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A Finding Aid to the
Selwyn D. Ruslander Papers
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A Finding Aid to theSelwyn D. Ruslander PapersManuscript
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ACCESS AND PROVENANCEThe bulk of the SELWYN D. RUSLANDER PAPERS were donated to the American Jewish Archives by Ruslander's daughter, Ms. Gail Levin of Dayton, Ohio in April, 1991. An additional folder (Folder No. 34/5) of materials, received from Rabbi P. Irving Bloom of Dayton, Ohio,in September, 1981, was removed from AJA files and added to the manuscript collection. Sermons and miscellaneous materials duplicated on Microfilm No. 2426 were received for filming from Mrs. Selwyn D. Ruslander of Dayton, Ohio, through Rabbi Samuel Joseph of Cincinnati, Ohio (date unknown).
All literary rights to materials authored by Selwyn D. Ruslander are held by his heirs. Literary rights to materials authored by others are held by the individual author or his/her heirs. Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Director of the American Jewish Archives.
The SELWYN D. RUSLANDER PAPERS are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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Selwyn David Ruslander was born January 7, 1911, in Stowe Township, Pennsylvania. In nearby Pittsburgh, he attended public schools and, in 1927, was confirmed at Congregation Rodef Shalom. From
1927 to 1931 he studied at the University of Cincinnati, graduating with honors with a Bachelor of Arts degree. During the same period, Ruslander studied at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati and was ordained Rabbi in 1935. While in Cincinnati, in addition to educational activities, Ruslander worked as a waiter, lifeguard, and assistant case work supervisor with a federal relief agency the Federal Transient Service Bureau, later known as the Central Bureau of Local Homeless for Hamilton County).
After his ordination in 1935, Ruslander took his first pulpit at Congregation Rodef Shalom, in Port Arthur, Texas. He organized the congregation and was its first Rabbi. He stated in a biographical sketch that he "also sneaked away during this period to be an ordinary seaman in the merchant marine."
From Port Arthur, Ruslander moved to Champaign, Illinois, in 1938, to become Associate Director of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Illinois.
A year later, in 1939, Ruslander was appointed Director of Youth Education for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served until 1942, when he received a leave of absence to join the U.S. Navy as a chaplain. He returned to the UAHC position for a short period early in 1946, before returning to the pulpit ministry.
Also in 1939, Ruslander became the first director of the National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) and editor of the Youth Leader. He was honored as a Founder of the NFTY on the occasion of the organization's 25th anniversary in 1964.
Ruslander was among the first rabbis to volunteer for active duty in World War II. He received his commission as a Lieutenant Junior Grade) in the U.S. Naval Reserve Chaplain Corps on June 30, 1942. After receiving training, he was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, from September, 1942, to October, 1943. His duties included serving as an instructor at the Chaplain's School at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia the first Jewish representative on the Chaplain's School faculty).
From November, 1943, to May, 1945, Ruslander served with the Eighth Fleet in the Mediterranean. He was the first Jewish chaplain in the history of the Navy to serve with a combat fleet. At first he was the only Jewish chaplain in the Navy in the Mediterranean area, and he travelled widely in the performance of his duties, from Southern Morocco to Northern Italy, and from France to Palestine. His participation in the invasion of Southern France at Anzio earned him a Combat Star.
Returning to the United States on May 20, 1945, Ruslander was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Illinois, until he was released from active duty in December, 1946, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. However, his ministry to military personnel continued both directly and indirectly for another 23 years. As an inactive duty Naval Reserve Chaplain he directly served men and women of all faiths at the Naval Reserve Training Center in Dayton, Ohio, and at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During the 1950s and 1960s, Ruslander conducted retreats, or Torah Convocations, for Jewish military personnel in Japan, Korea, South Vietnam, and Europe, under the auspices of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and the National Jewish Welfare Board (NJWB). In 1960 Ruslander became the highest ranking Jewish chaplain in the service when he rose to the rank of Captain. He retired from the Naval Reserve in January, 1969.
After World War II, Ruslander continued his chaplaincy work indirectly by encouraging other rabbis to minister to military personnel. As chairman of the Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy of the NJWB during the 1950s and 1960s, he interviewed and recruited potential new chaplains, primarily from recent graduates of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati and New York City. The NJWB also underwrote trips for Torah Convocations and speaking engagements related to the chaplaincy.
Following his active duty service in World War II, Ruslander returned to the pulpit ministry as the Associate Rabbi of South Shore Temple in Chicago, Illinois, beginning in March, 1946. He was elected rabbi of Temple Israel in Dayton, Ohio, on June 1, 1947, succeeding Rabbi Louis Witt. Ruslander served Temple Israel and the Jewish community of Dayton for 21 years, until his death in 1969.
In addition to his rabbinical and chaplaincy activities, Ruslander was active in civic and social welfare work in the Dayton area, serving on numerous boards of community organizations, including the Human Relations Council, the Dayton Urban League, the Board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the County Juvenile Court Advisory Council, the Health and Welfare Planning Council's Casework Study committee, the Ohio Committee on Delinquency and Crime, the Ohio Citizen's Council, and the Ohio Youth Commission.
Ruslander received many honors for his service, including an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio, in 1958; Doctor of Hebrew Letters degree from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, in 1960; and honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from the University of Dayton, in 1968.
In 1935, Ruslander married Marguerite (Sis) Benson of Cincinnati, Ohio. They had daughters: Gail Benette Ruslander, born September 23, 1937, married Richard Levin in 1959; Theresa (Terry) Lee Ruslander, born April 24, 1942, married David Miller in 1964; and Judy Ruslander, born in September, 1949.
Selwyn D. Ruslander died in Columbus, Ohio, on July 17, 1969.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The SELWYN D. RUSLANDER PAPERS document the career of Selwyn D. Ruslander as rabbi and chaplain. The collection includes sermons, writings, correspondence, notes, military records, publications for chaplains and Jewish servicemen, news articles, awards and certificates, personal items and photographs. The collection is divided into four series:
SERIES A. SERMONS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS consists of 5 hollinger boxes (2.0 ft.) of sermons, speeches, notes, writings and some miscellaneous materials. The arrangement is alphabetical by folder title. Most titles reflect the topic of the sermon, class notes or research materials in the folders. Some titles refer to where or when (a date, holiday or special occasion) the sermon or speech was given. The materials in Series A span the years 1902-1969, and include some undated materials, with the bulk dated in the 1930s and the late 1940s-1960s.A. SERMONS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS B. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS Subseries 1. A-Z, 1935-1969
Subseries 2. Social Action, 1949-1968
Subseries 3. Chaplaincy, 1941-1969
Subseries 4. Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio, 1949-1963C. PERSONAL PAPERS AND AWARDS D. PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES B. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS consists of 27 1/2 hollinger boxes (11 ft.) of correspondence, military duty records, minutes and miscellaneous materials. Series B is divided into 4 sub-series. Sub-series 1. A-Z consists of 15 1/2 hollinger boxes of correspondence and miscellaneous materials arranged in alphabetical order by name of correspondent or organization. The materials in sub-series 1 span the years 1935-1969, with the bulk dated 1946-1969. Sub-series 2. Social Action consists of 2 boxes of correspondence, minutes, reports and miscellaneous pertaining to Ruslander's community and social welfare activities in the Dayton area, notably for youth. The materials in sub-series 2 span the years 1949-1968, with the bulk dated mid-1950s to mid-1960s. Sub-series 3. Chaplaincy consists of 9 boxes of correspondence, military duty records and miscellaneous materials. Sub-series 3 is divided into 3 groups. The first group contains Ruslander's correspondence and duty records from his career as a Chaplain in the U.S. Naval Reserve dated 1941-1969; the second and third groups contain correspondence and miscellaneous materials from his association with the Committee on Chaplaincy of the Central Committee of American Rabbis dated 1960-1966 and the Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy of the National Jewish Welfare Board dated 1955-1968. The materials in Sub-series 3 span the years 1941-1969. Sub-series 4. Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio, consists of 1 box of correspondence, minutes and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the board of directors of the temple, Harold Silverman (Executive Director of the temple), and miscellaneous. The materials in sub-series 4 span the years 1949-1962, with the bulk dated 1954-1960. See also Dayton's Temple Israel Records.
SERIES C. PERSONAL PAPERS AND AWARDS consists of 2 boxes (.8 ft.) of biographical scketches, news articles concerning Ruslander, reports and certificates pertaining to employment in social case work and the merchant marine, congratulatory and get well letters, awards and certificates. The materials in Series C span the years 1934-1971, with the bulk dated 1946-1968.
SERIES D. PHOTOGRAPHS consists of 1/2 box (.2 ft.) of black and white photographic prints. Subjects photographed include Rabbi Ruslander, scenes of the Mediterranean region (especially North Africa) during World War II, special events related to his Naval Reserve service during peacetime, places he visited for Torah Convocations (Japan, Greece and Vietnam) and activities related to civilian religious and community service. The dated materials in Series D span the years 1942-1967.
BOX AND FOLDER LISTING
Box Folder Contents SERIES A. SERMONS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, 1902-1969 and n.d. 1 1 [Akron, Ohio - Temple Israel], My 25, 1954 2 [American], n.d. [late 1940s?] 3 Anti-semitism - class papers from Hebrew Union College (HUC) history class led by Jacob R. Marcus, Jl-Ag, 1934 4 Anti-semitism - sermons and research materials, 1936-1955 and n.d. 5 Armistice Day, 1935-1936 6 Art, n.d. 7 Bar Mitzvah, n.d. 8 [Belfast Address by John Tyndall reviewed by Ruslander], 1929 9 [Bible], 1954-1955 and n.d. 10 Book Reviews, 1950-1957 11 Brotherhood Week, 1936-1955 12 Central Conference of American Rabbis - Address at Estes Park, Denver, Colorado, Je 25, 1953 13 Charity, n.d. 14 [Christianity], 1954 and n.d. 15 [Christianity - Protestant-Jewish Dialogue, University of Dayton speech], 1961 16 College Night, 1959-1963 17 Democracy, n.d. 18 Depressions, n.d. 19 Dewey, John [Quest for Certainty], n.d. 20 Education, 1950-1954 and n.d. 21 [Einstein, Albert], 1955 22 Faith, 1953-1956 and n.d. 23 Fear, n.d. 24 Freedom and Freedom of Speech, 1953-1956 and n.d. 25 Funeral Orations, n.d. 26 Greek History and Philosophy - notes, n.d. 2 1 Hadassah, n.d. 2 Haggai, n.d. 3 Hillel Foundation Installation Speech, n.d. 4 History of Religion, n.d. 5 History of Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio, for centennial, 1950 6 Holiday Sermons (other Rabbis), 1948-1958 7 Holidays - Chanukah (research materials), 1952-1964 8 Holidays - Passover (sermons and miscellaneous), 1953-1965 and n.d. 9 Holidays - Purim (sermons and miscellaneous), 1948-1964 and n.d. 10 Holidays - Rosh Hashanah Sermons, 1947-1954 and n.d. 11 Holidays - Shavuos, 1955 and n.d. 12 Holidays - Sukkoth materials, n.d. 13 Holidays - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Materials, 1902-1963 14 Holidays - Yom Kippur Sermons, 1936-1954 and n.d. 15 Holy Days Materials (services, tickets, correspondence and miscellaneous), 1944-1966 3 1 [Installation of Morton M. Kanter], N 9, 1958 2 [Installation of Joseph Weizenbaum], [1960?] 3 Isaiah (notes), 1930 4 Jewish Religious Education (HUC class papers), 1932-1933 5 Judaism - Contributions of, n.d. 6 Judaism - Essentials of (class notes), n.d. 7 Judaism - Principles of, 1950-1959 and n.d. 8 Judaism - Reform (Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) Biennial Convention), My 15, 1953 9 Kallah Address (UAHC Biennial, Washington, D.C.), N 11, 1961 10 Lamedh, The (HUC term paper), n.d. 11 Leaders of Men, 1948-1956 and n.d. 12 Liturgy [Greek Orthodox], n.d. 13 Logic and Philosophy (class notes and term paper), 1932-1934 14 [Mobile, Alabama - Laying of Cornerstone], My 10, 1953 15 [Peace of Mind], 1955 and n.d. 16 Poetry, n.d. 17 [Port Arthur, Texas - Congregation Rodef Shalom, 1st Anniversary], 1936 18 Prayers, 1964 and n.d. 19 Primitive Psychology (class notes), n.d. 20 Propaganda, n.d. 21 Psalms, n.d. 22 "Quest for [Jewish] Values," Audiotape transcript and research materials, 1963 23 Religion - (General), 1948 and n.d. 24 Religion - (Miscellaneous Materials), 1959-1960 and n.d. 4 1 Religion - (Miscellaneous Sermons), 1952-1956 and n.d. 2 Religions - Buddist History, n.d. 3 Religions - Islam (Mohammedanism), n.d. 4 Religious School for Parents, 1962 5 Sabbath Commission (CCAR) - minutes, n.d. 6 Sabbath Service Material, 1943-1954 and n.d. 7 Sacrifice, n.d. 8 Sermons, 1965-1969 9 Sermons (Other Rabbis), 1950-1962 and n.d. 10 Shulchan Aruch, n.d. 11 Social Action, 1954-1968 and n.d. 12 Special Services (General), 1950-1963 13 Special Services and Miscellaneous Material from UAHC, 1948-1959 14 Superstition, n.d. 15 Synagogues, 1954 5 1 Thanksgiving, 1961-1964 and n.d. 2 Theology Notes No. 1, pages 1-79, n.d. 3 Theology Notes No. 2, pages 80-244, n.d. 4 Tolerance, n.d. 5 Torah, n.d. 6 [Universalism vs. Particularism], n.d. 7 United Jewish Appeal, 1950-1959 8 Utility in Philosophy, n.d. 9 War vs. Peace, 1936-1954 and n.d. 10 [Women], 1955 11 Youth and Religion, 1939-1964 and n.d. 12 Zionism, n.d. SERIES B. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS. Sub-series 1. A-Z, 1935-1969 13 A, General, 1949-1968 14 Amar, Henri, 1944-1950 6 1 Amar, Henri, 1951-1969 2 American Jewish Archives (Jacob R. Marcus), 1950-1967 3 Antioch College, 1956-1969 4 Assistant Rabbi - Applications, etc., 1959-1962 5 Ba, General, 1950-1967 6 Be, General, 1947-1968 7 Berg, Alan, 1963-1967 8 Best, Cyril, 1949-1969 7 1 Bi-Bl, General, 1947-1968 2 Black, Mr. and Mrs. Percy, 1951-1958 3 Block Family, 1950-1965 4 Bo, General, 1948-1968 5 Board of Jewish Education [David I. Cedarbaum], 1950-1960 6 Br-Bu, General, 1947-1968 7 Braun Family [Nathan and Richard], 1947-1968 8 Bray, Allen F. [Culver Military Academy], 1959-1960 9 Byers, Ben, 1935-1936 10 Ca-Cl, General, 1945-1968 11 Central Conference of American Rabbis [Levi A. Olan, President], Ja, 1969 12 Central State College Baccalaureate - correspondence and sermon, Je, 1958 13 Coc-Coh, General, 1949-1968 14 Cohen, Gabriel [National Jewish Post and Opinion], 1948-1968 8 1 Col-Cu, General, 1948-1969 2 Cole, William, S.M., 1961-1969 3 Da-Di, General, 1951-1969 4 Dance, Inc. [Ralph Donenfeld], 1964-1966 5 Development Fund for American Judaism (Union of American Hebrew Congregations), 1959-1968 6 Diamond, Norman (Temple Beth El, Daytona Beach, Florida), 1947-1969 7 Dintenfass, Lora, 1952-1961 8 Do-Dy, General, 1946-1968 9 Ea-En, General, 1949-1967 10 Eichmann Trial, 1961 11 Eisendrath, Maurice N., 1950-1966 and n.d. 12 Elander, Eugene - re: Hippies, 1968 13 England - re: Torah Convocations, 1965-1966 9 1 Ep-Ev, general, 1950-1968 2 European Trip (Torah Convocations) - Germany, Paris, 1963 3 Fa-Fe, General, 1951-1967 4 Fabritzky, Veronica, 1960-1961 5 Fi, General, 1950-1967 6 Finegold, Richard, 1962-1963 7 Fl-Fo, General, 1947-1967 8 Folkman, Jerome D., 1947-1961 9 Fr-Fu, General, 1946-1967 10 France (Torah Convocations), 1961-1966 10 1 Frank, Bernard S., 1955-1962 2 Frank, Emmet, 1952-1969 3 Frank Family, 1952-1967 4 Freehof, Solomon, 1952-1965 5 Front, Henri, 1955-1957 6 Ga-Ge, General, 1946-1967 7 Gamoran, Emanuel (Union of American Hebrew Congregations), 1946-1958 8 Germany (Torah Convocations), 1965-1966 9 Gi-Gl, General, 1946-1968 10 Gliksman, Sholom I., 1967-1968 11 Goa-Gol, General, 1945-1969 11 1 Goldswig, Charles R., 1948-1969 2 Goo-Gov, General, 1949-1968 3 Good Samaritan Hospital [Dayton, Ohio] - Advisory Board, 1969 4 Gr-Gu, General, 1948-1968 5 Grad, Mr. and Mrs. James, 1959-1968 6 Gralnick, Samuel W., 1965 7 Greece (Torah Convocations), 1965-1966 [See also photos in Folder No. 35/9] 8 Haa-Harrington, General, 1947-1969 9 Harris-Harwood, General, 1946-1968 10 Has-Hertz, General, 1949-1969 11 Helfgott, Melvyn, 1963-1968 12 Heritch, Captain and Mrs. David, 1956-1965 13 Herz-Hi, General, 1947-1969 12 1 Ho, General, 1949-1969 2 Hu, General, 1948-1966 3 I, General, 1950-1966 4 Israel - Consulate, 1960-1968 5 Israel - Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1962-1969 6 J, General, 1947-1969 7 Ka, General, 1946-1969 8 Kahn, Robert I., 1946-1969 9 Kanter, Morton M., 1958-1968 10 Kaplan, Kivie, 1958-1965 11 Katz, A. Raymond, 1957-1958 12 Katz, Irving (Men's Club), 1967-1968 13 Katz, Dr. and Mrs. Paul (Choir, Oratorio), 1950-1965 13 1 Ke-Ki, General, 1946-1969 2 King, James W., 1960-1968 3 Kl-Kn, General, 1951-1969 4 Ko-Ky, General, 1946-1968 5 Kobayashi, Masayuki, 1961-1965 6 Kuriloff, Peter, 1964-1965 7 Kusworm, Sidney G., Sr. and Sidney G., Jr., 1950-1968 8 La-Les, General, 1948-1967 9 Lehman, Bernard, 1947-1953 10 Lehman, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Albert Rosenstein), 1953-1967 14 1 Lenson, Dr. and Mrs. Norman, 1946-1954 2 Lev-Lew, General, 1946-1967 3 Leva, Marx, 1950-1958 4 Levi, Edwin K., 1946-1952 5 Li, General, 1947-1968 6 Lipchitz, Mr. and Mrs. Jacques, 1953-1968 7 Lo-Ly, General, 1946-1967 8 Ma-Marias, General, 1947-1967 9 Mark-Maz, General, 1947-1967 10 Marks, Milton A. (Marks Travel Service), 1949-1966 11 Matthews, Courtney and Sylvia, 1945-1954 15 1 Mc-Me, General, 1950-1968 2 Mi, General, 1947-1969 3 Mo-My, General, 1949-1968 4 Molander, David (Pack Medical Group), 1964-1968 5 N, General, 1946-1966 6 National Federation of Temple Youth, 1969 7 Norfolk, Virginia - Commodore Levy Chapel Dedication; and Navy Chaplains, 1961-1962 8 O, General, 1950-1969 9 Office [Rabbi Ruslander's memos at Temple Israel], 1953-1954 10 Pa, General, 1947-1967 16 1 Pe-Pi, General, 1946-1968 2 Pl-Pu, General, 1950-1967 3 Plaut, W. Gunther (Social Justice Chapter for Gunther's book), 1951-1967 4 Pearson, Jed W., Jr., 1946-1963 5 Q, General, 1955 6 Ra-Re, General, 1947-1969 7 Rabbinical Pension Board (Union of American Hebrew Congregations), 1966-1968 8 Rabbi's Fund, 1953-1965 9 Reed, Doris (Mrs. Samuel), 1954-1956 10 Ri-Ron, General, 1946-1968 11 Ricker, R. W. (Personal), 1964-1967 12 Roman, Saul G. and Ann, 1947-1953 17 1 Rose-Rosenbert, General, 1946-1968 2 Roseman, Kenneth D., 1967-1969 3 Rosenblatt-Rosenthal, General, 1951-1969 4 Rosenstein, Captain and Mrs. Albert, 1957-1968 5 Rosenthal, Charles H. and Rose, 1951-1967 6 Rosi-Rou, General, 1946-1969 7 Routman, Helen (Mrs. Sam Lewis), 1957-1969 8 Ru-Ry, General, 1950-1969 9 Ruslander Family (Jane, Julian, Levi, S. Leo), 1953-1954 10 Russ, Cantor Herman, 1953-1968 11 Sa, General, 1947-1969 12 Samson, Phili, 1943-1964 13 Sanders, Nathan and Hattie, 1950-1954 14 Sarles, Dr. and Mrs. Harry, 1948-1968 18 1 Sc, General, 1950-1969 2 Schmidt, Carl A., 1945-1950 3 Se-Sh, General, 1950-1969 4 Shaman, Benjamin R., 1950-1967 5 Shapero, Sanford M., 1951-1966 6 Shemer, Bar (Bronek and Naomi, Israel), 1949-1969 7 Si-Sl, General, 1947-1968 8 Siegel, Seymour N., 1951-1952 9 Sigma Alpha Mu, 1953-1968 10 Silver, Rabbi and Mrs. Samuel M., 1950-1968 11 Silverman, Harold, 1958-1966 12 Simon, Dr. and Mrs. Abe R. (Shanes), 1950-1968 19 1 Sm-Sr, General, 1947-1968 2 South Shore Temple [Chicago, Illinois], 1946-1947 3 Spain (Torah Convocations), 1965-1966 4 St, General, 1944-1967 5 Stein, Fred (Photographer), 1966-1967 6 Su-Sz, General, 1950-1969 7 Ta, General, 1946-1968 8 Te-Te, General, 1950-1969 9 Thal Family (Joseph, Norman and Samuel), 1950-1968 10 Thurston, Jim (Camp Kenogaming, Canada), 1964-1969 11 To-Tu, General, 1945-1968 12 Torah Convocations (Personal guests, etc.), 1965 13 Tumin, Melvin (Personal), 1965-1969 14 Turkey (Torah Convocations), 1965-1966 20 1 U, General, 1951-1969 2 United Jewish Appeal, 1960-1967 3 United Theological Seminary [Dayton, Ohio], 1960-1966 4 University of Dayton (miscellaneous), 1964-1968 5 Upper Room, The, 1965 6 V, General, 1948-1967 7 Voss, Carl Hermann, 1949-1968 8 Wa, General, 1950-1969 9 Wasserman, David and Renate, 1963-1969 10 Wasserman, J. Edward and Alice, 1952-1966 11 Wea-Wei, General, 1948-1968 12 Weidmann, Irene, 1952-1957 13 Weinstein, Jacob J. (CCAR), 1960-1969 14 Wen-Wex, General, 1948-1968 15 Wh, General, 1953-1968 16 Wi, General, 1949-1969 17 Wiesen, Maxemilian, 1947-1955 21 1 Winer, Harry, 1956-1966 2 Wl-Wy, General, 1949-1969 3 Y, General, 1948-1968 4 Z, General, 1948-1968 5 Ziza, Charles, 1952-1954 Sub-series 2. Social Action 6 Committee on Justice and Peace (CCAR), 1959-1961 7 Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, Inc., 1962 8 Dayton Urban League, 1957-1960 9 Dayton Urban League, 1961 10 Dayton Urban League, 1962 11 Jewish Community Council [of Dayton], 1949-1962 22 1 Ohio Committee on Delinquency and Crime, Mr-Jl, 1959 2 Ohio Committee on Delinquency and Crime, S-D, 1959 3 Ohio Committee on Delinquency and Crime, 1960 4 Ohio Committee on Delinquency and Crime and National Committee on Delinquency and Crime, 1961-1962 5 Ohio Committee on Delinquency and Crime and Ohio Citizen's Council, 1962 6 Ohio Committee on Delinquency and Crime and Ohio Citizen's Council, 1965-1966 7 Ohio Youth Commission and Youth Services Advisory Board - correspondence, minutes and miscellaneous, 1963-1968 8 Ohio Youth Services Advisory Board - Boy's Industrial School, report on inspection tour, Ap, 1964 [See photos in Folder No. 35/13] 23 1 Schwartz, Judge Benjamin (Ohio Youth Commission), 1965-1966 2 State of Ohio - Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction, 1960-1962 3 Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) - General correspondence and miscellaneous, 1956-1966 4 UAHC - Combined Campaign, 1956-1959 5 UAHC - Ohio Valley Council, 1958-1959 6 UAHC - Ohio Valley Council, 1960-1962 Sub-series 3. Chaplaincy a. Chaplain Ruslander - United States Navy, United States Air Force 7 Publications for Jewish members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 1941-1948 8 Chaplain's School, Norfolk, Virginia - class papers, F-Ag, 1942 9 Miscellaneous, 1942-1946 and n.d. 10 National Jewish Welfare Board (NJWB) - reports, 1942-1943 11 Philip S. Bernstein (NJWB) - correspondence, N, 1942-O, 1943 24 1 General Correspondence, Je-D, 1942 2 General Correspondence, Ja-D, 1943 3 General Correspondence, Ja-D, 1944 4 General Correspondence, Ja-Jl, 1945 5 General Correspondence, Ag-S, 1945 6 General Correspondence, O, 1945-D, 1947 7 Duty Assignment Records, 1942-1943 8 Duty Assignment Records, 1944-1946 9 Duty Records and Correspondence (World War II), 1942-1946 25 1 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1947-1948 2 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1949-1952 3 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1953-1955 4 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1956-1958 5 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1959-1960 6 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, re: promotion to Captain, 1952-1961 7 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1961 8 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1962 26 1 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1963 2 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1964 3 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1965 4 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1966-1967 5 U.S. Navy Chaplain - duty records, 1968-1969 6 U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, 1966-1967 7 U.S. Navy - Officers' Correspondence Course Exam, Ap, 1951 27 1 U.S. Navy - Chaplain Rosters, 1949-1951 2 U.S. Navy - District Chaplain's Office newsletters, 1950-1951 3 U.S. Navy - Chaplain's manuals, directory and miscellaneous, 1949-1966 4 The History of the Chaplain Corps, U.S. Navy, Volume 2, 1939-1949, n.d. 5 The History of the Chaplain Corps, U.S. Navy, Volume 6...Korean War,..1950-..1954, 1960 28 1 Chaplain at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1953-1957 2 Chaplain at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1962-1964 3 U.S. Air Force - Torah Convocations, Far East, 1958 [See also photo in Folder No. 35/8] 4 U.S. Air Force - Torah Convocations, Europe, 1963 5 U.S. Air Force - Europe, 1965-1966 [See also Folder No. 11/7] 6 U.S. Air Force - Vietnam, 1967 [See also photos in Folder No. 35/10] 7 NJWB Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy - Report on Ruslander's trip to Japan and Vietnam, 1967 8 U.S. Air Force - Academy and miscellaneous, 1962-1967 9 General Commission on Chaplains and Armed Forces Personnel, 1966-1967 [See also photo in Folder No. 35/11] 10 NJWB Publications for Jewish Chaplains, 1948-1961 11 Jewish Chaplaincy - Miscellaneous (NJWB and B'nai B'rith), 1962-1965 b. CCAR Committee on Chaplaincy 29 1 1960-1961 2 1962 3 1963 4 1963-1964 5 1964 Senior Class, 1962-1964 6 HUC-JIR Chaplaincy Processing Information Kit, 1965 7 1965 Senior Class, 1964-1965 8 1966 Senior Class, 1965-1966 9 Omnibus Report (1966 Senior Class), 1965-1966 10 Regner, Sidney L. (1966 Senior Class), 1962-1965 11 Sack, Eugene J. (1966 Senior Class), 1962-1963 c. NJWB Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy 30 1 General, 1955-1959 2 Class of 1959, 1958 3 Class of 1959, 1959 4 1959 Seniors, 1958-1959 5 Class of 1960, 1959-1960 6 1960 Seniors, 1959-1963 7 Class of 1961, 1960 8 Class of 1961, 1961 31 1 Class of 1961 - Ecclesiastical Endorsements, 1960-1961 2 1961 Seniors, 1960-1961 3 1962 Seniors, 1961-1963 4 Class of 1963 - Ecclesiastical Endorsements, 1959-1963 5 1963 Seniors, 1962-1963 6 Class of 1963 - Aryeh Lev, 1962 7 Class of 1963 - Aryeh Lev, 1963 8 Class of 1964, 1963-1964 9 Class of 1964 - Ecclesiastical Endorsements, 1963-1964 10 Class of 1965 - David Max Eichhorn, 1964 11 Class of 1965 - Aryeh Lev, 1963-1964 12 Class of 1965 - Sylvan D. Schwartzman, 1964 13 Class of 1965 - Sylvan D. Schwartzman, 1965 32 1 General, 1964-1966 2 Lev, Aryeh, 1965 3 Directory of Chaplaincy Service, 1964-1965 4 Study on Recruitment, 1964-1965 Sub-Series 4. Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio a. Board of Directors 5 Meeting Notices and Minutes, 1954-1963 6 Correspondence, Je, 1955-Je, 1957 7 Correspondence, Ag, 1957-My, 1958 8 Correspondence, Je, 1958-My, 1959 9 Correspondence, Je, 1959-My, 1960 33 1 Correspondence, Je, 1960-My, 1962 b. Harold Silverman (Executive Director) - Correspondence 2 A-C, 1959-1960 3 D-M, 1957-1960 c. Miscellaneous 4 Administrative Surveys, 1949-1958 5 Religious School Retreat at Glen Helen Educational Camp, 1957-1958 6 Music/Choir, 1953-1959 7 Church Groups, 1958-1959 [See also photos in Folder No. 35/12] SERIES C. PERSONAL PAPERS AND AWARDS 8 Biographical Sketches, 1953-1967 9 News Articles, 1942-1971 10 Employment as Social Worker - reports, letter, certificate, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1934-1936 11 Seaman's Certificate, 1937 12 Memorials, 1969-1971 13 Miscellaneous, 1952-1969 14 25th Anniversary of Ordination, O 23, 1960 34 1 Honorary Degree [from HUC-JIR, My 28, 1960], 1960 2 Honorary Degree [from HUC-JIR, My 28, 1960], 1960 3 Birthday, Anniversary, Grandparents, 1960-1961 4 20th Anniversary at Temple Israel, 1967 5 20th Anniversary - Correspondence congratulating Rabbi Ruslander [from AJA Box No. 696], Ap, 1955 and 1967 6 Illness Acknowledgements, Mr-Ap, 1968 7 Service Certificates from United States Navy and Air Force, 1942-1964 and n.d. 8 Certificate from University of Geneva, 1952 9 Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio, 1958 10 AFL-CIO Meritorious Citizen Award, Dayton, Ohio, 1962 11 Eloy Alfaro Grand Cross Award Certificate and miscellaneous, 1965-1967 12 State of Israel Bond Committee Tribute Dinner, Dayton, Ohio, program and telegram, N 17, 1968 13 Miscellaneous Award Certificates, 1956-1967 35 1 Merit Certificate from United Jewish Appeal, F 21, 1961 2 Award from NJWB Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy for 20 Years of Service, Je, 1962 3 Award from NJWB Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy for 25 Years of Service, Je, 1967 4 Tribute from Human Relations Council, Dayton, Ohio, Ap 15, 1970 SERIES D. PHOTOGRAPHS 5 Ruslander, Selwyn A. - portraits, 1955-1967 and n.d. 6 Unidentified [Ruslander family?, 1940s] 7 Navy Chaplain - Algeria, Mississippi and unknown locations, 1942-1945 and n.d. 8 Navy Chaplain - Dayton, Ohio; Japan; and unknown locations, [1940s-1960s] 9 Torah Convocation Trip - Greece, 1965 [See also Folder No. 11/7] 10 U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1966-1967 [See also Folder No. 28/6] 11 General Commission on Chaplains and Armed Forces Personnel - 50th Anniversary Dinner, Ap 23, 1967 [See also Folder No. 28/9] 12 Rabbi Ruslander with a Church Group, N, 1960 [See also Folder No. 33/7] 13 Ohio Youth Services Advisory Board - photos from report on Boy's Industrial School, Ap, 1964 [See also Folder 22/8]