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Collection Inventory
Series I. Correspondence, 1965-1970
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Scope and Content Notes: This series predominantly consists of letters from the executive secretary to members of the congregation. There are also letters between Shaare Torah personnel and other agencies. Most letters to individual congregation members deal with matters such as condolences for deaths, donations, and tuition for the Hebrew school.
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Box 1
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18 |
Letters to Entire Congregation
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19 |
Donations, 1967-1972
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Series II. Membership Records
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Scope and Content Notes: Men's membership records contain the names of the men who belonged to the congregation, their addresses, and their dues owed and paid per year. The cards in Box 3 are organized in alphabetical order. They contain the names and addresses of both male and female members of the congregation.
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Box 2
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1-19 |
Men's Membership, A-Z
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3 |
Membership Cards, A-K
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Series III. Programs and Publications
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Scope and Content Notes: Besides regular worship and holiday observances, Shaare Torah has hosted a Hebrew school, ongoing educational programs, an annual banquet, and other social events. This series contains programs of the annual banquets; graduation exercises and other school ceremonies; and fundraising events such as the annual donor luncheon of the Shaare Torah Sisterhood, which celebrated each years's fundraising campaign undertaken by the women of Shaare Torah. The series also contains annual reports of receipts, various writings of Rabbi Poupko and isolated issues of a few periodicals.
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Box 4
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1-8 |
Annual Banquets, Programs, 1955-1993
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9 |
Kollel Bais Yitchok
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10 |
Shaare Torah Religious School - Graduation Exercises, 1951-1966
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11 |
Shaare Torah Hebrew School - Bas Mitzvah Ceremonies, 1964-1977
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12 |
Yeshiva Achei Tmimim, 1977, 1980
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13 |
Poale Zedck Congregation, 1978
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14 |
Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh
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15 |
American Zionist Fund Dinners
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16-17 |
Shaare Torah Sisterhood Donor Luncheons, 1959-1981
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18 |
Other Miscellaneous Events
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19 |
Schedule of Upcoming Events, 1972-1988
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20 |
Shaare Torah Adult Institute - Schedule of Lectures and Reviews by Dr. Poupko, 1969-1977
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22 |
Hillel Campaign Solicitation Prospects
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23 |
Moat Chitim Fund Roster, 1971
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24 |
Tickets to Holiday Services, 1959, 1969, 1973, 1976-1977
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25-26 |
Writings of Rabbi Poupko, 1964, 1966
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27 |
Miscellaneous Publications
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28 |
American Jewish Outlook, Aug 26 and Nov 25, 1955
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29 |
The Jewish Criterion - Shaare Torah 75th Anniversary Issue, Dec 2, 1955
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30-34 |
Annual Reports: Receipts, 1967-1972
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35 |
Anniversary Journal - Memorial Receipts
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36 |
The 613 Commandments
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37 |
Seating for a Banquet, c1961
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38 |
Pages from a boy's Hebrew school notebook
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39 |
Lists (Membership, Committees, etc.)
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41-45 |
Miscellaneous
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5 (Oversize) |
Memorabilia
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Series IV. Minutes and By-laws, 1949-1957
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Scope and Content Notes: Most of the minutes in this series are from the board of directors meetings, which occur approximately once a month, but some are from general membership or special meetings. All minutes are written in English except for a bound volume covering most of 1949, which is written in Yiddish. Bound preservation copies will be used by researchers for the minutes kept from late 1949 to 1954. Bound volumes and unbound pages of minutes are housed in oversized flat boxes.
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Box 6 (Oversize)
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Minutes of Board of Directors/Committee Meetings, 1956-1957
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By-laws/Charter of Congregation
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1 |
Minutes, 1954-1957
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3 |
Minutes, 1949-1954
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2 |
Minutes, (Bound Preservation Copies) 1949-1954
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Series V. Cemetery Records
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Scope and Content Notes: Shaare Torah maintains a cemetery at 861 Stewart Ave. near Overbrook in the South Hills area of Pittsburgh. Records in this series consist of correspondence, reports, and receipts regarding the establishment and maintenance of burial plots and monuments; and two bound volumes listing the locations of burial plots.
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Box 7
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1-11 |
Correspondence, 1965-1970
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12 |
Correspondence, undated
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13-20 |
Cemetery Records, B-Z, 1948-1957
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21 |
Cemetery Records, Miscellaneous, c1950-1954
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22 |
Maintenance, 1963-1964
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8 |
Cemetery Maintenance Receipts, 1973-1976
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Box 9
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Cemetery Book: A-T, Upper and Lower Sections, undated
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2 |
Cemetery Book: T-Z, AA-ZZ and AAA, undated
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Series VI. Record Books
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Scope and Content Notes: Bound record books include records of seating and cash transactions. Several of them are written in Yiddish, and not all of their contents have been identified. A more detailed inventory of these books is available in a folder in Box 10.
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10 (Oversize) |
Record Books
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12 (Oversize) |
Record Books
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Series VII. Scrapbooks, 1940-1993
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Scope and Content Notes: Eight scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings about the congregation and its activities from 1952 to 1996 are housed in flat boxes.
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Box 13 (Oversize)
Box 14 (Oversize)
Box 15 (Oversize)
Box 16 (Oversize)
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