Finding aid for the American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records
Title:
American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter
Dates:
1984-1995
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 The American Jewish Committee is an advocacy organization founded in 1906 in New York City. The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter was founded in 1944 under the leadership of Max Freedman, and continues to advocate for intercultural communication and understanding. The collection consists of brochures, correspondence, forms, invitations, newspaper clippings, and reports.
Identification:
MS 5001
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

History of the American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter

The American Jewish Committee was founded in 1906 in New York, New York as an advocacy organization promoting Jewish rights worldwide. It focuses its attention on the support of Israel and efforts against anti-Semitism. The American Jewish Committee currently has thirty-two active chapters throughout the United States. The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Committee was founded in 1944 under the leadership of Max Freedman, and it has a continued presence in local culture. The Cleveland chapter has held official meetings with the Cleveland Arab-American community, and it co-sponsored an art show with local Hispanic groups to support victims of Middle East violence. It has a strong relationship with the Asian-Indian community, participating in programming revolving around immigration.

Scope and Content

The American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, 1984-1995 and undated, consist of brochures, correspondence, forms, invitations, newspaper clippings, and reports.

The collection is of interest to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish advocacy groups in the United States, the American Jewish Committee, and American Jewish support for Israel. Researchers studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland will also find the collection valuable. Researchers studying fundraising initiatives in Cleveland will find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

American Jewish Committee. Cleveland Chapter.
Pressure groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5001 American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the American Jewish Committee in 1995.

Processing Information

Processed by Greg Corkran in 2008.


Detailed Description of The Collection



American Jewish Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, 1984-1995; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Brochures, including President's Report and Summer Seminars in Judaic Studies, 1984-1955




Box 1 / Folder 2
Correspondence, 1984-1995




Box 1 / Folder 3
Forms, fundraising and membership, 1991




Box 1 / Folder 4
Invitations, including Annual Dinner and Appeal for Human Relations, 1984-1995




Box 1 / Folder 5
Newspaper clippings, 1990-1993




Box 1 / Folder 6
Reports, including Capital Report, 1984