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Jake Abelson (1892-1963). Papers, 1918-1963.
(professional boxing memorabilia and World War I diary, 1918-1919)
Harry Abrahams. Papers, 1976
(newspaper article)
Douglas Alexander. Papers, 1994
(political campaign memorabilia)
Helen Eiseman Alexander. Papers, 1919-1984.
Mss 72
Size: .2 cubic feet.
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Speech and Hearing Clinic |
Content: Papers relating to Civil rights, the American Jewish Committee and the establishment of the Speech and Hearing Clinic.
Significance: The Speech and Hearing Clinic was established in 1952, primarily through the efforts of Helen Eiseman Alexander and five other women who were concerned that there was no help available for hearing-impaired African-American children in Atlanta.
Henry Alexander (1874-1967). Papers, 1812-1991.
Mss 24
Size: 1.6 cubic feet.
Content: Court transcripts, correspondence and newspaper articles relating to the Leo Frank case, general family correspondence and Alexander genealogical material.
Significance: Henry Alexander was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1874, the son of Julius Mortimer Alexander and Rebecca Ella Solomons Alexander. His grandfather Aaron Alexander was the first Jew of American birth to settle in Atlanta.
Henry Alexander attended the University of Georgia and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1895. He was a member of the Georgia General Assembly from 1909-1910. In 1914 he was asked to help in the appeals process for Leo M. Frank. Throughout the years Henry remained active in both general and Jewish community activities and was a founder of the Atlanta Historical Society, a member of the Disabled Emergency Officers of World War I, president of the United Hebrew School, treasurer of the Jewish Welfare Fund and a member of the advisory board of the Union of Sephardic Congregation in New York.
Miles Alexander. Papers, 1949-1975.
(correspondence regarding admitting women to the Commerce Club)
Helen Alperin Family. Papers, 1926-1958.
Mss 11
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Newspaper clippings, newsletters, rosters, and a minute book, 1940-1941, from Judateens, a chapter of Young Judaea.
Significance: The papers reflect upon the activities of Helen Alperin who as a teenager and young adult actively participated in Zionist organizations such as Young Judaea and the Intercollegiate Zionist Federation.
Bernice Shanker Alter Family. Papers, 1929-1945
(invitation, Jewish National Fund receipt, 1932, and card from Kiddie Revue)
Rosalie Hirsch Alterman. Papers, 1921-1949.
Mss 87
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Contents: High School memory book of Rosalie Hirsch Alterman, 1930-1932, and memorabilia from the numerous activities and clubs in which Rosalie was active including the Coterie Club, Hadassah, the Atlanta Ballyhoo Club, and Camp Civitania.
Significance: This collection reflects upon the activities of a young Jewish woman coming of age in the 1920s and 1930s.
Charles A. Anderson. Papers, 1945.
(photocopy of letter written by U.S. army soldiers at Dachau, 1945)
Morris Arnovitz (1916-1988). Papers, 1928-1981.
Mss 69
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Primarily documents relating to the military service of Morris Arnovitz during World War II.
Significance: Morris Arnovitz was a navigator with the Army Air Corps and had completed 21 missions before being shot down over Germany. He was a prisoner of war in Germany for the remainder of the war. Of special interest are his flight log and a journal kept by him while a prisoner of war.
Joseph F. Asher. Papers, undated.
(history of the Asher family of Augusta, Georgia)
Barbara Asher (1938-1995). Papers, 1993.
(campaign memorabilia)
Joseph Bach Family. Papers, 1922-1959.
Mss 44
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Certificates, high school memory books, and dance cards.
Significance: Primarily reflect upon the social life of young Jewish singles during the 1920s.
Howard L. Baer. Papers, 1961-1962.
(newsletters and promotional brochures from Howard Paper Co.)
Aleks Bakman. Papers, 1989.
(Immigration documents from the Soviet Union)
Meyer Balser Family. Papers, 1955-1978.
(documents and newspaper articles from the various activities in which Balser family members participated)
Virginia Rich Barnett. Papers, 1950.
(program from the Atlanta Civic Ballet)
Essie Gavron Barris. Papers, c.1920.
(newspaper clippings regarding Hadassah)
Harris Barton. Papers, c.1990.
(trading card)
Michael Bass. Papers, 1942.
(Red Cross letter regarding good health of family member in Poland)
Irvin Beck Family. Papers, 1921-1953.
(immigration documents)
Sylvia Pollock Becker. Papers, 1944-1945.
(memorabilia from the Top Hat Club, Boys' High School and Butler's Inc.)
Hana Kraus Beer. Papers, 1941-1947.
(newsletters from Terezin and postcards regarding transport information)
Walter Beer Family. Papers, 1941.
(postcards)
Joseph E. Berman. Papers, 1925-1035.
Mss 78
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Scrapbook, 1931-1935.
Significance: Joseph E. Berman was City Council for the 4th Ward of the City of Atlanta from 1931-1935. He actively participated in the planning and implementation of improvements at Candler Field in Atlanta.
Zelda Jacobson Berman (1898-1978). Papers, 1918.
(thrift card, 1918)
Jerry Besser. Papers, 1945-1947.
(certificate from Dachau concentration camp, identity card, prayer book, and a copy of Behind Barbed Wire)
Sol Beton. Papers, undated.
(photocopy of Bar Mitzvah speech written in Ladino)
Henry Birnbrey. Papers, 1933, 1995.
(genealogy and photocopies of letters)
Hynek Bloch. Papers, 1941.
(confiscation document, Czechoslovakia)
Ron Blomberg. Papers, 1979.
(trading card)
Joseph A. Blumberg (1889-1976) Family. Papers, 1906-1989.
Mss 45
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Telegrams from the marriage of Miriam Saul and Jacob Blumberg, 1913, and the genealogy of the Saul family.
Significance: Long-time Atlanta residents.
Mendel Boorstein Family. Papers, 1914-1986.
Mss 103
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Fanny Boorstein |
Contents: Minutes of the Hungarian Benevolent Society, 1926-1927; newsletters from the Young Women's Hebrew Association, 1922-1923; and records chronicling the movement in the 1950s to establish a home for the aged in Atlanta.
Significance: Mendel and Fannie Boorstein were both active in Jewish communal life. In large part, it was the persistence of Fannie Boorstein that led to the creation of a Jewish home for the aged in Atlanta.
Oscar Borochoff Family. Papers, 1875-1975.
(photocopies of family documents of the Borochoff family of Rome, Georgia.
Joseph Breiner. Papers, 1946.
(certificate to keep captured German weapon during World War II)
M. William Breman (1908-2000) Family. Papers, 1915-1997.
Mss 39
Size: 4.4 cubic feet.
Content: Records from the American Jewish Committee, the Anti Defamation League, Atlanta Jewish Federation, B'nai B'rith Gate City Lodge, The William Breman Jewish, Home, The Temple and The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. Of special interest is a collection of newspaper articles on the Leo Frank Case, 1915-1982.
Significance: M. William Breman was a respected Jewish and general community leader who gave both time and financial support to various concerns, causes, and organizations. Both The William Breman Jewish Home and The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum are named for him.
Leah Wengrow Brenner. Papers, 1928-1929.
(diary of Leah Wengrow Brenner of Griffin, Georgia)
Francis Bressler. Papers, 1945-1972.
(documents primarily relating to activities at Ahavath Achim Congregation)
Benjamin M. Brodie (1875-1953) Family Papers, 1931-1942.
(minutes from the Southeastern Conference of Senior Hadassah, 1931, a photocopy of a letter signed by Henrietta Szold, and newspaper articles regarding the service of Benjamin Brodie during the Spanish American War)
Nathan Bromberg (1921-2000) Family. Papers, 1952.
(citizenship documents)
(concert program from the Ferramonti Di Tarsia interment camp in Italy)
Walter Bunzl (1913-1988) Family. Papers, 1902-1962.
Mss 55
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Immigration and reparations documents, and records from the New World Club, and the National Council of Jewish Women.
Significance: Primarily documents relating to the immigration of the Hamburger and Bunzl families in the late 1930s. Included among the documents are German police reports, and lists of goods allowed to be removed from Nazi Germany.
Jacob Butler (1909-1972) Family. Papers, 1918-1989.
Mss 61
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Records relating to the organizations in which Butler family members were active including Ahavath Achim Congregation, The Jewish Home, Atlanta Jewish Community Council consisting of issues of the newsletter "Together", 1954-1963, and the Jewish Progressive Club.
Significance: Jacob and his wife Julia were active in organizational work throughout the Jewish community.
Alice L. Caplan. Papers, 1958-1983.
(documents relating to Alice Caplan's activities in Jewish community organizations)
Fiddlin' John Carson. Papers, 1925.
(sheet music, "Little Mary Phagan")
Hugh M. Clark. Papers, 1943.
(currency from Terezin)
Dewald S. Cohen (1883-1967). Papers, 1954.
(letter regarding AZA fraternity's contribution to the March of Dimes)
Jack Cohen Family. Papers, 1921-1956.
Mss 48
Content: Autograph book, invitations, certificate from the Mayfair Club, and military documents.
Significance: Primarily relating to the World War II military service of Jack Cohen.
Rabbi Joseph Cohen (1896-1985) Family. Papers, 1931-1988.
Mss 65
Size: 1.2 cubic feet.
Content: Death, birth and marriage records of members of Congregation Or VeShalom, records of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association, 1969-1978, personal correspondence, speeches, sermons, and general administrative files from Congregation Or VeShalom.
Significance: Rabbi Joseph I. Cohen (1896-1985) was born in Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey. Rabbi Cohen served in the third division of the Turkish Army in World War I, in the Gallipoli Peninsula Campaign and also in the Palestine Campaign, and was held as a prisoner of war in Damascus, Syria. He later worked for the British government in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Cohen received his training for the rabbinate in Turkey and accepted his first pulpit in Havana, Cuba in 1920 where he was spiritual leader of the Congregation Union Hebraic de Cuba. In 1934, Rabbi Cohen moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and was installed as Rabbi of Congregation Or VeShalom three days after his arrival. In addition to his rabbinical duties, he served as the teacher and principal of Or VeShalom's Hebrew school. Rabbi Cohen was also active at the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Education, the Adult Institute of Jewish Studies, the Atlanta Jewish Federation, and was the first president of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association. Rabbi Cohen retired in 1969.
Julius Cohen Family. Papers, 1921-1980.
(family history)
Natalie Cohen (1914- ). Papers, 1970-1977.
(biographical information
Nathan Cohen Family Papers, 1924-1972.
Mss 102
Size: .4 cubic
Contents: Records from Cohen's of Alma Department Store and correspondence relating to the election of Nathan Cohen as Mayor of Alma, Georgia, 1961.
Significance: Nathan Cohen immigrated from Poland to the United States in 1913 and moved to South Georgia working as a peddler. In 1924 he opened Cohen's of Alma. He retired in 1957 and assumed numerous civic responsibilities throughout the community. He was elected Mayor of Alma in 1961 and later named Citizen of the Year by the Lions Club and Board of Trade.
Pauline Saul Cohen Family. Papers, 1934-1939.
(Young Judaea membership card, 1934, raffle stubs from the Nordau Club and T-E-L Club, 1936 and undated and program from Strausseans dance, 1939)
Philip Cohen. Papers, 1943-1944.
(diary of Philip Cohen's service aboard the USS Savage during World War II)
Moses B. Copeloff (1893-1963). Papers, 1924-1972.
(newspaper articles regarding the career of Dr. Copeloff and a newsletter and annual report from the Jewish Home)
Samuel S. Crasnow Papers, 1931.
(programs from the dedication of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation [The Temple])
Joseph Cuba (1909-1993) Family. Papers, 1922-1993
Mss 3
Size: 8 cubic feet
Content: Certificates, awards, correspondence, scrapbooks, memorabilia relating to various family members and to Ahavath Achim Congregation, The Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Community Council, as well as to other organizations in which the family were participants.
Significance: Joseph Cuba was a native Atlantan who spent a major portion of his life in service to the Jewish community of this city. In 1932 he assumed the presidency of the Southern Young Judaea Society, and since that time he actively participated in the leadership of Ahavath Achim Congregation, the Jewish Progressive Club, B'nai B'rith Gate City Lodge #144, the Southeastern Region United Synagogue of America, the Jewish Technological Seminary, the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Home, the Standard Club, the Atlanta Jewish Federation, Jewish War Veterans, and the Georgia State University Alumni Association. The papers not only reflect upon the varied interests of Joseph Cuba, but of his brother Max who served as a city alderman and was a leader on the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board for over 30 years. Of special interest are the documents relating to the integration of Leb's Restaurant in 1964.
Alfred A. Davis (1911-1994). Records, 1990-1994.
(newspaper articles, honor, and awards)
Alex Dittler (? -1974). Papers. 1902-1939.
(cemetery deed, and newspaper articles and genealogy materials)
Hyman Dunn Family. Records, 1922-1940.
(newspaper article)
Leon Eisenstein (1907-1980). Family. Papers, 1942-1943.
(letter and false documents relating to the attempt of the Eisenstein family to hide from the Nazi's during World War II)
Martin Eisler. Papers, 1945-1950.
(immigration documents and newsletters published by the Industrial Removal Office aboard the U.S.A.T. Gen. C.H. Muir, 1949)
Jacob Elsas (1842-1932). Papers, 1926.
(biography)
Louis Elsas (1880-1931). Papers, 1889-1967.
(patents for machines used at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, and newspaper articles relating to The Temple)
Oscar Elsas (1871-1924) Family. Papers, 1871-1976.
Mss 56
Size: .1.5 cubic feet
Content: Personal family papers, a history of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, a Greens Committee book from the Ingelside Country Club, records relating to the establishment of the Howard School and records from Rich's, 1938-1967.
Significance: Oscar Elsas (1871-1924) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, September 28, 1871 the son of Jacob and Clara Stahl Elsas. Jacob Elsas was the founder of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, a business which opened its doors on Decatur Street in 1881, and which would eventually become the largest employer in Atlanta. In 1909, Oscar Elsas became President of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills following the retirement of his father Jacob. Conscience of the philanthropic commitment of his father to various Atlanta community organizations such as Grady Memorial Hospital, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Hebrew Orphans' Home, and The Temple, Oscar continued to support these institutions and was active in a wide variety of civic affairs.
David Emanuel. Papers, 1801-1808.
(photocopies of documents and newspaper articles relating to the career of Governor David Emanuel)
Samuel Leon Eplan Family. Papers, 1905-1982.
Mss 12
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Brides book, scrapbook, brochures, programs, newspaper articles, and invitations from the various organizations and clubs in which the Eplan family participated such as the Don't Worry Club, the Jewish Progressive Club, the Junior Alliance Debating Society, the United Jewish Appeal, and the Jewish War Veterans.
Significance: Of special interest are the materials relating to the Don't Worry Club that traveled throughout the South debating important issues of the day such as child labor and women's suffrage.
Samuel M. Eplan (1896-1982). Papers, 1905-1922.
(photocopies of business cards and a Karen Hayesod program)
Rabbi Harry H. Epstein Papers, 1907-1984.
Mss 1
Size: 8 cubic feet.
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Rabbi Harry and Mrs. Reva Epstein |
Content: Sermons, correspondence, speeches and academic course work.
Significance: Harry H. Epstein, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Ahavath Achim was the spiritual leader of that congregation for over 50 years. He was ordained in 1925, and accepted his first pulpit at Congregation B'nai Emunah in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1927. A year later, at the age of 25, Rabbi Epstein left Tulsa and assumed the rabbinate at Ahavath Achim Congregation in Atlanta.
Hyman B. Estroff. Papers, 1992-1999.
(autobiography)
Max Feldman (1877-1966) Family. Papers, 1927-1970.
(documents from Shearith Israel Hebrew Institute and memorabilia from the Mayfair Club.)
Rebecca Frosteg Faber. Papers, 1978-1998.
(Newspaper articles relating to the Frosteg family of Pelham, Georgia)
Abrom Lewis Feldman (A.L.) (1896-1988) Family. Papers, 1892-1988.
Mss 32
Size: .8 cubic feet
Content: Correspondence and records from the Don't Worry Club, Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program, Georgia State University, the Mayfair Club and the Puritan Chemical Company.
Significance: A.L. Feldman was born in Hartwell, Georgia. The family moved to Atlanta in 1902. A. L. graduated from the Georgia Tech Evening School of Commerce and began working for the Selig Chemical Co. in 1916. In 1926 he
established his own business, the Puritan Chemical Co. A. L. was the first chairman of the Education Committee of the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce, he produced a widely distributed film on education and also founded the Teacher of the Year Program, today known as the STAR program.
Sam Feldman (1909-1990) Family. Papers, 1966-1975.
(letter (Yiddish) and a newspaper article re. Snack 'n Shop.)
Albert Fendig. Papers, 1986.
(genealogy)
Sylvia Ferst Papers, 1963.
(newspaper article)
Edward Finkel Family. Papers, 1990, 1994.
(Bat Mitzvah invitations)
Mario Foah. Papers, c.1940-1998.
(newspaper article re. Enrico Leide, the first conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Jewish community of Naples, Italy during World War II)
Alfred Fox Family (1876-1932). Papers, 1884-1993.
(Guthman family genealogy, newsletter from Montag's, and photocopy of a confirmation program from the Temple, 1892
Larry Frank. Papers, 1949-1956.
(newspaper articles re. Larry Frank's football career)
Leo M. Frank (1884-1915). Papers, 1914-1915.
(letter from supporters to Leo M. Frank written following his trial for the murder of Mary Phagan)
Leo M. Frank (1884-1915). Papers, c.1915
(postcard spoofing the lynching of Leo M. Frank in 1915)
Leo M. Frank (1884-1915). Papers, 1983.
(copy of the first application for a posthumous pardon for Leo M. Frank)
Leo M. Frank (1884-1915) Papers, 1878-1988.
Mss 91
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, autograph book, certificates, and newspaper articles relating to Leo M. Frank and various other family members.
Significance: Leo M. Frank was arrested, tried, and convicted for the murder of Mary Phagan, a thirteen year old factory worker in 1913. Two years later, his sentence was commuted from death to life in prison by Governor John M. Slaton, who after reviewing the records, felt that he could not sentence Frank to death based on the evidence. Following the commutation of the sentence Frank was lynched by vigilantes from Marietta, the hometown of Mary Phagan.
Maurice Frank (1909-1988). Papers, 1940-1946.
(newspaper article re. the Hadassah Sewing Group, a receipt for Atlanta Metal & Battery Co. and newspaper articles)
Miriam Freedman Family Papers, 1863-1994.
Mss 110
Size: .2 cubic feet
Contents: The papers primarily relate to Hermann Hirsch, a Confederate Veteran who settled in Columbus, Georgia.
Significance: The collection contains letters written by Herman Hirsch while in service to the Confederacy. The letters give a full account of the siege of Jackson in 1863.
Morris Freedman (1889-1987) Family. Papers, 1943-1989.
Mss 98
Size: ..4 cubic feet.
Contents: Commentaries by Rabbi Tobias Geffen, 1958; correspondence, certificates, a ledger from Comfort Furniture Company, and photocopies of newspaper articles.
Significance: Morris, Jack and Phyllis Freedman were active at the Atlanta Jewish Federation and in numerous other Jewish community organizations.
Henry Friedman. Papers, 1945-1996.
(identity and immigration documents for Henry Friedman, a Holocaust survivor)
Joseph V. Freitag (1893-1961). Family. Papers, 1945-1960.
(correspondence, newspaper articles, the State of the City address by Mayor Sam Massell, 1971, and a menu from the Standard Club)
Jacob Friend (1881-1972). Papers, undated.
(Passover card to Jacob Friend from the Jewish Congregation at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta.)
Jesse Frisch (1890-1980). Family. Papers, 1927-1974.
(program from the Jewish Progressive Club, 1927 and from the Six Point Club, 1936)
Frank Garson (1886-1955) Family. Papers, 1937-1988.
Mss 31
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Autobiography and biography of Frank Garson, memorabilia from Girls' High School, the Jewish Home, B'nai B'rith Gate City Lodge, Future, Inc., Lovable Brassiere Company, and the Standard Club.
Significance: Lovable Brassiere Company was established by Frank Gottesman, who later changed his name to Garson, in 1914. Garson was active in the United Palestine Appeal, the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Welfare Board and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
Chaplain John G. Gaskill. Papers, 1936-1945.
Mss 67
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Records from the Dachau concentration camp including death records, hospital records, a memorial service, reports, and prisoner testimonies.
Significance: Chaplain Gaskill was a United States Army chaplain and among the first Americans to enter the Dachau concentration camp. Of special significance is the record book of those who died during the last three months of camp operation. The information has been sent to Yad Vashem in Israel.
Abraham Gastfreund Family. Papers, 1945-1950.
(identification and immigration documents of Holocaust survivors Abraham and Malka Gastfreund)
Morris Gavronski (1871-1948). Papers, 1899
(congratulatory telegram)
Louis Geffen Family Papers, 1920-1974.
Mss 104
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Contents: A history of the Eplan family of Atlanta, greeting cards and Geffen family memorabilia. Of special interest is the political campaign card of Louis Geffen for a position on the Board of Education for the City of Atlanta.
Significance: Louis Geffen (1904-2001) was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was Rabbi Tobias Geffen, who was the spiritual leader of Congregation Shearith Israel for over 60 years. Louis gained prominence in Atlanta as an attorney and for his involvement in a wide variety of Jewish community activities.
Rabbi Tobias Geffen Family Papers,1924-1984.
Mss 105
Size: .2 cubic feet
Contents: Eulogy of Harold Hirsch written by Rabbi Tobias Geffen, newspaper articles regarding Geffen family members, and membership rosters from Mizrachi Women, an organization in which Bessie Geffen Wilensky was active.
Significance: Tobias Geffen was born in Kovno, Lithuania and was educated in a yeshiva in Slobodka. He immigrated to the United States in 1903 and after serving as rabbi at congregations in New York City and Canton, Ohio he accepted the pulpit at Congregation Shearith Israel in Atlanta in 1907. He remained at Shearith Israel for the next 60 years.
Rabbi Tobias Geffen (1870-1970). Papers, undated.
(biography)
Durwood Gerson Family. Papers, 1949-1957.
Mss 100
Size: 1.2 cubic feet.
Contents: Local and district records of B'nai B'rith Youth Organization and records of Amit Women-Atlanta Chapter previously known as Mizrachi Women's Organization Atlanta Chapter.
Significance: The records from B'nai B'rith reflect upon Durward Gerson's association long-time association with that organization. The Amit Women records represent Mildred Gerson's participation as a volunteer and active member of Mizarachi. The social historian interested in Jewish youth activities in the 1950s will find this collection of special interest.
Helen Borkowska Gerson. Papers, 1945-1946.
(identification documents of Holocaust survivor Helen Borkowska Gerson)
Robert L. Gerson. Papers, 1947-1951.
(correspondence and programs from the Ballyhoo Club)
Rebecca Gershon. Papers, 1918-1973.
(photocopies of correspondence and newspaper articles)
Sam Gershon (1877-1969). Papers, 1904-1992.
Mss 46
Size: .2 cubic feet
Content: Documents from early Atlanta Jewish community organizations including the Central Committee for the War Sufferers, 1920, the Independent Order of B'rith Abraham,1925-1948, the Kobryner Relief Society, 1920-1928, and the United Hebrew School, 1928.
Significance: Sam Gershon was actively involved in relief efforts in Europe
and for the Jews of the city of Kobryn in the years immediately following World War I.
Max C. Gettinger. Papers, 1939.
(letter regarding the immigration of a family member hoping to escape from the Nazis, 1939)
Helen Gilmer. Papers, 1995.
(newspaper article re. the Bielski partisans)
J. Kenneth Ginburg. Papers, 1889-1942.
(memorial resolution from the B'nai B'rith Gate City Lodge on the death of Jacob Morris, 1889, invitations and newsletter from Camp Daniel Morgan, and a newsletter from the Little Women Club)
Sam Glass Family. Papers, 1913-1978.
Mss 41
Size: .2 cubic feet
Content: Correspondence, programs and newspaper articles.
Significance: The papers primarily reflect upon the Zionist interest and activities of Sam Glass.
Sam Glass Family. Papers, 1925-1997.
(miscellaneous photocopies of newspaper article regarding various Jewish community activities and a photocopy of a receipt from the Yudelson Shoe Co.)
Carole Goldberg Papers, 1967-1968.
(correspondence including a letter signed by Hubert H. Humphrey, and three issues of the Temple Sinai Bulletin, 1968)
Jake D. Goldberg. Papers, 1914-1940.
(deeds of sales for property purchased in Thomasville, Georgia)
Joseph Goldberg (1888-1938) Family. Papers, 1896-1946.
Mss 43
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Certificates, correspondence and immigration documents.
Significance: Correspondence and telegrams relate to the immigration process and the immigration experience.
Vita Goldgar Papers, c.1993.
(biography)
Benita Goldin Papers, 1983.
(paper entitled: "Jewish Socialism in Atlanta, Georgia, the Arbeiter Ring")
Bluma Rubin Goldman. Papers, 1992.
(biography)
Moe Goldman (1895-1976). Papers, 1904-1994.
Mss 77
Size: 1.2 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, honors from Moe Goldman's association with the Boy Scouts of America and the American Humanics Foundation. The papers also include Goldman, Edison and Rosenbaum family correspondence, notably correspondence during Mr. Goldsman's service in Europe during World War I.
Significance: The social historian interested in volunteerism for the benefit of youth will find this collection of special interest.
Abe Goldstein Family. Papers, 1920-1987.
Mss 18
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, scrapbooks, an Atlanta telephone book, 1920, and newspaper clippings.
Significance: Abe Goldstein was the founder of Prior Tire, an Atlanta business for over 70 years. He was also active in numerous Jewish community organizations and was president of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Council, and the Jewish Educational Alliance.
Elliott Goldstein. Papers, 1997-1999.
(article re. the life and career of Elliott Goldstein and a copy of "On The Job Training: The Battle of Parker's Crossroads" describing Mr. Goldstein's war-time experiences.)
Dr. Irving H. Goldstein (1905-1979). Papers, 1956-1979.
(biographical sketch of Dr. Goldstein, honors and awards.)
Dr. Marvin C. Goldstein. Papers, 1940.
(currency from the Lodz ghetto)
Philip Goldstein. Papers, 1981.
(campaign memorabilia)
Samuel Goldstein. Papers, 1906.
(photocopy of naturalization certificate)
David Goldwasser (1911-1978). Papers, 1929.
(program from the Atlanta Conservatory of Music)
Cantor Isaac Goodfriend Family. Papers, 1951-1980.
(immigration documents, newspaper articles and a memoir written by Cantor Goodfriend entitled: "Returning to the Unknown")
Russell Frances Grant. Papers, 2000.
(biography of this soldier who served as the personal photographer of General Patton during World War II)
Jerry Greenbaum. Papers, 1954-1958.
(newspaper articles re. the golfing career of Jerry Greenbaum)
Charles Greenberg. Papers, 1922-1965.
(immigration documents and a roster from the Jewish Triangle Club)
Elinor Struletz Greenberg. Papers, 1948-1956.
(swim pass for the Jewish Progressive Club, Jewish New Years card from Rabbi and Mrs. Harry H. Epstein, program from Young Judaea, and newsletter from F.O.Z.)
Sol Harry Greenberg. Papers, 1944.
(Prisoner of War identification card of Sol Harry Greenberg who was shot down during World War II)
Michael Greenblatt (1883-1957). Papers, 1900-1979.
Mss 34
Size: .2 cubic feet
Content: Diary from the War of the Philippine Insurrection, 1900, discharge papers from the United States Army and the Georgia Militia, 1903, 1912 and newspaper clippings.
Significance: Soldier during the War of the Philippine Insurrection, 1900, Michael Greenblatt later became band director for Georgia Tech University where he arranged the Rambling Wreck of Georgia Tech.
Samuel R. Greenblatt (1879-1967). Family. Papers, 1953-1961. (correspondence with the Masonic Order Fulton Lodge No.216, and newspaper articles re. aviatrix Evelyn Greenblatt)
Paula Neuman Gris Family. Papers, 1937-1942.
(photocopies of false papers used by the Neuman family to try to escape Nazi persecution during World War II)
Sidney Gulden Papers, 1960.
(Newspaper clipping)
Isaac Guthman (1834-1900) Family. Papers, 1990.
(family history written for the Guthman family reunion, 1990)
Richard Guthman. Papers, 1986-1988.
(campaign memorabilia)
Herbert Haas (1884-1953). Papers, 1915.
(photocopies of correspondence between attorney Herbert Haas and Leo and Lucille Frank)
Isaac Haas. Papers, 1869-1930.
(identification card for Isaac Haas during the Franco-Prussian War, 1869, and newspaper articles regarding Camp Civitania)
Joseph F. Haas (1911-2000). Papers, 1915-1991.
(photocopies of correspondence between Herbert Haas and Leo Frank and newspaper articles regarding the trial of Leo Frank)
Leonard Haas Family. Papers, 1896-1988.
(photocopy of memoir of Aaron Haas, 1900 and newspapers articles re. Jewish life in Atlanta and the community service career of Be Haas)
Leopold Haas (1877-1958). Papers, 1915. (Correspondence between Leopold Haas and Leo M. Frank)
Sherry Habif Papers, 1940.
(currency from the Lodz Ghetto)
Linda Hallenborg. Papers, 1983.
(campaign memorabilia)
Bernard Halpern (1922-1980). Papers, 1941.
(newspaper clipping re. the immigrant success story of Bernard Halpern)
Michael Harris. Papers, c.1916-1936.
(wanted poster for Adolph Hitler issued by the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League, and a facsimile of 1 issue of "The American Jewish Review,"1916)
Joel Hecht Family. Papers, 1944-1945.
(photocopies of the death certificates of Richard and Edith Hecht who died in Bergen-Belsen, 1945; and a photocopy and translation of a poem written by Edith Hecht at Bergen-Belsen, 1944)
Erika Heymann Hecht. Papers, 1939-1989.
(primaily photocopies of material relating to the town of Monchengladbach in Rhineland, Germany)
Albert Hershberg (1911-1992) Family. Papers, 1908-1985.
Mss 63
Size: 1 cubic foot.
Content: Primarily records from the organizations in which Hershberg family members participated including Ahavath Achim Congregation, The Jewish Home, Hadassah and Roseland Cemetery.
Significance: The collection contains some of the earliest extant records from Roseland Cemetery, including the first internment record book, 1910.
Herman Heyman Family. Papers, 1886-1983.
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Josephine Joel Hyman |
Mss 5
Size: 1.6 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, diaries, and writings.
Significance: The collection contains material relating to both the Heyman and Joel families who were among Atlanta's leading first Jewish settlers. Of special interest are the diaries written by 14 year old Josephine Joel Heyman from 1914-1915. The diaries, kept by this young affluent Jewish girl, are indicative of the type of lifestyle members of the German Jewish community led in the first part of this century. Reference is also made to the Leo Frank case in one of volumes.
Benjamin Hirsch. Papers, 1941-1984.
(photocopies of articles regarding the controversy of opening the Jewish Community Center on the Sabbath, 1970, and a copy of the last letter written to Benjamin Hirsch and his siblings by their mother, a victim of the Holocaust)
Harold Hirsch (1882-1935). Papers, 1915-1935.
Mss 71
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Files from the Ingleside Country Club, the Coca-Cola Company and the Allied Jewish Campaign. Of special interest are the files relating to Harold Hirsch's relief and rescue efforts on behalf of German Jews prior to World War II.
Significance: Harold Hirsch was born in 1882 the son Henry and Rosalie Hutzler Hirsch. He began practicing law in Atlanta in 1904 and rapidly assumed a position of prominence in the legal, business, civic and social life in both the Jewish and general communities of this city. As an attorney he specialized in law relating to trade marks, unfair competition, income taxes and corporations, and for more than thirty years represented the Coca-Cola Company. In 1936 he was instrumental in establishing the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund.
Harold Hirsch Papers, 1938.
(address delivered at the annual meeting of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund held at the Standard Club, 1938)
Isaac B. Hirsch. Papers, 1930-1937.
(newspaper articles and invitations to the Mayfair Club)
Jacob N. Hirsch (1873-1932). Family. Papers, 1929-1962.
(American Red Cross certificate and newspaper articles)
Louis Hirsch Family. Papers, 1911-1979.
(invitation to the Joy Seekers Club, 1911, memorabilia from the Kiddie Revue, 1930, certificate from Ahavath Achim Sunday School, 1931, programs from Young Judaea and A.Z.A., and newspaper clippings)
Morris Hirsch (1841-1906) Family. Papers, 1861-1976
Mss 74
Size .2 cubic feet.
Content: Discharge certificate (photocopy) for Confederate soldier Henry Hirsch, 1861; and documents from Hirsch's, an Atlanta retailer established in 1863.
Significance: Early settlers to Atlanta, Morris Hirsch was a founder of The Temple and of Hirsch's an Atlanta retailer for over 100 years.
Kurt Homburger. Papers, 1938. (immigrant identification card)
Evelyn Greenblatt Howren. Papers, 1898-1990.
Mss 99
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Contents: Souvenir book from the Spanish American War, 1898; and records from Evelyn Howren's career as an aviatrix.
Significance: Evelyn Greenblatt Howren was a Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II and is recognized in her field as a life-long aviatrix.
Dave Jacobs Family. Papers, 1889.
(telegrams on the marriage of Dave and Rosa Jacobs, 1889)
Isidor Jacobs (1884-1955) Family. Papers, 1911-1955.
Mss 37
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Minutes from the Ladies Hebrew Charity Association, 1913-1918, and brochures, invitations, programs, and newspaper clippings from the American Red Cross, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Junior Mayfair Club, and the Know Your Neighbor Club.
Significance: Isidor Jacobs and his wife Lizzie were active in a wide variety of community organizations. He was instrumental in creating the Know Your Neighbor Club on the1700 block of Noble Drive in Atlanta to break down the barriers between different races and religions.
Joseph Jacobs (1859-1929). Papers, 1879-1985.
Mss 28
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Records from the Jacobs Pharmacy Company including issues of Jacobs' Monthly Magazine, 1914-1918, articles written and collected by Joseph Jacobs, and correspondence.
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Jacob's Pharmacy |
Significance: Joseph Jacobs was born in Jefferson, Georgia the son of Gabriel and Ernestine Heyman Jacobs. Gabriel Jacobs joined the 116th Georgia Infantry and fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Joseph Jacobs attended the University of Georgia in 1877 and received a degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1879.
In the fall of 1879 Joseph Jacobs opened the Athens Pharmaceutical Company in Athens, Georgia. In 1884, he bought out the drug store of the competition located at Five Points in Atlanta, and moved his parents, brothers and sisters to the city where he would remain for the rest of his life. Coca-Cola™ would later be served for the first time as a fountain drink at the Five Points location of Jacob's Pharmacy.
Sinclair Jacobs (1889-1977). Papers, 1964-1967.
(sermon by Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild, 1966, a letter regarding the hiring of non-Christians at Agnes Scott University, and newspaper articles)
Harvey and Betty Jacobson Family. Papers, 1914-1986.
Mss 30
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Memorabilia the Jewish Progressive Club, the Bachelors' Club, a memory book of Rosa Lee Mendel Romm, and a history of H. Mendel and Company a wholesale distribution company founded in Atlanta in 1890 by Hyman Mendel.
Significance: Long-time community members, Betty Ann Romm Jacobson would become the first female president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
Bobby Johnson (1913-1993). Papers, 1940-1994.
Mss 62
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Primarily records from the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund, the Atlanta Jewish Community Council consisting of issues of the newsletter, "Together," 1954-1955, and records from The Standard Club.
Significance: Financial secretary for the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation for 29 years.
Bessie Zaban Jones. Papers, c.1976-1987.
(correspondence and memoir)
Max Jotkowitz Family. Papers, c.1917-1946. (Program from the Jewish Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany and a photocopy of the transport information to concentration camps of the Jotkowitz family members.)
Jacob Kahan Family. Papers, c.1945-1994.
(identification documents for Holocaust survivor Jacob Kahan, newspaper articles, Jewish New Years card, and a miniature pocket book on Adolph Hitler)
Edward M. Kahn. Papers, 1937-1985.
Mss 7
Size: .3 cubic feet.
Content: Certificates, scrapbook, correspondence and newspaper clippings.
Significance: Director of the Atlanta Federation for Jewish Social Service, the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund and the Jewish Community Council for over 30 years. He was prominent in both local and national social work organizations.
Herman Richard Kaminsky Family. Papers, 1950-1991.
(program from the dedication of the Waycross Jewish Center, 1953, memorabilia from the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation, and newspaper clippings regarding the Kaminsky family of Fitzgerald, Georgia)
A.B. Kapplin. Papers, 1915.
(correspondence with Leo Frank and Governor John M. Slaton)
Gus B. Kaufman, Sr. Papers, 2000.
(history of the Jewish community of Cuthbert, Georgia)
Mitchell Kaye. Papers, 1992-1994.
(campaign memorabilia)
Mackey Klein (1909-1961). Papers, c.1926-1935. 
(program from Southern Interstate Young Judaea Association, 1926, and advertisements from Mackey's Beauty Shop)
Ann Klug. Papers, 1945-1949.
(identification documents for Holocaust survivor Ann Klug)
Rabbi Nathan L. Kohen (1908-1975). Papers, 1940-1978.
Mss 68
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Primarily sermons, speeches, and records from the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation of Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Significance: Rabbi Nathan L. Kohen was rabbi at the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation in Fitzgerald, Georgia from 1947-1975.
Herbert Kohn Family. Papers, 1936-1945.
Mss 85
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, 1940-1942, an Iron Cross certificate issued to Leo Kohn, 1936, and immigration documents, 1938-1942.
Significance: Leo Kohn and his parents and brothers were Holocaust survivors who immigrated from Germany in 1939. The Kohn family settled in Columbus, Georgia.
Harry Koval. Papers, 1941-1998.
(newsletters from Camp Daniel Morgan and a certificate from Boy Scouts of America)
Irwin Krick Family. Papers, 1952-1953.
(program B'nai B'rith Girls Chapter 176 banquet, and newspaper article)
V.H. Kriegshaber & Son. Records, 1920.
(letterhead)
Victor H. Kriegshaber (1859-1934). Papers, 1989.
(issue of Seasons the newsletter of the Capitol City Club, picturing Victor Kriegshaber on the cover)
Victor H. Kriegshaber (1859-1934). Papers, 1915-1989.
(photocopies of newspaper and journal articles about the life, business, and community service career of Victor H. Kriegshaber)
Abe Kruger Family. Papers, 1949-1973.
(memorabilia from the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation and newspaper articles relating to the Kruger family of Fitzgerald, Georgia)
Reuben Kruger Family. Papers, 1931-1987.
(photocopy of scrapbook relating to the Kruger family of Fitzgerald, Georgia and the Abe Kruger Department Store)
Harry Kulbersh. Papers, 1958.
(photocopies of newspaper articles relating to Harry Kulbersh and the Kulbersh Brothers Department Store in Tifton, Georgia)
Harry Kuniansky Family. Papers, 1922-1962.
(photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the football career of Harry Kuniansky)
Milton Kuniansky. Papers, 1946.
(Separation Qualification Record from the Army of the United States, 1946)
Adele Kusher. Papers, 1999.
(memoir)
Rabbi Edmund A. Landau (1875-1982) Family. Papers, 1878-1982.
Mss 90
Size: 2.2 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, record book of births, marriages, and funerals at which Dr. Landau officiated, addresses, scrapbooks and writing.
Significance: Rabbi Edmund A. Landau was born in Hamilton, Ontario the son of Wolf and Emma Alderman Landau. The family moved from Canada to the United States in 1876. Edmund attended the University of Cincinnati and 1892 entered Hebrew Union College where he studied for the rabbinate.
In 1898 he accepted his first pulpit at Temple B'nai Israel (Albany Hebrew Congregation) in Albany, Georgia. Several years later in 1905, he agreed to also act as the rabbi at Temple Bethel in neighboring Bainbridge, Georgia. He remained the spiritual leader of both congregations throughout his career.
Rabbi Landau was schooled in the teachings of Classical Reform Judaism. Confirmation of these teaching is evident in the writings and addresses of Dr. Landau found within the collection.
Joseph Landau (1891-1972) Family. Papers, 1926-1970.
(memorabilia from the Workmen's Circle, the Jewish Educational Alliance, and the Greenfield Hebrew Academy)
Rubin Lansky Family. Papers, 1945-1952.
(identification and immigration documents for Holocaust survivors Rubin and Lola Borkowska Lansky)
Jonathan and Deborah Lauter. Papers, c.1885-1910.
(Collection of Victorian Jewish New Years cards)
Sanford S. Lavine. Papers, 1974-1975.
(photocopies of newspaper articles relating to posthumous medals awarded Sanford S. Lavine, killed in action during World War II)
Jack Lederman Family. Papers, 1950-1951.
(immigration documents from Holocaust survivor Jack Lederman)
(program from Commercial High School) Louis Lesser. Papers, 1882.
(letter regarding future employment for immigrant Louis Lesser in the United States)
Joseph Levetan (1889-1962) Papers, 1909.
(Declaration of Intention for citizenship)
Liane Levetan. Papers, 1974-1992.
(campaign memorabilia)
J.M. Levin. Papers, 1912.
(photocopy of speech relating to the sinking of The Titanic)
Hyman Levison. Papers, 1918-1960.
(soldiers pay record book, 1918 and stock certificates from the Hebrew Commercial Alliance in Fitzgerald, Georgia)
Elliott Levitas. Papers, 1961-1983.
(campaign memorabilia)
(memoir)
Louis J. Levitas Family. Papers, 1910-1982.
Mss 9
Size: .2 cubic feet
Content: Wedding album of Ida Levitas, newspaper clippings, campaign material of United States Congressman Elliott H. Levitas, and two issues of The Jewish Outlook, 1913, bulletins of the Jewish Educational Alliance that later became the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.
Significance: Ida and Louis Levitas were long-time Atlanta residents who were active participants at the Jewish Educational Alliance and within numerous other Jewish community organizations.
Joseph Levy. Papers, 1910-1912.
(postcards of Atlanta and Savannah)
Meyer Levy. Papers 1917-1960.
(newsletters and certificates from the Fulton Lodge No. 216 of the Free & Accepted Masons)
Sol Levy. Papers, 1943.
(certificate for a war saving bond purchased toward the building of the cruiser Atlanta)
Joseph Libowsky. Papers, 1917-1921.
(savings book from the Fulton National Bank)
Morris Lichtenstein (1868-1926). Family. Papers, 1917-1982.
(correspondence and photocopies of newspaper clippings.)
Alan and Joan Forman Lipsey Papers, 1917-1946.
Mss 107
Size: .4 cubic feet
Contents: Memorabilia relating to the life in Thomasville, Georgia and her musical career.
Significance: Alan and Joan Forman Lipsey were residents of Thomasville, Georgia where they were active in civic affairs.
Joseph A. Loewinsohn (1892-1987). Papers, 1945-1959.
(Issues of the "The Progressive News," the newsletter of the Jewish Progressive Club, and copies of newspaper articles written by Joseph A. Loewinsohn for "The Southern Israelite.")
Marvin C. Lorig. Papers, 1963-1992.
(newspaper articles relating to the Lorig family of Albany, Georgia)
Robert Loveman. Papers, 1917.
(photocopy of a program for a performance by Robert Loveman, poet and humorist)
Leo Lowenthal. Papers, 1938.
(release document from a concentration camp)
Sylvan Makover Family. Papers, 1956-1983.
(photocopies of newspaper articles relating to activities with Israeli Bonds and Ahavath Achim Congregation)
Harold and Maxine Marcus Family. Papers, 1944-1983.
(photocopies of articles relating to Maxine Marcus' activities with the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund and with the pardon of Leo M. Frank)
Sidney Marcus. Papers, 1981.
(campaign memorabilia)
Janet P. Marion. Papers, 1977.
(article entitled: "Testing for Tay-Sachs Gene in the Atlanta Jewish Population")
Dr. David M. Marx (1872-1961) Family. Papers, 1895-1962.
(first sermon delivered at The Temple, 1895, invitations and programs from The Temple)
Armand May (1882-1972). Papers, 1919-1953.
Mss 93
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Contents: Correspondence, newspaper clippings and a scrapbook.
Significance: Founder of the American Mills Company in Atlanta, Armand May served as captain of the drive in Georgia to raise funds for the American Jewish Relief Committee which provided aid to Jewish refugees of Central and Eastern Europe, 1921-1922.
Sam Massell. Papers, 1973.
(State of the City address)
Shirley Massing. Papers, 1992.
(autobiography)
Ida Seligman Matz. Papers, 1942-1954.
(documents relating to Ida Seligman Matz's military service during World
War II.)
Ike May. Papers, 1915.
(letter from Leo M. Frank to Ike May)
David Mayer (1815-1890) Family. Papers, undated.
(histories, photocopies of correspondence, and newspaper articles)
David Mayer (1815-1890). Papers, 1864.
(diary in which David Mayer writes about breaking through the Union blockade during the Civil War)
Channah and Zvi Mekel Family. Papers, 1993.
(family history)
Hyman Mendel (1873-1954) Family. Papers, 1981.
(family history)
Simon Mendel Family. Papers, 1961-1972.
(publications and order book from the H.Mendel & Co.)
Merlin Family. Papers,1967.
(family history in Yiddish)
Estelle Miller Family. Papers, 1932-1940.
(camp diary and other memorabilia from Camp Civitania)
Sarah Belle Edelstein Miller. Papers, 1946.
(Flier introducing Sarah Belle Edelstein as sweetheart for the Morris Lichtenstein 518 Atlanta A.Z.A. Council)
Bennie Minsk (1914-1992) Family. Papers, 1934 and undated.
(photocopies of newspaper articles)
Malcolm Minsk. Papers, 1955-1969.
Mss 80
Size: .2 cubic feet
Content: Membership records and correspondence from the Zionist Organization of America-Atlanta District.
Significance: Malcolm Minsk was treasurer and an active member of ZOA for many years.
Charles Curtis Mitchell. Papers, 1945.
(memoir regarding the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp)
Mary Moncrief. Papers, undated.
(obituaries of B.W. Simon and Mrs. B.W. Simon of Albany, Georgia)
Perry Morris (1921-1996) Family. Papers, 1922-1990.
(program from the Aurora Club first annual banquet, issue of the "Alliance News," program from the Progressive Club, advertisements for Morris Bros. Luggage, and programs from plays presented by B'nai B'rith)
Louise Moses. Papers, 1894-1895.
(invitation and program from the Concordia Association, letterhead from Eiseman Bros., and a chain letter, 1895, to raise money for Grady Hospital, 1895)
Raphael Moses (1812-1893). Papers, 1890-1939.
Mss 83
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Typescript copy of the autobiography of Raphael Moses, 1890, a biography of Raphael Moses written by his grandson Stanford Moses, 1939, and letters of Raphael Moses, copied from the original, by Stanford Moses, 1812-1893.
Significance: Raphael Moses was born in 1812 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was an eminent lawyer and leader in the Civil War and Reconstruction periods of Georgia. He served on the staff of General James Longstreet in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Max Muldawer Family. Papers, 1956-1976.
(photocopies of newspaper articles)
Nathan Neuman. Papers, c.1943-1995.
(photocopies of documents relating to Holocaust survivor Nathan Neuman)
Mary H. Newsome. Papers, 1918.
(abridged prayer book for Jews in the Army and Navy of the United States)
Donald Oberdorfer (1901-1984). Papers, 1909-1976
Mss 23
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Primarily records from Oberdorfer Insurance Agency and from the various organizations in which Donald Oberdorfer participated including the Anti Defamation League, the Atlanta Jewish Federation, the Ballyhoo Club, Future Incorporated, Hai-Resh Fraternity, the American Red Cross, the Standard Club, and The Temple. Also included is an invitation from the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to a banquet in honor of President-elect William Howard Taft, 1909.
Significance: Oberdorfer Insurance Agency was established in Atlanta in 1894 by Eugene Oberdorfer, Sr. Since that time family members have been active in both Jewish and general community service organizations.
Marvin Orenstein. Papers, 1954-1998.
(photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the Orenstein family of Gainesville, Georgia)
Abbot I. Orentlicker. Papers, 1952.
(check for issued by Associated Grocer's Co-op.)
Max Pamarance. Papers, 1943.
(World War II ration book)
Sidney Parks. Papers, 1921-1982.
(photocopies of newspaper articles, B'nai B'rith Gate City Lodge bulletin and newsletter and history)
Lynette and Marvin Perlis Family. Papers, 1977.
(newspaper article about the Jewish community of Fitzgerald, Georgia)
Rubin Pichulik Family. Papers, 1936-1951.
(identification and immigration documents of Holocaust survivor Rubin Pichulik)
J.S. Pinkussohn. Papers, 1922.
(obituary)
Pliskin Family. Papers, 1928.
(postcard collection)
Benjamin J. Pollock. Papers, 1942-1951.
(handbook of the Butler Pollock Employees Association and a front page newspaper article about Benjamin J. Massell)
Gladys Rabhan. Papers, 1960-1961.
(correspondence)
Abraham Bernard Reisman. Papers, 1926-1982.
Mss 20
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Invitations, brochures, newsletters, and newspaper clippings from various organizations including the Jewish War Veterans, Boy Scouts of America, and the Mason-Grand Lodge of Georgia.
Significance: Abraham Bernard Reisman was active in numerous general and Jewish community organizations.
Meyer Rich (1889-1951). Papers, 1934 and undated.
(photocopies of newspaper articles)
Walter Henry Rich. Papers, 1947.
(memorial resolution)
Joseph H. Rodbell Family. (1887-1964). Papers, 1927-1930.
(records of the United Hebrew Benevolent Association and a scrapbook)
Leonard Rodbell (1887-1964) Family. Papers, 1968.
(photocopy of newspaper article and article about Joe Gerson)
Louis Rosenbaum (1900-1986) Family. Papers, 1921-1993.
Mss 52
Size: .6 cubic feet.
Content: Documents from numerous Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, schools, and synagogues including the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund, The Atlanta Normal Training School, the Atlanta Opportunity School, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Central Night School, Ahavath Achim Congregation, Decatur Civitan Club, Jewish Educational Alliance, Jewish Progressive Club, Jewish War Veterans; documents relating to the unsuccessful effort of Jacob Rosenbaum to immigrate to the United States and business records from Spick and Span Groceries and Meats.
Significance: The immigration records document the Rosenbaum family's effort to save a family member from the Holocaust in the years between 1937-1939.
Charlotte Stein Slotin Rosenberg (1913-1967) Family. Papers, 1932-1966. (newsletter and dance card of Alpha Epsilon Pi at Emory University, bulletin of Lawson General Hospital, 1945, Bulletin of B'nai B'rith Women of Atlanta, 1949 and photocopies of newspaper articles)
Herman Rosenberg. Papers, 1901.
(naturalization certificate)
Herman and Ella Rosenberg. Papers, 1992.
(history of the Thomasville Jewish community)
Irving Rosenberg Family. Papers, 1866-1945.
Mss 94
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Contents: Typescript copy of a letter form Raphael Moses to W.O. Tuggle of LaGrange, Georgia, 1875; indentures, 1866-1945, and business records including minutes of meetings of the Rosenberg Jewelry Company, 1928-1944.
Significance: The Rosenberg family are long-time residents of Columbus, Georgia. Of special interest is the letter from Raphael Moses in which he expresses his pride in being a member of the Jewish people.
Laura Rosenberg. Papers, 1929-1951.
(newspaper articles regarding the community service of Laura Rosenberg of Columbus, Georgia)
Louis A. Rosenberg (1901-1974). Papers, 1923-1928.
(newspaper articles regarding the Jewish Progressive Club basketball team)
Louis Rosenberg Family. Papers, undated.
(newspaper article re. the Louis Rosenberg family of Swainsboro, Georgia)
Julia Alahdeff Roth. Papers, 1943.
(newspaper article regarding civil defense during World War II)
Laurette Rosenstrauch. Papers, c.1874-1994.
(photocopies of family histories, articles, and genealogies of the first Jewish families to settle in Columbus, Georgia)
Luther Z. Rosser. Papers, 1914.
(photocopy of letter from Leo M. Frank to his attorney Luther Z. Rosser and a biography of Luther Rosser)
Bertha Rubin Family. Papers, 1931 and undated.
(Girls' High School Yearbook)
Rosalyn Minsk Rubin. Papers, c.1942-1980.
(memorabilia from Ahavath Achim Congregation. ORT, and Congregation Shearith Israel)
Phillip Russ (1875-1941). Papers, 1906-1910.
(citizenship documents)
Sadie Sacks (1920-1996). Papers, 1972-1979.
(newspaper article regarding her career as director of the Early Childhood Department at the Atlanta Jewish Community Center)
Harry Salby (1917- ) Family. Papers, 1942-1955.
(false paper used to hide from the Nazis during World War II and photocopies of immigration and identification documents)
Nathan Saltzman Family. Papers, 1873-1950.
Mss 10
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, certificates, diplomas, invitations and memorabilia of the Saltzman, Benjamin, and Hirshberg families of Atlanta.
Significance: Pioneer Atlanta Jewish families. Of special note is the correspondence that is highly descriptive of the lifestyle led by affluent members of the Jewish community in the early 1900s.
David Sarnat. Papers, 1940.
(currency from the Lodz Ghetto)
Philip Sartorius (1831- ) Papers, undated.
(family history)
Milton Saul Family (1924- ). Papers, 1914-1980.
Mss 73
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: The Saul family has been active in a wide variety of community activities including Ahavath Achim Congregation, Atlanta Jewish Community Center, Atlanta Jewish Federation and its predecessor organizations, B'nai B'rith Women, and Hillel. Of special interest are the documents relating to the Zion Colony of Atlanta, and Congregation Beth Israel.
Significance: Both the Zion Colony of Atlanta and Congregation Beth Israel are no longer extant. Very few records exist from either this short-lived synagogue or early Zionist organization that was established in 1924.
Dr. William E. Schatten (1928-1998). Papers, 1941-1993
Mss 66
Size: .4 cubic feet
Content: Primarily photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the many activities of Dr. Schatten in a wide variety of community organizations including Ahavath Achim Congregation, American Jewish Committee, Anti Defamation League, Emory University, Israel Bonds, and Jewish National Fund.
Significance: Dr. William E. Schatten was active in the Atlanta community for much of his career. He served as the 1983 and 1984 campaign chairman of the Atlanta Jewish Federation and as president from 1988-1990. He was the Atlanta Israel Bonds Chairman from 1971-1976 and was a member of the National Israel Bond Cabinet. From 1976-1978, Dr. Schatten was president of the Ahavath Achim Congregation.
Herbert Schiff. Papers, 1913-1915.
(photocopies of correspondence between Herbert Schiff, assistant superintendent at the National Pencil Company and Leo M. Frank)
Tobias Schlaffer (1886-1977) Family. Papers, undated.
(letter in Yiddish)
Anne T. Schneider Family. Papers, 1961-1979.
(newspaper article regarding the Aaron Tanenbaum family of Augusta, Georgia and a history of Adas Yeshurun Synagogue of Augusta)
Dr. Eugen Schoenfeld (1925- ). Papers, 1945-1948.
(identification and immigration documents of Holocaust survivor Eugen Schoenfeld)
Dr. Louis Schmier, Papers, c.1860-1920.
(historical manuscripts including Confederate Jewish Civil War diary)
Ruth Schuster. Papers, undated.
(paper entitled: "The Refugee Jewish Grocery Owner in the Black Ghetto of Atlanta")
Michael Schwarz Family. Papers, 1949.
(Red Cross documents certifying the death of Heinz and Ernst Grabowski, murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1943)
(history of the Dachau concentration camp)
Barry Seidel. Papers, 1946.
(photocopy of immigration document and diploma of Holocaust survivor Barry Seidel)
Selig Family. Papers, 1998.
(genealogy)
Maurice M. Shapiro. Papers, 1940-1943.
(currency from the Lodz Ghetto)
Simon Sher (1906- ) Family. Papers, 1922-1928.
(memorabilia including correspondence and an issue of "The Orphan Home News," from the Hebrew Orphans Home at which Simon Sher and all of his siblings were residents)
Alice Sherr. Papers, 1943-1946.
(immigration document and postcard from the Jewish Girl Scout troop in Heiden, Switzerland)
Arthur Shulhafer. Papers, 1923-1938.
(guest book of all visitors to the Shulhafer home from 1923-1938)
(pamphlet from Sigma Theta Pi, 1908, Newsletter from Montag, Inc., bulletins from the Atlanta Section National Council of Jewish Women, and photocopies of newspaper articles)
Harry Barney Siegel. Papers, 1963.
(newspaper article regarding Harry B. Siegel who worked for the Southern Railway Company for 50 years)
Max Siegel (1889-1961) Family. Papers, c.1938-1940.
(Passover order form)
Rosamond Harris Sigal. Papers, 1944-1946.
(newspapers from Young Judaea and memorabilia from Camp Daniel Morgan)
Harry Silverman (1861-1925) Family. Papers, 1877-1962.
(correspondence, biography of Dr. Crawford W. Long by Joseph Jacobs, report card from the Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens, Georgia, program from a testimonial dinner for Morris B. Abram at the Mayfair Club, and photocopies of newspaper articles regarding the Silverman, Cohen and Wiseberg families)
Lottie Geffen Simon (1900-1991). Papers, 1968.
(naturalization certificate)
Isidore Sirota (1897-1961) Family. Papers, 1916-1979.
Mss 47
Size: .2 cubic feet
Content: Minutes from the Farband Labor Zionist Order (Yiddish), 1945-1960, autobiography of Isidore Sirota, 1961, and naturalization certificates.
Significance: The Farband was established in Atlanta in 1913. The Farband provided sickness and death benefits while promoting Yiddish culture and Socialist doctrine.
Bernard Sloman Family. Papers, 1956.
(naturalization certificates)
Ronald Slotin Papers, 1992-1994.
(campaign memorabilia)
Simon H. Smith (1901-1943) Family. Papers, 1903-1960.
Mss 53
Size: .6 cubic feet.
Content: Documents from numerous Jewish and non Jewish organizations, schools, clubs, businesses and synagogues including Ahavath Achim Congregation, Alpha Epsilon Pi-Emory University, Tau Epsilon Pi-Emory University, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Boys' High School, Dora R. Smith Realty Co., Druid Hills School, Emory University School of Medicine, Girls' High School, Mayfair Club, Shower Door Company, Ballyhoo Club, Top Hat Club, and The Temple.
Significance: Simon H. Smith was a graduate of the Emory University School of Medicine. His wife Dora was the first Jewish female realtor in Atlanta.
Ralph A. Sonn. Papers, 1891.
(letter)
Harry Sopkin. Papers, 1958.
(matchbook cover advertising Henry Sopkin as conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Gisela Meyer Spielberg Family. Papers, 1946-1962.
(documents from the Spielberg's family life in Germany prior to their immigration in 1939, immigration documents, newsletters and rosters of the New World Club, minutes from the meeting of the Atlanta Federation for Jewish Social Service Committee on Family Service, 1949)
Eliezer Sotto. Papers, 1987.
(newspaper article regarding Holocaust survivor Eliezer Sotto)
Jacob Spielberger. Papers, 1914-1953.
(indentures for gravesites at Greenwood cemetery purchased by the Independent Order of B'rith Abraham, 1914; the Oriental Hebrew Society, 1922, the Independent Order B'rith Sholom, 1931-1939, and articles of incorporation for the Palestine Benevolent Association, 1929)
Frank Spiegel. Papers, 1833-1999.
(certificates and awards from sports camps and events in which Frank Spiegel participated in Fuerth, Germany.)
Helen Wasserman Spiegel. Papers, 1917.
(letter from David Grausmann who was killed in battle serving Germany during World War I)
Werner Spiegel. Papers, 1939-1940.
(immigration documents of Holocaust survivor Werner Spiegel)
Leon Spiegelman Family. Papers, 1922-1947.
(correspondence regarding the unsuccessful attempt of Frada and Yankel Spiegelman, 1937-1939, and a receipt from Greenberg and Flynn, Inc., Funeral Directors, 1941)
Frieda Spieler Family. Papers, 1986.
(history of the Valdosta Hebrew Congregation by Dr. Louis Schmier)
Adam Stahl Family. Papers, 1998.
(family history and genealogy)
Beatrice Vitner Stein. Papers, 1937-1958.
(certificates for the purchase of war bonds for the building of the USS Atlanta, 1943; war ration book; and a program from a Sons of Zion (S.O.Z.) banquet at the Mayfair Club, 1948)
Cathey Steinberg. Papers, 1992-1994.
(campaign memorabilia)
Jack J. Steinberg. Papers, 1981.
(family history of the Steinberg family of Augusta, Georgia and a history of the Jewish community of Augusta, Georgia)
Albert Steiner (1846-1919). Papers, c.1961.
(biographical material about Albert Steiner and the Albert Steiner Charitable Fund)
David Steinheimer (1838-1930) Family. Papers,
Mss 26
Size: .2 cubic feet
Content: Autobiography of David Steinheimer, bride's book, correspondence and newspaper articles.
Significance: David Steinheimer was a founding member of The Hebrew Benevolent Congregation (The Temple). He married Isabelle Mayer, the daughter of David Mayer, a Confederate veteran, Temple founder, and businessman. In David Steinheimer's autobiography he recounts his early life working as peddler in the late 1850s.
Robert L. Stern Family. Papers, c.1900-1903.
(graduation autograph book of Marian Frank, sister to Leo M. Frank)
Marty Storch. Papers, 1945, 1993-1994.
(identification document issued to Holocaust survivor Marty Storch and letters of support for his community service)
Arthur Strauss. Papers, 1941.
(postcard picturing the Mousinho, one of the ships to bring Holocaust survivors to the United States at the end of World War II)
Oscar Strauss Jr. Family. Papers, 1872-1978.
Mss 15
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, scrapbook, newspaper clippings, invitations and family genealogy.
Significance: Oscar Strauss married Rubye Rich, the sister of the founders of Rich's Department Store. The collection contains material relating to the lives of these two pioneer Atlanta families.
Julius Edward Sommerfield Family. Papers, 1879-1979.
Mss 19
Size: .6 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, autograph book, newspaper articles relating to Margaret Mitchell and Gone With The Wind, postcards, and yearbooks from Tech High School.
Significance: Julius Edward Sommerfield was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1865. In 1886 he graduated from the Medical College of Berlin. He later moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he met and married Clara Rosenfeld, the daughter of Abraham and Emilie Baer Rosenfeld, whose marriage in 1867, inspired the Jewish population of Atlanta to establish the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation.
Sam Sugarman (1890-1970) Family. Papers, 1911-1961.
Mss 51
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Commencement memory book of Ida Myers, 1913, and documents from Montag's, a stationery manufacturer at which Sam Sugarman was employed.
Significance: Highlights the activities of a Jewish youth in the early part of the twentieth century.
Harry Sunshine (1897-1967) Family. Papers, 1919-1975.
Mss 60
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Correspondence, family history, legal documents, obituaries, and records relating to land purchases and support of the State of Israel, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Sunshine Department Stores.
Significance: Harry Sunshine was actively involved in both the Jewish and general communities and generously supported a number of different causes in Atlanta and in the State of Israel.
Solomon Sutker. Papers, 1950.
Mss 76
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Thesis entitled "The Jews of Atlanta: Their Social Structure and Leadership Patterns," submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Significance: This thesis covers a variety of subjects regarding the Jewish community of Atlanta including Zionism, clubs, business, women, demographics, and synagogue life.
Sam Swerdlin. Papers, 1977.
(autobiography)
Nancy Taffel. Papers, 1986.
(newspaper article re. Black-Jewish relations in Atlanta)
Harry Taratoot (1885-1982) Family. Papers, 1913-1976.
Mss 79
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Immigration documents, 1922, and records from Congregation Anshi Sfard, 1929-1976.
Significance: The collection contains some of the few extant documents from Congregation Anshi Sfard. Of special interest is the letter signed by Thomas E. Watson in support of the immigration of Brucha Taratoot, 1922.
Esther Taylor (1905-1992). Papers, 1928-1972.
(scrapbook and memorabilia regarding Esther Taylor's involvement with Hadassah, and as an accomplished pianist)
Michael Taylor (1872-1940). Papers, 1896.
(naturalization certificate)
Julius L. Tenenbaum (1891-1974). Papers, 1909-1989.
Mss 27
Size: .4 cubic feet.
Content: Memorabilia from Boys' High School, the Mayfair Club, and Tenenbaum Brothers.
Significance: Julius L. Tenenbaum was a World War I veteran who established Tenenbaum Brothers, a wholesale distributor.
Doug Teper. Papers, 1985.
(Campaign memorabilia)
Robert Travis (1900-1985). Papers, 1936-1958.
(correspondence and memorabilia from the first campaign of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund)
Robert M. Travis. Papers, 1930-1977.
Mss 108
Size: .4 cubic feet
Contents: Correspondence, a scrapbook from Bertha Travis' years as Hadassah president, programs, invitations, and tributes to both Robert and Bertha Travis.
Significance: Robert (Bob) M. Travis was an ardent Zionist and one of the first to recognize, as early as 1939, that the Jewish people would be facing a holocaust if Europe's Jews were not allowed to immigrate to Palestine. Robert Travis served as president of the Zionist District in Atlanta from 1937-1939. He later served as president of the Southeastern Zionist Region. In 1941, in association with Julian Boehm he was instrumental in organizing the Atlanta branch of the American Christian Palestine Committee. He is also credited with being a founder of Camp Judaea in Henderson, North Carolina.
Boris Ulman. Papers, 1987.
(memoir of Holocaust survivor Boris Ulman who fought with the Russian Partisans during World War II)
Carol Unger. Papers, 1982.
(paper entitled: "Jewish Immigrants in Atlanta's Melting Pot)
(correspondence regarding reparations claims of Emily Warshaw for property seized in Poland during World War II)
Thomas E. Watson (?-1922). Papers, 1927.
(issue of Watson's Magazine, December, 1912 and issue of The Watsonian, February, 1927)
Margaret Strauss Weiller. Papers, 1995.
(certificates of appreciation from Atlanta Section, National Council of Jewish Women and the Epstein School)
Beryl Weiner Family. Papers, 1918-1996.
Mss 86
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Content: Index to the Camilla Enterprise compiled by Beryl Weiner in 1996.
Significance: Beryl Weiner is an Atlanta attorney who spent his boyhood years in Camilla, Georgia. The index highlights important events in the Camilla, the South, and especially those that relate to the Jewish residents of Camilla.
Marvin Weintraub. Papers, 1946-1949.
(program from the 12th anniversary celebration of Augusta A.Z.A, 1946, miscellaneous A.Z.A. memorabilia, varsity letter cards from Boys' High School, and Jewish Educational Alliance membership cards)
Rabbi Stephen Weiss Family. Papers, 1994.
(program from naming ceremony of Yael Bruria Weiss)
Sophia Saul Weiss. Papers, 1918-1992.
(letterhead from the J. Saul & Company and photocopies of newspaper articles regarding Saul family members)
Meyer Wellhouse (1827-1987) Family. Papers,1894.
(two Union Prayer Books containing handwritten birth, marriage and death records of the Wellhouse and Liebman families)
Charlotte Wilen Papers, 1963-1993.
Mss 106
Size: .2 cubic feet.
Contents: Newspaper articles and correspondence relating to the various organizations in which Charlotte Wilen participated.
Significance: Charlotte Wilen has been active in community service in Atlanta for 30 years. She was president of the Maternal and child Health Institute, Inc., president of the Continuum Alliance for Human Development; a member of the Georgia Planning Group for Health Promotion; a member of the Governor's Commission on Obstetrics and a member of the Board of Directors of Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. She was also on the national task force on Maternal and Infant Health March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. As a member of B'nai B'rith Women she organized "Operation Stork," and the "Well Baby Clinic."
Joseph Wind Family. Papers, 1949-1951.
(ORT certificate and tuberculosis surveys needed for the Holocaust survivors Joseph and Bronia Wind to immigrate to America)
Harry Winer. Papers, undated.
(photocopy of newspaper article regarding the World War I service of Harry Winer)
Ethel Wise. Papers, 1947.
(newsletter from the Jewish Progressive Club)
Sam Wise Family. Papers, 1945-1949.
(Identification and immigration documents of Holocaust survivor Sam Wise)
Abraham Wolbe (1898-1973). Papers, undated.
(photocopy regarding Abraham Wolbe a tailor in Atlanta for 50 years)
Lane Wolbe. Papers, 1961-1965.
(Photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding the football career of Lane Wolbe)
Sol Yudelson (1896-1987). Papers, 1904.
(passport)
David Zaban (1860-1921) Family. Papers, 1908-1933.
(Photocopy of a page from The Southern Guide, 1908 and Zaban genealogy material)
Samuel Zaban (1893-1975) Family. Papers, 1921-1943.
(immigration documents)
Bernard Zuckerman. Papers, c.1943.
(stamp from Thereisenstadt)
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