ARC.1000.068 - Naomi Flax Tepfer and Family Papers
Abstract/Description: | The Naomi Flax Tepfer and Family Papers are organized into three series: Papers, including correspondence, letters of her father, Louis Flax, letters of Hannah Tepfer Ginzburg, materials from her time in London, a diary written on ship while en route to Jerusalem in 1925, and extensive notes towards a memoir; Oral history interview done by Julie Miller with Tepfer in 1994-1995; and Photographs, including an album documenting Tepfer's trip to Jerusalem in 1925-1926. |
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Subject(s): | Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945 Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Jews -- England -- London Jews -- New York -- Brooklyn -- History Zionism Jerusalem |
Date Issued: | 1850 |
Title: | Guide to the Naomi Flax Tepfer and Family Papers, circa 1857-1988. | |
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Name(s): | Tepfer, Naomi Flax, creator | |
Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
Genre: |
Correspondence Interviews Oral Histories Photographs. |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1850 | |
Abstract/Description: | The Naomi Flax Tepfer and Family Papers are organized into three series: Papers, including correspondence, letters of her father, Louis Flax, letters of Hannah Tepfer Ginzburg, materials from her time in London, a diary written on ship while en route to Jerusalem in 1925, and extensive notes towards a memoir; Oral history interview done by Julie Miller with Tepfer in 1994-1995; and Photographs, including an album documenting Tepfer's trip to Jerusalem in 1925-1926. | |
Note(s): |
Naomi Flax Tepfer and Family Papers, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.068, (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). Naomi Flax Tepfer, a lifelong Zionist, was born in 1902 and grew up in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. Her father, Louis Flax, was ordained as a rabbi in Europe. In Brooklyn, Flax supported his family of fourteen children by serving as the shammes (sexton) of Congregation Sons of Israel in Bensonhurst. He supplemented his income by performing other jobs serving the religious needs of the local Jewish community. In 1925, Naomi accompanied her parents on a trip to Palestine, and remained in Jerusalem for a year working at the Judea Insurance Company. Before her year in Jerusalem, and continuing for the rest of her working life, Naomi Flax worked as a secretary for Zionist and other Jewish organizations. English, Hebrew |
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Subject(s): |
Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945 Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Jews -- England -- London Jews -- New York -- Brooklyn -- History Zionism Jerusalem |
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Library Classification: | ARC.1000.068 | |
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 archivist about literary rights. Jerusalem photo album and loose album pages are brittle. Please handle with care. | |
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