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Elliot Burstein papers, 1878-1969.
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Elliot Burstein papers, 1878-1969Creator/Contributor:
Burstein, Elliot Maurice, 1898-1975, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Young Men's Hebrew Association (San Francisco, Calif.)Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 056.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1978.008.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeCreator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
The collection consists mainly of Elliot Burstein's handwritten sermons and lectures from the 1920s through the 1960s. The
sermons are arranged mostly in chronological order (by decade), but there is a small set of subject files as well. The subject
files include such topics as labor, Jewish music, war and peace, the letters of Benammi, Passover and Moses, Abraham Lincoln,
George Washington, patriotism, brotherhood, High Holy Days, Sukkot, and motherhood. Also included in the collection are clippings
and articles; testimonials and dedication speeches, including one for Beth Israel's Salem Garden Mausoleum; examples of Burstein's
poetry; and installation speeches for Bay Area rabbis. This material indicates that Burstein was a Zionist before it was fashionable
to be one in San Francisco and an advocate for including women in some segments of Conservative Jewish ritual (e.g. saying
the kaddish). The collection also contains a 1931 reprint of "Moses," an address that was delivered in June 1878 by political
economist Henry George (author of the 1879 book Progress and Poverty) to open a course of lectures given at the San Francisco
Young Men's Hebrew Association and that was subsequently delivered from many European pulpits.
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1878 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caConservative Judaism -- California -- San Francisco
Fascism
Fasts and feasts -- Judaism
Installation (Rabbis)
Jews -- Charities
Jews -- Education
Jews -- California
Jewish families
Jewish women
Mausoleums -- California -- San Francisco
Motherhood
Zionism
Judaïsme conservateur -- Californie -- San Francisco
Fascisme
Fêtes religieuses -- Judaïsme
Juifs -- Œuvres de bienfaisance
Juifs -- Éducation
Juifs -- Californie
Familles juives
Juives
Mausolées -- Californie -- San Francisco
Maternité
fascism
maternity
Conservative Judaism
Fascism
Fasts and feasts -- Judaism
Installation (Rabbis)
Jewish families
Jewish women
Jews
Jews -- Charities
Jews -- Education
Mausoleums
Motherhood
Zionism
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
San Francisco, Région de la baie de (Calif.)
California
California -- San Francisco
California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Kaddish
Kaddish
Congregation Beth Israel (San Francisco, Calif.)
Salem Garden Mausoleum (Congregation Beth Israel)
Congregation Beth Israel (San Francisco, Calif.)
Burstein, Elliot Maurice -- 1898-1975 -- Archives
Burstein, Elliot Maurice -- 1898-1975
Rabbis
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Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 056.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1978.008.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Elliot Burstein served as a rabbi for San Francisco's Congregation Beth Israel for forty-two years (1927-1969). Before that,
he served as a rabbi for congregations Montefiore in Salt Lake City (1923-1926) and Ahavai Sholom, in Portland, Ore. (1926-1927).
With the assistance of Rabbi Saul E. White, he founded the Northern California Division of the American Jewish Congress. Burstein
also served as the President of the San Francisco District of the Zionist Organization of America; on the Northern California
Board of Rabbis; as a chaplain for the San Francisco Police Department; and on the boards of the San Francisco Council on
Alcoholism, Mental Health Association and the American Red Cross. In 1960, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity
degree from the University of Judaism in Los Angeles.
Preferred citation: Elliot Burstein papers, BANC MSS 2010/682, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
Installation sermonspoems.
sermons.
Sermons
Archives
Sermons.
Sermons.
Physical Description:
print
4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585516
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.