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Congregation B'nai Israel (Salt Lake City, Utah)

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Jewish archives

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0224
Abstract The Jewish archives (1831-1990) is largely comprised of records from three Salt Lake City congregations: B'nai Israel, Montefiore, and Kol Ami. Included in the collection are correspondence, meeting minutes, ledgers, financial records, scrapbooks, and historical and biographical materials. Also present is a copy of the 1990 proclamation by Salt Lake City concerning the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust. Additional materials regarding the Jewish community in Utah include...
Dates: 1831-1990

Jewish Archives photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0224
Abstract The Jewish Archives photograph collection contains photographs of individuals and groups prominent in the Utah Jewish community. The collection also includes a filmstrip entitled: Jews in Utah, 1857-1977.
Dates: 1900-1980

Benjamin M. Roe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0139
Abstract The Benjamin M. Roe papers (1905-1974) consist of the personal and professional papers of Roe, an immigrant from Russia and Salt Lake City businessman and philanthropist. Included are a travel diary, news clippings, correspondence, B'nai Israel Temple records, histories of Utah Jews, subject files, publications, and other materials.
Dates: 1905-1974

Benjamin M. Roe photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0139
Abstract The Benjamin M. Roe photograph collection contains portraits of Benjamin Roe, photographs of prominent Jews in Utah, photographs of Jewish social events and businesses and photographs of various synagogues in Salt Lake City.
Dates: 1898-1960

Leon Laizer Watters papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1273
Abstract The Leon Laizer Watters papers (1850s-1960s) consist of a memory book, obituary, articles, and various materials collected by Watters concerning the University of Utah, Jewish institutions, governors, Albert Einstein, and other subjects.
Dates: 1850s-1960s

Louis C. Zucker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0485
Abstract The Louis C. Zucker papers (1904-1982) consist of personal materials; teaching materials relating to his teaching in English and Judaic studies; research on Rabbi Adolph H. Fink and Sara Teasdale; a section of the papers of Judge Herbert Schiller; religious materials including articles and addresses on Judaism and religion generally, songbooks, Jewish organizations, and holidays. Zucker was a professor of English at the University of Utah. He was also active in Jewish affairs and organizations...
Dates: 1904-1982