Oral histories collection
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of typewritten oral history transcripts of executives in the United Jewish Appeal and the Jewish Welfare Federation in Detroit. The interviewees are Herbert A. Friedman (1918- ), fomer Executive Chairman of the UJA; Lawrence H. Rubinstein (1940- ), former Executive Director of the UJA's National Young Leadership Cabinet; and Leonard N. Simons (1904- ), former Campaign Director for the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit and Detroit Civic Leader. Also includes inventories for oral histories available at the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia, and the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
Dates
- 1973-1990
Language of Materials
English, Hebrew
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 1/2 manuscript box)
Abstract
Collection consists of typewritten oral history transcripts of executives in the United Jewish Appeal and the Jewish Welfare Federation in Detroit. The interviewees are Herbert A. Friedman (1918- ), fomer Executive Chairman of the UJA; Lawrence H. Rubinstein (1940- ), former Executive Director of the UJA's National Young Leadership Cabinet; and Leonard N. Simons (1904- ), former Campaign Director for the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit and Detroit Civic Leader. Also includes inventories for oral histories available at the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia, and the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
Acquisition Note
unknown (Compiled by AJHS staff) 2003.033
- Charities
- Economic assistance, Israeli
- Education
- Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia
- Friedman, Herbert A., 1918-2008
- Israel-Arab War, 1967
- Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
- Jewish Welfare Federation -- Detroit (Mich.)
- Jewish youth
- Jews, Moroccan
- Jews, Soviet
- Leadership in women
- Oral histories (literary works)
- Refuseniks
- Rubinstein, Laurence H., 1940-
- Simons, Leonard N., 1904-1995
- United Jewish Appeal
- Zionism
- Title
- Guide to the Oral histories collection, 1973-1990 P-773
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- December 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
