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Title: |
Rabbi Israel Porath Papers |
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Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722 http://www.wrhs.org |
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Creator: |
Porath, Israel |
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Dates: |
1934-1975 |
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Quantity: |
0.60 linear feet (2 containers) |
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Abstract: |
Israel Porath was an Orthodox rabbi who served the Cleveland, Ohio, congregations of Oheb Zedek, Neveh Zedek and Heights Jewish Center. He compiled an eight volume study of the Talmud entitled, Mevo ha-Talmud. The collection consists of personal, professional and business correspondence, handwritten notes for talks, lectures and sermons, and published and unpublished articles by and about Israel Porath. |
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Identification: |
MS 4526 |
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Location: |
closed stacks |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Rabbi Israel Porath (1886-1974), spiritual leader and scholar, was the "dean" of Cleveland, Ohio's Orthodox rabbis for almost five decades. Born in Jerusalem, Porath was active in public life of Palestine as an educator and local administrator. In 1928 he immigrated to the United States. Two years later he became rabbi at Cleveland's congregation Oheb Zedek, a position he held for 14 years. Rabbi Porath served 6 years as rabbi of Congregation Neveh Zedek and then with Heights Jewish Center until his retirement in 1972. He was active in the Cleveland Jewish community, representing the interests of the Orthodox community. A Talmudic scholar, Porath compiled an 8-volume outline of the Talmud in Hebrew titled Mavo Ha-Talmud.
click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Israel Porath
click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Oheb Zedek
click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for the Heights Jewish Center
The Rabbi Israel Porath Papers, 1934-1975, consist of correspondence, notes, and articles, all mainly in Hebrew.
Correspondence consists of personal, professional, and business letters arranged chronologically. Notes consist of undated, handwritten notes for talks, lectures or sermons. Articles consist of published and unpublished articles by, or about, Rabbi Porath.
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Related Material: Related MaterialResearchers should also consult MS 4753 Rabbi Israel Porath Papers; and MS 4757 Heights Jewish Center Records.
Photographs have been removed to the WRHS photographic collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4526 Rabbi Israel Porath Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
David Porath, 1986.
Processed by Louis Rosenblum in 1990.