Title: |
Louis Rosenblum Papers, Series II |
Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722 http://www.wrhs.org |
Creator: |
Rosenblum, Louis |
Dates: |
1923-2012 |
Quantity: |
2.10 linear feet (3 containers) |
Abstract: |
Louis Rosenblum (b. 1923) directed the Solar and Electrochemistry Division at the Glenn (formerly Lewis) Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Cleveland, Ohio. Rosenblum was born in Brooklyn, New York, began his higher education at Brooklyn College in 1941, and enlisted and served in the U.S. Army Infantry from 1943 to 1946. Rosenblum served in the Pacific Theater, fought in the battle for Okinawa, was awarded the bronze star, and at the conclusion of hostilities served in the army of occupation in Japan. In 1948, he graduated from Brooklyn College with a B.S. in Organic Chemistry and began employment at NASA. In 1963, Rosenblum and fellow members of Beth Israel-The West Temple, a Cleveland synagogue, founded the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism. Rosenblum served as the CCSA's chairman. In 1970, the CCSA joined with five other grass-root councils to create the Union of Councils for Soviet Jewry (UCSJ), which became the largest independent Soviet Jewry organization in the world. Rosenblum served as the first chairman of the UCSJ. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, contracts, financial records, family histories, genealogies, newspaper clippings, notes, publication, and scrapbooks. |
Identification: |
MS 5156 |
Location: |
closed stacks |
Language: |
The records are in English |
Louis Rosenblum (b. 1923) was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Public School 199 (1929-1935); Yeshiva of Flatbush (1935-1937); James Madison High School (1937-1941); and Brooklyn College (1941-1943). Rosenblum served in the United States Army Infantry from July 1943 to February 1946. He served in the Pacific theater, fought in the battle for Okinawa, was awarded the bronze star, and, at the conclusion of hostilities, served in the army of occupation in Japan. Returning to Brooklyn College, he graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1948 and subsequently attended Ohio State University, where in 1952 he was awarded a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. He married Evelyn Mull in 1949, and the couple had four children, Janet, Miriam, Diane, and Daniel.
Rosenblum worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1952 to 1969 as research scientist and technical manager in the areas of high-energy jet aircraft fuels and liquid metal corrosion of high temperature materials. In 1969 he was appointed Chief of the Direct Energy Conversion Division responsible for research and development of thermionics, photovoltaics, and electrochemistry. In 1977 he was appointed Chief of the Solar and Electrochemistry Division, responsible for research and development of photovoltaics and energy storage for space application and for demonstration projects of terrestrial applications of photovoltaic and electrochemical storage systems. Rosenblum retired from NASA in 1981. From 1982 to 1988 he worked as a private consultant in photovoltaic and renewable energy systems for American and international clients, including the University of Michigan, the United States Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United Nations Development Program.
In 1963 Rosenblum and fellow members of Beth Israel-The West Temple, a Cleveland, Ohio synagogue, founded the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism (CCSA), the first public organization dedicated to aiding Jews in the Soviet Union. Its success was recognized nationally and became a model for other local groups. In 1970 the CCSA joined with five other grass roots councils to create the Union of Councils for Soviet Jewry (UCSJ). Rosenblum served as the first president of the UCSJ from 1970 to 1973. By 1985 the UCSJ included 32 member councils across the United States, the largest independent Soviet Jewry organization in the world.
The Louis Rosenblum Papers, Series II, 1923-2012, consist of certificates, correspondence, contracts, financial records, family histories, genealogies, newspaper clippings, notes, publication, and scrapbooks.
This collection is of value to researchers interested in the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Cleveland, Ohio, and the development of solar energy. Those interested in the history of Beth Israel-The West Temple and Jewish secondary education in congregations will also find this collection useful. Researchers with an interest in the immigration of Soviet Jewry and the Soviet Jewry movement or, more specifically, the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism will be especially interested in these materials documenting the career of a scientist and human rights activist in the twentieth century. The collection also includes information related to the Rosenblum, Rosenberg, Sandler, and Oscher families and could prove to be useful for genealogy researchers. The compendium of the family's Hebrew books will also provide information about the development of Hebrew language printing and publishing.
Series I: Personal consists of certificates, correspondence with family members, friends, and associates; materials related to courses designed and taught by Rosenblum at the Beth Israel-The West Temple High School; histories and genealogies of members of the Rosenblum-Rosenberg (paternal line) and Sandler-Oscher (maternal line) families; an oral history of the recollections and reminiscences of Rosenblum and his wife; a compendium of Hebrew books acquired by three generations of nineteenth century forebears; contemporary family vacation albums; and events organized by Clevelanders from the former Soviet Union to honor leaders of the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism.
Series II: Professional, Sub-Series: B Solar Energy Consultancy consists mainly of contracts with the United States Department of Justice to act as technical advisor to a legal team investigating potential fraud and throughout a subsequent indictment and trial period; with the United States Internal Revenue Service to prepare a technical report regarding aforementioned fraud; and with the University of Michigan to prepare a textbook on photovoltaic systems technology and economics and to conduct a series of regional seminars in Africa, Central and South America, and Southeast Asia.
Series III: United States Army Service consists of a chronology of service, recollections of combat, correspondence, special assignments, and official records.
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Related Material: Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4011 Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism Records; MS 4926 Louis Rosenblum Papers; and PG 586 Louis Rosenblum Photographs.
All photographs have been removed to PG 586 Louis Rosenblum 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 5156 Louis Rosenblum Papers, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gifts of Louis Rosenblum in 2010 and 2012.
Processed by Sean Martin and Louis Rosenblum in 2012.