Object ID	XXXX.025
Object Name	records
Abstract	The Jewish Women's Organizations Collection contains ledger books, photographs, articles, Irving Katz notes, constitutions and by-laws, bulletins, meeting minutes, pamphlets, correspondence, books, financial records, clippings, newsletters, reports, histories and volunteer lists.
Admin/Biog History	The Jewish Women's Organizations Collection is a conglomeration of the various groups and charities that the women and specifically the members of The Sisterhood of Temple Beth El have been involved in. The National Council of Jewish Women began as the Jewish Women's Congress for the World's Fair, in 1893. The National Council for Jewish Women was founded in order to establish a permanent national organization for Jewish women. The Council was dedicated to serve faith and humanity through religious education and philanthropy. The Women's Club of Temple Beth El became The Detroit Section of the National Council for Jewish Women in 1926, under Rabbi Louis Grossmann. In 1962, The National Council for Jewish Women, Greater Detroit opened it's first residential care home. The home was for boys between the ages of six and twelve who for various reasons could not remain in their homes. The Hebrew Ladies Baby Day Nursery of Detroit was founded in 1920. The Baby Day Nursery's purpose was to take in infants that the Hebrew Orphan Home was unable to care for. Hadassah was organized in 1912, by Henrietta Szoud as a "large organization of women Zionists" devoted to "the promotion of Jewish institutions and enterprises in Palestine and fostering Jewish ideals." The Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah was founded in 1917. The Detroit Hebrew Orphans Home was organized on November 7, 1917, to take care of orphans and half orphans from the age of four years to seventeen years. The Jewish Women's Club was organized in 1891 by Mrs. Bernard Ginsburg. The Ladies Society for the Relief of Hebrew Widows and Orphans started in 1863, was also known as "Frauen Verein". The organization was started in response to a call issued by Isaac M. Wise. Wise appealed to a number of rabbis to organize women's societies in their communities for the purpose of raising funds for a widows and orphans home to be established under the auspices of B'nai B'rith. In response to this call, Rabbi Abraham Laser of Temple Beth El, Detroit, called a meeting of the Jewish women of the city. Here it was decided that the women's society would be for Jewish widows and orphans within the State of Michigan. The society was at first run by the men but then was taken over by the women. The society's's purpose was "to support needy widows and orphans of the Jewish faith, and eventually to erect an orphan asylum in the City of Detroit, so as to give these orphans a proper Jewish and general education." Beth El Hebrew Relief Society was organized "for the purpose of relieving all deserving Jewish applicants, who may be considered by its officers to be worthy of the societies bounty. In 1899, the Beth El Hebrew Relief Society took the initiative, through Dr. Leo M. Franklin, to amalgamate the Jewish charities in Detroit and in November of that year the United Jewish Charities came into existence, with the Beth El Hebrew Relief Society, the Jewish Relief Society and several others becoming part of it. The Hebrew Ladies' Auxiliary Relief Society was organized in 1882, shortly after the arrival of a group of Jewish refugees from Russia who fled that country because of the persecutions instigated against the Jews by the Russian government. The founder of the society was Simon Heavenrich. The society was " for the purpose of alleviating the distressed condition of the Russian exiles, both morally and physically." The society later changed his name to "Hebrew Ladies' Sewing Society". The work of the society consisted of providing clothing, shoes and bedding for the destitute; caring for the sick and suppling medical assistance; paying rent for families in need, and similar benevolence. These funds are raised through dues and annual fund raising events. The Hebrew Benevolent Society was organized in 1916. No information is known about the Home Relief Society or the Jewish Welfare Federation.
Creator	Members of Congregation Temple Beth El and The Sisterhood of Temple Beth El
Catalog date	08/15/2001
Collection	Jewish Women's Organizations Collection
Container	3 MS boxes, 1 OS
Dates of Accumulation	c. 1893-present
Finding Aids	A finding aid is available.
Level of description	Fonds
People	Seoud, Henrietta/ Ginsberg, Mrs. Bernard/ Wise, Isaac M./ Franklin, Leo M./ Heavenrich, Simon/ Katz, Irving/ Schloss, Hannah/
Home location	Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives Stacks.
Related unit of descrip	There are related materials in The Sisterhood Collection, The National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods Collection, The Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Collection, The Temple Beth El Rabbis Collection. There is also related material in the United Jewish Charities Collection because most of these organizations were enveloped in to the parent organization of United Jewsih Charities. United Jewish Charities became a part of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. There may also be related material in the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Collection.
Search Terms	women/ Sisterhood/ Women's Club of Temple Beth El/ National Council of Jewish Women/ Jewish Women's Congress/ Hebrew Ladies Baby Day Nursery/ Hebrew Orphans Home/ Hadassah/ Zionism/ Ladies Society for the Relief of Hebrew Widows and Orphans/ Frauen Verein/ B'nai B'rith/ Beth El Hebrew Relief Society/ orphans/ United Jewish Charities/ Jewish Relief Society/ Hebrew Ladies Auxiliary Relief Society/ immigrants/ Hebrew Ladies Sewing Society/ Hebrew Benevolent Society/
Title	The Jewish Women's Organizations Collection

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