Jews -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Koach Baruch Frazier Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1032
Scope and Contents
The Koach Baruch Frazier Poster Collection contains one poster featuring Koach Baruch Frazier, an African American transgender male activist and musician. The poster was created by Keshet, a national organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ Jews and their families. It was part of a series called "LGBTQ Jewish Heroes” and was released to the public in January 2020. Posters in this series were intended to be displayed in Jewish community spaces to "demonstrate ... commitment to LGBTQ equality...
Dates:
2020
Kaufman-Vaughn Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: A2287
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of correspondence between Abe Kaufman and Vera Vaughn. These letters are primarily of a personal nature regarding the relationship between Abe and Vera. There are some letters from Abe’s family: his father, brothers Max and Jacob, and his sister, Jennie. Also included is a folder full of old receipts and payment records.
Dates:
1894-1900
Jacob and Lena Mackler Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1209
Scope and Contents
The Jacob and Lena Mackler Photograph Collection contains 9 photographs showing Jacob and Lena. There are three studio portraits of Lena and three studio portraits of Jacob. Three photos also show Jacob posed on sidewalks: alone, with a group of three unidentified men, and with his son, Boris Mackler.
Dates:
ca. 1917-1920
James Sherman World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3096
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised primarily of letters written and received by James Sherman while he served in the U.S. Navy during the final 17 months of World War II. There are also documents relating to Sherman’s military service and his discharge. The papers are divided into two series: Correspondence and Subject Files. The Correspondence series is arranged chronologically; the Subject Files...
Dates:
1943-1946; Majority of material found within 1944 July-1945 Sept
Morris Sobel WWII Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3232
Scope and Contents
The collection contains primarily correspondence written to Morris Sobel in 1945, U.S. Army forms and publications, and a Missouri State Employment identification card. The collection spans from 1939 to 1945, with the bulk date of 1945, and a gap from 1940 to 1944. Items are arranged alphabetically by type of document/title.
Letters written to Morris Sobel by his friends and family while he was at the U.S. Army’s Ashland General Hospital comprise...
Dates:
1939-1945
Social Planning Council Board of Directors Minutes
Collection
Identifier: A2300
Scope and Contents
The collection contains monthly typescript minutes and financial statements of the Board of Directors of the Social Planning Council, dated October 1941 to December 1945. These minutes include reports of hospitals, orphanages, nursing homes, camps and several other types of institutions in St. Louis City and County. The following individuals served as officers of the organization: Dr. Llewellyn Sale (president), Dr. Walter B. Bodenhafer, R. Walston Chubb, John L. Bracken, Rev. Fr. John J....
Dates:
1941 Oct-1945 Dec
Dennis Winthrop Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1013
Scope and Contents
The Dennis Winthrop Photograph Collection contains 1 photograph, 2 digitized photographs, and 1 postcard documenting activities at the temple of the United Hebrew Congregation, 225 South Skinker Boulevard (now the home of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center). One photograph shows the wedding of Dennis and Linda Winthrop, which took place in the temple's main sanctuary in 1974 and was officiated by Rabbi Jerome W. Grollman. One photograph shows the wedding of Phil and...
Dates:
Ca. 1927, 1966-1979