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Guide to the General Records of the American Jewish University Archives (Institutional Records)
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Box Box 1-9.2

Series : I.
General Records 1948-2013

Physical Description: 11 Boxes

Scope and Content Note

Scope and Content: The records in this series apply to the University as a whole, and not a specific department or school. Subseries include publications by the University, General News Releases and Clippings, Newsletters and Bulletins, Student Publications, Institutional Advertisements, the "Directions" Publication and Scrapbooks.
 

Subseries: 1:
Publications 1948-2013

Physical Description: 3 Boxes
Physical Location: Related Materials: Additional publications can be found under their publishing department, including the Department of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, the Department of Development, and the Department of Public Relations and Communications.
 

A:  Schedules and Bulletins of General Information 1948-2008

Physical Description: 2 Boxes

Scope and Content:

Includes Catalogs, Class Schedules, Registers, and Bulletins of General Information.
Box 1, folder 1

1.  1948-1962

 

a.  Announcement of Courses, 1948-1949 (a_cajoul020)

 

b.  Schedule and Description of Courses, 1948 (a_cajoul021)

Box 1, folder 2

2.  1963-1967

Box 1, folder 3

3.  1974-1979

Box 1, folder 4

4.  1979-1995

Box 2, folder 5

5.  1999-2001

Box 2, folder 6

6.  1999-2000

Box 2, folder 7

7.  2001-2004

Box 2, folder 8

8.  2007

Box 2, folder 9

9.  Administrative Files, Revisions for Catalogs

Box 2, folder 10

B:  Fact Sheets and Timelines 1968-1998

Box 2, folder 11

C:  Faculty Handbooks 1972-1998

Box 2, folder 12

D:  Student Handbooks 1975-1986

Box 2, folder 12

E:  Employee Newsletters

 

Employee Newsletter 1996-05-08

Box 2, folder 13

F:  Logos and

Box 2, folder 13

G:  Calendars 1985-2007

 

H:  University Brochures 1948-2013

Physical Description: 1 Box

Scope and Content:

Includes brochures created to advertise the University, the programs and the schools.
Box 3, folder 1

1.  1948-1956

Box 3, folder 2

2.  1960-1977

Box 3, folder 3

3.  1985-1995

Box 3, folder 4

4.  1996-1998

Box 3, folder 5

4.  ca. 1998-2000

Box 3, folder 6

5.  2000-2007

Box 3, folder 7

6.  2008-2013

Box 3, folder 8

I:  Memorabilia and Accessories ca. 1990

Scope and Content:

Includes keychain for special performance.
 

Subseries: 2:
General News Releases and Clippings 1949-2010

Physical Description: 1 Box
Box 4, folder 1

A:  General News Releases 1963-1996

Scope and Content Note

Includes news releases about general UJ/AJU activities, appointments, the 1994 Earthquake and other news.
 

B:  General News Clippings 1949-2010

Scope and Content Note

Includes news clippings collected by the University that mention general UJ/AJU activities and mixed news from various newspapers. Examples of a few titles are provided here.
Box 4, folder 2-3

1.  General Affairs and Mixed Topics 1949-2010

 

a.  Knowledge thirsty flock to tiny LA University 1949-11-21

 

b.  UJ center of cultural influences, by Justin Turner 1954-04-16

 

c.  Confident UJ grows with west coast Jewry 1958-01-03

 

d.  Greenberg reviews university’s year, by Simon Greenberg 1960-07-29

 

e.  The Jews of Los Angeles, Urban Pioneers, by Southern California Jewish Historical Society 1981

 

f.  Los Angeles Jews: Past, Present, and Future, by the Jewish Genealogical Society of LA 2010

Box 4, folder 4

2. Mixed Faculty, Administration, and Supporters 1977-1999

Box 4, folder 5

3. Students 1963-1991

 

Subseries: 3:
Newsletters and Bulletins 1949-1987

Physical Description: 1 Box
Box 5, folder 1

A:  University of Judaism News 1949-1961

Scope and Content Note

Contains volumes 1-12 of this publication, which was first written and edited by the Public Relations Officer, and later the Director of Public Information. The newsletters title vary from University News, University of Judaism News and News throughout the years. Some headlines include "Founders Day Dinner Take Shape", "Registration for Fall Semester Promises Enrollment of 600" reported by Peter Kahn, "Board Honors Dore Schary", "Benediction by Dr. Simon Greenberg", and many others.
Box 5, folder 2

B:  Pictorial Review of the Year 1953

Scope and Content Note

A twelve page publication that may have been created by the Public Relations Officer or the Director of Public Information, this Pictorial Review shows various aspects of the University in 1953. The pictures and captions depict registration, office staff, University leaders such as Dr. Louis Finkelstein, Dr. Simon Greenberg, and Dr. Jacob Kohn, students, teachers, classrooms, the Women's Institute, exams, and many other aspects of university life.
Box 5, folder 3

E:  News-Bulletin of the University of Judaism 1962-1963

Scope and Content Note

Contains volumes 1-2 of this publication, which was published and edited by the Editorial Committee, which included Bernard Burton, Ben Lax, Joe Nathanson, Eric Ray and Saul Rubin. Headlines include "Justice Douglas to Speak", "Founders Dinner to Hear Heschel", "Ostrow Heads Fine Arts School Board", "Torah Fund Honors Mrs. Joseph Wagner", and other University stories.
Box 5, folder 4

C:  University of Judaism Newsletter 1963-1968

Scope and Content Note

Contains volumes 17-20 of this publication, which throughout the volumes was created and edited by the Public Relations Committee, with editors Sam Weiss, Leo Simon, Mrs. Jules Wail, and Harry Lechtman, and later the Director of Public Information, Eli L. Rembaum. Vol. 18, No. 4, 1965 (a_cajoul047) includes Flyer "WHAT THE UNIVERSITY MEANS TO YOU". Vol. 19, No. 2, 1966 (a_cajoul048) includes Course Schedules for the School of Fine Arts, and the University Institute of Jewish Studies. Vol. 20, No. 1, 1967 (a_cajoul049) includes Course Schedule for the 1967 Spring Semester of the University Institute of Jewish Studies.
Box 5, folder 5

D:  Recent Stories of UJ 1969

Scope and Content Note

A collage of various newspaper clippings about the UJ during 1969. "These are recent stories as they appeared in the local, metropolitan, neighborhood and Anglo-Jewish press. They are only a random sampling of how the press tells the UJ story throughout the year. More than 30 newspapers reach into every neighborhood in the area. Other publications tell the story from Vancouver, British Columbia, to San Diego."
Box 5, folder 6-7

F:  University Papers 1973-1987

Scope and Content Note

Includes 19 publications.

Historical Note: Beginning in 1970, the University Papers were published sporadically with articles by Louis Shub, Elliot Dorff and Gerson D. Cohen. They featured articles of general interest by members of the faculty, and were published under the auspices of the University's Molly and Julius Fligelman Education Fund. In 1981, Nathan Krems, vice-chairman of the Executive Committee, offered to cover the costs of frequent publication, in memory of his wife, Helen. They were governed by an Editorial Committee which included Arthur Hoffnung as the managing editor. The goal of the series was "to reflect the original thought of members of the University family upon a variety of subjects of Jewish interest and concern". Authors included David Lieber, Harold Schulweis, Joel Rembaum, Ron Wolfson, David Gordis, David Wople, Judith Glass, Steven Lowenstein, Hanan Alexander, and Daniel Gordis.
 

Subseries: 4:
Student Publications 1962

Physical Description: 1 Folder
Box 5, folder 8

A:  Min Ha-Maarav, A Literary Student Annual 1962

Language of Material: English
Language of Material: Hebrew

Scope and Content Note

Min Ha-Maarav (From the West), A Literary Student Annual published by the students of the Teachers Institute and Graduate School of the University of Judaism. Produced by the Editorial Board, with David A. Gross as Faculty Advisor. Includes greetings from President Simon Greenberg, the Dean Dr. Samuel Dinin, studies, essays, belles lettres, fiction and poetry.
 

Subseries: 5:
Institutional Advertisements 1964-2011

Physical Description: 3 Boxes
Box 5, folder 9-10

A:  General Advertisements

Scope and Content Note

General advertisements for the University from the 90s and 2000s featured in Time, U.S News, Newsweek and more.
Box 5, folder 11

1.  West Coast Jewish News 1992-1993

Box 6

B:  Jewish Journal Advertisements 2007-2011

Scope and Content Note

General advertisements for the University featured in the Jewish Journal.
Box 7; Oversize

C:  Holiday Advertisements 1964-1988

Scope and Content Note

Holiday advertisements in honor of the Jewish high holidays or Independence Day, featuring poetry, song lyrics and important messages. Published mainly in the Los Angeles Times and funded by various UJ supporters, which are named on the ad. Some folders include administrative papers relating to the ads and responses from the community.
 

1. If Not Now, When? 1964-09-15

 

2. The Three Levels of Meeting Problems 1965-10-05

 

3. There are no strangers left on Earth 1966-09-23

 

4. If I am not for myself, Who will I be? 1968-10-02

 

5. Therefore, choose... 1969-09-19

 

6. The Night is Not Dark 1970-10-09

 

7. Listen, What do you hear? 1972-09-08

 

8. An American Day of Atonement 1973-10-05

 

9. And they Stood Beneath the Mountains 1975-10-05

 

10. Will We Remember our Future? 1977-09-21

 

11. Do we really stand taller when we stand alone? 1978-10-10

 

12. Hear O Israel 1980-09-19

 

13. 1981

Physical Location: Framed copy in Oversized
 

14. A Cry for Justice 1983-09-16

 

15. 1984

 

16. Yours is the Obligation to Act 1986-10-10

 

17. Now is the Time for Turning 1987

 

18. Independent or Free? 1988-07-01

 

19. Fall, On Justice, On Truth, On Peace 1988

 

20. As Mysteries to Ourselves, by David Wolpe undated

Box 7

D:  Poster Advertisements

 

1.  Mizrah, East

Box 8-9

Subseries: 6:
Directions 1970-1992

Physical Description: 2 Boxes
Physical Location: Related Materials: For the UJ Magazine (1994-) please see Box 14, folder 13.

Scope and Content Note

Historical Note: A publication by the University that was produced throughout the years by various departments, including the Department of Public Information, Office of Public Information, Department of University Relations, and the Department of Communications. Editors include Eli Rembaum, Sam Brand, Vern Parlow, Sydney Gross, Yehuda Lev, Shed Behar, Ria Parody, Mimi Sells, and Ron Wolfson. The paper had 25,000 worldwide readers, and includes stories about academic affairs, faculty achievements, student life, special events, continuing education and community outreach. The publication was renamed the University of Judaism Magazine in 1994.
Box 9.1-9.2

Subseries: 7:
Scrapbooks 1949-1979

Physical Description: 2 Boxes
Box 9.1

A:  University of Judaism Scrapbook (Scrapbook 1-4) ca. 1949/1950

Scope and Content Note

"The pictures in this book tell the story of the University of Judaism. They tell the story of an ideal, as expressed by Professor Mordecai Kaplan in his philosophy for a University of Judaism which would embrace the learning and culture of our past, apply them to present day life and perpetuate them in our future. It is the story of a building, situated at 612 So, Ardmore Avenue in Los Angeles, and it is the story of the generosity of a man, Louis Rabinowitz of New York City, whose purchase of the building provided a home for the University of Judaism. The pictorial content of this book also tells the story of a group of West Coast community leaders of faith and vision who chose to avail themselves of sponsorship by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in bringing to Los Angeles a center of Jewish education dedicated to the principle of a fuller Jewish life through Jewish learning. In the building and its rooms, in the priceless, traditional objects within the Museum and in the eager students from all walks of life, along with their inspired teachers, these pictures convey the true worth of the University of Judaism and its growing contribution to the life of our people and to the community."
Box 9.2

B:  University of Judaism Scrapbook (Scrapbook 5) ca. 1979

Scope and Content Note

An overview of the University in 1979, including photographs, articles, schedules and more