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Personal Series 1 1856-1990 (bulk 1977-1990)

Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 1-6

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Scope and Content

This series contains personal materials relating to Rabbi Asher, including a certificate of honor and obituaries.
carton 1, folder 1

German and Jewish Correspondence and Translations 1856-1921

carton 1, folder 2

Congregation Emanu-El Tenure 1977

carton 1, folder 3

German Cross of Merit 1977

carton 1, folder 4

Sadat Visit and Jerusalem Souvenirs 1977

carton 1, folder 5

In Memoriam 1990

carton 1, folder 6

Obituaries 1990

 

Correspondence Series 2 1944-2000 (bulk 1970-1989)

Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 7-53; Cartons 2-3; Carton 4, folders 1-41

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Scope and Content

This series primarily contains general and topical correspondence relating to the rabbinates in which Rabbi Asher served. In addition, the series contains general and topical correspondence with various organizations with which Asher was involved, including the American Jewish Congress, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council - the founding entity and governing body of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
carton 1, folder 7

General 1944-1949

carton 1, folder 8

Zionism 1948-1957

carton 1, folder 9

Rabbinate - Olean, New York 1949-1951

carton 1, folder 10

World Union for Progressive Judaism - Lilly Montague 1949-1959

carton 1, folder 11

General 1950-1959

carton 1, folder 12

Rabbinate - Sarasota, Florida 1952-1957

carton 1, folder 13

Rabbinate - Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1956-1958

carton 1, folder 14-15

Rabbinate - Greensboro, North Carolina 1958-1968

carton 1, folder 16

German Jewish Reconciliation 1965-1967

carton 1, folder 17

Jewish Chautauqua Society 1965-1968

carton 1, folder 18

Rabbinate - Greensboro, North Carolina 1966-1968

carton 1, folder 19

San Francisco, California 1968

carton 1, folder 20

General 1970

carton 1, folder 21

Germany 1970

carton 1, folder 22

Israel and Europe Trip 1970

carton 1, folder 23

General 1971

carton 1, folder 24

Cemetery Strike 1971

carton 1, folder 25

Chaplaincy Program 1971-1972

carton 1, folder 26

Confirmation Class and Israel Trip 1971

carton 1, folder 27

Jewish Welfare Federation 1971

carton 1, folder 28

Jewish Welfare Federation Day Schools Subcommittee 1971

carton 1, folder 29

Hebrew Union College Centennial 1973-1974

carton 1, folder 30

General 1974

carton 1, folder 31

Israel and Palestine 1974

carton 1, folder 32

Maalot 1974

carton 1, folder 33

National Foundation for Jewish Culture 1974-1975

carton 1, folder 34

Union of American Hebrew Congregations, New York 1974

carton 1, folder 35

Weinstein, Jacob - Memorial Service Congregation Emanu-El 1974

carton 1, folder 36-37

General 1975

carton 1, folder 38-40

American Jewish Congress 1975

carton 1, folder 41

Christian Clergy, Lectures 1975

carton 1, folder 42

Christians and Jews 1975

carton 1, folder 43

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley 1975

carton 1, folder 44

Hebrew Union College Centennial 1975

carton 1, folder 45

Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles 1975

carton 1, folder 46

Jewish Welfare Federation 1975

carton 1, folder 47-48

General 1976

carton 1, folder 49

Central Conference of American Rabbis Convention, San Francisco 1976

carton 1, folder 50

Congregation Emanu-El History Publication 1976

carton 1, folder 51

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley 1976

carton 1, folder 52

Hebrew Union College 1976

carton 1, folder 53

Interfaith Bicentennial Committee 1976

carton 2, folder 1

Moon, Sun Myung 1976

carton 2, folder 2-3

General 1977

carton 2, folder 4

Breira 1977

carton 2, folder 5

Hebrew Union College, Dinner in Honor of Rabbi Asher 1977

carton 2, folder 6

Moon, Sun Myung 1977

carton 2, folder 7

National Foundation for Jewish Culture, Joint Cultural Appeal 1977

carton 2, folder 8

Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 54th General Assembly 1977

carton 2, folder 9-11

General 1978

carton 2, folder 12

Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles 1978

carton 2, folder 13

San Diego Trip, Rabbi Morton J. Cohn's Retirement 1978

carton 2, folder 14

United Jewish Appeal, Rabbinic Cabinet 1978

carton 2, folder 15

General 1979

carton 2, folder 16

Germany 1979

carton 2, folder 17

Hebrew Union College 1979

carton 2, folder 18

Jewish Welfare Federation 1979

carton 2, folder 19-21

General 1980

carton 2, folder 22

Americans for a Progressive Israel 1980

carton 2, folder 23

Bureau of Jewish Education, Wisdom Literature 1980

carton 2, folder 24

Central Conference of American Rabbis 1980

carton 2, folder 25

Dunera Project, Australia 1980

carton 2, folder 26

Hebrew Union College 1980

carton 2, folder 27

Jewish Welfare Federation 1980

carton 2, folder 28

New Israel Fund 1980

carton 2, folder 29

Sha'ar Zahar, Congregation 1980

carton 2, folder 30

Union of American Hebrew Congregations 1980

carton 2, folder 31

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1980

carton 2, folder 32-34

General 1981

carton 2, folder 35

Action for Civil Peace and Equality Committee 1981

carton 2, folder 36

Ad Hoc Committee on Programming 1981

carton 2, folder 37

Altman, Ludwig (Emanu-El Organist), Letters of Recognition 1981

carton 2, folder 38

Architects of Reform, Fred Rosenbaum 1981

carton 2, folder 39

B'nai Tikvah, Congregation - Walnut Creek, CA 1981

carton 2, folder 40

Central Conference of American Rabbis 1981

carton 2, folder 41

Hebrew Union College 1981

carton 2, folder 42

Institute for Historical Review 1981

carton 2, folder 43

Jewish Welfare Federation 1981

carton 2, folder 44

Mayor's Committee for Holocaust Memorial 1981

carton 2, folder 45

National Foundation for Jewish Culture 1981

carton 2, folder 46

New Israel Fund 1981

carton 2, folder 47

Union of American Hebrew Congregations 1981

carton 2, folder 48

United Jewish Appeal, Rabbinic Cabinet 1981

carton 2, folder 49-50

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1981

carton 2, folder 51

World Union for Progressive Judaism, Annual Meeting, Paris 1981

carton 2, folder 52-53

General 1982

carton 2, folder 54

Central Conference of American Rabbis 1982

carton 3, folder 1

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley 1982

carton 3, folder 2

Greensboro Trip 1982

carton 3, folder 3

Hebrew Union College 1982

carton 3, folder 4

Israel and Lebanon 1982

carton 3, folder 5

Jewish Welfare Federation 1982

carton 3, folder 6

Mayor's Committee for Holocaust Memorial 1982

carton 3, folder 7

National Foundation for Jewish Culture 1982

carton 3, folder 8

New Israel Fund 1982

carton 3, folder 9

Nuclear Freeze Ballot Initiative Campaign 1982

carton 3, folder 10

People for the American Way 1982

carton 3, folder 11

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1982

carton 3, folder 12-14

General 1983

carton 3, folder 15

Dunera Project, Australia 1983

carton 3, folder 16

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley 1983

carton 3, folder 17

Hebrew Union College 1983

carton 3, folder 18

International Center for Peace in the Middle East 1983

carton 3, folder 19

Israel Interfaith Committee 1983

carton 3, folder 20

Lebanon 1983

carton 3, folder 21

Mayor's Committee for Holocaust Memorial 1983

carton 3, folder 22

National Foundation for Jewish Culture 1983

carton 3, folder 23

New Israel Fund 1983

carton 3, folder 24

Nuclear Freeze Ballot Initiative Campaign 1983

carton 3, folder 25

Union of American Hebrew Congregations 1983

carton 3, folder 26

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1983

carton 3, folder 27

Vienna Trip 1983

carton 3, folder 28

World Union for Progressive Judaism 1983

carton 3, folder 29-32

General 1984

carton 3, folder 33

Central America 1984

carton 3, folder 34

Franklin Hospital, R.K. Medical Center - Ethics Committee 1984

carton 3, folder 35

Germany 1984

carton 3, folder 36

Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley - Board of Trustees 1984

carton 3, folder 37

Hebrew Union College 1984

carton 3, folder 38

Jewish Community Relations Council 1984

carton 3, folder 39

Mayor's Committee for Holocaust Memorial 1984

carton 3, folder 40

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1984

carton 3, folder 41

University of San Francisco, Judaic Studies Advisory Committee 1984

carton 3, folder 42

World Union for Progressive Judaism 1984

carton 3, folder 43-45

General 1985

carton 3, folder 46

Central America 1985

carton 3, folder 47

Ethiopia 1985

carton 3, folder 48

Germany, Jews in Prussia Exhibit 1985

carton 3, folder 49

Germany Trip 1985

carton 3, folder 50

Jewish Community Federation 1985

carton 3, folder 51

Kirchliche Hochschule, Berlin 1985

carton 3, folder 52

London Trip 1985

carton 3, folder 53

Reconciliation, Jewish-German 1985

carton 3, folder 54

Retirement 1985

carton 3, folder 55

Switzerland Trip 1985

carton 3, folder 56-57

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1985

carton 3, folder 58

World Union for Progressive Judaism 1985

carton 3, folder 59-60

General 1986

carton 4, folder 1-2

General (continued) 1986

carton 4, folder 3

Cruise Chaplaincy 1986

carton 4, folder 4

Emanu-El Temple 1986

carton 4, folder 5

Funerals 1986

carton 4, folder 6

Germany 1986

carton 4, folder 7

Kirchliche Hochschule 1986

carton 4, folder 8

Police Chaplain, San Francisco 1986

carton 4, folder 9-10

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1986

carton 4, folder 11-13

General 1987

carton 4, folder 14

Australian Trip 1987

carton 4, folder 15

Funerals 1987

carton 4, folder 16

German Trip 1987

carton 4, folder 17

South Africa 1987

carton 4, folder 18

Wannsee, Germany 1987

carton 4, folder 19-22

General 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 23

Central Conference of American Rabbis 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 24

"Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience" 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 25

Funeral 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 26

German Trip 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 27

Kirchentag 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 28

Leo Baeck College 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 29

London 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 30

National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 31

Rabbis' Fund 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 32

Speaking Engagements 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 33

United States Holocaust Memorial Council 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 34

United States Inter-Religious Committee for Peace in the Middle East 1988-1989

carton 4, folder 35

"Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience" - Rabbi Raphael Asher 1988-1991

carton 4, folder 36

General 1990

carton 4, folder 37-38

Condolences 1990

carton 4, folder 39

"Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience" 1991-1997

carton 4, folder 40

Asher, Fae 1991-2000

carton 4, folder 41

General undated

 

Sermons Series 3 1944-1987

Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 42-48; Carton 5; Carton 6, folders 1-15

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Scope and Content

This series contains sermons primarily from the rabbinates in which Rabbi Asher served: Olean, New York; Sarasota, Florida; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Greensboro, North Carolina; and San Francisco, California.
carton 4, folder 42

General Sermons 1944

carton 4, folder 43

General Sermons 1958-1965

carton 4, folder 44

General Sermons 1966

carton 4, folder 45

Barmitzvah Speeches 1966-1968

carton 4, folder 46

General Sermons 1967

carton 4, folder 47

General Sermons 1968

carton 4, folder 48

General Sermons 1969

carton 5, folder 1

General Sermons 1970

carton 5, folder 2

General Sermons 1971

carton 5, folder 3-4

General Sermons 1972

carton 5, folder 5

Holy Day 1972

carton 5, folder 6-7

General Sermons 1973

carton 5, folder 8

Holy Day 1973

carton 5, folder 9-10

General Sermons 1974

carton 5, folder 11

Holy Day 1974

carton 5, folder 12-13

General Sermons 1975

carton 5, folder 14

Holy Day 1975

carton 5, folder 15-16

General Sermons 1976

carton 5, folder 17

Holy Day 1976

carton 5, folder 18-19

General Sermons 1977

carton 5, folder 20-21

General Sermons 1978

carton 5, folder 22-23

General Sermons 1979

carton 5, folder 24

Holy Day 1979

carton 5, folder 25-26

General Sermons 1980

carton 5, folder 27

General Sermons 1981

carton 6, folder 1

General Sermons (continued) 1981

carton 6, folder 2

Holy Day 1981

carton 6, folder 3-4

General Sermons 1982

carton 6, folder 5-6

General Sermons 1983

carton 6, folder 7

Holy Day 1983

carton 6, folder 8-9

General Sermons 1984

carton 6, folder 10

Holy Day 1984

carton 6, folder 11

General Sermons 1985

carton 6, folder 12

Sermon Ideas 1985

carton 6, folder 13

General Sermons 1986

carton 6, folder 14

Temple Emanu-El, New York 1987

carton 6, folder 15

General Sermons undated

 

Organizations Series 4 1970-1986

Physical Description: Carton 6, folders 16-36; Carton 7; Carton 8, folders 1-17; Oversize Folder 1

Arrangement

Arranged in alphabetical order and thereunder chronologically.

Scope and Content

This series contains materials and correspondence relating to the various organizations with which Asher was involved, including 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. In addition, the collection contains 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.
carton 6, folder 16

American Jewish Committee 1974

carton 6, folder 17

American Jewish Committee 1977

carton 6, folder 18

American Jewish Committee 1978

carton 6, folder 19

American Jewish Congress 1974

carton 6, folder 20

American Jewish Congress 1975

carton 6, folder 21

American Jewish Congress - National 1975

carton 6, folder 22

American Jewish Congress - Northern California President 1975

carton 6, folder 23

American Jewish Congress - Nursing Home 1975

carton 6, folder 24

American Jewish Congress 1976

carton 6, folder 25

American Jewish Congress - Dinner 1976

carton 6, folder 26

American Jewish Congress - Experience Reserve Bank 1976

carton 6, folder 27

American Jewish Congress - Legal Assistance Program for the Elderly 1976

carton 6, folder 28

American Jewish Congress - Local 1976

carton 6, folder 29-31

American Jewish Congress - National, Vice President 1976

carton 6, folder 32-33

American Jewish Congress 1977

carton 6, folder 34

American Jewish Congress - Experience Reserve Bank 1977

carton 6, folder 35

American Jewish Congress - Annual Meeting 1978

carton 6, folder 36

American Jewish Congress - Local 1978

carton 7, folder 1

American Jewish Congress - National 1978

carton 7, folder 2

American Jewish Congress - Local 1980

carton 7, folder 3

American Jewish Congress - World 1980

carton 7, folder 4

American Jewish Congress - Local 1981

carton 7, folder 5

American Jewish Congress - National 1981

carton 7, folder 6

American Jewish Congress - Local 1982

carton 7, folder 7

Brandeis Hillel Day School 1974

carton 7, folder 8

Brandeis Hillel Day School 1975

carton 7, folder 9

Bureau of Jewish Education 1976

carton 7, folder 10

Bureau of Jewish Education 1984

carton 7, folder 11-12

Northern California Board of Rabbis 1970-1971

carton 7, folder 13

Northern California Board of Rabbis 1980

carton 7, folder 14

Northern California Board of Rabbis 1983

carton 7, folder 15

Northern California Board of Rabbis 1984

carton 7, folder 16

Northern California Board of Rabbis 1985

carton 7, folder 17

Northern California Board of Rabbis 1986

carton 7, folder 18

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1975-1976

carton 7, folder 19

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1977

carton 7, folder 20-21

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1978

carton 7, folder 22

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1979

carton 7, folder 23

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1981

carton 7, folder 24

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1982

carton 7, folder 25

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1984

carton 7, folder 26

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1985

carton 7, folder 27

Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis 1986

carton 7, folder 28-32

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Articles and Publications 1970-1985

carton 7, folder 33-35

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Education 1979-1983

carton 7, folder 36

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Opening Remarks 1980

carton 8, folder 1

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Press Releases 1980

carton 8, folder 2-3

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Museum Committee 1980-1983

carton 8, folder 4-5

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Campaign Cabinet 1980-1986

carton 8, folder 6-8

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Minutes and By-Laws 1980-1986

carton 8, folder 9

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Fund Raising Planning Study Report and Campaign 1983

carton 8, folder 10

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Staff Executive Committee 1983

carton 8, folder 11

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Survivors' Gathering 1983

carton 8, folder 12

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Updates 1983-1985

carton 8, folder 13-15

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Report on Museum Planning 1984

carton 8, folder 16

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Design Concept Proposal 1986

carton 8, folder 17

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Writing Contest 1986

oversize_folder 1

United States Holocaust Memorial Council - Member Certificate circa 1986

 

Publications Series 5 1945-1995

Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 18-36

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Scope and Content

This series contains publications by Rabbi Asher and others, including drafts of "Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience," which was published posthumously.
carton 8, folder 18

"Prayers for Jewish Ladies" - Joseph Asher 1945

carton 8, folder 19

"Shalom" - Joseph Asher 1953

carton 8, folder 20

"Beyond Party Platitudes" - Joseph Asher 1962

carton 8, folder 21

"The Bulletin of Temple Emanu-El" - Greensboro, N.C. 1967-1968

carton 8, folder 22

University of North Carolina, Baccalaureate Speaker 1968

carton 8, folder 23

Temple Chronicles, Drafts 1970

carton 8, folder 24

"Issues Arising" - Joseph Asher 1981-1984

carton 8, folder 25

"An Exchange of Correspondence" - Joseph Asher and Frank Sloss 1983

carton 8, folder 26

"Moral Choices: A Religious Perspective" - Joseph Asher 1984

carton 8, folder 27

Congregation Emanu-El Bulletin Columns 1989

carton 8, folder 28

"Die Judengasse" 1989

carton 8, folder 29

"Eulogy" (Rabbi Gunter Hirschberg) - Joseph Asher 1989

carton 8, folder 30-32

"Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience" 1990

carton 8, folder 33

"Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience" - Publicity 1990

carton 8, folder 34

"Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience" - Unpublished 1990

carton 8, folder 35

"Festschrift: The Jewish Legacy and the German Conscience" - Costs 1991-1995

carton 8, folder 36

General Publications undated

 

Photographs Series 6 (bulk circa 1965-1984)

Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 37-53

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Scope and Content

This series primarily contains Temple Emanu-El confirmation class photographs, as well as other, un-identified, group class photographs.
carton 8, folder 37

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1969

carton 8, folder 38

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1970

carton 8, folder 39

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1971

carton 8, folder 40

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1972

carton 8, folder 41

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1973

carton 8, folder 42

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1974

carton 8, folder 43

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1975

carton 8, folder 44

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1976

carton 8, folder 45

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1977

carton 8, folder 46

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1978

carton 8, folder 47

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1979

carton 8, folder 48

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1980

carton 8, folder 49

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1981

carton 8, folder 50

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1982

carton 8, folder 51

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1983

carton 8, folder 52

Confirmation Class, Temple Emanu-El 1984

carton 8, folder 53

General Photographs circa 1965-1980