Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus Professionals Collection

Introduction

Institutional Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Organization

Arrangement

Restrictions

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series A: Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman Files. 1947-1957.

Series B: Rabbi Joseph Levine Files. 1954-1974.

Series C: Rabbi Daniel Leifer Files. 1954-1980.

Series D: Rabbi Richard Marker/ Rabbi Alan Leitofsky. 1974-1982.

Series E: Rabbi Gerald Serotta/ Rabbi Abie Ingber Files. 1975-1990.

A Finding Aid to the

Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus

Professionals Collection

Manuscript Collection No. 104

1947-1990

Introduction
	Title	The Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus Professionals Collection.
	Dates:	1947-1990.
	Abstract:	The Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus Professionals formed from a merger of the International Association of Hillel Directors and National Association of Hillel Directors in 1982. While the original organization was founded in 1948 as a medium for exchanging professional experience, they later became deeply involved with labor and unionization issues. The records include correspondence, minutes, the president's files and the records of unionization and grievance cases.
	Quantity:	7.2 linear feet;18 Hollinger boxes
	Identification:	Manuscript Collection No. 104.

Institutional Sketch

The Association of Hillel Directors was first conceived at a private meeting in 1948 with several midwestern college Hillel directors including: Harry Kaplan (Ohio State University), Ben Kahn (Penn State University), Judah Goldin (University of Iowa), Ted Gordon (University of Pennsylvania) and Alfred Josep (Indiana University). Modelling themselves after the Association of Jewish Center Workers, the original members envisioned the exchange of professional ideas and concerns. In 1949, at the Hillel Director's Conference, the organization was officially recognized by Hillel (and its parent organization B'nai B'rith) while concerns about labor practices were added to the list of goals.

During the presidency of Max Ticktim in 1956, the Association shifted from being a professional organization into a structure similar to a labor union. Unionization would remain a primary focus for the Association until the 1980s and beyond. The Association negotiated with its parent organization B'nai B'rith for professional development and consistent working conditions. They also spent considerable times studying compensation issues including insurance and salary.

The Association meets yearly at the Director's Meeting organized by Hillel. At these meetings a president and board are elected to run the association. Grievance cases are brought before the board and recommendations made on fair resolution of disputes.

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Scope and Content Note

The Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus Professionals is a merger of the International Association of Hillel Directors and National Association of Hillel Directors in 1982. While the original organization was founded in 1948 as a medium for exchanging professional experience, they later became deeply involved with labor and unionization issues. The records include correspondence, minutes, the president's files and the records of unionization and grievance cases.

The records contain presidential records, as collected from previous administrations by President Abie Ingber in the mid-1980s. The subjects within each period vary according to the hot-button issues of the times. For example, during Zuckerman's tenure in the immediate post World War II era, materials were collected relating to the Jewish Book Council, while during Ingber's tenure during the 1980s, materials relating to unionization were critical. The majority of grievance case files are from the 1970s.

Within each series, there are materials about the Association's relationship with other similar organizations (leading to an eventual merger) and with their parent organization, B'nai B'rith. There are also reports on Jewish professionals' salaries, and meetings of the Directors of the Association for all time periods.

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Organization

The papers are divided into five (5) series:

A. Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman Files.

B. Rabbi Joseph Levine Files.

C. Rabbi Daniel Leifer Files.

D. Rabbi Richard Marker/ Rabbi Alan Leitofsky Files.

E. Rabbi Gerold Serotta/ Rabbi Abie Ingber Files.

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Arrangement

See description of individual series.

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Restrictions

Access Information

The Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus Professional Records are open to all users and available in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives.

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Administrative Information

Citations

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus Professional Records and the American Jewish Archives.

Provenance

The Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus Professionals Records were donated by various organization officials including: Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman, New York, New York, in September 1982, Rabbi Daniel Leifer, Chicago, Illinois, in July 1981, Rabbi Abie Ingber, Cincinnati, Ohio, in June 1986 and Judith Rosenstein, Silver Springs, Maryland, in 1993.

Processing Information

Processed by Melinda McMartin, August, 2001.

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Box and Folder Listing

Series A: Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman Files. 1947-1957.
	Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note the collection number, as well as the box and folder numbers shown below.
	The Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman Files consist of 1 Hollinger box of correspondence, reports and publications.

Box	Folder
1	1	Correspondence. 1947-1953.
	2	Correspondence. 1954-1957.
	3	Committee on Guiding Principles. 1950-1951.
	4	Committee on Guiding Principles. 1952-1954.
	5	Director's Meeting minutes. 1949-1953.
	6	Insurance plan. 1956.
	7	Interfaith relations. 1947-1948.
	8	Jewish Book Council. 1948.
	9	Knickerbocker Case. City College of New York. 1946-1954.
	10	Lelyveld, Arthur. Testimonial. 1956-1957.
	11	Oklahoma Hillel controversy. 1950.
	12	Personnel committee. 1950-1951; 1957.
	13	Pollack, Herman. Brooklyn College Hillel controversy. 1949-1952.
	14	Publications. 1948; 1956-1957.
	15	Salaries. 1957.
	16	The Vanguard.Brooklyn College student newspaper. 1950-1951.
	17	Miscellaneous. 1947-1952.

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Series B: Rabbi Joseph Levine Files. 1954-1974.
	The Rabbi Joseph Levine Files consist of 3 Hollinger boxes of correspondence, reports, and publications.

Box	Folder
2	1	Correspondence. 1954-1955; 1957-1959.
	2	Correspondence. 1960-1964.
	3	Correspondence. 1965-May 1966.
	4	Correspondence. June-December 1966.
	5	Correspondence. 1967.
	6	Correspondence. 1968.
	7	Correspondence. 1969-1970.
	8	Correspondence. 1971.
	9	Correspondence. 1972.
Box	Folder
3	1	Correspondence. 1973.
	2	Archives. 1966-1968; 1971.
	3	Chicago CAYS/ Hillel. 1974.
	4	Code of Professional Standards and Practice. 1952-1968.
	5	Corporate responsibility. 1971.
	6	Director's Meeting minutes. 1965.
	7	Director's Meeting minutes. 1973.
	8	Executive Board. 1955-1971.
	9	Executive Board. 1971-1972.
	10	Executive Board. 1973.
	11	Executive Board. January-May 1974.
	12	Executive Board. June-December 1974.
Box	Folder
4	1	Personnel policy committee. 1971-1974.
	2	Retirement insurance. 1960-1966.
	3	Retirement insurance. 1967-1969.
	4	Retirement insurance. 1970-1973.
	5	Retirement insurance. n.d.
	6	Salaries. 1960-1969.
	7	Salaries. 1970-1972.

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Series C: Rabbi Daniel Leifer Files. 1954-1980.
	The Rabbi Daniel Leifer Files consist of 8 Hollinger boxes of correspondence, reports and publications.

Box	Folder
4	8	Correspondence. 1969-1973.
5	1	Correspondence. 1975-1976.
	2	Correspondence. 1977-1979; n.d.
	3	B'nai B'rith-Hillel relations. 1977-1978.
	4	B'nai B'rith staff associations. 1975.
	5	B'nai B'rith staff associations. 1976-1978.
	6	Breira Issue. 1977.
	7	Budget. 1972-1975.
	8	Budget. 1975-1979.
	9	Camhi, Jane J. 1976-1980.
	10	Christian Campus Ministries. 1974-1975.
Box	Folder
6	1	Commission Task Force on Principles and Policies. 1975-1977.
	2	Commission Task Force on Principles and Policies. 1975-1977.
	3	Committee on Evaluation and Supervision. 1974-1975.
	4	Committee on Evaluation and Supervision. 1976-1979.
	5	Confidentiality crisis. 1975.
	6	Constitution revision. 1975.
	7	Consultative Task Force. 1974.
	8	Coordinating Council of Professional Religions Associations in Higher Education. 1975-1978.
	9	Credentializing Social Services Professionals. 1975.
	10	Director's Meetings minutes. 1972-1975.
	11	Director's Meetings minutes. 1976-1977.
	12	Director's Meetings minutes. 1978-1980.
Box	Folder
7	1	Executive Board. 1968-1973.
	2	Executive Board. 1974-1976.
	3	Executive Board. 1977.
	4	Executive Board. 1977.
	5	Executive Board. 1978.
	6	Executive Board. 1978.
Box	Folder
8	1	Executive Board. 1979.
	2	Federations-Hillel relations. 1977.
	3	Federations-Hillel relations. 1978.
	4	Freedom of speech. 1975-1977.
	5	Frimer, Norman. 1975-1978.
	6	Future Planning. Demography. 1977.
	7	Grievance cases. Procedures. 1977.
	8	Grievance cases. Adler, Moshe. 1976-1980.
	9	Grievance cases. Allen, Danny. 1978-1979.
	10	Grievance cases. Funk, Julius. 1974-1978.
	11	Grievance cases. Goldberg, Saul. 1978.
	12	Grievance cases. Gottlieb, Ralph. 1974.
	13	Grievance cases. Gumbiner, Joe. 1954; 1977-1978.
	14	Grievance cases. Herst, Roger. 1975.
	15	Grievance cases. Krinsky, Ray. 1974-1976.
	16	Grievance cases. Marcus, Ben. 1977-1979.
	17	Grievance cases. Pollack, Herman. 1974-1975.
	18	Grievance cases. Schacter, Joe. 1976-1979.
	19	Grievance cases. Steinberg, Steven. n.d.
	20	Groner, Oscar. 1978.


Box	Folder
9	1	Hillel Commission. 1971-1972.
	2	Hillel Commission. 1973-1974.
	3	Hillel Commission. 1975.
	4	Hillel Commission. 1976.
	5	Hillel Organization for Women. 1976-1978.
	6	Interstaff Committee on Retirement. 1969-1973.
	7	Interstaff Committee on Retirement. 1974.
	8	Interstaff Committee on Retirement. 1975.
Box	Folder
10	1	Interstaff Committee on Retirement. 1976.
	2	Interstaff Committee on Retirement. 1977.
	3	Interstaff Committee on Retirement. 1978-1979.
	4	Interstaff Committee on Retirement. (Legalities) 1974-1976.
	5	Israel, Richard. 1974-1977.
	6	Lipset, Seymour M. 1975-1978.
	7	Medical insurance. 1972-1976.
	8	Medical insurance. 1977.
	9	Membership report. 1975-1978.
	10	Midwest Region conference. March 1972.
	11	Multi-track systems. 1975.
	12	National Hillel. 1974-1978.
	13	National Institute for Campus Ministries. 1976-1978.
	14	National office reorganization. 1978.
	15	National payment for national program. 1973.
Box	Folder
11	1	National staff convention. 1972-1978.
	2	Newsletters. 1975-1976.
	3	Nominating committee. 1976-1978.
	4	Non-ordained Hillel directors. 1972-1977.
	5	Orientation committee. 1974-1978.
	6	Personnel codes. 1975-1978.
	7	Placement. 1972-1978.
	8	Professional codes. 1964-1975.
	9	Program; maintenance reports. 1975-1977.
	10	Regional representatives. 1978.
	11	Salaries. 1970-1971.
	12	Salaries. 1976-1977.
	13	Salaries. 1978-1979.
Box	Folder
12	1	Search Committee. National Hillel Directors. 1974.
	2	Search Committee. National Hillel Directors. 1978.
	3	Statement of purpose. 1970.
	4	Task forces. 1975.
	5	Tay-Sachs Conference. 1975.
	6	Tenure. 1975-1978.
	7	Thurz, Daniel. 1976-1978.
	8	Unionization. 1973-1976.
	9	Unionization. Questionnaire. 1976.
	10	Unionization. 1977-1978.
	11	Unionization. n.d.

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Series D: Rabbi Richard Marker/ Rabbi Alan Leitofsky. 1974-1982.
	This series consist of 3 Hollinger boxes of correspondence, reports and publications

Box	Folder
13	1	Correspondence. 1978-1980.
	2	Correspondence. 1981-1982.
	3	Budget. 1978-1982.
	4	Committee on local appointees. 1979-1981.
	5	Coordinating Council for Professional Religious Associations in Higher Education. 1979-1982.
	6	Council of Jewish Federations- B'nai B'rith Joint Planning Committee on Hillel. 1981-1982.
	7	Executive Board. 1974-1975.
	8	Executive Board. 1977-1980.
	9	Fisher, Gerald. 1981.
	10	Hillel Commission. 1980-1981.
Box	Folder
14	1	Hillel Commission. 1982-1983.
	2	Hillel idealogy. 1981-1982.
	3	Hillel of Northeastern Ohio. 1981.
	4	Liability insurance. 1980-1982.
	5	Medical insurance. 1981-1982.
	6	Membership letters. 1979-1980.
	7	National Hillel Student Movement. 1979-1980.
	8	New York, New York chapter. 1981.
	9	Orientation committee. 1977-1982.
	10	Personnel committee. 1977-1982.
	11	Poupko, Yehiel. (Illinois) 1980-1982.
	12	Retirement programs. 1980-1982./
Box	Folder
15	1	Salaries. 1978-1980.
	2	Salaries. 1981-1982.
	3	Serotta, Gerald. 1981.

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Series E: Rabbi Gerald Serotta/ Rabbi Abie Ingber Files. 1975-1990.
	The Serotta/Ingber series consist of 3 Hollinger boxes of correspondence, reports and publications.

Box	Folder
15	4	Correspondence; reports. 1983.
	5	Correspondence; reports. 1984.
Box	Folder
16	1	Correspondence; reports. 1985.
	2	Corresondence; reports. 1986.
	3	Corresondence; reports. 1987.
	4	Correspondence; reports. 1988-1990.
	5	AHJCP Report/ Bulletin. 1983-1987.
	6	B'nai B'rith contract negotiations. 1984-1985.
Box	Folder
17	1	B'nai B'rith Hillel foundations. 1983-1988.
	2	B'nai B'rith International. 1983.
	3	Budget. 1981-1986.
	4	Conference. Washington D.C. 1985.
	5	Director's Meeting minutes. 1983-1988.
	6	Directors of student activities. 1981-1984.
	7	Executive Board. 1982-1988.
	8	Executive Board. Lists. 1984-1988.
	9	Field staff structure. 1985.
	10	Fischer, Frank. Special Asistance Fund. 1987-1988.
	11	Fortnightly Report. 1986.
	12	Interim directors. 1986.
	13	Mulgay, Matthew. 1986.
Box	Folder
18	1	International Association of Hillel Directors. 1974-1982.
	2	Membership. 1986.
	3	Moses, Larry. 1984.
	4	Nominating committee. 1984-1988.
	5	Personnel code. 1972-1982.
	6	Personnel issues. 1985-1987.
	7	Placement; recruitment. 1987.
	8	Publicity. 1983-1988.
	9	Salary scale; retirement. 1982-1987.
	10	Serotta, Gerald. 1984.
	11	Study leave. 1986.
	12	Unionization. 1982-1986.
	13	Unionization. Publicity. 1983-1986.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Finding Aid to the

Association of Hillel and Jewish Campus

Professionals Collection Manuscript Collection No. 104

1947-1990

Access Information

Series A: Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman Files. 1947-1957.

Series B: Rabbi Joseph Levine Files. 1954-1974.

Series C: Rabbi Daniel Leifer Files. 1954-1980.

Series D: Rabbi Richard Marker/ Rabbi Alan Leitofsky. 1974-1982.

Series E: Rabbi Gerald Serotta/ Rabbi Abie Ingber Files. 1975-1990.

Professionals Collection

Manuscript Collection No. 104