d., 1952, 1955 Released Time Program, n.d. Sampling of Cities, n.d., 1955 Tests--Samples, n.d., 1956 11 National Study--Cleveland Pilot Study Assemblies, n.d. Budget, n.d., 1949-1953 Building, n.d. Bureau of Jewish Education General Materials, n.d., 1929-1954
11 Bureau of Jewish Education Minutes 1925-1953 1954-1955 Study Commission Report, 1954 Children's Attitudes, n.d. Data Compiled, n.d. Enrollment and Drop-Outs, n.d., 1953 Page 6 12 Information Questionnaire, n.d., 1954 Jewish Community Federation, n.d., 1953-1954 Junior Congregation, n.d. Leadership, n.d. Parents, n.d. Parent-Teacher Association, n.d., 1953 Reform Group, 1952 School Board, n.d. School Data, n.d., 1952 School Reports, 1952-1954 13 Schools, n.d., 1953-1954 Community Temple Euclid Avenue Temple Gates of Hope Hebrew Academy Heights Jewish Center High School Kinsman Jewish Center Park Synagogue Suburban Temple Taylor Road Synagogue The Temple Temple Emanu-El Temple on the Heights United Religious School Testing, n.d. Transportation, n.d. Tuition, n.d. United Jewish Religious School Records, n.d., 1947-1954 Yeshivath Adath B'nai Yisrael, n.d., 1950, 1953 14 All Day Schools Atlanta, 1955 Camden, 1956 Detroit, 1956 Miami, 1957 Rochester, 1954 Washington, D.C., 1956 Bureau of Jewish Education
14 Atlanta, n.d. Bayshore, n.d. Buffalo, n.d. Camden, n.d. Kearny, 1955 Los Angeles, n.d. Bar and Bas Mitzvahs Akron, n.d., 1955 Albany, 1956 Atlanta, n.d., 1955 Bayshore, 1955 Binghamton, 1955 Buffalo, n.d., 1955-1956 Camden, n.d., 1956 Detroit, n.d., 1956 Elmira, n.d., 1955 Kearny, 1956 Los Angeles, n.d., 1955-1956 Meriden, 1956 Miami, n.d., 1956-1957 Omaha, 1956 Rochester, n.d., 1954-1955 Schenectady, 1955 Steubenville, 1956 Washington, D.C., n.d., 1956 Children's Attitudes to Hebrew School--Code Books, n.d. Akron Atlanta Buffalo Camden Detroit Omaha Larchmont Washington, D.C. Specific Tabulations of Several Columns Page 7 15 General Questionnaire, n.d. Atlanta Binghamton Buffalo Camden, 1-100 Camden, 101-216 16 Detroit I Detroit II Elmira Larchmont Meridan Metuchen
16 Miami Page 8 17 Plainfield Rochester I Rochester II Schenectady Steubenville Tulsa Washington, D.C. 18 Libraries, n.d., 1955-1956 Albany Annapolis Arlington Atlanta Binghamton Buffalo Camden Detroit Elmira Kearny Los Angeles Miami Meridan Omaha Rochester Washington, D.C. No Jewish Education, n.d., 1954-1955 Bayshore Buffalo Kearny Rochester Parents of Drop-Outs Parents who don't send children to Hebrew School, 1955 Akron Metuchen 19 Test Scores, n.d., 1955 Tests, n.d., 1955-1957 Atlanta Buffalo Camden Cleveland Detroit Los Angeles Miami Omaha
20 National Study--Compilations All Day School Subventions, 1955 Assemblies, n.d. Budgets--Financing Education, n.d., 1948-1951, 1957, 1962 Buildings--Tables, n.d. Census Charts, n.d. Curriculum, n.d. General Aims of Instruction Current Events Customs and Ceremonies Study of Hebrew and Humash Texts Used Length of Program Length of Sessions Teaching Aids Demographic Data Enrollment and Length of Stay, n.d. Attendance Enrollment General by Type Size Length of Stay Size of Class Size of School Page 9 21 High School Students Analysis, n.d. Responses, n.d. Interviews, n.d., 1955-1956 Binghamton Camden Kearny Omaha Jewish Education in the Diaspora Junior Congregation Leadership, n.d. Code Comments Miscellaneous Responses Parent's Attitude to Children's Hebrew Education Parent's Comments 22 Principals and Supervisors Analysis, n.d. Data, n.d. Reactions, n.d., 1957, 1959 Salary Scales, n.d., 1952-1959 School Board, n.d.
22 Teachers, n.d. Transportation, n.d., 1950 Page 10 23 National Study--Community Studies Atlanta Buffalo, n.d. Analysis of Aims Curriculum Demography Enrollment Interviews, 1955-1956 Length of Stay Miscellaneous Principals Questionnaire Tabulations Report School Board School Report Teacher Report 24 Camden Attitudes of Children Bureau of Jewish Education Reports and Records, n.d., 1950-1957 Activities, n.d., 1945-1958 Curriculum, n.d., 1949-1957 Enrollment, n.d. Financing, n.d., 1950-1955 Talmud Torah, n.d. Tuition Fees, n.d. Dayton, n.d. Detroit Children's Attitudes Toward Hebrew Schools, n.d., 1957 Curriculum, n.d. Extra-curricular Activities, n.d. Length of Stay, n.d. Los Angeles Tables not included in report, n.d., 1956-1957 Interviews, n.d. Miami, n.d. Report Teachers Rochester Buildings, n.d. Curriculum, 1954-1955 Children's Attitude Toward Hebrew School, n.d. Length of Stay, n.d. Parents' Attitude Toward Children's Study Parents' Background
24 Toronto--Teachers, n.d., 1960 Page 11 25 Information Bulletins 1945-1969 Bulletin #25--Supporting Tables, 1960 JEC Bulletin, 1948 BJE Bulletin, 1970 Bulletin on Adult Jewish Education, 1966, 1991 26 Individual Publications A-J, n.d., 1940-1996 "Dilemma: Allocating the Funds of a Jewish Community" (game), 1973 27 J 28 J-Z 29 General Publications Jewish Education Newsletter and Jewish Education News, 1941-1983 Program in Action, 1951-1955 News Releases, n.d., 1951-1993 Hebrew Publications, n.d. News and Information, n.d., 1962, 1969-1973 National Council on Jewish Audio-Visual Materials--Round Up, n.d., 1958-1083 Pedagogic Reporter, 1957 Our Teachers, 1963-1964 Publication Lists, n.d., 1958, 1968 Promotional Material, n.d., 1942, 1969, 1974 The Story of the Jewish Catastrophe in Europe, 1967 Trends, 1986-1992 Media Meida, 1988-1993 Miscellaneous, 1993