Open and closed shop -- Ohio -- Cleveland. Anti-Nazi movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. Scope and ContentThe Abba Hillel Silver Papers, and undated bulk consist of personal and professional correspondence, sermons, writings, speaking engagements files, scrapbooks and miscellaneous personal material. In addition, the collection contains an extensive file of Silver's speeches, sermons, books, articles and other writings on Zionism, Judaism and other topics, and assorted material relating to Silver's personal life. Series I, General Correspondence, reflects the interests and activities of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver as a rabbi, Zionist, and individual greatly involved in the social and political issues of his day.
This series consists of correspondence, minutes, financial statements, publications, reports, and confidential notes relating to many organizations in which Rabbi Silver was active. Perhaps his greatest role was as a Zionist leader and driving force in the founding of the State of Israel. This is reflected in the files of several important Zionist organizations contained in Series I, Sub-series A.
Rabbi Silver's leadership roles in what were probably the most important of the Zionist organizations - the American Zionist Emergency Council AZEC , and its successor, the American Zionist Council - are documented in materials located in folders and folders , respectively. Of special importance are the minutes of AZEC folders for the years Following these minutes, the rest of the AZEC files consist of financial statements, correspondence, reports and publications, and press releases.
Subjects include individuals with whom Rabbi Silver corresponded, such as Franklin D.
Roosevelt folder , Senator Robert A. Taft folder , Rabbi Stephen S. Wise folder , and Chaim Weizmann folder Correspondence with individuals may be contained in a separate folder under that person's name, or in general alphabetical files for each year, such as "A-B. ZOA records consist of minutes including those of the National Executive Committee , correspondence, financial reports, publications, Rabbi Silver's notes, memoranda, ZOA reorganization plans, press releases, and conference reports. The Jewish Agency for Palestine folders is one of the most important.
As chairman of its American Section, Silver delivered an impassioned speech before the United Nations General Assembly in , as a spokesman for the founding of a Jewish homeland. Jewish Agency records consist of minutes, confidential papers, correspondence, press releases and statements, reports, and publications. Of particular importance are the confidential minutes of the American Section of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine for the years folder and statements issued by Rabbi Silver on the recognition of Israel as a state folder Arrangement is the same as that for other organizations.
Other important organizations include the World Zionist Congress folders , Joint Distribution Committee folders , Histadrut folders , Keren Hayesod folders , and the Jewish National Fund folders Information about the United Jewish Appeal appears principally under two subject headings: Arrangement is chronological and then by subject and individual.
Materials included are minutes, financial statements, correspondence, bylaws, and correspondence relating to other organizations. Several folders under the United Jewish Appeal subject heading related to the Jewish refugee problem from to The National Refugee Service folder contains confidential reports on the status of immigrants and refugees from Europe. The sub-heading Emergency Committee of Zionist Affairs folder , contains minutes on the refugee problem, immigration to Palestine, and the Jewish situation in Europe. The Emergency Committee for Palestine folder , contains confidential reports and memoranda on conditions for Jews in occupied Poland and Bohemia.
Series I, Sub-series A also reflects Rabbi Silver's interest in social and political issues, on the national, state, and local levels. A long-time concern of Rabbi Silver's, unemployment insurance, is documented in folders with that heading folders These folders chronicle Rabbi Silver's support of the passage of an Ohio state law for unemployment insurance and his appointment in to the Ohio Commission on Unemployment Insurance folder These folders include Rabbi Silver's correspondence with individuals about unemployment insurance, minutes of the Commission, local Cleveland labor conditions, drafts of the proposed law, and articles and other writings by Rabbi Silver about unemployment insurance.
For information concerning this organization see folders Rabbi Silver's support of the labor movement, especially on the local level, is also reflected in the collection. He was a long-time member and supporter of the Consumer's League of Ohio folders , a group interested in labor reform issues and legislation.
The open shop controversy led him to resign from the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce folders in because the Chamber favored the open shop plan. Rabbi Silver was involved in many local Jewish organizations and concerns. These records chronicle the boycott of German-made goods and include minutes, correspondence, membership lists, and pamphlets and other publications of the League. The League also investigated local and national anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi groups. Other local Jewish organizations in which he was an active participant included the Bureau of Jewish Education folders , the Cleveland Zionist District folders , the Jewish Welfare Federation folders , the Jewish Welfare Fund folders , the Jewish Community Council folders , and the Jewish Community Federation folders Congratulations on his graduation from Hebrew Union College and his appointment as rabbi of Temple Leshem Shomayim, Wheeling, West Virginia, in are included folders He maintained close ties to Hebrew Union College throughout his life folders He was an active participant in the Central Conference of American Rabbis his entire life folders and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations folders The Temple files folders are arranged chronologically and then either under the heading "General" or by a particular subject.
Special events, services, anniversaries, and general Temple business correspondence are included, as is correspondence concerning the building of a new temple, dedicated in folders Series I, Sub-series A contains a great deal of correspondence between Rabbi Silver and prominent national and international figures. Kennedy folder , Emanuel Neumann folders , Robert A. Researchers should note, however, that these individual folders often do not contain all of the correspondence to and from a particular individual.
Many of the organizational files also include folders of correspondence with these and other prominent individuals, and additional correspondence can be found in other series in the collection. Sub-series B, Chronological, while more general in content than material contained in Sub-series A, does contain correspondence with some notable individuals, such as Felix Frankfurter folder , Frances Perkins folder , and Menachem Begin folder As in Sub-series A, correspondence about important issues is contained in Sub-series B. See also John F. A letter from Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins inviting Rabbi Silver to the Second National Conference on Labor Legislation in reflects his reputation on a national level as someone interested in and knowledgeable about labor legislation folder Series II, Harold P.
Manson File, contains minutes correspondence, memoranda, reports and bulletins, press releases, publications, and personal notes related to the establishment of the State of Israel. Many of the organizations and individuals represented in this series overlap with materials in Series I, General Correspondence.
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The title of this series refers to Harold P. Manson, director of information for the American Zionist Emergency Council from to This series was separated and loaned to Manson for a proposed writing project, which apparently was never realized. The files were returned to Rabbi Silver, but not re-integrated with his other papers. Records of AZEC include confidential minutes of its Executive Committee folders and , confidential bulletins, memoranda and reports folders 63, , , press releases folders , , and correspondence.
Of particular importance are Rabbi Silver's detailed notes on AZEC Executive Committee meetings and his sessions and phone conversations with government officials folders In addition Rabbi Silver's notes are not only contained in specific folders for example, folders 29, , , and , but throughout the series and often under an individual name or agency for example, folder , State Department, , contains reports and notes on conversations and interviews with State Department officials.
Series II also contains material concerning specific issues and controversies within the Zionist movement. Minutes, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and bulletins of the American Zionist Policy Committee are included folders This group was formed in by executives of AZEC who had resigned in protest after internal dissension forced Rabbi Silver's resignation as chairman. Other important organizations are part of Series II. Files on the Zionist Organization of America, which Rabbi Silver headed, include Executive Committee minutes, notes, and correspondence folders , , , and Correspondence, financial statements, memoranda, press releases, and Rabbi Silver's statements as head of the American Section of the Jewish Agency are included folders 13, 79, , , , , , and throughout Series II.
Specific issues relating to the Zionist movement are often given an independent folder title. For example, folders on the Palestine Resolution, introduced in the United States Congress in and passed in , contain draft copies of the Resolution, correspondence about the drafts and efforts to pass the Resolution, and reports by Rabbi Silver to AZEC about the status of the Resolution folders 94, , Also in Series II are transcripts of hearings of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry folders , and confidential notes and correspondence by Rabbi Silver concerning the Committee folders Wise to President Harry S.
Truman, dated October 30, , opposing the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, is of particular interest. As in Series I, individuals are represented by name on folders.
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Individuals include Emanuel Neumann folders , , , Chaim Weizmann folders 26, 52, , , , Albert Einstein folders 69, , Franklin D. Roosevelt folders 99, , , and Dean Acheson folder Material in these folders, as in this Series as a whole, tends to be specifically about the founding of Israel. Personal Correspondence includes a broad range of correspondence that, in general, is less institutionally oriented than that contained in Series I: The content of the material found in Series III is quite varied.
It includes a considerable amount of correspondence of equal importance and, often with the same individuals, as that contained in Series I: Wise, and Emanuel Neumann. Temple business and Rabbit Silver's duties as a rabbi account for a large percentage of the correspondence found in Series III. Also included are many requests for recommendation letters for colleges and for employment. Rabbi Silver's role in the larger local and national scene is also reflected in his personal correspondence. He received many requests for donations and endorsements from many organizations and for various causes.
The many thank you notes he received from these groups reflect his wide-ranging interests and generosity.
A large part of this series is made up of letters from the general public, commenting on Rabbi Silver's sermons, articles, and opinions, as well as copies of his replies to these letters. The close ties that Silver maintained with Hebrew Union College are reflected in the many letters concerning alumni affairs and former classmates. Also included are many letters that Silver received during the s and s about Jewish refugees from Europe.
These letters describe their plight and requested help in obtaining sponsorship and visas to enter the United States. On a more personal level, correspondence with family members is an important part of this series. Of special note is correspondence from this mother, Dinah Silver, to his brother Maxwell folder and correspondence with his father, Moses folder Rabbi Silver maintained several close friendships during his entire life and his correspondence with these friends is located here.
Birthday and holiday greetings, notification of honors and awards received, and invitations are included, as are personal financial documents such as life insurance premiums, investments, receipts and cancelled checks, and income tax returns. Rabbi Silver delivered well over one thousand sermons in his role as spiritual leader of The Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio. Sermons contains copies of these Sunday-morning sermons. Often described as lectures rather than sermons, they were extremely well-attended by congregation members, as well as outsiders attracted by his ideas and commanding oratorical style.
Copies of sermons in this series are, in most instances, the final typed copy prepared by Rabbi Silver's secretary from both a draft dictated the night before and a transcription taken while the sermon was given. In addition, some folders contain an abstract of the sermon and Silver's handwritten notes. In some cases, typewritten copy, abstract, and notes are not available, and these folders are marked with the note "folder contents lacking at time of filming" and reflect what was missing when the material was received from the Temple for microfilming.
Folders contain general sermons and are arranged chronologically, while folders contain holiday sermons. The holiday sermons are arranged in alphabetical order by name of holiday and then chronologically within each holiday. Both types of sermon arrangement reflect original Temple order. The subject of Rabbi Silver's sermons are broad, and range from religious to political, social, philosophical, and cultural concerns. They are important not only as they reflect Rabbi Silver's views, but also as a commentary on current events and the times in which he lived.
In his religious sermons, Rabbi Silver spoke on the history of Judaism, the relationship of Judaism with Christianity and other religions, the Bible, and the Jewish viewpoint of world events. Other sermons included his commentary on social problems and issues of the day, such as labor and unemployment, women, youth, education, the family, and old age.
Political issues and personalities often became his sermon topics. Roosevelt, and the election of a Catholic to the White House. Rabbi Silver often gave sermons of his impressions after travel to foreign countries. Famous figures from the past, especially Abraham Lincoln, were often used as a basis for sermon subjects.
Rabbi Silver always gave an end-of-the-year sermon "Taking Stock of In most cases, sermon subjects are readily identifiable by the sermon title. Published editions of sermons and those excerpted in newspaper articles are included in Series V: Rabbi Silver was a prolific writer and speaker.
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Writings contains printed sermons; journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; both manuscript editions and printed versions of speeches; printed programs; diaries and journals of his travels; poetry; and miscellaneous unpublished manuscripts and handwritten notes. Arrangement is generally chronological, and follows the original Temple order.
Undated material is located at the end of the series folders Folder titles are usually descriptive of the contents of each folder, sometimes listing the title of the writing or speech, sometimes the location where a speech was delivered, and sometimes both. As in his sermons, Rabbi Silver's writings reflect his broad interests and concerns. International affairs, Zionism, Judaism and religion in general, national politics and social issues, and local issues and concerns are among the topics covered.
His articles appeared in scholarly journals, general interest magazines, local and out-of-town newspapers, and in Jewish and religious publications. Local Cleveland newspapers often excerpted his sermons, printed editorials and commentary by him, and sought his views on local issues.
His many speaking engagements before various groups led to the wide range of speech topics included in this series. Of particular interest are the diaries and journals that he kept during his travels. Also of note is the printed text and newspaper articles about his speech before the United Nations in May folder Biographical, and Sub-series B: Throughout his career, Rabbi Silver was sought out by groups from around the country as a speaker. Speaking Engagements contains correspondence between individuals and groups and Rabbi Silver concerning these speaking engagements. Also included are printed pamphlets and publicity concerning his engagements, programs from the engagements, and correspondence detailing Rabbi Silver's regrets when he declined an invitation.
Sites of his speaking engagements include both local Cleveland and regional and out-of-state, and ranged from small towns to large cities. Groups before which he spoke included Jewish philanthropic and Zionist organizations, colleges and universities, other temples and synagogues, churches, social service organizations, teachers' associations, women's groups, and fraternal organizations. Researchers should note that a small amount of correspondence concerning speaking engagements is found in Series I: General Correspondence, Sub-series B: References to speaking engagements, especially those he was unable to accept, are also found in other parts of Series I, as well as in Series III: The content of the scrapbooks covers the entire range of Rabbi Silver's career.
Of special interest are the extensive clippings, periodicals, and press releases pertaining to the American Zionist Emergency Council and many other key Zionist organizations and events during the s. Among these are "Conference Record," a publication of the American Jewish Conference of scrapbooks Also of note are materials from Silver's student years at Hebrew Union College and the University of Cincinnati, and copies of published articles that he authored.
Typed notes about members of the Roosevelt administration focus upon the perception of their attitudes toward policies concerning Palestine and a Jewish state. These notes, with annotations in Silver's handwriting, are located in folder 2, the final item in the series. In addition, the collection contains an extensive file of Silver's speeches, sermons, books, articles and other writings on Zionism, Judaism and other topics, and assorted material relating to Silver's personal life MS closed stacks The records are in English , Hebrew and Yiddish Biography of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver , a national and international leader of the Zionist movement, played a key role in events leading to the proclamation of the state of Israel.
Rabbi Silver is also profiled in the Encyclopedia Judaica , volume 14, p. Click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver Scope and Content The Abba Hillel Silver Papers, and undated bulk consist of personal and professional correspondence, sermons, writings, speaking engagements files, scrapbooks and miscellaneous personal material. Statement of Arrangement This collection is arranged in eight series. General Correspondence is arranged in two sub-series. Alphabetical is arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.
Chronological is arranged chronologically. Manson File Zionism Files , is arranged in two sub-series. Main Manson File is generally arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by subject. Within this arrangement, there is overlap in years and duplication of subjects thoughout. Personal Correspondence is arranged in two sub-series. Sermons consists of sermons arranged chronologically followed by sermons arranged by holy day. Writings is arranged chronologically, with undated material following dated material, and Silver's funeral arrangements at the end.
Personal Miscellaneous is arranged in seven sub-series. Each sub-series is arranged in general chronological order. Appointment Books Sub-series C: Congratulatory Messages Sub-series F: Condolence Messages Sub-series G: Scrapbooks is arranged in three sub-series. Each sub-series is generally arranged in chronological order. Clippings Scrapbooks Sub-series B: Miscellaneous Scrapbooks Sub-series C: Loose Material Restrictions on Access While access to this collection is not restricted, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.
This finding aid is a guide to the content and location of material in the physical manuscript collection and the microfilm. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. American Zionist Policy Committee. The processing and microfilming of this collection was made possible through funding provided by The Temple-Tifereth Israel. General Correspondence undated Sub-series A: State Department's refusal of visa to Dr. Also August 16, quotations by United States President re: Shulman, 21 7 Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine 21 7 Child labor amendment 21 7 China 21 7 "Church of the Air" broadcast 21 7 "Church of the Air" broadcast undated 21 7 Church Peace Union 21 7 Citizens League 21 7 Civic League 21 7 Cleveland, Associated Charities 22 7 Cleveland, Associated Charities 22 7 Cleveland, bank scandal, Van Sweringens 22 7 Cleveland Church Federation 22 7 Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, including correspondence relating to AHS's article in the Cleveland Press re: Navy 26 9 Consumers' League of Ohio and Civic League of Cleveland minimum wage, child labor, unemployment, etc.
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