Temple Beth El Providence, Rhode Island collection, 1940-1969

In 1916, the Jewish community of Boston established Beth Israel Temple Beth-El, located on the East Side of Providence, dates back to 1849, with the creation of the group "Sons of Israel." On September 10, 1849, Solomon Pareira, Leonard Gavitts and Morris Steinberg were granted an acre of land along the New London Turnpike (now Reservoir Avenue) to establish a cemetery. In 1854, the Congregation of the Sons of Israel and David was established, leading to president Solomon Pareira's deeding of the cemetery land in 1857 for the sole utilization of the congregation. This collection contains programs, sermons and newsletters. Although the congregation was originally Orthodox, it affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (Union for Reform Judaism) in 1877.

Freddy Gottschalk making a bridge over his sister Ursula Gottschalk in a reproduction of an illustration for the book "Kinder-Turnen in Haus" by Fritz Strube. Sports

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Freddy Gottschalk making a bridge over his sister Ursula Gottschalk in a reproduction of an illustration for the book "Kinder-Turnen in Haus" by Fritz Strube. Sports

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A People Re-United with its Land Coin

Obverse: 50 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Stylized tree, its lower branches creating letters. Inscription in the crown of tree.

A People Re-united with its Land Coin

Obverse: 50 Lirot silver coin. Reverse: Stylized tree, its lower branches creating letters, inscription in the crown of tree.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Commemorative Medal

Obverse: A 16th century map drawn by a German cartographer Heinrich Bintung, which shows Jerusalem standing in the center of the three continents. Reverse: Inscription.

Schoolman family papers, undated, 1889-1994

The Schoolman Papers reflect Dr. Albert P. and Mrs. Bertha Schoolmans' staunch dedication to Jewish education, Jewish causes, and Israel. Bertha Schoolman, a lifelong member of Hadassah, assisted thousands of Israeli youth as chairman of the Youth Aliyah Committee. Her diaries, photos, scrapbooks, and correspondence record her numerous visits to Israel on which she helped set up schools, met with Israeli dignitaries, and participated in Zionist Conferences and events. The collection includes a 1936 letter from Hadassah founder, Henrietta Szold, praising Mrs. Schoolman's work as well as a letter from the father of Anne Frank, thanking Mrs. Schoolman for naming a Youth Aliyah center the "Anne Frank Haven" after his later daughter.

Cover for plans regarding the Rykovo tract of land

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Cover page of a binder for plans of tracts of land on Crimea

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Growth of Jewish Land Settlements in Crimea 1924-1934

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Growth of Jewish land setllements in Crimea 1924-1929

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Cover for plans regarding the Naǐbrot, Busul-Montanaǐ, Urchuk, Abuslar i Friling tracts of land in the Fraǐdorf region

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Cover for plans regarding theRaitendorf and Maĭfelʻd tracts of land in the Dzhankoĭ region

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Cover for plans regarding the tract of land N 106 in the Dzhankoĭ region

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