TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the September 11 Sermon Collection. 2001.
Manuscript Collection No. 674
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Collector: | Zola, Gary Phillip, 1952- |
| Title: | September 11 Sermon Collection |
| Dates: | 2001 |
| Quantity: | 0.4 linear feet (1 Hollinger Boxes) |
| Abstract: | The September 11 Sermon Collection consists of numerous sermons given by rabbis in the United States, Canada and Latin America in the weeks following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Several of the sermons were given as Rosh Hashonah or Yom Kippur sermons. Sermons are arranged alphabetically by rabbi name. |
| Collection Number: | MS-674 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Scope and Content Note
Following the events of September 11, 2001, Dr. Gary P. Zola, Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives, invited North American Reform rabbis to send to the AJA any sermons they might have delivered concerning the events of that day.
Dr. Zola's goal was to gather and keep these sermons together as a collection in order to preserve a contemporary record of the thoughts and responses of the American Reform Jewish community at this time. Since the Jewish High Holy Days occurred shortly after September 11, many of these sermons were given on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The majority of the sermons are in draft form, although a few have been published in synagogue bulletins or newsletters.
The strength of this collection is that these sermons were given in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, when the pain, fear and uncertainty resulting from what happened were at their strongest. These sermons reflect the tension and concern felt by all Americans as they strove to understand not only what happened, but why.
As time progresses and perspective is gained on the events of that day, it is hoped this collection will grow in value and be a treasured resource for those studying the chronology, ramifications, and consequences of this tragic day in American history.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged in one (1) series.
Conditions of Access and Use
Terms of Access and Use
This collection is open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Property and Literary Rights
The donating rabbis and cantors, by the act of donating the September 11 Sermon Collection to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the authors and their heirs. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.
Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the September 11 Sermon Collection and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-674. September 11 Sermon Collection. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The September 11 Sermon Collection were received from various rabbis and cantors in 2001. An index to the donors is included in this finding aid.
Processing Information
Processed by Rachel Schwartz and Melinda McMartin, February, 2002.
Index of Donors |
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| Index terms are followed by their box/folder location. | ||
| Aron, Melanie, 1/1 | ||
| Aron, Melanie, 1/1 | ||
| Bach, Larry, 1/1 | ||
| Bamberger, Henry, 1/1 | ||
| Berkson, Mark E., 1/1 | ||
| Bisno, Aaron, 1/1 | ||
| Block, Barry H., 1/1 | ||
| Block, Bruce S., 1/1 | ||
| Boxman, Brad, 1/1 | ||
| Bretton-Granatoor, Gary M., 1/1 | ||
| Bronstein, Herbert, 1/1 | ||
| Brown, Jerry, 1/1 | ||
| Cahana, Michael Z., 1/2 | ||
| Cohen, Norman M., 1/2 | ||
| Comess-Daniels, Neil, 1/2 | ||
| Comess-Daniels, Neil, 1/2 | ||
| Cook, Julian I., 1/2 | ||
| Davidson, Beth D., 1/2 | ||
| Davidson, Jerome K., 1/2 | ||
| Dreyfus, Ellen Weinberg, 1/2 | ||
| Eisenstat, Michael B., 1/2 | ||
| Emanuel, Charles, 1/2 | ||
| Engel, Steven, 1/2 | ||
| Enger, Cindy, 1/2 | ||
| Feinstein, Morley, 1/2 | ||
| Feldman, Marla J.,1/2 | ||
| Fink, Steven M., 1/2 | ||
| Fratello, Anthony, 1/2 | ||
| Friedlander, Albert, 1/2 | ||
| Garfein, Stanley J., 1/3 | ||
| Gibson, James A., 1/3 | ||
| Glickman, Mark S., 1/3 | ||
| Glickstein, Gary A., 1/3 | ||
| Goldberg, Edwin C., 1/3 | ||
| Goldstein, David, 1/3 | ||
| Goldstein, Joshua, 1/3 | ||
| Gordon, Samuel, 1/3 | ||
| Greenbaum, Alan, 1/3 | ||
| Greene, Fred, 1/3 | ||
| Gropper, Daniel, 1/3 | ||
| Guttman, Fred, 1/3 | ||
| Hachen, Debra R., 1/4 | ||
| Haim, Rosette Barron, 1/4 | ||
| Harr, Sheldon J., 1/4 | ||
| Harris, Robert, 1/4 | ||
| Hecht, Jonathan L., 1/4 | ||
| Helbraun, Sidney M., 1/4 | ||
| Herring, B. Charles, 1/4 | ||
| Hessel, Joui, 1/4 | ||
| Holz, Anthony D., 1/4 | ||
| Hurwitz, Daniel, 1/4 | ||
| Jacobs, Robert P., 1/4 | ||
| Kadden, Bruce, 1/4 | ||
| Kahn, Bruce E., 1/4 | ||
| Kamrass, Lewis, 1/4 | ||
| Kanter, Kenneth, 1/4 | ||
| Kaplan, Ronald W., 1/4 | ||
| Kerber, Justin S., 1/4 | ||
| Kingsley, Ralph P., 1/4 | ||
| Klein, Zoe, 1/4 | ||
| Klepper, Jeffrey, 1/4 | ||
| Lee, Barton G., 1/5 | ||
| Lefkowitz, Benjamin, 1/5 | ||
| Lerner, Leigh, 1/5 | ||
| Levine, Richard A., 1/5 | ||
| Levine, Robert N., 1/5 | ||
| Levitt, Jessica, 1/5 | ||
| Lieberman, Elias, 1/5 | ||
| Liebowitz, Yossi J., 1/5 | ||
| Lilienthal, Alejandro, 1/5 | ||
| Limmer, Seth M., 1/5 | ||
| Lipper, David A., 1/5 | ||
| Lippmann, Ellen, 1/5 | ||
| Litwak, Alan E., 1/5 | ||
| Louchheim, Thomas A., 1/5 | ||
| Magat, Dana L., 1/6 | ||
| Magid, Avi, 1/6 | ||
| Magonet, Jonathan, 1/6 | ||
| Malinger, Lawrence P., 1/6 | ||
| Marder, Janet, 1/6 | ||
| Marx, Robert J., 1/6 | ||
| Mason, Steven S., 1/6 | ||
| Mecklenburger, Ralph D., 1/6 | ||
| Mellen, Michael, 1/6 | ||
| Michelson, Brian I., 1/6 | ||
| Miller, Bennett F., 1/6 | ||
| Miller, Jonathan, 1/6 | ||
| Miller, Mark J., 1/6 | ||
| Mills, Esther and Steven, 1/6 | ||
| Mitz, Amy Brenner, 1/6 | ||
| Moskowitz, Dan, 1/6 | ||
| Moskowitz, Michael L., 1/6 | ||
| Myers, Nancy R., 1/6 | ||
| Offner, Stacy, 1/7 | ||
| Patz, Norman R., 1/7 | ||
| Pearce, Stephen S., 1/7 | ||
| Pfeffer, Bruce J., 1/7 | ||
| Plaut. W. Gunther, 1/7 | ||
| Polish, Daniel F., 1/7 | ||
| Polonsky, Lester, 1/7 | ||
| Regev, Uri, 1/7 | ||
| Remson, Michael M., 1/7 | ||
| Rheins, Richard S., 1/7 | ||
| Rosenberg, Jason, 1/7 | ||
| Rothberg, Samuel, 1/7 | ||
| Sameth, Mark, 1/8 | ||
| Schwartzman, Joel R., 1/8 | ||
| Sherwood, John M., 1/8 | ||
| Silver, Samuel, 1/8 | ||
| Sisenwine, Joel, 1/8 | ||
| Sobel, Henry I., 1/8 | ||
| Soffin, Joel E., 1/8 | ||
| Spilker, Adam Stock, 1/8 | ||
| Stahl, Samuel M., 1/8 | ||
| Stern, David E., 1/8 | ||
| Swerdlow, Paul, 1/8 | ||
| Taub, Joshua S., 1/8 | ||
| Weber, Donald A., 1/9 | ||
| Weiner, Martin S., 1/9 | ||
| Weingart, Samuel I., 1/9 | ||
| Weissburg, Victor H., 1/9 | ||
| Widzer, David S., 1/9 | ||
| Wohl, Amiel, 1/9 | ||
| Young, Roderick, 1/9 | ||
| Zecher, Deborah, 1/9 | ||
| Zeplowitz, Irwin A., 1/9 | ||
| Zoberman, Israel, 1/9 | ||
| Zweiback, Josh, 1/9 | ||
| Zwerin, Rabbi, 1/9 | ||
Box and Folder Listing
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the American Jewish Archives's online catalog.