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Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo

 Organization

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Jewish Archives of Greater Buffalo, Synagogue records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0150-0005
Abstract

Synagogue records of the Jewish Archives of Greater Buffalo. Records of Congregation B'rith Sholem (Pine Street Shul) and Temple Sinai include account books, record books, receipt and memo pads, photographs, deeds, correspondence, committee minutes, and bulletins.

Dates: 1884-1986; Majority of material found within 1915-1980

Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo records

 Collection — 1-36, 37+-40+, 41
Identifier: MS-0225
Abstract

Records of the Jewish Federation and, because of the Federation's encompassing nature, the some records from affiliated and supported institutions. Local case files on Soviet Jewish immigration created by Jewish Family Service are included. The collection includes a file of the Jewish Federation's newsletter, Federation News.

Dates: 1914-2011

Jewish Liberal Arts Club Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0036
Abstract

Scrapbooks documenting aspects of the work of the Jewish Liberal Arts Club, a Jewish social and philanthropic women's club.

Dates: 1931-2000

Judy R. Kantor Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0039
Abstract

Personal papers documenting aspects of the Women's Activity Group of the Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo and the Education Department. Material includes minutes, programs, photographs and newspaper clippings relating to several conferences and special events aimed towards women.

Dates: 1985-2012; Majority of material found within 1985-2000

Samuel Korus Papers

 Collection — Oversize-box 1: Series I
Identifier: MS-0200-0035
Abstract

Personal photographs and scrapbook of a Jewish Youth group, Omega Kappa Zeta, and photographs relating to the youth of Samuel Korus in Buffalo, NY.

Dates: 1942-2004

Morris Mesch Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series I; Series II
Identifier: MS-0200-0013
Abstract

Personal papers documenting aspects of local communal leader Morris Mesch. Materials include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to the community Holocaust Memorial Sculpture and volunteer activities and efforts.

Dates: 1920-1990; Majority of material found within 1977-1987

Rabbi Shay Mintz Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0018
Abstract

Personal papers documenting aspects of local community leader Rabbi Shay Mintz's work in the Jewish community. Materials include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to his professional career in several institutions including Shaarey Zedek, Hillel, and the Jewish Book Fair.

Dates: 1980-2004; Majority of material found within 1989-1999

Kenneth Rogers Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0030
Abstract

Personal papers documenting demographical aspects of the broader Jewish community in Buffalo, as well as future planning for specific Jewish organizations as created by Kenneth Rogers.

Dates: 1980-2013; Majority of material found within 1984-2007

Muriel Selling Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0006
Abstract

Personal papers documenting aspects of Jewish community in Buffalo collected and created by Muriel Selling. Material includes programs, photographs and newspaper clippings relating to Temple Beth David-Ner Israel, Temple Emanu-el, and other institutions and independent groups.

Dates: 1898-1964; Majority of material found within 1931-1935

Harold I. Siegel Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0025
Abstract

Personal papers consist of research materials and maps documenting Jewish businesses and organizations that were located on the East Side of Buffalo during the 1930s. Also includes programming relating to Holocaust education. Programs, photographs, notes and newspaper clippings are included on other aspects of Jewish practice and history.

Dates: 1972-2006; Majority of material found within 1972-1980

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Correspondence 21
Judaism -- United States -- History 19
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Archives 18
Jews -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region -- Religion 18
Fliers (printed matter) 17
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Jews -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region -- Social life and customs 17
Minutes (administrative records) 17
Photographs 16
Pamphlets 15
Programs (documents) 14
Clippings (information artifacts) 13
Ephemera 12
Invitations 9
Reports 6
Scrapbooks 6
Jewish archives -- New York State 5
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 5
Judaism -- History -- Modern Period, 1750- 4
Notes 4
Agendas (administrative records) 3
DVDs 3
Presentations (communicative events) 3
Research notes 3
Speeches (documents) 3
Artifacts (object genre) 2
Citizenship papers 2
Cookbooks 2
Deeds 2
Jewish historians -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Jewish leadership -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Jews -- Education 2
Letters (correspondence) 2
Postcards 2
Posters 2
Press releases 2
Temples -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
scripts (documents) 2
Account books 1
Administrative records 1
Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
Articles 1
Audiocassettes 1
Awards 1
Book reviews 1
Budgets 1
Building plans 1
Bylaws (administrative records) 1
Charters 1
Court records 1
Envelopes 1
Fund raising -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 1
Holocaust denial 1
Holocaust survivors 1
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 1
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives 1
Israel -- History 1
Israel and the diaspora 1
Jewish archives -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region 1
Jewish archives -- New York (State), Western 1
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Charities 1
Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. 1
Jews -- Migrations -- Government policy -- Soviet Union 1
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Archives 1
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Social life and customs 1
Jews -- New York (State) -- Niagara Region -- Archives 1
Jews -- New York (State), Western -- Archives 1
Jews -- Persecutions 1
Jews -- Persecutions -- Soviet Union 1
Lecture notes 1
Lectures 1
Ledgers (account books) 1
Legal documents 1
Maps (documents) 1
Material culture 1
Memoirs 1
Oral histories (document genres) 1
Personal correspondence 1
Plaques (flat objects) 1
Position papers 1
Postage stamps 1
Proofs (printed matter) 1
Receipts (financial records) 1
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust 1
Rosters 1
Slides (photographs) 1
Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy 1
Testimonies 1
Tickets 1
United States -- Foreign Relations -- 20th Century 1
Video recordings 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration Camps 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue 1
renderings (drawings) 1
sketches 1
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