Entries for ' Savannah (Ga.)'
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Mattie Lee Baxley Papers, consisting of 1 cubic foot of material containing documents relating to the career of Marcos Fernan-Nunez, a direct descendant of Dr. Samuel Ribiero Nunez a member of the group of 42 Jews who settled in Georgia in 1733; research and genealogical records relating to the 42 Jewish settlers and in particular to the Nunez family; and a draft and final copy of the manuscript "Gold Buttons," a history of the Nunez family by Mattie Lee Baxley wife of Marcos Fernan-Nunez.
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Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah (Ga.)
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Edwin J. Feiler, Jr. served as president of Congregation Mickve Israel from 1978-1980. The records document Feiler's presidency and his participation on various committees. Records in the collection include clippings, Board of Adjunta minutes, committee materials, correspondence, financial records, and presidential reports dating from 1973 to 1986.
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Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Synagogue
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Papers and cassette tapes relating to the work of Abraham I. Rosenberg, a rabbi in Savannah, Georgia and Baltimore, Maryland. Papers include correspondence, organizational records, certificates, programs, clippings, surveys, research materials, prayer books, photographs, drawings, and cassette tapes.
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Jewish Educational Alliance, Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Congregation B'nai B'rith Jacob, Chevra Kadisha
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Much of the collection consists of photocopies of the Zucker family and their genealogy. The Zucker family genealogy was researched by Kaye (Robinson) Kole, Certified Genealogist, a descendant of the line through her mother, Kate Wadsworth (Holitser) Robinson.
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Savannah (Ga.), Genealogy, Savannah Jewish Archives
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Documents and ledger books relating to the Hebrah Gemiluth Hesed, or H.G.H. Society, a social, fraternal, and benevolent society for Jewish men in Savannah, Georgia. The records date from 1889 to 1991, with the bulk dating between 1924 and 1975. Most of the documents are written in English, but one early ledger (1903-1914), as well as some early copies of the constitution, are written in Yiddish/Germanic Hebrew. The collection includes the original charter as well as various versions of the constitution and by-laws, membership applications, acceptance letters, files dealing with member benefits, documents pertaining to those members who served on the Executive Council, newsletters, clippings, meeting notices, meeting minutes, and documents pertaining to the upkeep of the Society as well as the monetary aspects of member benefits.
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Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Societies and clubs, Hebrah Gemiluth Hesed Society
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The Guthman and Kahn family papers contain architectural drawings, business records, certificates, clippings, correspondence, diaries, financial records, membership cards, photographs, programs, property records, and wedding materials.
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Jewish businessmen, Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Savannah Jewish Federation
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Financial records, correspondence, marketing materials, and meeting minutes created by and relating to Congregation B'nai B'rith Jacob (B.B.J.), an orthodox synagogue in Savannah, Georgia. Records include Board of Officers material, congregational histories, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and the original petition for incorporation dating 1879. There are also records pertaining to the current synagogue building at 5444 Abercorn Street, and the former building at the corner of Montgomery and State streets. Collection material dates from 1879 to1996.
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Orthodox Judaism, Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Synagogue, Congregation B’nai B’rith Jacob, Congregation
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This collection contains letters and V-mail from Noah Ginsberg to his family in Savannah, Georgia, while serving in the United States Army during World War II (17th Armored Engineer Battalion). Correspondence was sent from Africa, Belgium, France, and Germany and dates from 1942 to 1945. Topics of his letters include daily military life, conditions relating to Jews, and family issues and events.
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World War II, Savannah (Ga.), United States Army, Savannah Jewish Archives, Soldier, Jewish servicemen
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The Savannah Chapter of Hadassah was chartered on 29 April, 1918 by the Federation of American Zionists but it was not until eight years later, on 28 January, 1926, that Savannah was put on the Hadassah Map. It has existed there continuously since then. Officers were elected at that first meeting, with Mrs. Ida Wilensky serving as the first president. The records consist of minutes, financial records, scrapbooks, and fund-raising kits. National and International Hadassah materials consist of publications, fund-raising documents, conventions, and miscellaneous papers. The Senior Hadassah records consist of minutes, membership lists, financial papers, publications, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous papers. The Shalom Hadassah materials consist of minutes, membership, financial papers, fund-raising documents, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous papers.
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Jewish women, Hadassah, Zionism, Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives
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The Savannah Jewish Federation (SJF), originally incorporated as the Savannah Jewish Council (SJC), was founded in 1943 by twenty two local Jewish organizations and twelve original members. The records contain a wide variety of materials including correspondence, manuals, meeting minutes, reports and surveys, programs, rosters, constitutions, clippings, ledgers, handwritten notes, photographs, proclamations, audiocassettes and yearbooks.
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Jewish Educational Alliance, Jewish youth, Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Savannah Jewish Federation, Jewish Federations of North America, Savannah Jewish Council
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The Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) records consist of scrapbooks, board records, financial records, committee records, building construction and renovation records, men's club records, photographs, scrapbooks, slides, videotapes, and audio cassettes dating from 1920 to 2007. The collection documents the early history of the JEA and its growth and development over time. There are undated materials throughout the collection which are located in the front of their respective folders.
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Jewish Educational Alliance, Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah, Jews--Education--United States
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David Robinson opened one of the first training schools for radiological technologists in Savannah, Georgia. During his career, he served as President of the Georgia Radiological Society, Chief of Staff at Candler General Hospital in Savannah, and historian of the Georgia Medical Society. The papers include report cards, scrapbook, programs, bulletins, and obituaries.
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Savannah (Ga.), World War I, Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah
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Savannah's Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) was founded in 1912 to serve the needs of the growing Jewish population in Georgia's first city. In 1922, female members of the Alliance created a group to become its Women's auxiliary. According to its constitution, the Women's Club's aims and purposes shall be to raise funds to help maintain and beautify the Jewish Educational Alliance, to assist and participate in all activities of the Jewish Educational Alliance to improve the Civic, Moral, Religious, Cultural, Social, and Physical welfare of the community at large, and to further all American and Jewish interest in general. The Women's Club was an integral part of the JEA for more than 30 years. It is currently unknown when the Women's Club was officially dissolved, but as of 2017, the only club in continual operation at the JEA is its Garden Club. This collection consists of one full-size document case containing eighteen folders. It includes meeting minutes, annual reports, and the Constitution of the JEA Women's Club, as well as five scrapbooks documenting the Club's activities from the late 1920s to the early 1960s. Along with materials relating specifically to the Women's Club, the collection contains materials associated with the Jewish Educational Alliance as a whole.
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Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah
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This collection is composed of correspondence regarding the Savannah Graduate Club of the Phi Delta Epsilon Fraternity. Most of the correspondence is addressed to Dr. Leonard J. Rabhan, who founded the club in 1960. The records are dated from 1954 to 1975. There is also correspondence relating to Aaron Brown Memorial Lectures as well as the death of one of the Club's members, Dr. Jacob & Jake Rubin, in 1970. Notably, the collection includes the entire notebook kept by Dr. Rabhan in relation to the establishment of the Savannah Graduate Club in 1960 and 1961.
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Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah
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The financial records of the Savannah Bureau of Jewish Education from 1959-1968. The Bureau of Jewish Education oversaw coordinating the religious education needs for all of Savannah's Jewish residents. Supported by the Savannah Jewish Council, it was the umbrella organization for a kindergarten, weekday Hebrew school, and a Sunday school.
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Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah
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This small collection contains materials collected by Irwin B. Giffen in his capacity as the Executive Director of the Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) in Savannah, Georgia. Many of these materials are from before he became Executive Director, and one is even from before he was born, so it is unclear how he came into possession of those items. Of particular interest to researchers may be The Scroll, a pamphlet published by the JEA in 1916, originally belonging to Morris Rabhan (1895-1983), as well as some of the Annual Meeting programs.
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Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah
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Sarah Moskovitz, better known as "Sadie" was born in Poland in 1910 to Harry and Hilda Moskovitz. At a young age she immigrated with her parents and her siblings, Morris and Gertrude, to Savannah, Georgia, where she spent the rest of her life. She graduated from Savannah High School in June 1927, with the intention of entering nursing school the following fall. However, she was stricken with strep throat, and because effective antibiotics had not yet been invented for this infection, she passed away on November 4, 1927 at age 17. This collection contains the graduation scrapbook of Sarah "Sadie" Moskovitz, a student graduating from Savannah High School in 1927. It includes graduation pamphlets and well wishes from friends and classmates.
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Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah
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Rubin Horovitz (ca. 1857-1934) was an immigrant from Romania who came to Savannah in 1886. He was married to Mamie Horovitz, another Romanian immigrant. Together, they had at least one son, Morris (1896-1970). Morris Horovitz served in the United States Navy during World War I, and later founded the Savannah Barber Supply Company (later Savannah Barber and Beauty Supply Company) in the 1920s, and married Rose Brooks of Savannah, with whom he had two sons, Edward "Buddy" Horovitz (1922-2005) and Arthur “Bubba” Horovitz (b. 1923). Buddy and Bubba graduated from Savannah High School and later took over the family business. The family were all members of Congregation B'nai B'rith Jacob synagogue.
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Savannah (Ga.), Savannah Jewish Archives, Jews--Georgia--Savannah