Philip Goodman (1911-) Papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection documents Rabbi Philip Goodman’s involvement with the American Jewish Historical Society, the early years of the Orthodox Union, the Institutional Synagogue in Harlem and its day camp, the Army and Navy commission of the Jewish Welfare Board during World War II, a fraternal club originating in the Uptown Talmud Torah, The Jewish Book Council of America, The Townsend Harris High School and its Hatikvah Society, Yeshiva University, Jewish scouting, and more. The collection contains addresses, articles, bulletins, correspondence, commencement book, guest book, newsclippings, newsletters, photographs, radio broadcast transcripts, souvenir journal, and yearbook.
Dates
- Creation: undated, 1916, 1926-1928, 1930, 1932-1948, 1950-1965, 1968, 1973-1976, 1980, 1982
Creator
- Goodman, Philip, 1911-2016 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Biographical Note
Philip Goodman was a rabbi and an author. He was born in New York City on September 6, 1911, the son of Harry D. Goodman and Molly Epstein. Goodman married Hanna Caspy on August 14, 1932 with whom he had two children, Abraham and Judith. He attended the Teachers Institute at Yeshiva University and the College of the City of New York. Goodman was a Rabbi for the Yeshiva of Rabbi Kook.
Goodman was an author of The Habanoth Manual in 1938. In 1949, he wrote The Purim Anthology. Goodman was also published in the Lincoln’s Birthday Program Material for Jewish Groups in 1953. He was an editor to the Jewish Book Annual from 1944 to 1954 and was published in a series of bulletins on Jewish holidays from 1946 to 1953.
Philip Goodman became the director of the Jewish education and Jewish center division for the JWB in 1944 after serving on the staff and in the armed services division of the Jewish Welfare Board from 1942 to 1944. He was a rabbi and executive director of the Institutional Synagogue in New York City from 1934 to 1942.
Goodman became the executive secretary of the Jewish Book Council of America in 1944. In his annual report of the Jewish Book Council in 1947-1948, he expressed the need to develop Jewish libraries in communities across the United States.2 Goodman was also executive secretary of the American Jewish Historical Society from 1948 to 1953 and served as a member on the AJHS Executive Council from 1952 to 1964.
Goodman was a member of several national Jewish organizations and rabbinic groups including the National Association of Jewish Center Workers, National Council for Jewish Education, Mizrachi, Young Israel, Congregation Mt. Sinai Anshe Emes, and the New York Board of Rabbis.
References
- Biographical Summary. P-862 Philip Goodman Papers, Box 1, Folder 1.
- "Librarians in the United States." /jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/librarians-in-united-states>
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 Manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection documents Rabbi Philip Goodman’s involvement with the American Jewish Historical Society, the early years of the Orthodox Union, the Institutional Synagogue in Harlem and its day camp, the Army and Navy commission of the Jewish Welfare Board during World War II, a fraternal club originating in the Uptown Talmud Torah, The Jewish Book Council of America, The Townsend Harris High School and its Hatikvah Society, Yeshiva University, Jewish scouting, and more. The collection contains addresses, articles, bulletins, correspondence, commencement book, guest book, newsclippings, newsletters, photographs, radio broadcast transcripts, souvenir journal, and yearbook.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 8 series as follows:
- Series I: Goodman Biographical Information, undated
- Series II: National Jewish Welfare Board, undated, 1942-1945, 1947, 1951-1954, 1956, 1961, 1964, 1968
- Series III: Institutional Synagogue, undated, 1916, 1933-1942, 1946-1947, 1976
- Series IV: Jewish Book Council of America, undated, 1944, 1952, 1955-1958, 1960, 1962, 1964-1965, 1968, 1974-1976
- Series V: Tranquility Organization, undated, 1930, 1963, 1974
- Series VI: Townsend Harris Hall (prep school), undated, 1926-1928
- Series VII: Other Organizations, undated, 1926, 1932-1933, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1950-1953, 1955, 1959-1960, 1980, 1982
- Series VIII: Miscellaneous Material, 1973-1974, 1976
Acquisition Information
Donated by Avi Goodman, 2007.
Subject
- Goodman, Philip, 1911-2016 (Person)
- Institutional Synagogue (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Jewish Book Council of America (Organization)
- National Association of Jewish Center Workers (U.S.) (Organization)
- National Council for Jewish Education (Organization)
- National Jewish Welfare Board (Organization)
- Townsend Harris High School (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Yeshiva University (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Articles
- Correspondence
- News bulletins
- Newsletters
- Newspaper clippings
- Photographs
- Souvenir journal
- speeches (documents)
- Transcripts
- Visitors' books
- Yearbooks
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Philip Goodman Papers (1911-), undated, 1916, 1926-1928, 1930, 1932-1948, 1950-1965, 1968, 1973-1976, 1980, 1982 *P-862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Adina Anflick and Marvin Rusinek
- Date
- © 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- October 2020: RJohnstone: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
