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Saul White papers, 1931-1983.
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Saul White papers, 1931-1983Creator/Contributor:
White, Saul Elchanan, 1907-1983, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 293.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1984.006.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
Collection consists of correspondence, including letters of Louis Lurie and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise; benedictions, invocations,
and eulogies; family-related information; photographs; congregational programs and announcements; newspaper clippings; scrapbook
materials; and Rabbi White's columns for the San Francisco Jewish Bulletin.
Date:
1931 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us---Jews -- California -- San Francisco
Rabbis -- United States -- Correspondence
Synagogues -- California -- San Francisco
Juifs -- Californie -- San Francisco
Rabbins -- États-Unis -- Correspondance
Jews
Rabbis
Synagogues
California -- San Francisco
United States
Congregation Beth Sholom (San Francisco, Calif.)
Congregation Beth Sholom (San Francisco, Calif.)
White, Saul Elchanan -- 1907-1983 -- Archives
Lurie, Louis -- 1888-1972 -- Correspondence
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel) -- 1874-1949 -- Correspondence
White, Ruth Shapiro -- 1913-2010
White family
Lurie, Louis -- 1888-1972
White family
White, Saul Elchanan -- 1907-1983
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel) -- 1874-1949
Rabbis
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 293.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1984.006.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Rabbi of San Francisco's Congregation Beth Sholom from the time of the building's completion in 1935 to 1983. He was born
in Kolno, Poland, and immigrated to the U.S., in 1920. He graduated from the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York and
married Ruth Shapiro from Brooklyn. He took part in the struggles for civil rights and protested the Vietnam War. He was also
known for fighting Antisemitism, fostering Jewish education, and for building bridges with organized labor, blacks, and Christian
churches. He co-chaired the San Francisco Conference on Religious, Race and Social Concerns. Because of his concerns, he was
called a "prophetic voice in Judaism." White raised Beth Sholom's membership from thirty to six hundred families. He also
founded Brandeis-Hillel Day School and was a president of the Northern California Board of Rabbis; the American Jewish Congress
of Northern California; the San Francisco Zionist District; and the Jewish National Fund of California. In addition, he served
as a chairman of the San Francisco Council of Rabbis and as a board member of the Jewish Welfare Federation, and he was an
active member of the San Francisco Commission on Aging. He also wrote many columns for the San Francisco Jewish Bulletin and
articles for other periodicals. The Rabbi Saul E. White Professorial Chair was established at the University of Judaism in
Los Angeles in his honor.
Preferred citation: Saul White papers, BANC MSS 2010/678, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
Photographs.Church records and registers
photographs.
Programs.
Archives.
Personal correspondence.
Photographs.
Photographies.
Physical Description:
2 boxes (.8 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585560
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.