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BANC MSS 2010/875
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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Morris Goldstein papers
Creator:
Goldstein, Morris M., 1904-1984
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2010/875
Physical Description:
28 linear feet
(18 cartons, 1 box, 3 flat boxes, 1 sound disc)
Date (inclusive): 1918-1983
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.
Language of Material:
English , Hebrew .
Collection is open for research.
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Development Corporation for Israel records were transferred to The Bancroft Library
from the Judah L. Magnes Museum in 2010.
Existence and Location of Copies
There are no alternative forms of this collection.
Morris Goldstein was a rabbi of San Francisco's congregation Sherith Israel (1932-1971) and
its rabbi emeritus from 1971 to 1984. He was ordained in 1927, and he received his D.H.L.
(1949) and his D.D. (1958) from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Before coming to San
Francisco, Goldstein served various congregations in the U.S. and England. In addition to
the books he authored on Judaism and Christianity, he also contributed to Jewish and general
reference works. In addition, he served as a president of the Northern California Board of
Rabbi, was a founder and chairman of the Jewish National Fund of San Francisco, a board
member and/or officer of the Jewish Education Society of San Francisco and the Bay Area
Council of Boy Scouts, a chaplain of the San Francisco Fire Department, a faculty member of
the Pacific School of Religion, and a lecturer at secular and religious colleges in the
West. He was also a Freemason and an official in the Rotary Club.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Access to audio-visual materials may be restricted due to technical limitations.
[Identification of item], Morris Goldstein papers, BANC MSS 2010/875,The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2024 with funding from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert
Foundation.
Congregation Sherith Israel records, 1851-2003, BANC MSS 2010/720.
The collection contains a good overview of the life and work of Rabbi Morris Goldstein.
More specifically it includes: Goldstein's personal and work correspondence; personal and
work related photographs; personal materials relating to family, travel, and schooling;
sermons, invocations, and speeches; newsletters and ephemera from various Jewish
congregations; Congregation Sherith Israel materials; newspaper clippings and miscellaneous
publications; diplomas and awards; two film reels and one vinyl record; and manuscripts of
Goldstein's published writings, including a copy of the manuscript of "Land of Mañana Kosher
Style: A history of the Jews in Mexico," written by Goldstein and Sidney Kluger.
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collections 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 owners. Works not in
the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright
owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For additional
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jewish sermons -- California -- San Francisco.
Jewish
sermons.
Jews -- California -- San Francisco.
Rabbis -- California -- San Francisco.
Jews -- Mexico -- History
Jewish women--California--San Francisco--Societies and clubs
Jews --
England
Sermons
personal papers.
Pamphlets
Correspondence.
Clippings.
Congregation Sherith Israel (San Francisco,
Calif.)
Liberal Jewish Synagogue (London, England)
Congregation Sherith Israel (San
Francisco, Calif.). Sisterhood