ARC.1000.044 - Jewish Community Center of Norristown, PA Printed Material

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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.
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.
Name(s): Jewish Community Center of Norristown, Pennsylvania, creator
Type of Resource: mixed material
Genre: Annual reports.
Synagogue bulletins
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.

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Subject(s): Congregation Tiferes Israel Norristown, PA
Tiferes Israel Norristown, PA
YMHA Norristown, PA
Synagogues -- United States
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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