TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Conditions of Access and Use

Related Material

Administrative Information

Search Terms

Box and Folder Listing

Series A. Individual Files. circa 1877-1993

Series B. Subject Files. 1877-1993

A Finding Aid to the Jacob Kabakoff Collection. 1879-1993.

Manuscript Collection No. 659


Introduction

Repository: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Creator: Kabakoff, Jacob, 1918-
Title: Jacob Kabakoff Collection.
Dates: 1879-1993
Quantity: 2.0 linear feet (5 Hollinger boxes)
Abstract: Jacob Kabakoff is a leading scholar on Hebrew literature in Americirca Throughout his career as a rabbi and educator, he collected material, often excerpts clipped from periodicals, that related to Hebrew literature in Americirca Documents in the Jacob Kabakoff collection, most of which are in Hebrew, span the latter three decades of the 19th century and the entire 20th century.
Collection Number: MS-659
Language: Collection material in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.

Biographical Sketch

Jacob Kabakoff, noted rabbi and Jewish educator, was born in New York City on March 20, 1918. He earned a diploma from the Teachers Institute of Yeshiva University in 1935, and a B.A. from the same institution in 1938. He was ordained a rabbi, and awarded a M.H.L. from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1944. He earned a D.H.L. there in 1958.

From 1944-1948, Kabakoff served as a Conservative rabbi in Philadelphia. From 1952-1968, he was the dean of the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. Upon completing his tenure there, Kabakoff was appointed Professor of Hebrew at Lehman College/City University of New York.

A specialist in Hebrew literature in America, Kabakoff has written extensively on Hebrew literature for English and Hebrew publications in Israel, as well as in Americirca His published works include: Master of Hope: Selected Writings of Naphtali Herz Imber, and the Hebrew volumes Stalwarts and Seekers: Essays on American Hebrew Literature and Culture, Pioneers of American Hebrew Literature, and Naphtali Herz Imber: Baal Hatikvah. Kabakoff served as the Chairman of the Editorial Board of Hadoar, the noted Hebrew weekly newspaper of Americirca He was also the editor of the Jewish Book Annual from 1977 to 1996.

Kabakoff was a member of the following organizations: the Rabbinical Assembly, the American Association of Jewish Studies, the World Congress of Jewish Studies, and the American Association of Professors of Hebrew. Kabakoff received honorary degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary (1972) and Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (1988). He was also acknowledged in 1988 by the Habermann Institute for Literary Research, when the Institute published a Hebrew festschrift in his honor entitled Migvan: Studies Related to Hebrew Literature in America.


Scope and Content Note

The Jacob Kabakoff collection consists of Kabakoff's collection of secondary sources associated with late-19th and 20th century Hebrew literature. Most, but not all, of the literature was published in American periodicals between 1877 and 1993. The collection is primarily in Hebrew

The history of the Hebrew language in America can be divided into three eras:

  • 1654-1870: The period of sporadic publication and literary curiosities
  • 1870-1918: The early modern period
  • 1918-present: The modern period
Kabakoff's interest lies within the third category, and is concentrated specifically on literature published before 1948 (the founding of the State of Israel). After the 1940's, there is a significant decrease in the amount of Hebrew literature that was published in the United States.


Arrangement

This collection is organized into two series as follows:

A. Individual files
B. Subject files

Conditions of Access and Use

Terms of Access

The collection is open for use; no restrictions apply.

Terms of Reproduction and Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce, with exceptions for fair use, may be obtained through the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Please address queries to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information, see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.


Related Material

Kabakoff, Jacob. Nearprint Biography File.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Jacob Kabakoff Collection and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:

[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-659. Jacob Kabakoff Collection. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Provenance

The records were donated by Jacob Kabakoff, White Plains, N.Y., in May 2001.

Processing Information

Processed by Jeff Brown, July, 2001.


Box and Folder Listing

Series A. Individual Files. circa 1877-1993
The Individual files series consists of four Hollinger boxes of material (1877-1993). Material includes New York Times obituaries, critiques from Hebrew/Yiddish and Jewish periodicals, articles about the writers that are written by Kabakoff, photographs of selected writers, and portions of correspondence from the selected writer.
Materials are arranged alphabetically by writer.
Box Folder
1 1 Arieli, L.A.
1 2 Avinoam-Grossman, Reuven.
1 3 Bavli, Hillel.
1 4 Bavli, Hillel.
1 5 Ben Yehuda, Eliezer.
1 6 Ben Yosef, A.
1 7 Berdichevsky, Micha Yosef.
1 8 Bernstein, Simon.
1 9 Berkowitz, Isaac Dov.
1 10 Bialik, Hayim Nachman.
1 11 Blank, Samuel Leib.
1 12 Bluestone, Joseph.
1 13 Brainin, Reuven. -1939
1 14 Brainin, Reuven. 1940-
1 15 Brind, Moshe.
1 16 Carmi, T.
1 17 Chomsky, Zev.
1 18 Davidson, Israel.
1 19 Deinard, Ephraim.
1 20 Deutsch, Gotthard.
1 21 Diesendruck, Zvi.
1 22 Dolitzky, Menahem Mendel.
1 23 Domnitz, Aaron.
1 24 Efros, Israel.
1 25 Ehrlich, Arnold B.
Box Folder
2 1 Eisenstein, Judah David.
2 2 Feigin, Samuel.
2 3 Feinstein, Moshe.
2 4 Friedland, Abraham Hayim.
2 5 Friedlander, Israel.
2 6 Gersoni, Henry (Zvi).
2 7 Gintzburg, Shimon
2 8 Goldman, Moshe
2 9 Goldstein, Isaac.
2 10 Gordon, Hirsch Leib.
2 11 Ha'am, Ahad.
2 12 Halevi, A.Z.
2 13 Halevi, Moshe.
2 14 Halkin, Simon.
2 15 Ibn-Zahav, Ari.
2 16 Imber, Naphtali Herz.
2 17 Indelman, Elhanan.
2 18 Isaacs, Bernard (Dov).
2 19 Kabakoff, Jacob.
2 20 Konowitz, Israel.
2 21 Leaf, Hayim.
2 22 Lisitzky, Ephraim.
2 23 Malachi, Eliezer Raphael.
2 24 Malachi, Eliezer Raphael.
2 25 Malachowsky, Hillel.
2 26 Markson, Aaron David.
2 27 Marx, Alexander.
Box Folder
3 1 Masliansky, Zvi Hirsch.
3 2 Maximon, S.V.
3 3 Miller, Samuel.
3 4 Mirsky, Samuel.
3 5 Naamani, Israel.
3 6 Neumark, David.
3 7 Orlans, A.S.
3 8 Pelli, Moshe.
3 9 Persky, Daniel.
3 10 Persky, Daniel.
3 11 Preil, Gabriel.
3 12 Rabinowitz, Isaac.
3 13 Rabinowitz, Isiah.
3 14 Raisin, Mordechai Zev (Max)
3 15 Rawitdowicz, Simon.
3 16 Regelson, Abraham.
3 17 Revel, Bernard (David).
3 18 Ribalow, Menaham.
3 19 Rivkind, Isaac.
Box Folder
4 1 Rodkinson, Michael Levi.
4 2 Rosenberg, Adam.
4 3 Rosenfeld, Samuel.
4 4 Rosenzweig, Gershon.
4 5 Sackler, Harry (Zvi Hirsch)
4 6 Sawyer, Abraham.
4 7 Scharfstein, Zvi.
4 8 Schwartz, Abraham.
4 9 Schwartz, I.J.
4 10 Schwartzberg, Samuel.
4 11 Setzer, S.H.
4 12 Tchernowitz, Chaim.
4 13 Touroff, Nisan.
4 14 Turberg, Pinhas.
4 15 Twersky, Yohanan.
4 16 Wallenrod, Reuven.
4 17 Waxman, Meyer.
4 18 Wohl, J. J.
4 19 Wolf, Schur.
4 20 Yehoash.
4 21 Zausmer, Jacob.
4 22 Zeitlin, Aaron.
4 23 Zilbershlag, Isaac.
4 24 Zinder, Reuven.
4 25 Zlikobitz, Getzl.
Series B. Subject Files. 1877-1993
The Subject files series consists of one Hollinger box of material (1877-1993). Material includes essays from Hebrew, Yiddish and Jewish periodicals.
Material is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Box Folder
5 1 American Hebrew literature.
5 2 Ha-Doar.
5 3 Ha-Doar and American Judaism.
5 4 Hebrew/Yiddish Press in America.
5 5-7 Histadrut Ivrit of America
5 8 Role of Hebrew In America.

Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.

Persons and Families

Kabakoff, Jacob, -- 1918-

Subjects

Hebrew literature, Modern

Genres and Forms

Photographs