Finding aid for the Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records
Title:
Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation
Dates:
1940-1955
Quantity:
0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume)
Abstract:
 Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation was an Orthodox Jewish congregation founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1910 by immigrants from Tetiev, Russia. It merged into the Warrensville Center Synagogue in 1959. The collection consists of a minute book, two yahrzeit (memorial) record books, and a 35th anniversary program book.
Identification:
MS 3703
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English and Yiddish

Scope and Content

The Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records, 1940-1955 and undated, consist of a minute book, two yahrzeit (memorial) record books, and a 35th anniversary program book.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland, Ohio, particularly Jewish immigrants from Russia. Those studying the history of orthodox Judaism in Cleveland will also find this collection useful. Genealogists might find the Yahrzeit (memorial) books useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material: Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4758 Warrensville Center Synagogue Records.


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio).

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection



Tetiever Ahavath Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation Records, 1940-1955; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Minutes, 1940-1945




Box 1 / Folder 2
Yahrzeit (memorial) book, undated




Box 1 / Folder 3
35th Anniversary program book, 1944




Box 1 / Folder 4
Miscellaneous material, primarily notes (removed from Oversize Volume 1), 1946-1955




Volume 1
Yahrzeit (memorial) book, 1940-1945