Frank J. Adler Collection
Scope and Content Note
Folder 1 contains genealogical tables of the family Schwarzadler (later Adler) from Frankfurt/Main. Folder 2 holds materials pertaining to Frank J. Adler’s mother, Dora Adler, née Jacobsohn. Biographical information about Frank J. Adler is included in folder 1.
Dates
- 1912-1993
Creator
- Adler, Frank J., 1923- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English and German.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Frank J. Adler was born Franz Julius Schwarzadler in Frankfurt/Main in 1923. He received his childhood religious education at Frankfurt's Westend synagogue. In 1940, he immigrated to the US and worked in Chicago, while taking college night classes. He served two years in the US army in the Southwest Pacific. In 1946, he became synagogue administrator at Temple Isaiah Israel of Chicago. In 1953 he moved to Kansas and served as the administrator of B'nai Jehudah until his retirement in 1991, when he became administrator emeritus. He also served as the president of the National Association of Temple Administrators and on the Board of Trustees of the Union of American Hebrew Congegrations and on its Executive Board.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
Folder 1 contains genealogical tables of the family Schwarzadler (later Adler) from Frankfurt/Main. Folder 2 holds materials pertaining to Frank J. Adler’s mother, Dora Adler, née Jacobsohn. Biographical information about Frank J. Adler is included in folder 1.
Separated Material
Photographs of the Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey, have been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
- Title
- Guide to the Frank J. Adler Collection, 1912-1993 AR 11987
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- December 1, 2017 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
