Jewish Buffalo Archives Project
Historical Note
The Jewish Buffalo Archives Project (JBAP) is a collaborative initiative of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Buffalo and the University Archives in the University Libraries of the University at Buffalo. The goal of the JBAP is to comprehensively document a mid-size American Jewish community in its near entirety, building a Jewish community archive for scholars, researchers, journalists, educators, genealogists and others to explore this heritage.
The Jewish Buffalo Archives Project collects and preserves documentation relating to the diverse histories, religious traditions and cultures of Jewish communities within the Greater Buffalo and Niagara area of Western New York. All materials collected by the JBAP are available for research through the University Archives within the University at Buffalo. Oral histories record the recollections of a broad array of individuals to preserve the collective stories of our diverse community.
Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:
American Jewish Committee, Buffalo/Niagara Chapter records
Records of the American Jewish Committee - Buffalo/Niagara Chapter primarily from its final 20 years of operation documenting interfaith and Jewish heritage programming and community awards.
Annette Blanchard papers
Personal Papers documenting volunteer activities of Annette Blanchard and some family materials. Includes photographs, speeches, newspaper clippings, media, and other material relating to volunteer service and career in B’nai B’rith, as well as a small amount of materials relating to her husband William Blanchard’s Jewish scouting activities.
Collection of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Buffalo Chapter
Personal scrapbook of Arline Gelman recording the activities of the Buffalo, (New York) Chapter of the Brandeis University National Women's Committee, 1986-2004.
David and Ida Bregger Papers
Personal papers documenting the lives of Ida and David Bregger on their farm in Darien Center, N.Y., as well as Jewish life on the East Side of Buffalo, N.Y. Material includes loan documentation, photographs, personal correspondence, recipes, ephemera and newspaper clippings.
Buffalo Jewish Review Archive
The archive of the Buffalo Jewish Review contains issues of the Buffalo Jewish Review and its predecessor the American Jewish Review from November 9, 1917 to the present.
Buffalo Ritualarium (Mikvah of Buffalo) papers
Personal papers documenting the building of a mikvah in Buffalo, New York. Materials include reports, architectural sketches, correspondence and other material relating to the erection of the building as well as history of a previous mikvah founders and managers.
Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Buffalo records
The Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Buffalo records consist primarily of records documenting the activities of the Bureau, a non-profit community-based educational institution.
Carrel and Goldstein Family Collection
Papers documenting aspects of Buffalo history and life within the family and friendship circles of the Carrel and Goldstein families in Buffalo, NY, as well as the Law School, University of Buffalo during the 1920s.
Chabad of Buffalo and Torah Teminah School papers
Materials documenting aspects of work of Chabad of Buffalo with an emphasis on outreach work for Jewish students at University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College as well as the social and education life of a Chabad affiliated school, Torah Teminah, Amherst, NY.
Cleanup and Restoration of the Beth Jacob Cemetery Records
Cleanup and Restoration of the Beth Jacob Cemetery Records document mainly the cemetery inscriptions, and Joshua Finkelstein’s leadership activities of Cleanup and Restoration of the Beth Jacob Cemetery in 2008.
- Subject
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Archives 50
- Clippings (information artifacts) 47
- Judaism -- United States -- History 47
- Photographs 44
- Fliers (printed matter) 43
- Pamphlets 42
- Correspondence 41
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region -- Religion 41
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region -- Social life and customs 39
- Ephemera 30
- Minutes (administrative records) 30
- Programs (documents) 27
- Scrapbooks 21
- Invitations 17
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Social life and customs 12
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Archives 10
- Newsletters 8
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 7
- Reports 7
- Black-and-white photographs 6
- Jewish archives -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region 6
- Jewish archives -- New York State 6
- Material culture 6
- Notes 6
- Brochures 5
- Jewish archives -- New York (State), Western 5
- Speeches (documents) 5
- Agendas (administrative records) 4
- Booklets 4
- Bylaws (administrative records) 4
- Certificates 4
- Color photographs 4
- DVDs 4
- Jews -- New York (State), Western -- Archives 4
- Judaism -- History -- Modern Period, 1750- 4
- Posters 4
- Administrative records 3
- Articles 3
- Artifacts (object genre) 3
- Awards 3
- Bulletins 3
- Letters (correspondence) 3
- Presentations (communicative events) 3
- Printed ephemera 3
- Research notes 3
- Slides (photographs) 3
- Video recordings 3
- Architectural drawings (visual works) 2
- Budgets 2
- Building plans 2
- CD-ROMs 2
- Calendars 2
- Charters 2
- Citizenship papers 2
- Constitutions 2
- Cookbooks 2
- Deeds 2
- Eulogies 2
- Executive records 2
- Fund raising -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
- Jewish archives -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
- Jewish historians -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
- Jewish leadership -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
- Jews -- Education 2
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Religious History 2
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Genealogy 2
- Journals (periodicals) 2
- Ledgers (account books) 2
- Maps (documents) 2
- Memoirs 2
- Newsletters -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
- Postcards 2
- Press releases 2
- Recipes 2
- Rosters 2
- Sermons 2
- Synagogues -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
- Temples -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
- Temples -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls 2
- Videotapes 2
- scripts (documents) 2
- sketches 2
- Account books 1
- Administrative reports 1
- Albums (books) 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Audits 1
- Ballots 1
- Banners 1
- Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
- Book hands (book scripts) 1
- Book reviews 1
- Books 1
- Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs 1
- Cards (information artifacts) 1
- Charcoal drawings 1
- Color slides 1
- Commemorative histories 1
- Conservative Judaism 1
- Country clubs -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region 1 + ∧ less