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Kenneth C. Zwerin papers, 1924-1983.
BANC MSS 2010/477 carton 1; BANC MSS 2010/477
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Title:
Kenneth C. Zwerin papers, 1924-1983Creator/Contributor:
Zwerin, Kenneth C. (Kenneth Carlton), 1911-1991, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 300.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, 1979.005.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
This collection contains Zwerin's autobiographical "Memories of a Reform Jewish Youth"; correspondence; writings and correspondence
relating to Zwerin's manuscript on Jacob Nieto; 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-hiZwerin, Kenneth C. (Kenneth Carlton) -- 1911-1991 -- Archives
World War (1939-1945)
Jews -- California
Jews -- Hawaii
Jewish youth -- California
Reform Judaism
Synagogues -- Hawaii
World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains
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
Hawaii
Chaplains, Military
Lawyers
Rabbis
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 300
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number 1979.005
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Kenneth C. Zwerin papers, BANC MSS 2010/477, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
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, California. He also wrote articles on Jewish
ethics, local rabbis, and reform Judaism.
Materials in English.
Type:
Autobiographies.Photographs.
Sermons.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
1 (1
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585523
BANC MSS 2010/477 carton 1
BANC MSS 2010/477
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.