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Title: |
Julius Amber Papers |
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Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722 http://www.wrhs.org |
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Creator: |
Amber, Julius |
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Dates: |
1958-1979 |
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Quantity: |
1.40 linear feet (2 containers) |
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Abstract: |
Julius Amber (1907-1979) was a Polish Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1920 and became a lawyer. He was also active in Jewish and Zionist organizations, and was secretary and president of the Jewish National Fund Council of Cleveland and honorary national chairman of the Jewish National Fund of the United States. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, brief biographical sketches of prominent Jewish and non-Jewish individuals, invitations, programs, certificates, newspaper clippings and articles, the constitution of the Jewish National Fund, and background information on the Jewish National Fund. Most of the materials pertain more to the Jewish National Fund than to Julius Amber. |
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Identification: |
MS 3827 |
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Location: |
closed stacks |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Julius Amber (1907-1979) was born in Sokoly, Poland and came to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family in 1920. He graduated from Western Reserve University and its law school and, by 1935, had been appointed secretary to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Roy H. Williams. He served in this capacity until 1942 when he went into private practice with Sam Horwitz. Amber was a leader in the Cleveland Jewish and Zionist communities. He served for thirteen years as secretary of the Jewish National Fund council of Cleveland, serving as president of that organization from 1955-1979. In 1967, Amber was elected honorary national chairman of the Jewish National Fund of the United States. He was also a board member of Cleveland Hebrew Schools, the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Zionist District, and Park Synagogue.
The Julius Amber Papers, 1958-1979 and undated, consist of correspondence, speeches, reports, brief biographical sketches of prominent Jewish and non-Jewish individuals, invitations, programs, certificates, newspaper clippings and articles, the constitution of the Jewish National Fund, and background information on the Jewish National Fund. Most of the materials pertain more to the Jewish National Fund than to Julius Amber.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Jewish National Fund.
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Related Material: Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult PG 213 Julius Amber Photographs.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3827 Julius Amber Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Mrs. Michael Phillips in 1979.