Bureau of Jewish Education (Savannah, Ga.) Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains twelve folders relating to the financial status of the Bureau of Jewish Education from the 1959-1960 school year to the 1967-1968 school year.
Dates
- Creation: 1959 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The Bureau of Jewish Education was founded by the Savannah Jewish Council in approximately 1959. It oversaw three religious schools for the Jewish residents of Savannah – a kindergarten, a weekday Hebrew school, and a Sunday school. Little information can be found on the Bureau, but it is no longer in existence. As of 2017, Congregation Mickve Israel and Congregation Agudath Achim co-sponsor a religious school called the Shalom School, and Congregation B’nai B’rith Jacob sponsors the Hebrew Community School.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The financial records of the Savannah Bureau of Jewish Education from 1959-1968. The Bureau of Jewish Education oversaw coordinating the religious education needs for all of Savannah’s Jewish residents. Supported by the Savannah Jewish Council, it was the umbrella organization for a kindergarten, weekday Hebrew school, and a Sunday school.
Arrangement
This collection is composed of one document case containing twelve folders arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
Custodial History
The Bureau of Jewish Education (Savannah, Ga.) Records are part of the Savannah Jewish Archives that were transferred from the Georgia Historical Society to the Breman Museum in 2015.
Separated Materials
Oversize Materials
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lindsay Resnick in 2017. It was entered into ArchivesSpace by Megan Udell in 2020.
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Bureau of Jewish Education (Savannah, Ga.) Records, Mss 391
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lindsay B. Resnick
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700
