ARC.1000.045 - Abraham J. Karp Papers
Abstract/Description: | The Abraham J. Karp Papers is an unprocessed collection consisting of 4 different acquisitions. The original collection was acquired in 1991 as part of the Ratner Center Vertical Files and consists of an annotated typescripts and manuscripts. The additional materials consist of correspondence, course syllabi and outlines, sermons, papers, oral history transcripts of Rochester Jewry, photographs, pamphlets, and research notes related to Karp’s publications, teaching (course outlines etc.), and sermons. |
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Subject(s): | Jewish sermons, American Jews--New York (State)--Rochester Jews--Study and teaching Karaites Synagogues Rabbis |
Date Issued: | 1950 |
Title: | Guide (Preliminary) to theAbraham J. Karp Papers 1950s-2000s. |
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Name(s): | Karp, Abraham J., creator | |
Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
Genre: | Sermons | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1950 | |
Abstract/Description: | The Abraham J. Karp Papers is an unprocessed collection consisting of 4 different acquisitions. The original collection was acquired in 1991 as part of the Ratner Center Vertical Files and consists of an annotated typescripts and manuscripts. The additional materials consist of correspondence, course syllabi and outlines, sermons, papers, oral history transcripts of Rochester Jewry, photographs, pamphlets, and research notes related to Karp’s publications, teaching (course outlines etc.), and sermons. | |
Note(s): |
Abraham J. Karp Papers, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.045, (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). Abraham Joshua Karp was born on April 5, 1921, in Indura (Amdur) Poland, and was brought to the United States in 1930. He earned a diploma at the Teacher's Institute of Yeshiva University in 1939, and a B.A. there in 1942. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1945, and received a Master of Hebrew Letters at JTS in 1948. Karp was the assistant director of the Seminary College at the Jewish Theological Seminary, 1945, and the director of the Metropolitan New York Region of The United Synagogue of America, 1946-1947. Karp served as rabbi of Temple Israel, Swampscott, MA; Congregation Keneseth Israel-Beth Shalom, Kansas City; and Temple Beth El, Rochester, NY. During his time in the rabbinate he was active in the Rabbinical Assembly. Karp was also a professor of history and religious studies at the University of Rochester. He has also been a visiting professor at Dartmouth, JTS, and Hebrew University. |
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Subject(s): |
Jewish sermons, American Jews--New York (State)--Rochester Jews--Study and teaching Karaites Synagogues Rabbis |
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Library Classification: | ARC.1000.045 | |
Held by: | Special Collections, The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary ARC.1000.045 | |
Restrictions on Access: | The collection is unprocessed and closed until further notice. Inquiries can be sent to e-mail: archives@jtsa.edu. | |
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