ARC.1000.044 - Jewish Community Center of Norristown, PA Printed Material
Abstract/Description: | The Jewish Community Center of Norristown, PA Printed Material consists of annual reports, 1943-1979 with gaps, making up the bulk of the collection. Also included are anniversary reports, 1961, 1968, and 1970; a report concerning the presentation of the 1954 William J. Shroder Memorial Award to the Norristown Jewish Community Center from the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds; a copy of the United Synagogue Review, March 1957, with a cover photograph of Rabbi Harold Kamsler, who became the center's leader in 1943; various brochures; a bulletin from an ecumenical Thanksgiving service, 1984; adult education programming material; and a 75th anniversary brochure, 1975, from Congregation B'nai Jacob, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where Rabbi Kamsler was also a rabbi. |
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Subject(s): | Congregation Tiferes Israel Norristown, PA Tiferes Israel Norristown, PA YMHA Norristown, PA Synagogues -- United States |
Date Issued: | 1943 |
Title: | Guide (Preliminary) to the Jewish Community Center of Norristown, PA Printed Material, 1943-1987. |
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Name(s): | Jewish Community Center of Norristown, Pennsylvania, creator | |
Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
Genre: |
Annual reports. Synagogue bulletins |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1943 | |
Abstract/Description: | The Jewish Community Center of Norristown, PA Printed Material consists of annual reports, 1943-1979 with gaps, making up the bulk of the collection. Also included are anniversary reports, 1961, 1968, and 1970; a report concerning the presentation of the 1954 William J. Shroder Memorial Award to the Norristown Jewish Community Center from the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds; a copy of the United Synagogue Review, March 1957, with a cover photograph of Rabbi Harold Kamsler, who became the center's leader in 1943; various brochures; a bulletin from an ecumenical Thanksgiving service, 1984; adult education programming material; and a 75th anniversary brochure, 1975, from Congregation B'nai Jacob, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where Rabbi Kamsler was also a rabbi. | |
Note(s): |
Jewish Community Center of Norristown, PA Printed Material, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.044, (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). The Jewish Community Center of Norristown, Pennsylvania was founded in 1936 when the YMHA and Congregation Tiferes Israel merged. English |
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Subject(s): |
Congregation Tiferes Israel Norristown, PA Tiferes Israel Norristown, PA YMHA Norristown, PA Synagogues -- United States |
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Library Classification: | ARC.1000.044 | |
Held by: | Special Collections, The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary ARC.1000.044 | |
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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