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Sidney Akselrad papers, 1962-1992.
BANC MSS 2010/940 box 1; BANC MSS 2010/940
Collection Overview

Title:

Sidney Akselrad papers, 1962-1992

Creator/Contributor:

Akselrad, Sidney, 1921-2006, creator, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1999.005.

Creator/Contributor:

Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

Abstract:

The collection consists of an oral history transcript, as well as a scrapbook with newspaper clippings, both original and photocopies.

Date:

1962 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Akselrad, Sidney -- 1921-2006 -- Archives
Congregation Beth Am (Los Altos Hills, Calif.)
Rabbis -- California -- Los Altos Hills -- Anniversaries, etc
Synagogues -- California -- Los Altos
Los Altos Hills (Calif.) -- Religious life and customs

Note:

Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1999.005.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Sidney Akselrad papers, BANC MSS 2010/940, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Sidney Akselrad (June 1, 1921, Pittsburgh, PA - November 14, 2006, Palo Alto, California) was a rabbi in Northern California for many years. He first served as the rabbi of Berkeley's Temple Beth El (1952-1962) and then at Temple Beth Am, in Los Altos (1962-1988). He also worked voluntarily as a chaplain at Stanford University for more than 20 years, and he was a member of Rotary International for more than 45 years.
Materials in English.

Type:

Photographs.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

0.4 (1

Language:

English

Identifier:

2009531337
BANC MSS 2010/940 box 1
BANC MSS 2010/940

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.