Jewish Educational Alliance (Atlanta, Ga.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Barney Medintz Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 115
Abstract
Barney Medintz was born in London, England in 1910. At the age of 1 year he immigrated with his family to America. Following graduation from the University of Chicago he moved to Atlanta to serve as director of mens’ and boys’ activities at the Jewish Educational Alliance. Medintz worked for the Alliance for two years. Upon leaving, he founded the Service Uniform Company. In 1936 Medintz married Dorothy Davis. Medintz was active in a variety of youth and humanitarian causes in the Jewish...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1948 - 1985
Found in:
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
Gus Berman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 113
Scope and Contents
All material is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder. Researchers examining the Gus Berman Family Papers can gain greater insight into Judy Rich Viness and Anita Berman's life in Atlanta, Ga.
Dates:
1913 - 1990
Found in:
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
Mendle Boorstin Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 103
Abstract
Mendle and Fannie Boorstin were both active in Jewish communal life. In large part, it was the persistence of Fannie Boorstin that led to the creation of a Jewish home for the aged in Atlanta. The papers consist of minutes of the Hungarian Benevolent Society, 1926-1927; newsletters from the Young Women’s Hebrew Association, 1922-1923; and records chronicling the movement in the 1950s to establish a home for the aged in Atlanta.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1911 - 1986
Found in:
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
