ARC.1000.052 - Congregation Oheb Shalom (South Orange, NJ) Records
Abstract/Description: | The Congregation Oheb Shalom (South Orange, NJ) Records is divided into two parts. One part consists largely of photocopies of documents dating from 1857 to 1991, while the other consists of original documents, 1880-1975. As a whole, the collection consists of a somewhat miscellaneous group of items which document events at Oheb Shalom from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Included are correspondence; minutes, reports, resolutions, and other records of the board of trustees; rabbis' reports, 1908-1960; speeches of rabbis Schwarz, Hoffman, and Levitsky; issues of the weekly Oheb Shalom Review, 1911-1996; fundraising and financial records; material relating to the synagogue's buildings; records of the Men's Club, 1987, and the Miriam Verein Women's Auxiliary, 1880-1970s; cemetery records; miscellaneous programs and invitations, 1916-1986, including one for a memorial service for Dr. Solomon Schechter, 1916, and another for the induction ceremony of Rabbi Louis Levitsky, 1940; by-laws, policy statements, clippings, circulars, and other material. |
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Subject(s): | Hoffman, Charles Isaiah, 1864-1945 Levitsky, Louis M. (Louis Moses), 1897-1975 Synagogues Synagogues--Organization and administration |
Date Issued: | 1857 |
Title: | Guide to the Congregation Oheb Shalom (South Orange, NJ) Records. 1857-1996. | |
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Name(s): | Oheb Shalom Congregation (South Orange, N.J.), creator | |
Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
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Correspondence Minutes (Records) Reports Synagogue bulletins |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1857 | |
Abstract/Description: | The Congregation Oheb Shalom (South Orange, NJ) Records is divided into two parts. One part consists largely of photocopies of documents dating from 1857 to 1991, while the other consists of original documents, 1880-1975. As a whole, the collection consists of a somewhat miscellaneous group of items which document events at Oheb Shalom from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Included are correspondence; minutes, reports, resolutions, and other records of the board of trustees; rabbis' reports, 1908-1960; speeches of rabbis Schwarz, Hoffman, and Levitsky; issues of the weekly Oheb Shalom Review, 1911-1996; fundraising and financial records; material relating to the synagogue's buildings; records of the Men's Club, 1987, and the Miriam Verein Women's Auxiliary, 1880-1970s; cemetery records; miscellaneous programs and invitations, 1916-1986, including one for a memorial service for Dr. Solomon Schechter, 1916, and another for the induction ceremony of Rabbi Louis Levitsky, 1940; by-laws, policy statements, clippings, circulars, and other material. | |
Note(s): |
Congregation Oheb Shalom (South Orange, NJ) Records, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.052, (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). Congregation Oheb Shalom was founded in Newark, New Jersey in 1860 by the rabbi and former members of congregation B'nai Jeshurun, also in Newark. As the congregation began to grow a new building was needed; under the presidency of Samuel Schwarz funds were raised and in 1911 a new synagogue was dedicated. Two notable speakers on this occasion were Seminary president Solomon Schechter and then Governor of New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson. In 1957, Oheb Shalom moved from Newark to the suburb of South Orange. Oheb Shalom has been led by a group of distinguished rabbis including: Rabbi Charles Isaiah Hoffman, Dr. Louis M. Levitsky, and Rabbi Alexander Shapiro. English, German |
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Subject(s): |
Hoffman, Charles Isaiah, 1864-1945 Levitsky, Louis M. (Louis Moses), 1897-1975 Synagogues Synagogues--Organization and administration |
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Library Classification: | ARC.1000.052 | |
Held by: | Special Collections, The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary ARC.1000.052 | |
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. | |
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