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Box and Folder Listing
Series A: Sermons, Writings and Correspondence. 1928-1971
A Finding Aid to the
Sidney E. Unger Papers
1928-1971
Manuscript Collection No. 315.
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| Name: | The Sidney E. Unger Papers. | |
| Dates: | 1928-1971. | |
| Abstract: | The papers describe the rabbinic and professional career of Sidney Unger who served in World War II as a chaplain and at Temple Beth Ha Tephila of Ashville, North Carolina from 1948-1961. | |
| Quantity: | 1.6 linear feet; 4 Hollinger boxes. | |
| Identification: | Manuscript Collection No. 315. | |
Biographical Sketch
Sidney E. Unger was born and educated in New York City. During his two years at the City College of New York, he re-established a football team. Following World War I service, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1925 he received his B.A. degree from the University of Cincinnati and was ordained from Hebrew Union College in 1928. He later did graduate work in education and sociology.
His first pulpit was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Congregation Rodef Shalom where he served until 1940. During World War II Unger was a major in the Army's Corps of Chaplains in the West Indies. Following the war, Unger spent one year in Charleston, South Carolina before becoming the rabbi at Temple Beth Ha Tephila in Asheville, North Carolina. Unger retired from the pulpit in 1961, and remained rabbi emeritus until his death in 1971.
Unger had a strong interest in the chaplaincy. He was a member of the Military Chaplains Association of the United States and the Army Corps of Chaplains. He served as an auxilary chaplain for the VA hosipitals in Asheville. Additionally, Unger spent several years as the chaplain for Donaldson Air Force Base in Greenville, South Carolina.
Unger also had a weekly religious radio broadcast entitled "Hear, O Israel," on a local Ashville Radio station. Professionally, he was an active member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He served on both the Religious Education and Synagogue Music committees.
He married Evelyn Simon. They had two children: Mrs. Michael Adelston and Edwin Unger.
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Scope and Content Note
The Sidney E. Unger Papers (1928-1971) describe the rabbinic and professional activities of Sidney Unger, who served in World War II as a chaplain and at Temple Beth Ha Tephila in Asheville, North Carolina from 1948-1961.
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Organization |
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| The papers are divided into two (2) series: | ||
| A. Sermons, Writings and Correspondence | ||
| B. Congregational Materials | ||
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Arrangement
See description of individual series.
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Restrictions
Access Information
The Sidney E. Unger Papers are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives.
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Related Material
Letter describing his experiences as a chaplain in the West Indies during World War II and a list of legible gravestones on St. Eustacius. SC-12921.
Unger, Sidney. Nearprint Biographies File.
Unger, Sidney. Picture Collection.
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Administrative Information
Citations
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Sidney E. Unger Papers and the American Jewish Archives.
Provenance
The papers were received from Mrs. Evelyn Simon Unger, Ashville, North Carolina in August 1972.
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Box and Folder Listing
Series A: Sermons, Writings and Correspondence. 1928-1971 |
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| The sermons, writings and correspondence series consists of three boxes. Most of these sermons were given at Temple Beth Ha Tephila. | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sermons and addresses. 1928-1944 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sermons and addresses. 1946-1952 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sermons and addresses. 1953-1955 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sermons and addresses. 1956 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sermons and addresses. 1957 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Sermons and addresses. 1958 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sermons and addresses. 1959 | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | Sermons and addresses. 1960 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sermons and addresses. 1961 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sermons and addresses. 1962-1963 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sermons and addresses. 1964; 1971 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sermons and addresses. n.d. | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | Sermons and addresses. n.d. | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sermons and addresses. n.d. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sermons and addresses. n.d. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Correspondence. 1961-1964 | ||||||||||||
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Series B: Congregational Materials. 1955-1971 |
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| The congregational materials series (1955-1971) consists of one box containing publications, programs and other material relating to congregational events. | |||||||||||||
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| 4 | 1 | Ashville, N.C. Temple Beth Ha Tephila. Bulletin. 1959-1962. | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ashville, N.C. Temple Beth Ha Tephila. Religious School Curriculum. n.d. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ashville, N.C. Temple Beth Ha Tephila. Miscellaneous. n.d. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Miscellaneous materials. 1955; 1971 | ||||||||||||
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