Access and Provenance

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Box and Folder Listing

 

A Finding Aid to the

Richard C. Hertz Papers

Manuscript Collection No. 675

1942 - 1996.  20.4 Linear ft.

ACCESS AND PROVENANCE

The Richard C. Hertz Papers were received from Mrs. Renda Hertz of West Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in January, 2001.  Mrs. Hertz, by the act of donating the Richard C. Hertz Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives.  All literary rights to material authored by Richard Hertz are retained by the Hertz heirs.  Literary rights to material authored by others are retained by the individuals and their heirs.  Questions concerning rights should by addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives.

The Richard C. Hertz Papers are open to all researchers. The original manuscript collection is available in the reading room of the Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH top

Richard C. Hertz was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received an A.B. degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1938 and was ordained as a rabbi by Hebrew Union College in 1942. In 1948 Hertz received a Ph.D. in religious education from Northwestern University.

He began his rabbinic career at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Illinois as assistant rabbi in 1942. From 1943 until early 1946, Hertz served as a military chaplain at Fort Ord, California, earning the rank of captain.  He returned to the Glencoe congregation after the war until moving on to Chicago Sinai Congregation in 1947 as assistant rabbi. In 1953 Hertz became the senior rabbi at Temple Beth El in Detroit, Michigan where he stayed for the remainder of his career. Hertz led the congregation through many difficult years in Detroit, including times of civil unrest. He was instrumental in the planning and fund-raising of the new temple in the suburb of Birmingham. Hertz was quite proud of the new temple and considered it one of his finest legacies to future generations.

Hertz was often a spokesman for the Detroit and the American Jewish community. He hosted a local television program Open Doors, appeared on national news stations and on the Voice of America and Message of Israel. Hertz wrote six books, including Prescription for a Heartache and What Counts Most in Life, and had several sermons published. He also wrote many articles, commentaries, and book reviews for prominent newspapers and magazines such as Life and Ebony.

Hertz taught at the University of Detroit, Mercy for many years. Though a Catholic
university Hertz was heartened by the knowledge that he was reaching many people that knew little or nothing about Judaism. Hertz was one of the first to teach in the new field of Jewish Studies. Classes he  taught include the Holocaust, Introduction to Judaism, Biblical Studies, and Modern European Jewish History. When Hertz retired as senior rabbi of Temple Beth El in 1982, an endowed chair in Jewish Studies was established in his honor at the University.

Throughout his years in Detroit Hertz became known as a leader in the fight for worldwide social justice. Hertz visited the Soviet Union in 1959 on a secret mission for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower was preparing for a summit with Nikita Khruschev and wanted a true report regarding the treatment of Jews there. This trip was considered by Hertz to be one of his most important missions. Upon his return to Detroit Hertz remained actively involved in the Soviet Jewry movement.

Interfaith relations were prominent among Hertz’s activities. In 1963 Hertz was the first rabbi to be received in a private audience by Pope Paul VI. In 1974, under auspices of the American Jewish Committee and the National Council of Churches, Hertz was one of twenty-four Jewish and Christian leaders who traveled to Israel and the Arab states to study refugee problems and explore peace alternatives. Hertz often took part in interfaith services, such as the traditional Thanksgiving Day services in Detroit. In 1995 he was given the Dove Award for his interfaith work by the Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies.

Hertz was quite active on boards and committees and was the vice president of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, past president of the Wranglers Ministerial Association, member of the Economic Club of Detroit, and the Michigan Advisory Committee of the United States Civil Rights Commission.  He was always concerned with the conditions facing the poor, the underprivileged and  minority groups. Hertz was often criticized for speaking out on issues close to his heart, though these criticisms did not sway his determination to use his prominent position to help those he saw as disenfranchised.

Hertz died in 1999. He was survived by his wife Renda and his three children, Nadine
Urben, Ruth Joyaux, and Bradford Hertz.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE top

Rabbi Richard C. Hertz was a congregational rabbi, chaplain, educator, and activist interested in a variety of social, political, and Jewish causes.  His papers contain correspondence and manuscripts reflecting his professional activity as a pulpit rabbi, his work as a Jewish chaplain during World War II, his teaching on both the university and congregational level, and his involvement with Jewish communal life both locally and nationally including the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion, and the National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis.

The papers also contain materials pertaining to his activities on behalf of numerous social causes he espoused such as civil rights, fair housing, and economic justice.  Included are records relating to his service on the Michigan Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights in the 1980's.

Of special note in the collection are Hertz’s records and papers associated with a trip he made to Russia in 1959 to investigate and report on the condition of Soviet Jewry.  These papers consist of correspondence, a trip diary, newsclippings, and writings. Hertz’s interest in Soviet Jewry continued after his 1959 trip, and the papers also document his work with the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ Committee on Jews in the Soviet Orbit and other groups advocating for Soviet Jewry.

The Richard C. Hertz Papers are arranged into 9 series as follows:

                SERIES A:     SERMONS
                SERIES B:     CHAPLAINCY
                SERIES C:     CORRESPONDENCE
                SERIES D:     CIVIL RIGHTS
                SERIES E:     SOVIET JEWRY
                SERIES F:     ACADEMIC MATERIALS
                SERIES G:     WRITINGS AND ADDRESSES
                SERIES H:     TRAVEL DIARIES
                SERIES I:     PHOTOGRAPHS

Series A is a complete set of the typescript sermons of Rabbi Hertz. Rabbi Hertz’s views on Jewish issues, world, national and local politics, as well as the State of Israel, social problems and current controversies can be seen through these sermons. The sermon index at the beginning of the series is a chronological listing of each sermon that includes title and date. The sermons themselves are arranged chronologically and span his entire rabbinic career from his early assistant rabbi positions in the Chicago area and his chaplaincy during World War II, to his final pulpit as senior rabbi of Temple Beth El in Detroit.  Span dates are 1942-1993.

Series B consists of records pertaining to Hertz’s service as a chaplain stationed at Fort Ord, California, during World War II. Papers include camp newsletters, photographs, correspondence with other chaplains as well as congregants in the Salinas, California area, correspondence with the Jewish Welfare Board that includes monthly reports containing statistics and information about Jewish activities at Fort Ord, and records of High Holy Day and Seder services.  Span dates for the series are 1943-1946. Records that reflect Hertz’ later work with the Central Conference of American Rabbis Committee on Chaplaincy are included in Series C (Correspondence), and his sermons during his chaplaincy are included in Series A (Sermons).

The correspondence in Series C is arranged alphabetically by name of subject, correspondent, or organization. The bulk of the papers reflect Hertz’s activities as Senior Rabbi of Detroit’s Temple Beth El (1953-1993), although there are some materials that deal with his two assistant rabbi positions at North Shore  congregation Israel in Glencoe, Illinois (1942-1946), and Temple Sinai in Chicago (1947-1953). The files also document his participation in the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Board of Alumni Overseers, the National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis, the Jewish Chautauqua Society, and various Detroit-area civic, educational and interfaith organizations. Span dates for the series are 1946-1990.

Records in Series D reflect Hertz’s service on the Michigan Advisory Committee of the
United States Commission on Civil Rights.  Included are materials pertaining to affirmative action and equal housing in Michigan as well as reports of the Michigan Advisory Committee (1980-1984). Span dates for entire series are 1962-1984, with the bulk of materials in the early 1980's.

Records in Series E reflect Rabbi Hertz’s interest and advocacy for Jews in the Soviet Union as well as a trip he made to Russia in 1959.  Hertz traveled to Russia at the request of President Eisenhower who wanted information on the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union. Materials include articles, newsclippings, Hertz’ diary of the trip, correspondence, reports, a memorandum to the White House detailing Hertz’ findings on the trip, files documenting Hertz’ involvement with the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ Committee on Jews in the Soviet Orbit, and materials from an American Jewish Congress conference on Soviet Jewry in 1964.  Span dates for the series are 1958-1987, with the bulk of materials falling between 1959-1964.

Files in Series F reflect Rabbi Hertz’s activities teaching courses on the Holocaust and Jewish Studies at the University of Detroit, Mercy, as well as various adult education classes. Included are course outlines, correspondence, notes, and  nearprint.  The files are arranged alphabetically by subject and the span dates are 1947-1995.

Rabbi Hertz was a prolific writer and speaker throughout his career on a variety of subjects including Jewish history and identity, social problems, current events, and politics. Series G consists of many of his writings and addresses as well as correspondence pertaining to these activities. Also included is a copy of his 1948 Ph.D. dissertation on Reform Jewish education. Files are arranged alphabetically by the title of article or address and the dates span 1948-1996.

Series H consists of three brief travel diaries Hertz kept when he toured to Israel in 1969, 1985 and 1988 and the Photographs in Series I consist mainly of images from services at Sinai Temple in Chicago and Temple Beth El in Detroit.

BOX AND FOLDER LISTING top
 
 

Box     Folder          Contents

        SERIES A: SERMONS

1       1    Sermon index, 1942-1993
        2    Sermons, Sept.- Nov., 1942
        3    Sermons, Jan.- June, 1943
        4    Sermons, Sept., 1943 - April, 1944
        5    Sermons, May-Nov., 1944
        6    Sermons, Jan.- April, 1945
        7    Sermons, May - Aug., 1945
        8    Sermons, Sept.- Dec., 1945

2       1    Sermons, Jan., 1946-May, 1946
        2    Sermons, Dec., 1946-May, 1947
        3    Sermons, Sept., 1947-May, 1948
        4    Sermons, Sept., 1948-Jan., 1949
        5    Sermons, Feb. - May, 1949
        6    Sermons, Sept., 1949-May, 1950
        7    Sermons, Sept., 1950-Jan., 1951

3       1    Sermons, Feb - May, 1951
        2    Sermons, Sept, 1951-Jan., 1952
        3    Sermons, Feb.-May, 1952
        4    Sermons, Sept., 1952-Feb., 1953

4       1    Sermons, April-Sept., 1953
        2    Sermons, Sept.-Nov., 1953
        3    Sermons, Dec., 1953-March, 1954
        4    Sermons, April-June, 1954
        5    Sermons, Sept.-Nov., 1954
        6    Sermons, Dec., 1954-June, 1955

5       1    Sermons, Sept-Dec., 1955
        2    Sermons, Jan.- June, 1956
        3    Sermons, Sept- Dec., 1956
        4    Sermons, Jan. - June, 1957
        5    Sermons, Sept. - Nov., 1957
        6    Sermons, Dec., 1957 - June, 1958

6       1    Sermons, Sept. - Dec., 1958
        2    Sermons, Jan.- June, 1959
        3    Sermons, Oct.- Dec., 1959
        4    Sermons, Jan.- May, 1960
        5    Sermons, Sept.- Dec., 1960
        6    Sermons, Jan.- May, 1961

7       1    Sermons, Sept.- Nov., 1961
        2    Sermons, Dec., 1961 - May, 1962
        3    Sermons, Sept.- Oct., 1962
        4    Sermons, Nov., 1962 - May, 1963
        5    Sermons, Sept.- Nov., 1963
        6    Sermons, Dec.1963-May, 1964
8       1    Sermons, Sept.- Oct., 1964
        2    Sermons, Nov., 1964-May, 1965
        3    Sermons, Sept.-Dec., 1965
        4    Sermons, Jan.- May, 1966
        5    Sermons, Sept., 1966-May, 1967

9       1    Sermons, Oct.- Nov, 1967
        2    Sermons, Dec., 1967-May, 1968
        3    Sermons, Sept.- Nov., 1968
        4    Sermons, Dec., 1968 - May, 1969
        5    Sermons, Sept.- Dec., 1969
        6    Sermons, Jan. - May, 1970

10      1    Sermons, Sept. - Dec., 1970
        2    Sermons, Jan. - May, 1971
        3    Sermons, Sept., 1971 - May, 1972
        4    Sermons, Sept., 1972 - May, 1973
        5    Sermons, Sept., 1973 - May, 1974
        6    Sermons, Sept., 1974 - May, 1975

11      1    Sermons, Sept., 1975 - July, 1976
        2    Sermons, Sept. - Nov, 1976
        3    Sermons, Dec., 1976 - May, 1977
        4    Sermons, Sept., 1977 - Jan., 1978
        5    Sermons, Feb.- May, 1978
        6    Sermons, June, 1978 - June, 1979

12      1    Sermons, Sept., 1979 - Dec., 1980
        2    Sermons, 1981
        3    Sermons, 1982 - 1985
        4    Sermons, 1986 - 1993


        SERIES B: CHAPLAINCY

13      1    Chapel Notes, Fort Ord, California, (newsletter), 1944
        2    Schmooze Sheet for Chaplains (newsletter), 1945-1946
        3    Seder, Fort Ord, California, 1944
        4    Photographs, Fort Ord, California, 1944-1945
        5    High Holy Days, 1943-1945
        6    Jewish Welfare Board, Chatter (newsletter), 1944-1945
        7    Jewish Welfare Board, Salinas, California, 1944-1945    
        8    Jewish Welfare Board, monthly reports, 1944-1945
        9    Jewish Welfare Board, Jewish Book Council, 1944-1945
        10   Jewish Welfare Board, Phillip Graubart, 1944-1945
        11   Jewish Welfare Board, Committee on Army and Navy Religious 
               Activities, 1943-1946
        12   Jewish Welfare Board, miscellaneous, 1944-1945

14      1    National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1944-1945
        2    Killed in action, 1944-1945
        3    Form letters, 1944-1945
        4    “Chaplains Who Serve” - radio broadcast, 1944
        5    Correspondence with chaplains, 1943-1945
        6    Correspondence from congregants, 1944
        7    Correspondence from congregants, 1945
        8    Correspondence, general, 1944-1945
        9    Salinas, California, congregation, 1944-1946
        10   Chaplain’s school, Harvard University, 1943-1944


        SERIES C: CORRESPONDENCE

15      1    Abrams, Charles, 1956
        2    Allied Jewish School Board, Chicago, 1952
        3    American Council for Judaism, 1956
        4    American Jewish Archives, 1950-1953
        5    American Jewish Committee, 1950
        6    American Jewish Committee, Russell Woods Project, 1958
        7    American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1948
        8    Anshehl, Arthur, E., 1977
        9    Atlantic Council, 1956-1962
        10   Baron, Joseph L., 1943-1946
        11   Bargman lectures, 1972-1976
        12   Bar/Bat Mitzvah standards and procedures, 1975
        13   Bar/Bat Mitzvah correspondence, 1953-1965
        14   Baylinson, David, 1957-1965
        15   Becker Amendment, 1964
        16   Berry, Harold and Lewis, 1975
        17   Berman, Morton, 1952
        18   Beth El 125th Anniversary, 1975

16      1    Biographical, 1946-1953
        2    Blessed Sacrament Interfaith Service, 1967
        3    Bloomfield Hills seminar on Judaism, 1976-1980
        4    Blumenfield, Samuel, 1951-1952
        5    B’nai B’rith, 1970-1979
        6    Board of Jewish Education, 1951
        7    Board of Jewish Education, 1952
        8    Bogota convention, 1959-1970
        9    Brokan, Lawrence, 1952
        10   Buckner, Norman, 1954

17      1    Campsite for temple, 1957-1963
        2    Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, 1974-1977
        3    Cedarbaum, David, 1947-1948
        4    Cemetery Committee, 1950
        5    Center synagogue inquiries, 1952
        6    Central Conference of American Rabbis,  Chaplaincy Committee, 1965-1968
        7    Central Conference of American Rabbis,  Chaplaincy Committee, 1969-1970
        8    Central Conference of American Rabbis,  Chaplaincy Committee, 1971-1973
        9    Central Conference of American Rabbis,  Church & State Commission, 1955-1964
18      1    Central Conference of American Rabbis, Committee on Distribution 
                of Union Prayerbooks, 1950-1952
        2    Central Conference of American Rabbis, Committee on Mixed Marriage, 1965-1967
        3    Central Conference of American Rabbis, Committee on Religious Education, 1976
        4    Central Conference of American Rabbis, Commission on Interfaith 
                Activities, 1966-1967
        5    Central Conference of American Rabbis, concerned members, n.d.
        6    Central Conference of American Rabbis, convention, June, 1972
        7    Central Conference of American Rabbis, general correspondence, 1949-1953
        8    Central Conference of American Rabbis, general correspondence, 1965-1970
        9    Central Conference of American Rabbis, general correspondence, 1971-1979
        10   Central Conference of American Rabbis, Institution on Religion and Psychology, 1951
                
19      1    Central Conference of American Rabbis, Religious Education 
                Committee, Kallah,  June, 1965
        2    Central Conference of American Rabbis, Joint Commission on 
                Social Action, 1971-1975
        3    Central Conference of American Rabbis, Joint Commission on 
                Jewish Education, 1970-1971
        4    Channel 56 (Detroit), Anti-Defamation League, 1978
        5    Chaplaincy, 1964-1967
        6    Chaplaincy, 1968-1978
        7    Chaplaincy procurement at HUC-JIR, 1966
        8    Chaplain’s retreat, Germany, 1973
        9    Chautauqua, New York, 1971

20      1    Chicago Federation of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1949
        2    Chicago Federation of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1950-1951
        3    Chicago Federation of Reform Synagogues, 1948
        4    Chicago Federation of Reform Synagogues, 1949-1952
        5    Chicago Rabbinical Association, 1946-1948
        6    Chicago Rabbinical Association, 1949-1950
        7    Chicago Rabbinical Association, Kallah, 1951
        8    Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1955-1967
        9    Church Women United, Birmingham, Michigan, 1977

21      1    Cisler, Walker L., 1971
        2    Citizen’s Advisory Committee on Police Procedures, 1958-1964
        3    Citizen’s Committee on Displaced Persons, 1947-1950
        4    Citizen’s Committee for Equal Opportunity, 1963-1967
        5    Citizens for a United Detroit, 1964-1969
        6    College of Jewish Studies, 1954-1978
        8    Combined Campaign, 1956-1961
        7    Combined Campaign, Nelson Glueck Testimonial, 1962

22      1    Community Center Committee, 1950-1952
        2    Committee for Honest Elections, 1962
        3    Committee on Ceremonies, 1959-1960
        4    Council of Hyde Park and Kenwood Churches and Synagogues, 1950-1953
        5    Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, 1974-1976
        6    Cronbach, Abraham, 80th birthday, 1962

23      1    Davidovic, Emil, 1959-1971
        2    Dial-a-Prayer, n.d.
        3    Displaced persons bill, 1948-1949
        4    Detroit Council of Churches, 1955-1968
        5    Detroit Institute of Technology, 1954-1976
        6    Detroit newspapers, 1967-1968
        7    Detroit Zionist Federation, 1975-1978
        8    Drachler, Norman, 1952-1978
        9    Drinan, Robert, 1978

24      1    Egelson, Louis, 1947-1953
        2    Eisendrath, Maurice, 1945-1951
        3    Eisendrath International Exchange Program, 1964-1976
        4    Eliezer, Rafaeli, 1984-1990
        5    Experimental services, 1971
        6    Fan mail, 1960-1967
        7    Feldman, Milton E., 1974
        8    Ford Motor Company Service Award, 1963
        9    Foreign Policy Briefing Conference, 1962-1968
        10   Focus Hope, 1975
        11   Fourth Tuesday, 1975-1978
        12   Fox, Michael, 1962-1968
        13   Fragrance garden for the blind, n.d.
        14   Franklin, Leo, I., 1961-1977
        15   Freehof, Solomon B. responsa, 1972
        16   French consulate, 1975
        17   Gershenson, Aaron H., 1977
        18   Gitlin, Barry, 1970-1976
        19   Gitin, Seymour, 1976-1978
        20   Glaser, Joseph B., 1977
        21   Glaser, Benedict, 1953-1954
        
25      1    Glueck, Nelson, 1954-1970
        2    Gottesman, Mabel, 1978
        3    Gottschalk, Alfred, 1971-1977
        4    Governor’s Ethical and Moral Panel, 1965
        5    Governor’s Ethical and Moral Panel, 1966-1968
        6    Great Lakes Biennial (UAHC), 1958
        7    Greater Detroit Motion Picture Council, 1954-1970
        8    Greater Michigan Foundations, 1969-1974
        9    Greenblatt, Peter, 1971
        10   Gribbs, Roman S., 1971
        11   Gun control, 1968
        12   Gun control, 1977-1978

26      1    General correspondence (A), 1950-1952
        2    General correspondence (B), 1947-1953
        3    General correspondence (C), 1952
        4    General correspondence (D), 1950-1952
        5    Handleman, Phillip, 1970
        6    Handleman, Paul L., 1970
        7    Harriet Berg Dancers, 1974
        8    Harris, Steven, 1972
        9    Harvard University, 1958-1959
        10   Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, re: independence, 1962
        
27      1    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Board of Governors, 1969-1979
        2    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                centennial, 1975
        3    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                chapel address, 1970
        4    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Englander lecture, 1965-1966
        5    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                homecoming services, 1968-1973
        6    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Jerusalem, 1974-1976
        7    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers, 1962-1967
        
28      1    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers, 1968-1969
        2    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers, 1970
        3    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers, 1971
        4    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers, 1972-1973
        5    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers, 1977-1978
        6    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers scholarship fund, 1966-1967
        7    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 
                Rabbinic Board of Alumni Overseers scholarship fund, 1975-1976
        8    Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion,  
                Sabbath, Detroit, 1973-1976
        9    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1976
        10   Hertz, Richard C., 5th anniversary, 1958
        11   Hertz, Richard C., 10th anniversary, 1963
        12   Hertz, Richard C., 25th anniversary, 1978
        13   Hertz, Richard C., Installation at Temple Beth El, 1953
        14   High Holy Day services,  radio and TV, 1964-1974
        15   High school graduation, 1970-1978

29      1    Hillel Foundation, 1964-1975
        2    Haberman, Joshua, 1958
        3    Imerman, Stanley Memorial Fund, 1977-1978
        4    Institute for Jewish Planning and Research, 1975
        5    Interfaith Broadcasting Commission, 1968-1972
        6    Interfaith Emergency Council, Detroit, 1967-1968
        7    Interfaith Emergency Council, Detroit, 1968-1969
        8    International Freedom Festival, 1959-1961
        9    Isenberg, Richard, 1974-1977
        10   Israel Committee, 1968-1970
        11   Israel congregational pilgrimage, 1971-1972
        12   Israel congregational pilgrimage, 1975
        13   Israel, Judah A., 1957-1971
        
30      1    Israel scholarships, 1967-1968
        2    Israel scholarships, 1964-1975
        3    Israel State Department letters, 1968-1974
        4    Israel tours, 1975
        5    Israeli bonds, 1973
        6    Israeli Consulate, Chicago, 1968-1978
        7    Israeli Embassy, Washington, D.C., 1975 
        8    Israeli flag, 1975-1977
        9    Ittamar, J.E., 1973-1974
        10   Ittamar, J.E., 1974-1975
        11   Jewish Chautauqua Society, 1970-1982

31      1    Jewish Chautauqua Society, Adrain College, 1964
        2    Jewish Chautauqua Society, Albion College, 1959-1964
        3    Jewish Chautauqua Society, Colombiere College, 1965
        4    Jewish Chautauqua Society, Duns Scottus College, 1975
        5    Jewish Chautauqua Society, Hillsdale College, 1960-1964
        6    Jewish Chautauqua Society, Lasell Junior College, 
        7    Jewish Chautauqua Society, Mercy College, 1963-1964
        8    Jewish Chautauqua Society, University of Toledo, 1954-1966
        9    Jewish Chautauqua Society, talk to Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1956
        10   Jewish Community Council of Greater Detroit, 1964-1969
        11   Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, 1970-1974
        12   Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, 1975-1980

32      1    Jewish education study, 1955-1965
        2    Jewish Federation of Chicago, 1940-1947
        3    Jewish Federation of Chicago, 1948-1952
        4    Jewish holidays and public schools, 1955-1958
        5    Jewish Music Month, 1953-1973
        6    Jewish Welfare Fund, Cincinnati, 1938-1940
        7    Jewish Welfare Federation, 1964-1965
        8    Jordon, Charles H., 1967

33      1    Kiev, Ari, 1978
        2    Klein, Ruth, 1952-1962
        3    Kollek, Teddy, 1977
        4    Kushner, Lawrence, 1961-1969
        5    Lazar, Jaffrey, 1974-1978
        6    Lelyveld, Arthur, 1977
        7    Leo Baeck School, Haifa, 1972-1978
        8    Leo M. Franklin Memorial Fund, 1964-1977
        9    Levin, Yehuda Laib, 1968
        10   Lewis, Albert, 1966-1969
        11   Life Magazine article on Judaism, 1955
        12   London, England, 1971

34      1    Maas, Bernard, 1978
        2    Maas, Bernard L., scholarship, 1964-1966
        3    Mann Louis L. Archives, 1970
        4    Manuel, Michael, 1974
        5    Marcus, Jacob R., 1976-1978
        6    Marks-Greenstone matter, 1966
        7    Marriages, 1942-1943
        8    Maryglade College Knights of Charity Award, 1965-1968
        9    Meadowbrook Hall, 1977
        10   Medical Committee of Beth El, 1957
        11   Men’s Club, 1971
        12   Mesila, 1976
        13   Message of Israel, 1967-1977
        14   Metropolitan Detroit Citizen’s Development Authority, 1966-1972
        15   Michigan Association of Reform Rabbis, 1956-1972
        16   Michigan Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, 1965-1976

35      1    Michigan State Temple Youth, 1966-1978
        2    Michigan State Temple Youth Conclave, 1967
        3    Michigan Spiritual Foundations Day, 1955-1961
        4    Midever, Walter, 1967-1968
        5    Midwest Biennial - Union Of American Hebrew Congregations, 1958
        6    Milhaud, Danus, 1971
        7    Miller, A.M., 1967
        8    Millikin, William G., 1977
        9    Minda, Albert, 1977
        10   Modras, Ronald, 1978
        11   Morgenstern, Julian, 1970
        12   Morlion, Felix A., 1970
        13   Mount Olivet Methodist Church, 1970
        14   National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis, 1988-1989
        1    National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis, 1989-1990
        2    National Jewish Welfare Board, 1972
        3    National Jewish Welfare Board, 1973
        4    National Jewish Welfare Board, 1974
        5    National Jewish Welfare Board, 1975-1976
        6    National Jewish Welfare Board, 1977-1980
        7    Negro converts to Judaism, 1960-1961
        8    Nixon, Richard, 1971
        9    North Woodward Interfaith Corporation, 1967-1971
        10   Northwestern University, 1946-1949
        11   Nuclear test ban, 1963
        12   Okomoto, Hiroshi, 1964-1974
        13   Planned Parenthood, 1958-1971

37      1    Polier, Justine, 1957
        2    Poverty program, 1967
        3    Prague Torahs, 1972
        4    Prayer in schools United States Supreme Court decision, 1954-1962
        5    Primus, Charles, 1978
        6    Rabbis, correspondence with, 1947-1948
        7    Rabbis, correspondence with, 1949-1950
        8    Rabbis, correspondence with, 1951
        9    Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh, 1976
        10   Romney, George, 1963-1964
        11   Romney, George, 1965-1966
        12   Rosenbaum, Jonathan, 1969-1972
        13   Read, Gerald, 1958

38      1    Sachar, Abraham, 1977
        2    Sacred Heart Seminary, 1976
        3    Samuels, Robert I., 1978-1979
        4    Sarason, Richard, 1969-1973
        5    Sarna, Jonathan, 1988
        6    Schwartz, Alan, 1978
        7    Sinai nursery school, 1949
        8    Sinai PTA, 1949-1951
        9    Skillman Foundation, 1970-1973
        10   Soviet Jewry, 1960-1963
        11   Speaking engagements , 1953-1960
        12   Syme, Daniel, 1966-1968
        13   Tercentenary committee, 1953-1954
        14   Thanksgiving interdenominational community service, 1953-1956
        15   Thanksgiving service, Middletown, OH, 1969
        16   Theological Center of Greater Detroit, 1964-1966

39      1    Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Biennial convention 
                in Montreal, 1967
        2    Vatican, Office of Jewish-Christian Relations, 1970
        3    Veteran’s Day, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Detroit, Mi, 1969-1975
        4    Vietnam, 1965-1972
        5    Washington Pilgrimage, 1953-1956
        6    Wayne County Community College, 1978
        7    Wayne State University, 1973-1975
        8    Wayne State University, RDNA Policy Committee, 1976
        9    Weinberg, Dudley, 1976
        10   Weiss, Herbert, 1954-1960
        11   Welt, Joseph M. Memorial Fend, 1958-1972
        12   Williams, Harvey, 1973-1975
        13   White House reception honoring Menachem Begin, 1978
        14   World Union for Progressive Judaism conference, 1961
        15   Worship and Program Committee, 1974-1980
        16   Wranglers minutes, 1969-1974
        17   Yamasaki, Minoru, 1964
        18   Young People’s Society service, 1973-1974

        
        SERIES D: CIVIL RIGHTS          

40      1    Affirmative action in employment fact-finding meeting,  May 1-2, 1980
        2    Fleming, Arthur S., 1981
        3    Metropolitan Conference on Open Occupancy, 1962-1963
        4    Midwestern Regional Conference, July, 7-9, 1982
        5    Midwestern and Southern Regional Conference, August, 28-40, 1984
        6    Reinvestment and Housing Equality in Michigan Conference, July 9-10, 1979

41      1    Michigan Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights,
                Reports, 1980-1981
        2    Michigan Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights,
                Reports, 1982
        3    Michigan Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights,
                Reports, 1983
        4    Michigan Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights,
                Reports, 1984
        
        SERIES E: SOVIET JEWRY

42      1   Jews Behind the Iron Curtain, American Jewish Committee reports, 1958-1959
        2   Memorandum to the White House, 1959
        3   Broadcasts, 1959
        4   Correspondence re: Russian trip, 1959-1960
        5   Diary of Russian trip, “To Russia on 44 Pounds”, 1959
        6   Jews in the Soviet Union, nearprint, 1957-1987
        7   Writings on Soviet Jewry, 1959-1978
        8   Newsclippings re: Russian trip, 1959

43      1   Visit of Moscow Chief Rabbi, Y.I. Levin, 1958
        2   National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry, 1972
        3   American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, April, 1964
        4   American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, April, 1964
        5   American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, April, 1964
        6   Central Conference of American Rabbis,  Committee on 
               Jews in the Soviet Orbit, 1961
        7   Central Conference of American Rabbis,  Committee on 
               Jews in the Soviet Orbit, 1962
        8   Central Conference of American Rabbis,  Committee on 
               Jews in the Soviet Orbit, 1963-1966

        F: ACADEMIC MATERIALS

44      1   Courses of study for adult Jewish education, 1951-1957
        2   Classics of Judaism notes, 1947
        3   Epic Movements in the Jewish Past, 1960-1961
        4   Historical Development of Judaism,  confirmation class, 1960
        5   The Romance of Jewish History, 1952-1953
        6   Introduction to the Old Testament, 1957-1974
        7   Philosophy of Judaism, 1979-1980
        8   University of Detroit, 1970-1975
        9   Hertz, Deborah, 1982

45      1   Holocaust class, University of Detroit, 1982-1997
        2   Abandonment of the Jews in World War II - ca. 1975-1995
        3   Auschwitz, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        4   Birth of Nazism, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        5   Christian conscience, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        6   Concentration camps, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        7   Final stage, resettlement and death camps, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        8   First stage, anti-Jewish legislation, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        9   German Jewry, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        10  Adolph Hitler,  review of John Toland book, 1977
        11  Hitler’s tools, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        12  Teacher’s resources for the Holocaust, 1977-1982
        13  Jewish response to the Holocaust in America, nearprint, ca. 1975-1995

46      1   Holocaust nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        2   Holocaust nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        3   Holocaust nearprint, ca. 1975-1995
        4   How to Understand the Holocaust, a mini-course, 1979
        5   Can We Forgive the Germans, a sermon, May 12, 1965      
        6   Rabbi Leo Baeck, Hero of the Holocaust, a sermon, March 28, 1980        
        7   What Shall We Teach our Children about Germany, a sermon, November 15, 1963
        8   Holocaust Memorial Day after 30 years, 1977
        9   Does our Policy in Germany Make Sense, a sermon, March 11, 1951
        10  Sophie’s Choice, a film review, 1980

        G: WRITINGS AND ADDRESSES

47      1   The American Jew in Search of Himself: Preface to Jewish Commitment, ca. 1959
        2   Correspondence and press clippings re: The American Jew in Search of Himself, 1959-1963
        3   The American Jew according to Look Magazine, May 17, 1958
        4   Anti-Semitism: Assault Against Christ, n.d.
        5   Apocrypha lectures, 1958
        6   Are We Forsaking Freedom?, February 16, 1953
        7   Baeck, Leo, 1956
        8   Begin, Menahem, 1953
        9   Buber, Martin, n.d.
        10  Can There be Peace in the Middle East?, March 25, 1988
        11  Civil Rights and Jews, September 19, 1963
        12  Ecclesiastes lectures, 1963-1966, 1995
        13  The Essence of Liberalism, 1950
        14  Ethics of Judaism, March 21, 1949
        15  Faith in Jewish Survival, 1961
        16  Farmington High School baccalaureate, June 13, 1971
        17  The Hebrew Bible and the Bicentennial, 1976

48      1   Heschel, Abraham, 1972-1983
        2   How to be Religious in 1986, 1986
        3   Impressions of Israel: My First Trip, 1956
        4   Inaugural sermon Temple Beth El, 1953
        5   The Influence of Judaism on Early America, 1954
        6   Invocation at Republican National Convention, Detroit, 1980
        7   Israel’s Crisis, 1969
        8   Israel and the Palestinians, 1974
        9   Jewish Calendar, n.d.
        10  Jewish Identity Today, n.d.
        11  Jewish Life Today, 1962
        12  Jewish Message for Today, 1966
        13  Jewish Response to the Bicentennial: Jews and Judaism on the American Scene, 1976
        14  Narrative Themes of the Bible, 1952
        15  Personal Judaism, 1968
        16  Playing for Time, 1980
        17  Positive Judaism, 1953
        18  Prescription for a Heartache, page proofs, 1958
        19  Prescription for a Heartache, publicity and correspondence, 1958
        20  Prescription for a Heartache, lectures, 1958-1959

49      1   Rabbi Hertz Sees Jeffersonian Liberty Triumph, 1943
        2   The Real Things of Life, 1955
        3   Reflections for the Modern Jew, 1974; Reflections on Old Age, 1990
        4   Religious Education Among American Reform Congregations (Ph.D dissertation), 1948
        5   Rising Tide of Negro-Jewish Relations, Ebony Magazine, December, 1964
        6   Haym Solomon, Son of Liberty, 1953
        7   Shavout, 1996
        8   The Shofar Sounds a Call to Conscience, 1996
        9   Of Sorrow and Solace: A Manual for Times of Grief, n.d.
        10  The Space Race or the Human Race?, 1969
        11  The State of Jewish Education in Reform Congregations, 1924-1949, n.d.
        12  The State of the Art of Preaching, 1986
        13  United States Air Force Academy Jewish Cadet Baccalaureate Service, 1971

50      1   The Synagogue for Today, The Sentinel, Nov. 5, 1942
        2   The Synagogue: Orthodox, Conservative and Reform, 1952
        3   This I Believe, n.d.
        4   In Time of our Freedom, 1976
        5   To Serve My People: The Dilemma of the Pastoral Rabbi in the Big City, 1966
        6   Judah Touro: The Man Who Loved His Fellow Men, 1953
        7   What Can a Man Believe, 1967; What Counts Most in My Life, 1963
        8   What is on the Agenda of Jewish Survival, 1962
        9   What is our Jewish Identity, 1986
        10  What’s New in Jewish Theology, 1962
        11  What is a Jew, 1956
        12  Why Do Good People Suffer, n.d.
        13  Why Do Some People Get All the Breaks, n.d.
        14  Why the World Loves Fiddler on the Screen, 1972
        15  World of our Fathers, 1976

        SERIES H: TRAVEL DIARIES

51      1   Rabbinical Mission to Israel, 1969
        2   Mission to Arab countries and Israel, 1974        
        3   Diary of trip to Israel, January, 1985
        4   Jerusalem Diary, March, 1988
                        

        SERIES I: PHOTOGRAPHS

        5   New Sinai Temple, Chicago, first services, 1949
        6   Sinai Temple, Chicago, ca. 1951-1953
        7   Sinai Temple, Chicago, b/w snapshots, ca 1950-1953
        8   Richard Hertz, portraits, 1949
        9   Temple Beth El, Detroit, 1960-1972
        10  Jerusalem, 1989
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