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Kenneth C. Zwerin papers, 1924-1983.
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Title:
Kenneth C. Zwerin papers, 1924-1983Creator/Contributor:
Zwerin, Kenneth C. (Kenneth Carlton), 1911-1991, creatorAbstract:
His autobiographical "Memories of a Reform Jewish Youth"; material on Jews in Hawaii, which includes lists of residents who
contributed to synagogues; newspaper clippings on Zwerin's rabbinical activities; sermons; articles; and photographs.
Date:
1924 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- a-cc--- -- n-us-hiJews -- California
Jews -- China -- Harbin
Jews -- Hawaii
Jews -- Charitable contributions -- Hawaii
Jewish youth -- California
Reform Judaism
Synagogues -- Hawaii
World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains
Juifs -- Californie
Juifs -- Hawaii
Juifs -- Dons de charité -- Hawaii
Jeunesse juive -- Californie
Judaïsme réformé
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Aumôniers
Reform Judaism
Chaplains
Jewish youth
Jews
Jews -- Charitable contributions
Reform Judaism
Synagogues
Menlo Park (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Luis Obispo (Calif.)
California
California -- Menlo Park
California -- San Francisco
California -- San Luis Obispo
China -- Harbin
Hawaii
Chaplains, Military
Lawyers
Rabbis
Note:
Formerly known as Collection Number 300.
Kenneth Zwerin, born in San Francisco, was both a rabbi and an attorney. In the early 1930s, he served congregations in Menlo
Park and San Francisco, and he referred to himself as a "freelance community rabbi" and often gave sermons in English for
reform-minded youth. In 1934-1935, he was the rabbi for a small Jewish community in Hawaii that was composed mainly of Jews
serving in the U.S. military; those from Harbin, Manchuria; and those individuals who were from the mainland but happened
to be doing business in the islands. He returned to San Francisco, in 1935, to take over his father's law practice. During
World War II, he served briefly as a rabbi at a military camp in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He also wrote articles on Jewish
ethics, local rabbis, and reform Judaism.
Materials in English.
Type:
Sermons.Photographs.
photographs.
sermons.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Photographs.
Sermons.
Autobiographies.
Photographies.
Sermons.
Physical Description:
50 items.
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585523