4. Archives of the Center for Jewish Culture

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Collection consists mainly of financial and other record books, all but two of which are written in Hebrew.

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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.

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The bulk of the collection consists of historical notes, deeds, member lists, synagogue and sisterhood bulletins and other publications, rabbi biographical and personal files, and photographs, but also includes flyers and newspaper clippings. The majority of files fall within the years 1954 and 2006.

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Collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Ruth Ades and Bertha Cohen, some general files on the establishment of the sisterhood, written histories, newspaper clippings and programs. Many records are stored at Tifereth Israel in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

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...

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The record portion of this collection consists of board meeting minutes 1971-1978, an incomplete set of Temple Sinai newsletters distributed to members, 1966-1972, some correspondence and a few newspaper clippings. The artifact portion of this collection consists of the cloth vestments from the synagogue.

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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.

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The collection consists of correspondence, awards, photographs, and newspaper clippings. It does not document his career as a lawyer, or his work for various business or civic organizations, but does provide some documentation of his efforts on behalf of the Jewish community of New Bedford, and is especially rich in photographs.

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The collection consists of two scrapbooks of photographs, clippings, and correspondence, 3 plaques, 3 photo-etched printing plates, a booklet, and other ephemera.