Title:
Western Jewish History Center (WJHC), Newsletter Collection, 1930-2010 (bulk 1960-2010)
Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, creator
Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.
Abstract:
The Western Jewish History (WJHC), Newsletter Collection consists primarily of newsletters related to various Jewish congregations,
temples, lodges, and community groups located in the western region of the United States. The materials also include directories,
brochures, dedication books, program event fliers, and anniversary booklets.
Date:
1960 (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca
Jewish museums -- California -- Oakland
Jewish museums -- California -- Berkeley
Jews -- California -- Oakland
Jews -- California -- Berkeley
Musées juifs -- Californie -- Oakland
Musées juifs -- Californie -- Berkeley
Juifs -- Californie -- Oakland
Juifs -- Californie -- Berkeley
Jewish museums
Jews
California -- Berkeley
California -- Oakland
Western Jewish History Center -- Archives
Judah L. Magnes Museum.
Judah L. Magnes Museum.
Western Jewish History Center.
Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
The Western Jewish History Center (WJHC) was established in 1967 at the Judah L. Magnes Museum to collect, preserve, and provide
access to archival and oral history documentation about the Jewish community in the American West. The center was created
by Seymour Fromer under the direction of Moses Rischin, and from an early stage saw the involvement of a series of archivists
and local historians, including Ruth Kelson Rafael, Fred Rosenbaum and Ava Kahn. The archival collections collected by the
Western Jewish History Center are now part of the Western Jewish Americana archives of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art
and Life at the Bancroft Library, and encompass the entire western United States beginning with the 1849 Gold Rush and continuing
to the present, with a specific focus on the Jewish experience in California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Preferred citation: Western Jewish History Center (WJHC), Newsletter Collection, BANC MSS 2010/769, The Magnes Collection
of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
Archives.
Physical Description:
print
6 cartons (7.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.