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A Finding Aid to the Sanford E. Rosen Papers. 1945-1981.
Manuscript Collection No. 682
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Rosen, Sanford E.,1920- |
| Title: | Sanford E. Rosen Papers. |
| Dates: | 1945-1981 |
| Quantity: | 1.6 linear feet (4 Hollinger boxes) |
| Abstract: | The Sanford E. Rosen papers document the sermons delivered by Rabbi Sanford E. Rosen to his congregations. Many of the materials in the collection are sermons given on the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Other sermons cover a wide variety of topics including explanations of the first four commandments, the books of Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, and how to balance religion and the world. There are also some prayers written by Rabbi Rosen. The span dates for the collection are 1945-1981. |
| Collection Number: | MS-682 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Biographical Sketch
Sanford E. Rosen was born on May 13, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio. He married Melba Mells on March 19, 1944, with whom he has two children, Ronald and Louise. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1947 he was ordained and received the degree of Master of Hebrew Letters from the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to his ordination he served as the full-time rabbi of Temple B'nai Zion in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Following his ordination, Rabbi Rosen founded the liberal Temple Beth El congregation in Bakersfield, California. There he served also as chaplain and counselor to Jewish inmates at the California State Institution for Women at Tehachapi. In August 1951, Rabbi Rosen moved to San Mateo County, California where he became the founding rabbi of Peninsula Temple Beth El. He remained at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo, serving as the congregation's rabbi for the next thirty-one years. Following his retirement in 1982, he was named Rabbi Emeritus and continues to reside in San Mateo, California.
Scope and Content Note
The Sanford E. Rosen Papers consist of sermons and prayers written by Rabbi Rosen, the founding rabbi for two California synagogues. Many of the sermons were used for holiday services; the rest concern the balance of living a religious life in a secular world and include discussions of the commandments and the Pentateuch. Materials are arranged chronologically if a date for the sermon was indicated on the document and alphabetically for those undated documents that had a title. The span dates for the collection are 1945-1981.
Arrangement
The papers are divided into one series.
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.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Sanford E. Rosen Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-682. Sanford E. Rosen Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
Received from Melanie Aron of the Shir Hadash Congregation in Los Gatos, California, in August 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Cathy Nye, May 2002
Box and Folder Listing
| Series A. Sermons and Prayers, 1945-1981 | |||||||||||
| This series consists of 4 Hollinger boxes of Rabbi Rosen's sermons and prayers. Span dates are 1945-1981. The sermons in boxes 1-3 are arranged chronologically while the sermons in box 4 (which are undated) are arranged alphabetically by title. Rabbi Rosen's prayers occupy the last folder in the series. A full alphabetical list of all sermon titles, with their location, is in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sermons. 24 Aug 1945-9 Dec 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Sermons. 11 May-10 Jun 1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Sermons. 9 Oct 1951-12 Apr 1957 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Sermons. 16 Aug-29 Nov 1957 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Sermons. 13 Dec 1957-9 May 1958 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Sermons. 14 Sep-5 Dec 1958 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Sermons. 24 Aug 1945-9 Dec 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Sermons. 3 Oct 1959-25 Mar 1960 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Sermons. 23 Sep 1960-5 May 1961 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Sermons. 25 Aug-Oct 1961 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Sermons. 5 Jan-4 May 1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Sermons. 28 Sep-26 Oct 1962 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Sermons. 14 Dec 1962-24 May 1963 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Sermons. 18 Oct 1963-10 Apr 1964 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Sermons. 6 Sep-20 Nov 1964 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Sermons. 22 Jan-19 Feb 1965 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Sermons. 5 Mar-29 May 1965 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Sermons. 26 Sep-20 Nov 1964 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Sermons. 7 Jan-25 Feb 1966 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Sermons. 18 Mar-13 May 1966 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Sermons. 15 Sep-18 Nov 1966 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Sermons. 16 Dec 1966-10 Mar 1967 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Sermons. 4 Oct-20 Oct 1967 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Sermons. 10 Nov 1967-31 May 1968 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Sermons. 22 Sep 1968-22 Sep 1969 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Sermons. 24 Sep 1970-3 Mar 1972 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Sermons. 7 Sep 1972-17 Sep 1974 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Sermons. 3 Oct 1976-8 Oct 1981 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Sermons. "Being is Believing"- "Doubting Your Doubts". | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Sermons. "The Glorious Partnership"- "The Hebrew Prophets". | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Sermons. "Now That We Live"- "Road Map". | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Sermons. "The Silence Between"- "Sukot". | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Sermons. "The Tenth Man"- "To See and to Love". | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Sermons. "Unexplainable Tragedies". | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Sermons. Untitled. | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Sermons. Untitled. | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Sermons. Untitled. | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Sermons. Untitled. | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Sermons. Untitled. | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Sermons. Untitled. | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Sermons. Untitled. | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Prayers. | |||||||||
Search Terms
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