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Descriptive Summary
Creator:	Kadimah Zionist Club (Boston, Mass.)
Title:	Kadimah Zionist Club (Boston, Mass.), records
Dates:	undated, 1929-1935
Abstract:	There is little information on the Kadimah Zionist Club as an organization other than being a regional branch of the Zionist Organization of America. Past presidents included Benjamin Rabalsky, Morris Rabinovitz, and Max Miller. The club occupied two locations, 27 School Street in Boston in 1929 and by 1934 and 1935, Barristers Hall, also in Boston. This collection contains the records of the Kadimah Zionist Club, 1929-1935. It includes a membership list for January 1929, letters sent to members from the president announcing upcoming meetings, and an undated raffle book. The raffle book is of interest as it is a raffle for two paintings, "Tower of David" and "Palestine Dwellings" done by the artist Joseph Tepper.
Languages:	The collection is in English.
Quantity:	.25 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)
Identification:	I-116
Repository:	American Jewish Historical Society
Location:	Located at AJHS, Boston, MA.

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Historical Note¹

Kadimah Zionist Club (Boston, Mass.)

There is little information on the Kadimah Zionist Club as an organization other than being a regional branch of the Zionist Organization of America. Past presidents included Benjamin Rabalsky, Morris Rabinovitz, and Max Miller. The club occupied two locations, 27 School Street in Boston in 1929 and by 1934 and 1935, Barristers Hall, also in Boston.

Chronology
1929	Meeting held on June 4th at which the leading American woman Zionist, Mrs. Archibald Silverman, spoke at the Elks Hotel, Boston.
1934	September 5th meeting at the Hotel Bradford, Boston where Hebrew scholar and author Harry Fine spoke on Bialik the poet.
1935	Dinner given in recognition of servives given to Zionism by Elihu D. Stone on December 18th at the Brookline House, Brookline. Attended by a number of leading Zionists, including Louis Lipsky.

Footnote:

¹ Information used in this finding aid is from the following sources:
Materials from the collection.

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Scope and Content Note

This collection contains the records of the Kadimah Zionist Club, 1929-1935. It includes a membership list for January 1929, letters sent to members from the president announcing upcoming meetings, and an undated raffle book. The raffle book is of interest as it is a raffle for two paintings, "Tower of David" and "Palestine Dwellings" done by the artist Joseph Tepper. Materials are organized chronologically.

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Arrangement

The collection is arranged into a single series as follows:

• Records of Kadimah Zionist Club (Boston, Mass.), undated, 1929-1935

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.

Use Restrictions

Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: reference@ajhs.org

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Related Material

The Papers of Benjamin Rabalsky, P-153
The Papers of Elihu David Stone, P-555
Zionist House of Boston, I-286

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Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Kadimah Zionist Club (Boston, Mass.), records; I-116; box number; folder number; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.

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Acquisition Information

Accession information unknown.

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Access Points

• Subject Organizations:

  • Zionist Organization of America

• Subject Topics:

  • Associations, institutions, etc.--United States.
  • Zionism and Judaism.
  • Zionism--1930-1940.

• Subject Places:

  • Boston (Mass.)

• Document Types:

  • Correspondence

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Container List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Records of Kadimah Zionist Club (Boston, Mass.), undated, 1929-1935.
English.
.25 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content: See Collection Scope and Content Note.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	1	Membership List	1929
1	2	Correspondence	1929-1935
1	3	Raffle book	undated

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