ARC.1000.026 - Ben Zion Bokser Rabbinical Papers
| Title: | Guid e to the Ben Zion Bokser Rabbinical Papers 1920s-1980s. |
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| Name(s): | Bokser, Ben Zion, 1907-1984, creator | |
| Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
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Correspondence Photographs. Sermons. |
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| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1920 | |
| Abstract/Description: | The Ben Zion Bokser Rabbinical Papers, 1920s-1980s, consists largely of writings - articles, books, sermons, and other writings - in both manuscript and final forms. Also included are clippings of reviews of his books, correspondence, printed material, tapes, photographs, and printed materials. Also included are files documenting the conflict that ensued when a low-income housing project was proposed for the Forest Hills community in Queens, New York, and letters to Rabbi Bokser concerning the institution of Saturday Bat Mitzvahs at the Forest Hills Jewish Center. | |
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Ben Zion Bokser Rabbinical Papers, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.026, (Box #, Folder #). Funding for the retrospective conversion of the original finding aid documents to produce this guide using Archivists’ Toolkit was made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser, 1907-1984, was born in Poland, emigrated to the United States in 1920, and was educated at the City College of New York (BA, 1928), the Jewish Theological Seminary (ordained, 1931), and Columbia University (PhD, 1935). Bokser became the rabbi of Forest Hills Jewish Center in Queens, New York in 1935 and remained in that position for more than fifty years, except for a period as a United States Army chaplain during World War II, when he was stationed at Camp Miles Standish in Massachusetts. Rabbi Bokser was active in the Rabbinical Assembly of America, and he maintained relations with the Jewish Theological Seminary, serving as a program editor for the "Eternal Light," the Seminary's radio program; a lecturer on homiletics; and a participant in the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion and the Institute for Religious and Social Studies, both Seminary-run programs. English, Hebrew |
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| Subject(s): |
Forest Hills Jewish Center (Forest Hills, New York, N.Y.) Jewish Theological Seminary of America Institute for Religious and Social Studies Jewish Theological Seminary of America Rabbinical Assembly Eternal light (Radio program) Books--Reviews Community centers, Jewish -- New York (N.Y.) Community service Jewish learning and scholarship Jewish religious education Jews--Education Jews--Study and teaching Judaism -- Chaplains Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity Rabbis |
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| Library Classification: | ARC.1000.026 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Materials are available by appointment only. To make an appointment and request materials in advance, contact the Librarian in charge of archival materials at: 212.678.8973 or via E-mail: archives@jtsa.edu. Reproduction of fragile items is not permitted; consult the Librarian about literary rights. | |
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