Research Catalog
Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation records
- Title
- Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation records, 1923-1991.
- Author
- Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 574 box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- .4 linear ft.
- Summary
- The Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation records consist of several ledgers including a photocopy of a record book listing members' names and addresses, births and deaths (1923-1959); and other membership ledgers providing individual financial records, worship, and Hebrew school attendance (1927-1959). The collection ledger lists amounts donated from 1974 to 1991. The collection includes correspondence of Rabbi Matthew regarding dedication of the new synagogue in Harlem (1962) and speaking engagements in the Northeast (1968-1970). There is also a notebook listing members of various committees along with notes about several services held at the synagogue (1948), a golden anniversary program (1966), and news clippings.
- Subjects
- Jewish way of life
- Matthew, W. A (Wentworth Arthur), 1892-1973
- Judaism > Customs and practices
- Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
- African American Jews > New York (State) > New York
- Jews > New York (State) > New York
- Judaism > 20th century
- African Americans > Religion
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Related collection: W.A. Matthew collection, 1929-1979 (Sc MG 609).
- Zakor: Israelite History and Archives Project.
- Source (note)
- Rabbi Chaim White
- Biography (note)
- The Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, one of the oldest and largest communities of black Hebrews in the United States, was founded in Harlem in 1919 by Rabbi Wentworth Arthur Matthew (1892-1973). Though this congregation traces its origin to the activities of those who came to New York during the first waves of black migration and immigration, it was in the post World War II years that the community took root. Rabbi Matthew created a number of auxiliary organizations, and today there are seven black synagogues in the downstate New York area that trace their origins directly to Rabbi Matthew and his congregation. The synagogue is located in Harlem.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 574
- OCLC
- NYPG06-A21
- Author
- Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation records, 1923-1991.
- Biography
- The Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, one of the oldest and largest communities of black Hebrews in the United States, was founded in Harlem in 1919 by Rabbi Wentworth Arthur Matthew (1892-1973). Though this congregation traces its origin to the activities of those who came to New York during the first waves of black migration and immigration, it was in the post World War II years that the community took root. Rabbi Matthew created a number of auxiliary organizations, and today there are seven black synagogues in the downstate New York area that trace their origins directly to Rabbi Matthew and his congregation. The synagogue is located in Harlem.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 574