Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center records, 1957-1994, bulk 1980-1994

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Summary

Creators:
Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center and Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
Abstract:
The Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center served the East Bay community from 1958-1994. This collection consists of the administrative files of the organization and it's various departments. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Extent:
22.5 linear feet (18 cartons)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center records, BANC MSS 2010/878,The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of administrative documents and correspondence relating to the operation of the Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center. This includes Early Childhood Services department programming, daycare operations, staff communications, and mailings to parents; adult services and programming; youth services and programming; building and pool activities and maintenance; New Americans and other immigration services; services and programming for seniors; Board of Directors meeting minutes, agendas, supplemental materials, and correspondence; communications with the Jewish Welfare Federation of the East Bay; budgetary materials; and various OPJCC committee meeting minutes, agendas, and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

The Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center was established in 1958 and provided essential services to the East Bay Jewish community until it was forced to close in 1994 due to financial issues. OPJCC provided the East Bay with Jewish daycare and children's camps, basketball courts, swimming pools, a gym, and other community programs for youth, adults, and seniors. Outside of programs at the Center, OPJCC was involved with helping Russian Jewish refugees get settled in the Bay Area in the 1980s. In 2003, Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center and Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center combined to become the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay.

Acquisition information:
The Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center records were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the Judah L. Magnes Museum in 2010.
Processing information:

Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2023 with funding from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.

Arranged to the folder level.

Accruals:

No future additions are expected.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Oakland-Piedmont Jewish Community Center records, BANC MSS 2010/878,The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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