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Mss 153, Congregation Children of Israel (Augusta, Ga.) Records

Date Span: 1919-2005

Creator: Congregation Children of Israel (Augusta, Ga.)

Summary/Abstract: Congregation Children of Israel was established in 1846 and is still in existence today. The records consist of minutes, correspondence, financial and legal records and general administrative files. Of special interest to researchers is the Sunday school scrapbook, which holds pictures dating as far back as the sixties. The collection also consists of the first check written, which provides official ownership of the congregation.

Quantity/Physical Description: 9 linear feet

Language(s): English

Repository: The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Restrictions on Use: Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation: Box #, Folder #, Mss 153, Congregation Children of Israel (Augusta, Ga.) Records, The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Processed by: Sarah Moosazadeh (April, 2007)

Arrangement: All material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.

Biographical/Historical Note: Congregation Children of Israel was established in 1846, as the Jewish community within the central Savannah River area had begun to expand. Tisha B’Av and High Holy Day services were held that year in a rented room with a temporary ark, and in 1849, the congregation was granted a corporate charter. The then-small membership of approximately 20 people felt the need to form a religious school. This was the core of what later became Congregation B'nai Israel and then Children of Israel in 1846. In 1879, the Hebrew Ladies Aid Society was founded and in 1919, when the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods was created, the society joined and became the Sisterhood. The Temple Brotherhood was born in the 1920s’. Since then, the Sisterhood and the Brotherhood have been vital components of the social and educational components of the synagogue. Congregation Children of Israel held its 100th anniversary in 1945. At that time, the membership of the temple numbered 90, and it was clear that the Telfair Street location was not large enough. A building fund was started, and in 1946, a site was chosen at the corner of Bransford Road and Walton Way. In September 1949, Rabbi Norman Goldburg, his wife Rose, and their two children were welcomed to Augusta. Jordan M. Parr served as the congregation’s 29^th rabbi from 1990 until 2002. Rabbi Parr and his wife Cynthia were instrumental in fostering family involvement, instituting Tot Shabbat, overseeing the renovation of the Judaica shop and initiating many community outreach programs, such as the interfaith Mitzvah Day Project. In January 1995, Congregation Children of Israel commemorated the continuity of their congregation with a sesquicentennial weekend. At the midpoint of its birthday year, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations held a conference in Augusta for the first time, bringing hundreds of people from the U.S. and Canada together. The records of Congregation Children of Israel consist of minutes, correspondence, financial and legal records and general administrative files. Of special interest to researchers is the Sunday school scrapbook, which holds pictures dating as far back as the sixties. The collection also consists of the first check written, which provides official ownership of the congregation.

Scope and Content: Researchers studying the Congregation Children of Israel (Augusta, Ga.) Records will gain insight into Jewish religious life in Augusta, Georgia. All material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.

Collection Inventory

Box	File	Description	Date

1	1	100^th Anniversary, “Into a Second Century”	1945
	2	140^th Anniversary	1985
	3	150^th Anniversary	1995
	4	Adult Education Committee	1983-1989
	5	Bart D. Wittenberg Religious School	1964-1990
	6	Blue Star Camp	Undated
	7	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1943-1957
	8	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1960-1970
	9	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1971-1975
	10	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1976-1979

2	1	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1980-1981
	2	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1982
	3	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1983
	4	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1984
	5	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1985
	6	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1986
	7	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1987

3	1	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1988
	2	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1989
	3	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1990-1991
	4	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	1992-1994
	5	Board Meeting and Committee Reports	Undated
	6	Board of Trustee meeting minutes	1953-1958
	7	Board of Trustee meeting minutes	1964-1969
	8	Board of Trustee meeting minutes	1970-1975
	9	Brotherhood	1993
	10	Building fund	1942-1975

4	1	Bulletins	1968-1969
	2	Bulletins	1974-1975
	3	Bulletins	1978-1979
	4	Bulletins	1982-1983
	5	Bulletins	1986-1987
	6	Bulletins	1990-2000

5	1	Calendar	1956-1961
	2	Calendar	1961-1963
	3	Calendar	1963-1965
	4	Calendar	1967-1969
	5	Calendar	1969-1971
	6	Calendar	1971-1973
	7	Calendar	1973-1975
	8	Calendar	1975-1977
	9	Calendar	1977-1979

6	1	Calendar	1979-1981
	2	Calendar	1981-1982
	3	Calendar	1983-1985
	4	Calendar	1985-1997
	5	Catalogue – KTAV	1973-1974
	6	Cathedral Church of St. Paul	1947
	7	Certificates	Undated
	8	Child activity listing	1994
	9	Class record book	Undated
	10	Confirmation class	1943-1986
	11	Constitution, By-Laws, and Amendments	1962-1987
	12	Constitution for a Temple Youth Group	Undated
	13	Correspondence – miscellaneous	1947-1975
	14	Correspondence – miscellaneous	1976-1980
	15	Correspondence – miscellaneous	1981-1990

7	1	Correspondence – Abelman, S. Mark (President)	1982-1984
	2	Correspondence – Goldberg, Joseph (President)	1978-1982
	3	Correspondence – Meyer, Leon H. (President)	1971-1976
	4	Correspondence – Shapiro, Suzanne (President)	1981-1985
	5	Correspondence – Simowitz, Jon D. (President)	1986-1991
	6	Correspondence – Wender, Chaim Joseph (Rabbi)	1981-1984
	7	Correspondence – Wetherhorn, Jackie (President)	1974-1975
	8	Correspondence – White, H. Richard (Rabbi)	1973-1981
	9	Deeds	1931-1934
	10	Description of Honor	Undated
	11	Employee Earnings Record	1971-1979
	12	Flyers and Invitations	1972-1991

8	1	Friedman, A.A. – President Report	Undated
	2	Fundraising	1973-1974
	3	Gift Shop Reports	1968-1974
	4	Goldburg, Norman M. – writings	1930-1968
	5	Goldburg, Norman M. – World War II stories	Undated
	6	Goldburg, Norman M. – counseling notes	Undated
	7	Heavenly Visions in the Inner City	1978
	8	Hebrew Ladies Aid Society	1919-1921
	9	Hebrew Ladies Aid Society	1922
	10	High Holiday Ticket Policy	1991
	11	House Rules and Fees	1991
	12	Income	1953-1984

9	1	Incorporation of Congregation Children of Israel	1880-1954
	2	Introduction to Judaism syllabus	1993-1994
	3	Jacobs, Steven L. (Rabbi)	1983
	4	Jews and Catholics	1962-1963
	5	K.K. Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.)	Undated
	6	Lease contract	1970-1991
	7	Liberman for President	1946-1947
	8	Mann, Dr. “From the Destruction of Second Temple”	Undated
	9	Medical College of Georgia mailing list	1972-1973
	10	Membership application	Undated
	11	Membership list	1975-1979
	12	Memorials	1952-1979
	13	Memorials	1980-1983
	14	Mental health	1977-1978
	15	Mixed marriages	1982

10	1	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	1964-1965
	2	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	1969-1973
	3	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	1974
	4	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	1975
	5	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	1976
	6	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	1977
	7	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	1978-1984
	8	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods	Undated
	9	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods – flyers	Undated
	10	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods – “Mind your Meetings”	1957

11	1	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods – “Money, Money”	1970
	2	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods – “Now You Are a Sisterhood Leader”	1970
	3	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods – Installation Service	Undated
	4	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods –Uniongram	Undated
	5	National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods – newspaper articles	1980-1983
	6	Organ	1965
	7	Pamphlets	1974-1976
	8	Paar, Jordan (Rabbi)	1989-1991
	9	Policy for Survival	1948
	10	Prinsky, Norman	Undated
	11	Programs	1951-2000
	12	Proxy for Annual Meeting	1989
	13	Rabbinic relations	1985-1990
	14	Rafi’s Rules of Non-Parliamentary Procedure	Undated
	15	Receipts	1976-1979
	16	Resolutions	1944-1986

12	1	Rummage sale	1968-1981
	2	School Prayer	1962-1963
	3	Seder	1982-1983
	4	Sermons	Undated
	5	Southeast Federation of Temple Sisterhood (District No. 13)	1951-1978
	6	Steinberg, Jack “United for Worship and Charity: A History of Congregation Children of Israel”	1982
	7	Stern, Jay B. “A Teacher’s Guide to Shalom Yisrael”	Undated
	8	Sunday School Roster	Undated
	9	Tanenbaum, Marc H. (Rabbi)	1963
	10	Temple Sisterhood – art auction	1972-1973
	11	Temple Sisterhood – budget	1971-1982
	12	Temple Sisterhood – calendar and directory	1994-1995
	13	Temple Sisterhood – calendar publication information	1968-1981
	14	Temple Sisterhood – cards	Undated
	15	Temple Sisterhood – certificates	1978
	16	Temple Sisterhood – choir	1980-1981
	17	Temple Sisterhood – committee reports	1945-1957
	18	Temple Sisterhood – committee reports	1957-1959

13	1	Temple Sisterhood – committee reports	1960-1961
	2	Temple Sisterhood – committee reports	1963-1964
	3	Temple Sisterhood – committee reports	1969-1973
	4	Temple Sisterhood – committee reports	1974-1979
	5	Temple Sisterhood – constitution	1961-1980
	6	Temple Sisterhood – correspondence	1980-1981
	7	Temple Sisterhood – donor dinner programs	1983-1986
	8	Temple Sisterhood – dues and greeting	1991
	9	Temple Sisterhood – fundraising and fashion show	1976-1977
	10	Temple Sisterhood – golden jubilee	1942
	11	Temple Sisterhood – installation	1965-1969
	12	Temple Sisterhood – Jewish community master mailing list	1978
	13	Temple Sisterhood – membership list	1946-1981
	14	Temple Sisterhood – Merrill Lynch account	1980-1982
	15	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1933-1938
	16	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1943-1948
	17	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1949-1950

14	1	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1951-1955
	2	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1955-1960
	3	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1961-1965
	4	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1969-1974
	5	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1975-1979
	6	Temple Sisterhood – minutes	1980-1981
	7	Temple Sisterhood – miscellaneous	Undated
	8	Temple Sisterhood – program bulletins	1942-1980
	9	Temple Sisterhood – resolution	1955-1957
	10	Temple Sisterhood – USO award	1941-1981
	11	Temple Sisterhood – “When I was a Girl”	Undated
	12	Temple Sisterhood – “Women’s Lib Comes to Sisterhood”	Undated
	13	Treasurer’s Report	1978-1981

15	1	Treasurer’s Report	1988-1989
	2	Treasurer’s Report	1990
	3	Treasurer’s Report	1991
	4	Treasurer’s Report	1992
	5	Treasurer’s Report	1993
	6	Treasurer’s Report	1994
	7	Union of American Hebrew Congregations	1944-1992

16	1	Union of American Hebrew Congregations – “Maintenance of Reform Judaism”	1976
	2	Union of American Hebrew Congregations – Report of Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath	1993
	3	Union of American Hebrew Congregations – Report on 39^th Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregation	1946
	4	Wender, Chaim (Rabbi)	1981-1988
	5	White, Richard (Rabbi)	1971-1981
	6	World Union for Progressive Judaism	1974
	7	Writings (author unknown)	Undated
	8	Yahrzeit	1988-1997
	9	Yom Kippur	Undated

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