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The United Jewish Orthodox Association was organized by members of the Orthodox community of Atlanta and the Southeast to encourage the Hebrew Orphans' Home to provide orphans with both a Kosher kitchen and a Jewish education. The records include correspondence, minutes (in Yiddish), and contribution lists.

Abstract Vida Goldgar was an important contributor to “The Southern Israelite" for almost forty years. The collection consists primarily of Goldgar’s columns and news articles, which she wrote for "The Southern Israelite" as well as speeches she gave to various organizations. The collection also contains newspaper clippings about events in the Jewish community. Of special interest are pamphlets from early synagogues in Georgia. Also of special interest are articles and drafts documenting the...

Abstract The Bunzl Family left their home in Vienna six months after the Anschluss in 1938 and went to London. Walter Bunzl came to Atlanta in 1939 to work with the late Robert Hecht, then head of the family's jewelry manufacturing company Burian and Bunzl. The rest of the family followed him to Atlanta by way of Brazil in 1941. Their family played an important part in Atlanta's...

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Documents relating to former B’nai B’rith International President Dr. William A. Wexler (1913-2000) and his family.

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Miscellaneous records from Ambassador William B. Schwartz, Jr.'s tenure as United States Ambassador to the Bahamas during President Jimmy Carter's administration.

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William H. Frey Family Papers, 1949-1997, consisting of .2 linear feet of material including publications and newspaper articles relating to the Puritan Chemical Co. and to William Frey's civic and business activities as vice-president of Puritan, and to other family members including his father-in-law, Abrom Lewis (A.L.) Feldman the founder of the Puritan Chemical Company.

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Born in New York, William Singer settled in Georgia where he became a farmer and winemaker. The collection consists primarily of a family history and newspaper articles relating to the Singer family and their lives in Cordele, Thomaston and Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract This collection contains the scrapbooks from William (Wolfie) Bromberg's time in the Jewish War Veterans of the United States, post no. 112, in the mid-1970s. It includes pictures, correspondence, legal documents, and news articles in scrapbook form about the activist and charitable activities of the group. These activities include blood drive, ROTC, meetings, programs, luncheons, Israel trips, hospital work, scholarships, child welfare, USO, VAV Hospital and fundraising. Also in this...

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The Wittenberg family lived in Augusta, Georgia, and was active in the Jewish, medical, political, and civil communities. The papers contain correspondence, certificates, diplomas, newspaper clippings, and genealogical information.

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Yeshiva High School of Atlanta was a modern Orthodox Jewish school founded in 1970. The records consist of anniversary books and brochures.

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Young Israel of Toco Hills was established in 1994 as a modern Orthodox synagogue associated with the National Council of Young Israel. The records consist of meeting minutes, reports, financial statements, bulletins, correspondence, membership directories, architectural plans and permits, and rabbinical records including sermons, writings, and correspondence.

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Young Judaea - Daughters of Zion Chapter was an active youth organization in Atlanta throughout the 1940s and 1950s. The collection consists of three scrapbooks containing memorabilia and correspondence.

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Followers of Zion (F.O.Z) Chapter of Young Judaea was founded in Atlanta in 1951. The collection consists of a scrapbook of chapter activities.

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The Young Ladies Co-operative Society of Albany, Georgia, began in 1901 to coordinate social and charitable events in the local Jewish community. The records consist of two minute books that cover the entire history of the organization.

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The Zionist Organization of America-Atlanta District was organized in 1910. At one time, Atlanta chapter membership numbered over 1,400. The records consist of newsletters, scrapbooks, and speeches written by Adelbert Freedman, active in ZOA since 1936 and Executive Director of the Southeastern region from 1940-1951.

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Much of the collection consists of photocopies of the Zucker family and their genealogy. The Zucker family genealogy was researched by Kaye (Robinson) Kole, Certified Genealogist, a descendant of the line through her mother, Kate Wadsworth (Holitser) Robinson.