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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Joseph Asher papers
creator:
Asher, Joseph
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2010/783
Physical Description:
10.05 linear feet
8 cartons, 1 oversize folder
Date (inclusive): 1856-2000
Date (bulk): 1970-1989
Abstract: The Joseph Asher papers consist of materials related to Rabbi Asher's rabbinical work.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
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.
Collection is open for research.
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively
with the user.
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[Identification of item], Joseph Asher papers, BANC MSS 2010/783, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The Joseph Asher papers were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the Judah L. Magnes Museum in 2010.
No additions are expected.
Arranged to the folder level.
Processed by Samantha Cairo-Toby in 2014.
Joseph Asher was born in Germany in 1921. In the late 1930s, he left Germany and went to England to begin his rabbinical
studies. Rabbi Asher immigrated to the United States in 1948 and attended Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. From
1949-1967, Asher served congregations in Florida, Alabama, and North Carolina. His final rabbinical post was at Temple Emanu-El
in San Francisco, California from 1967-1985. Asher also served as a member of a German-American committee, the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations, that taught German youth about Jews and Judaism and became a visiting professor in West Berlin. In
1989, West Germany awarded Asher the Grand Cross of Merit. He died in 1990, at the age of 69 years.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Joseph Asher papers consist of materials related to Rabbi Asher's rabbinical work, including correspondence and sermons.
In addition, the collection contains materials relating to his work with the American Jewish Congress, Brandeis Hillel Day
School, the American Jewish Committee, the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Board of Rabbis of Northern California, and the
Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis. Also included are papers relating to Asher's work on the United States Holocaust Memorial
Council, the founding entity and governing body of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, as well as photographs, published
writings, and condolence letters.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Jews
Asher, Joseph
American Jewish Congress
Brandeis Hillel Day School (San Francisco, Calif.)
Bureau of Jewish Education (San Francisco, Calif.)
Board of Rabbis of Northern California
Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum