TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) Records. 1908-1955.
Manuscript Collection No. 688
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
| Title: | Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) Records |
| Dates: | 1908-1955 |
| Quantity: | 0.8 linear feet (2 Hollinger boxes) |
| Abstract: | The records of Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) present a snapshot of an Orthodox synagogue during the pre- and post-World War II era. Records in the collection include correspondence, financial records, minutes, ledgers, and construction related materials. The majority of the collection is in Hebrew. |
| Collection Number: | MS-688 |
| Language: | Collection material in English and Hebrew. |
Institutional Sketch
Information about Srere Congregation is not available. It is known that the congregation dissolved prior to the acquisition of the records by the American Jewish Archives in 1994.
Scope and Content Note
The Srere Congregation records document a few decades of an Orthodox synagogue's growth and activities. The records consist primarily of a series of ledgers in Hebrew which are arranged chronologically by year. Within the ledgers are a series of financial reports, including dues, operating expenses, and other daily activities. Additionally, the records contain scattered minutes and correspondence about the programs and building projects of the synagogue. There are no membership lists nor are there any records of the rabbis.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in a single series.
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) Records are 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
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, by the act of donating the Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) Records to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Owner of literary rights is unkown.
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 Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-688. Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Srere Congregation (Los Angeles, Calif.) Records were received from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles, California, in October, 1994.
Processing Information
Processed by Benjamin Sharff, August 2002.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Box and Folder Listing
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.