Tifereth Israel Congregation (New Bedford, Mass.)

Scope and Contents

Divided into three series, the collection consists of subject files, arranged alphabetically (Series I); records of the Building Fund Committee (Series II); and the publication Tifereth Israelight (Series III). The subject files contain copies of the bylaws and charter. Fundraising for the new building, dedicated in 1966, was spearheaded by General Chairman Alan Ades, who donated the records that make up Series II.

Scope and Contents The Community Bulletin is a multi-page publication which includes reports from various community organizations, including the Tifereth Israel Sisterhood, the Jewish Professional Women’s Club, the Hebrew Free Loan Association, the YMHA and YWHA, Ahavath Achim Congregation, the Ahavath Achim Sisterhood, the Center for Jewish Culture at UMass Dartmouth, the Jewish War Veteran posts, Hadassah, and others. It was indexed in 1965; there is therefore a card file index, by subject, which covers...

Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of patrol meeting minutes, correspondence between the scoutmaster and others, event programs, and photographs. Smaller groups of records include charters, membership lists and embroidered patches. Much of the collection was originally arranged in a scrapbook that Isidore Eisner kept of scouting activities, 1939-1983. The scrapbook was disassembled when it was accessioned in 1991. Other sources include Samuel Barnet’s papers.