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A Finding Aid to the
Malcolm H. Stern Papers
Manuscript Collection No. 626
1882-1994 15.5 Linear ft.
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A Finding Aid to theMalcolm H. Stern PapersManuscript Collection No. 6261882-1994 15.5 Linear ft.
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Malcolm H. Stern Papers were donated to the American Jewish Archives by Mrs. Louise Stern, of New York, New York, in November, 1996.
All property rights are assigned to the American Jewish Archives. All literary rights to materials authored by Rabbi Stern are held by the Stern heirs. Literary rights to materials authored by others are held by the individual author or his/her heirs. Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Director of the American Jewish Archives.
The Malcolm H. Stern Papers are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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Malcolm Henry Stern was born on January 29, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stern was the son of Arthur Kaufman and Henrietta Berkowitz Stern and had one brother, Edward. In 1923 the Stern family moved to a seven-acre farm in Fox Chase, Pennsylvania. Stern earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1935. At Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, he earned the Bachlor of Hebrew Letters degree in 1937, the Master of Hebrew Letters degree in 1941, and the Doctor of Hebrew Letters degree in 1957. In 1966, Stern was honored with a Doctor of Divinity degree from the same school. Stern had become the fifth member of his family to be ordained as a rabbi at Hebrew Union College in 1941.
In 1941, Stern became assistant rabbi at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia. He ministered to the congregation until 1943 when he took a sabbatical to serve as a chaplain in the Army Air Corps. During World War II he survived a plane crash in Casablanca in which thirteen persons were killed. Stern returned to Keneseth Israel in 1946, but departed again in 1947 when he was elected Rabbi of Congregation Ohef Shalom in Norfolk, Virginia, where he served for 17 years. While in Norfolk, Stern spoke out strongly against segregation. In 1964 Stern moved to New York City to become the first Director of Rabbinic Placement for Reform Judaism for the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Stern held this position until his retirement in 1980. In 1981 Stern joined the faculty of the New York campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He served as a counselor for student field work and was an adjunct professor of Jewish History.
Genealogy was Sterns great interest in life. His love for genealogy started in grade school when he traced the descendants of Charlemagne for an assignment. From 1949 until 1994 he served as the genealogist for the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. His work contributed to making the American Jewish Archives an internationally recognized institution. In 1960 he published Americans of Jewish Descent in which he traced members of Jewish immigrant families that arrived in the United States before 1840. Two more editions of the book would follow in 1978 and 1991 as First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654-1977 and First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654-1988. This work was the basis for much of Stephen Birminghams bestselling work, The Grandees.
Stern served the world of genealogy and American Jewish history in many ways and nearly every Jewish genealogical society in the United States was established with his help. He was known as the dean of American Jewish genealogy. Stern served as secretary of the American Society of Genealogists from 1968-1973, as vice president from 1973-1976 and as president from 1976-1979. Stern was the founder of the Jewish Historical Society of New York. He was also a trustee of the American Jewish Historical Society. In 1989 Stern testified before Congress, arguing that the position of Archivist of the United States should be awarded to a scholar and not an administrator. In 1990 he served on a special commission of the National Archives and Records Administration to prepare four American genealogists for a mission to Russia. The goal of this mission was to educate Russian archivists. Stern was also the vice president of the Gomez Foundation for Mill House in Newburgh, New York, which is the oldest surviving Jewish residence in North America, built by Louis Moses Gomez in 1716. Stern participated in numerous Jewish and non-Jewish genealogical organizations, including: the National Genealogical Society, the Jewish Genealogical Society (president emeritus), the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the Jewish Historical Society of England and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Stern had a deep love for music. In 1960, he edited the Union Songster for Reform Judaism. He coedited Songs and Hymns for Gates of Prayer and chaired the committee that created Shaarei Shira/Gates of Song.
On May 25, 1941, Malcolm Stern married Louise Steinhart Bergman. Malcolm Stern died in New York City of a heart attack on January 5, 1994, at the age of 78.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The MALCOLM H. STERN PAPERS describe the life of Malcolm H. Stern as genealogist, historian, teacher and rabbi. The collection includes writings, correspondence, genealogical research, publications, audio tape recordings, microfilms, memorials and tributes. The collection is divided into six series:
A. Writings B. Correspondence C. Genealogy D. Rabbinical Associations E. Personal F. Non-Print Materials SERIES A. WRITINGS consists of 3 hollinger boxes (1.2 ft.) of articles written by Stern relating to his interests as rabbi and genealogist. Many of these articles have been published in books and newspapers. The folders in this series are arranged alphabetically by title or subject and span the years 1941-1993.
SERIES B. CORRESPONDENCE consists of 2 hollinger boxes (.8 ft.) of general correspondence, including updates from other researchers on their genealogical inquiries. Within this series the files are arranged alphabetically by correspondent or topic. The materials in Series B span the years 1950-1993. Additional correspondence pertaining to genealogical requests can be found in Series C.
SERIES C. GENEALOGY is divided into 4 sub-series. Sub-series 1. Requests consists of 5 hollinger boxes (2 ft.) of correspondence between Stern and persons requesting genealogical information. Included are Sterns responses and the research he conducted to answer the requests. The folders are titled by either the name of the person making the request or by the surname researched. The folders are arranged alphabetically and span the dates 1950-1993. Sub-series 2. Genealogical and Historical Associations consists of 4 hollinger boxes (1.6 ft.) of correspondence, meeting notices, publicity and publications from historical and genealogical associations with which Stern was involved. The folders are arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization and span the years 1900-1993. Sub-series 3. Research consists of 15 hollinger boxes (6 ft.) of genealogical research on numerous families compiled by Stern throughout his lifetime and as preparation for his book, Americans of Jewish Descent and the later editions titled First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654-1988. Included are research on families, marriages, wills and cemeteries. The folders are arranged alphabetically by family name, geographical place names and occasional topical headings (such as Slavery, Passenger Lists). The materials in sub-series 3 span the years 1933-1993. Sub-series 4. Family Research consists of 1 hollinger box (.4 ft.) of notes, documents and miscellaneous materials collected by Stern pertaining to his own family history. Sub-series 4 also contains Stern family memorabilia. The folders in sub-series 4 are arranged alphabetically by family groups and span the years 1882-1992.
SERIES D. RABBINICAL ASSOCIATIONS consists of 1 hollinger box (.4 ft.) of correspondence, meeting notices, publicity and publications concerning Stern's affiliation with the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) and the National Association of Retired Rabbis. Included is material pertaining to the CCAR placement committee during Stern's service as committee head from 1964-1980. The folders in this series are arranged alphabetically and span the years 1943-1992.
SERIES E. PERSONAL consists of 2 hollinger boxes (.8 ft.) of obituaries, memorials and tributes sent to Mrs. Stern after Stern's death. Included in Series E are memorabilia and awards won by Stern during his lifetime. The folders in this series are in alphabetical order and span the years 1960-1994.
SERIES F. NON-PRINT MATERIALS is divided into 3 sub-series. Sub-series 1. Cassette Audio Tape Recordings consists of one hollinger box (.4 ft.) containing audio cassette recordings of Central Conference of American Rabbis events, genealogical information and holyday services. The span dates of the cassettes are 1978-1993. Sub-series 2. Reel Audio Tape Recordings consists of 1 hollinger box (.4 ft.) containing recordings of Central Conference of American Rabbis services, holyday services and genealogical information. The span dates of the reel tapes are 1960-1972 Sub-series 3. Microfilms consists of two microfilms. The first is a copy of Sterns book, Americans of Jewish Descent (1960), annotated with revisions and corrections. The second is a genealogy of the families of Julius Oppenheimer and Jeanette Goldsmith of New York, New York, and Humphrey Davis and Beulah Woodworth of Hartford, Connecticut. The microfilms span the years 1960-1972.
BOX AND FOLDER LISTING
Box File Contents SERIES A. WRITINGS, 1941-1993 X-401 Book, First American Jewish Families, 1978 edition, annotated 1 1 Creations, n.d. 2 Creations, n.d. 3 My Creed, n.d. 4 Du Ponts Jewish Ancestor, n.d. 5 Have you a Jewish Ancestor, n.d. 6 Hebrew Union College and Reform Judaism, 1983 7 How and Why Jews Survive, n.d. 8 Inaugural Farewell, 1941-1947 9 Jeremiahs Letter and Ezekiels Babylonian Ministry, n.d. 10 Jewish Exponent, n.d. 11 Jewish Music, n.d. 12 Lumbroso, Jacob, 1978-1993 13 Mormons, 1986 14 Ordination Thesis, 1941 15 Philadelphia AJC and Joseph Krauskopf, 1979-1983 2 1 The Place of Music in Our Worship, n.d. 2 Prayers, n.d. 3 Psalms for Today, n.d. 4 Published Articles Volume 1, n.d. (NOTE: No Volume 2 was found by AJA Processor) 5 Published Articles Volume 3, 1980 6 Published Articles Volume 4, November, 1989-1990 3 1 Record Book of the Reverend Jacob Raphael Cohen, n.d. 2 The Role of the Rabbi in the South, n.d. 3 Savannah and Published Articles, Volume 3, n.d. 4 A Sensible Approach to Reading the Bible, n.d. 5 Sermons, n.d. 6 Shaarei Shirah, n.d. 7 Some of My Best Jews, n.d. 8 The Story of Central Synagogue, n.d. 9 Worship Services, n.d. 4 SERIES B. CORRESPONDENCE, 1950-1993 1 Ackerman, Paula, 1950-1951 2 Ashton, Dianne, 1992 3 Bennett, Ralph, 1978-1992 4 Brilling, Bernhard, 1974 5 Camp, Anthony, 1982 6 Cardoza, Anne, n.d. 7 Coat of Arms Protest, 1978-1989 8 Cohen, Daniel J., 1971-1973 9 Cohen, Daniel J., 1972-1981 10 Cohen, Judith, 1982 11 Collins, Harriet, 1987 12 Colonial Jews, 1982 13 Conrad, Robert, 1982 14 Corry, Ruth, 1982 15 Dunne, W.M.P., 1992 16 Ellis Island Commission, 1993 17 First American Jewish Families, 1961-1982 18 First American Jewish Families - Addenda, 1988-1993 19 Fraenkel, Hannah, 1986 20 Franklin, Karen, n.d. 21 Gray, Gordon, 1979-1981 22 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1974-1980 23 Langsfeld, Martha, 1971 24 Liberal Day School, West Hempstead, New York, 1988 25 Miller, Richard, 1993 26 Moskowitz, Alan, 1990 27 Museum of the City of New York, 1992 28 Norfolk Integration, 1956-1959 29 Northway, E.L., 1990 30 Ornish, Natalie, 1989 31 Reform Jewish Educator, 1980-1981 32 Rottenberg, Dan- Finding Our Fathers, 1977-1978 5 1 Rosenstein, Neil, 1965 2 Rosenswaike, Ira, 1968-1981 3 Sartorius, Joel, 1985 4 Sniffin, Art, 1987 5 Swierenga, Robert, 1991 6 Tavern, Fraunces, 1979-1981 7 Tucker, Charles, 1987 8 Turitz, Leo, 1987-1988 9 Warburg, Felix, 1992 10 Zola, Gary, 1982 6 SERIES C. GENEALOGY Sub-series 1. Requests, 1950-1993 1 Abrahams Family, 1979 2 Adler, Frank, 1983-1988 3 Andrews, Joseph, 1988 4 Barkai, Arye, n.d. 5 Baron, Arthur, 1981 6 Becker, Leo, 1988 7 Bergman Saga, 1960-1981 8 Blumenthal, Mike, 1976 9 Bryer, Elliott, 1988 10 Byck, Amram, 1980 11 Cardoza, Michael, 1983-1993 12 Chapman, Colin R., 1984 13 Chovitz, Ann, 1986 14 Clarke Family, 1987 15 Cohen, Family, 1960-1982 16 Cohen, Hyman, 1983 17 Cohen, Nassy, 1984 18 Cohen, Peter R., 1991 19 Cohn, Emil, 1983 20 Coleman, Helene, 1988 21 Collen, Richard, 1980-1981 22 Conte, Margot, 1988-1989 23 Cox, James D., 1983 24 Cox, Janice, 1983 25 Cromelien, David, 1979 26 Curtis, Mary, 1984 27 Dallett, Jim, 1972-1983 28 David, Leo, 1976-1982 29 De La Penha Family, 1981-1988 30 De Sola Henriques Family, 1984 31 De Sola Pereira and Mendes Families, 1952-1992 32 DeSouza, Steven, 1990 33 Dinel, Jerry, 1980 34 England, Louis, 1990 7 1 Evans, Eli, 1982-1988 2 Fechheimer, Richard, 1977 3 Feldman, Sandra, 1992 4 Fern, Judy, 1993 5 Fleischman, Bernard, 1990 6 Floersheim Family, 1986 7 Frank Family, 1985 8 Franks Family, 1980-1988 9 Frazer, John, 1992 10 Gassenheimer, Allan, 1991 11 Gerstle, Harry, 1978 12 Glasel, George, 1984-1987 13 Godfrey, Sheldon, 1986-1991 14 Goodman, David, 1972-1976 15 Graupe, Gerhard, 1988 16 Gugenheimer, Allan, 1960-1973 17 Hagy, James W., 1989-1990 18 Haas Family, 1988 19 Hanaw, Margaret, 1982 20 Hartogenesis Family, 1981 21 Herman, Louis, 1979 22 Hirschberg, Neil, 1985 23 Iseman, Joseph, 1984 24 Jacobi Family, 1965-1984 25 Johnson, Maria, 1987 26 Kadden, Adele, 1989 27 Kaufman, Muriel, n.d. 28 Kander Family, 1961-1984 29 Kokernoot Family, 1989 30 Kelley, David, 1978 31 Kole, Kaye, 1991 32 Korbin, Nancy, 1993 33 Korn Family, 1982 34 Korn, Bertram, 1973 35 Kramer, Fran, 1990 36 Krauskopf Family, 1983-1984 37 Kuhn Family, n.d. 38 Lawe Family, 1990 39 Lazaron, 1980-1991 40 Lemle Family, n.d. 8 1 Lesser, Helga, n.d. 2 Lesson, Dan, 1983-1984 3 Letterman Family, n.d. 4 Levy Family and Monticello, 1962-1992 5 Levy, Hannah, 1984 6 Levy, M.E., 1971 7 Levy, Uriah, 1980-1984 8 Lewis Family, n.d. 9 Libo, Ken, 1991 10 Loeb, John L., Jr., 1979-1992 11 Long-Ezekiel Family, 1988 12 Lopez Family, n.d. 13 Lowe, Patricia, 1991 14 Luft, Edward-Posen, Family Naturalizations, 1986 15 Lyon, Hyman and Philip Ezekiel- Descendants of, 1980 16 Margolius, Karen, 1989 9 1 Mark, Gust K., 1950-1971 2 Marks, Marion, 1991 3 Marks, Michael, 1970 4 Meyers, Henry, 1983 5 Miller, Irwin, 1993 6 Morewitz-Quanza Families, 1992 7 Moses Family, 1980 8 Myers, Mordecai, n.d. 9 Naar Family, n.d. 10 Nathans Family, 1988 11 National Archives, 1981-1993 12 Nausbaum Family, 1979-1991 13 New York State Archives, 1984-1987 14 New York- Temple Emanu-El, 1983 15 Nones Family, 1986-1987 16 Obermayer Family, 1960 17 OBrien, Rita, 1985 18 Oppenheim Family, 1985-1990 19 Ostertag, Barna, 1993 20 Paiewonsky, Louis, 1988 21 Peixotto, Solomon, n.d. 22 Pinto Family, 1993 23 Plaut, Elizabeth, 1973-1975 24 Pozanski, Solomon, 1978 25 Ransohoff Family, n.d. 26 Richter, John Henry, 1988-1992 27 Roosevelt, Franklin D., n.d. 28 Roseman, Kenneth D., 1969 29 Rubin, Saul, n.d. 30 Sachs, Howard, n.d. 31 Salvador, Mario, 1982 32 Samuels, Abram, 1987-1989 33 Sarraga, Ramon, 1984-1990 34 Scheeline, Janet, 1978-1983 10 1 Sight, B.J., 1979-1982 2 Sprague, John, 1989 3 Stanley, Jean, 1989 4 Steiner, Robert, 1993 5 Sulzberger Family, 1990 6 Thompson, Bruce, 1982 7 Tobias, Thomas J., 1969-1972 8 Umstadter Family, n.d. 9 Underwood, Matt, 1990 10 Van Beil Family, 1985 11 Van Veen Family, 1987 12 Viener, Saul, 1990 13 Ward, Clare McVickar, 1992 14 Waxbelbaum Family, 1986 15 Weinberg, Robert, 1987-1988 16 Wertheimer-Wormser Family, 1960 17 Westheimer, Louis, 1987 18 Winstock Family, 1984 19 Winter, Patricia, 1992 20 Wolf, Zev, n.d. 11 Sub-Series 2. Historical and Genealogical Associations, 1900-1993 1 American Jewish Historical Society- Catalogs and Publications, 1968-1992 2 American Jewish Historical Society- Cresson, Warder, 1900 3 American Jewish Historical Society- Miscellaneous, 1951-1985 4 American Society of Genealogists- Correspondence, 1973-1989 5 American Society of Genealogists- Newsletters, 1979-1993 6 American Society of Genealogists- Newsletters, 1980-1984 12 1 Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies- Summer Seminars, 1984-1993 2 Association of Professional Genealogists- Genealogy Project, 1982 3 Board for Certification of Genealogists, 1976-1978 4 Conference on Genealogy, Boston, 1988 5 Council of American Jewish Museums- Meetings, 1992 6 Federation of Genealogical Societies- Miscellaneous, 1982-1991 7 Genealogical Society of Utah- Programs, 1968-1980 8 Historical and Genealogical Societies- List of Societies, 1983 9 Israel (notes, publications and correspondence concerning Sterns trips to Israel), 1980-1985 10 Jewish Genealogical Society- Meetings, 1981-1990 13 1 Jewish Genealogical Society- Newsletters, 1982-1987 2 Jewish Genealogical Society of Philadelphia- Correspondence, 1982-1993 3 Museum of American Jewish History- Publications, n.d. 4 National Archives and Records Gifts Service Fund, 1982-1990 5 National Institute on Genealogical Research- Correspondence, 1976-1989 6 National Institute on Genealogical Research- Archives Alumni, 1983-1984 7 National Genealogical Society- Correspondence, 1978-1988 8 National Genealogical Society- Conference, 1978-1989 9 New York Jewish Historical Society- Newsletters, 1980-1993 10 Philadelphia Jewish Archives- Newsletters, 1978-1991 11 Philadelphia, Museum of American Jewish History- Correspondence, 1976 12 Philadelphia, Jewish Genealogical Society- Miscellaneous, 1988-1989 13 Rhode Island Jewish Historical Society- Correspondence, 1967-1980 14 1 Southern Jewish Historical Society- Newsletters, 1978-1993 2 Speakers for Genealogy Seminars- vitas, n.d. 3 Ten Commandments for Genealogists by Stern, n.d. 4 Washington, D.C., Jewish Historical Society- Correspondence, 1961-1980 15 Sub-Series 3. Research, 1933-1993 1 Alexander, Rebecca (memoir, 1929), n.d. 2 Allen Family, n.d. 3 Ambach Family, n.d. 4 Bache, Jules (1921), n.d. 5 Barbados, 1971-1984 6 Leo Baeck Institute, (Jacob Jacobson Collection, 1888-1968), n.d. 7 Barnet Family, n.d. 8 Belasco Family, n.d. 9 Bernheim Family, n.d. 10 Bernstein, Edgar, n.d. 11 Binswagner Family, n.d. 12 Bloomingdale Family, n.d. 13 Bound-Brook-Houses (1893), New Jersey, n.d. 14 Breidenbach Family, n.d. 15 Burgunder Family, 1960 16 Burgkundstadt Families, n.d. 17 Butzel, John L., n.d. 18 Caribbean Genealogies, compiled by Stern, n.d. 19 Caribbean Research, n.d. 20 Cemeteries-Julien Saks, n.d. 16 1 Charlemagne-Descendants, by Stern, 1933 2 Charleston, South Carolina- Congregation K. K. Beth Elohim, 1969 3 Charleston, South Carolina- Cemeteries of Congregation Berith Shalome, (1910), n.d. 4 Charleston, South Carolina- Old Jewish Cemeteries (1762-1903), n.d. 5 Charleston, South Carolina- Jewish Marriage Notices from Newspaper, (1775-1906), n.d. 6 Chinese Jews, 1983 7 Cincinnati, research done in, 1987 8 Colonial Marriage Records, n.d. 9 Colton, Ralph, n.d. 10 Columbia, South Carolina- Tree of Life Synagogue, 1945 11 Columbus, Christopher, n.d. 12 Cortissoz Family, n.d. 13 Cracow Jewish Library- Catalog cards, n.d. 17 1 Curacao Families, n.d. 2 Curacao Marriages, n.d. 3 Da Ponte Family, n.d. 4 Dauega Family, n.d. 5 De Pinto Family- Manuscript, n.d. 6 De Young Family, n.d. 7 Dias Family, n.d. 8 Elkin Family, n.d. 9 Ezekiel, Jacob and Moses, n.d. 10 Family Records (1830's-1960's)- Miscellaneous, n.d. 18 1 First American Jewish Families- Notes, 1978-1990 2 Felsenthal Family, n.d. 3 Fernandez, Isaac, n.d. 4 Fidaque Family, n.d. 5 Finding Aids for Genealogy, 1983-1993 6 Fleisher, Benjamin, n.d. 7 French Sephardim, n.d. 8 Friedenwald Family, n.d. 9 Friedlander, Joseph, n.d. 10 Gans Family, n.d. 11 Genealogy of the Old Testament, by E.S. Cumbie, 1978 12 Genealogies, My First Set of, n.d. 19 1 Gerst, Emanuel, 1992 2 Goldback Family, n.d. 3 Goldsmith Family, 1966 4 Gomez Mill House, 1981-1990 5 The Grandees,by Stephen Birmingham- Newspaper Clippings, 1971-1976 6 Gratz Family, n.d. 7 Hamburg-Altona, Vital Records, 1992 8 Heinsheimer Family, n.d. 9 Hendricks Family, 1986 10 Henriques Family, 1978 11 Henriques, Juliao, n.d. 12 Henry, Carl, n.d. 13 Hofheimer Family, 1964 14 Holocaust Memorial at Customs House, New York, New York, n.d. 15 Hutzler Family, n.d. 16 Hyams Family, 1962-1984 17 Isaacs, Asher (1729), n.d. 18 Isaacs Family, n.d. 19 Israel, Joseph, 1978-1989 20 Jacobs, George- Philadelphia, Congregation Beth El Emeth-Marriage Records (1873-1882), n.d. 21 Jews in Continental Congress (1774-1789), 1978 20 1 Jewish Families of Hesse and Galicia, n.d. 2 Jews of Jamaica (1937-1972), n.d. 3 Jews of Rouen-Golb, 1977 4 Jewish Texans, 1974 5 Joseph Family of Cleveland, Ohio (1852), n.d. 6 Kahn Family, 1960 7 Kansas City, Missouri, History, 1968-1970 8 Kingston, Jamaica- English and German Congregation- Births and Marriages (1788-1918), n.d. 9 Kingston, Jamaica- Vital Records (1809-1907), n.d. 10 Kayton Family, n.d. 11 Kritzer-Lieberman Family, n.d. 12 Kushner Family, 1990 13 Langsdorf Family, n.d. 14 Laurence Family, 1992 15 Lazarus, Emma (1849-1887), n.d. 16 Lehman Family, n.d. 17 Jews of Lithuania, by Shlomo Katzow, n.d. 18 Loeb exhibit, n.d. 21 1 Louisiana Map (1858), n.d. 2 Levy, Asser, 1974 and n.d. 3 Macon, Georgia- Beth Israel- Burials, n.d. 4 Maduro Family, n.d. 5 Mailander Family Diary, n.d. 6 Maps of Europe (1492-1952), n.d. 7 Marranos Family, 1988 8 Marriage Records- Miscellaneous, n.d. 9 Mendes Family, n.d. 10 Miscellaneous Notes- includes Cincinnati, Louisiana, New York, (1827 and n.d.), n.d. 11 Miscellaneous Sources, Notes from Various Communities, n.d. 12 Miscellaneous Sources, Notes from Various Communities, n.d. 13 Miscellaneous Documents, n.d. 22 1 Mobile, Alabama- Births and Marriages (1860-1947), n.d. 2 Moses, R.J., n.d. 3 Montefiore, Joshua, n.d. 4 Myers, Hayes, and Mordecai Families, 1953-1990 and n.d. 5 Myers, Mordecai, 1992 6 Nassy, Cohen, n.d. 7 Nevis (Caribbean community), 1957-1971 8 New Jersey Jews (1655-1816), n.d. 9 New Orleans, Louisiana- Gates of Prayer (1850-1860), n.d. 10 Newport, Rhode Island- Colonial Era, n.d. 11 New York, New York- History of East European Jews in New York City before 1881, n.d. 12 New York, New York- Early New York, n.d. 13 New York, New York- Jewish West Side (1920-1970), n.d. 14 New York, New York- Shearith Israel- Escabot, n.d. 15 Nones-Marks Family, n.d. 16 Norfolk, Virginia- Brides and Grooms, 1962 17 Norfolk, Virginia- Hebrew Cemetery, 1868-1967 23 1 Norfolk, Virginia- Jewish History, 1965-1970 2 Norfolk, Virginia- Source Notes, n.d. 3 Passenger Lists (1769-1772), n.d. 4 Passenger Lists (July 12, 1839), New York, n.d. 5 Pennsylvania, Applications to University of (1887-1890), n.d. 6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jews, n.d. 7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1799-1834), n.d. 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Mikveh Israel Federal Street Cemetery, n.d. 9 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Rodeph Shalom Circumcision Record (1835-1864), n.d. 10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Rodeph Shalom Marriages (1841-1863), n.d. 11 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Russian Settlement (1890), 1991 12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Source Notes A-D, n.d. 24 1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Source Notes E-K, n.d. 2 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Source Notes L-O, n.d. 3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Source Notes P-Z, n.d. 4 Philipson Family of St. Louis, Missouri (1807-1858), n.d. 5 Pincus Family of Prussia (1794 and n.d.), Descendants of, n.d. 6 Piza Family- St. Thomas (1657-1951), n.d. 7 Portugal, Jews of, n.d. 8 Posen Naturalization (1870) and Marlene Silverman, n.d. 9 Prospects- Americans of Jewish Descent, n.d. 25 1 Research Notebooks, n.d. 2 Richmond, Virginia- Source Notes, Various Families, n.d. 3 Robles Family, n.d. 4 Rosenbaum Family, n.d. 5 Rothschilds Family, n.d. 6 Russian Papers, Consular Records, n.d. 7 Saint Louis, Missouri- Baer Family, n.d. 8 St. Thomas and Virgin Islands (1837-1973), n.d. 9 Samuel and Yates Families, n.d. 10 Savannah, Georgia- Cemeteries (1936-1979), n.d. 11 Savannah, Georgia- Chapter 1, n.d. 12 Savannah, Georgia- Chapter 2 (1778- n.d.), 1973 26 1 Savannah, Georgia- Chapter 3 (1902 and n.d.), n.d. 2 Savannah, Georgia- Congregation Mickve Israel (1790-1954), 1984 3 Savannah, Georgia- Miscellaneous, 1961-1986 4 Savannah, Georgia- Photostats and Photos (1755-1978), n.d. 5 Savannah, Georgia- Sheftall Family (1794-1984), n.d. 6 Schaap Genealogy, 1938 7 Senior Family, n.d. 8 Schappes, Morris, 1986 9 Simson Family- Early Jewish Settlers in Yonkers, New York, n.d. 27 1 Slavery, 1992 2 Snowdons Jewish Ancestry, n.d. 3 Sonneborn-Lippel Family, n.d. 4 Stein Family (1846-1910), n.d. 5 Stix Family (1750-1921), n.d. 6 Schoenfeld Family, n.d. 7 Stammtafel Koppel (oder Thurnauer, 1883), n.d. 8 Straus Family, n.d. 9 Tombstones, How to read Hebrew, 1978 10 Trinidad, Colorado- The Jewish Brothers of Trinidad, 1979 11 Vital Records and Cemetery Records- includes Georgia, New York, Poland, n.d. 12 Vital Records List- includes St. Thomas, St. Croix, Norfolk (Virginia), n.d. 28 1 Wagner, Anthony, 1988 2 Washington, George and the Jews, n.d. 3 Weiner, Miriam, n.d. 4 West Indies- Miscellaneous, n.d. 5 Wills- Abstracts of wills of early American Jews, compiled by Stern (1772-1850), n.d. 6 Wills (1700's)- Canada, New England, and New York, n.d. 7 Wills (1753-1824)- Pennsylvania, n.d. 29 1 Wills (1775-1860)- Southern, n.d. 2 Woolf, Morris (1809-1879), n.d. 3 Zhitomirsky Family, 1985 Sub-Series 4. Stern Family, 1882-1992 30 1 Berkowitz, Grannie, 1956-1975 2 Berkowitz, Harry, 1917-1987 3 Berkowitz, Henry- From the Diary of a Jewish Refugee, 1938 4 Jaroslawski-Berkowitz Families, 1955-1978 5 Jaroslawski-Brunn Family, n.d. 6 Stern, Ed (Malcolms brother)- Eds Stunts, 1955-1988 7 Stern, Howard, 1989-1990 and n.d. 8 Stern-Katzenberg Family, 1957-1985 9 Stern, Malcolm- My Family, 1992 and n.d. 10 Stern Family Memorabilia, 1882-1982 X-401 Jaroslawski, Descendants of Salomon (genealogy), n.d. SERIES D. RABBINICAL ASSOCIATIONS, 1943-1992 31 1 Central Conference of American Rabbis- Admissions, 1982-1993 2 Central Conference of American Rabbis- American Council for Judaism, 1943-1982 3 Central Conference of American Rabbis- tribute to Rabbi Zev Bloom, 1990 4 Central Conference of American Rabbis- Placement Commission, 1979-1985 5 Central Conference of American Rabbis- The Rabbinate, 1982-1983 6 Central Conference of American Rabbis- Richard Stern Interview, 1981 7 Central Conference of American Rabbis- Transcontinental Music, 1983-1984 8 Hebrew Union College Fieldwork, 1980's 9 Minhag Malcolm Stern, 1964 and n.d. 10 National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis (NAORR), 1984-1992 SERIES E. PERSONAL, 1960-1994 32 1 Obituaries, 1994 2 Awards, 1964-1994 33 1 Memorials, 1994 2 Memorabilia, 1960-1993 34 SERIES F. NON-PRINT MATERIALS, 1960-1993 Sub-Series 1. Audio Cassette Tape Recordings, 1978-1993 1 CCAR Retirement Panel #1, n.d. 2 CCAR Retirement Panel #2, n.d. 3 CCAR Spouse breakfast Socio-Drama, n.d. 4 My Creed, Message of Israel, 1992 5 Genealogy Lecture, Hofstra University, 1992 6 Coming Out Party for First American Jewish Families, 1978 7 When Youre in Love the Whole World is Jewish, n.d. 8 Eli Evans and Malcolm H. Stern, Eternal Light, 1988 9 Stryker-Rodda, Rubincam and Coddington, National Geographic Society, 1982 10 Los Angeles Jewish Genealogical Society Banquet, 1990 11 My Autobiography (brief) taped by Florence Daniels, 1986 12 Holyday Services, New York Central Synagogue, 1983 13 High Holyday Sermons, New York Central Synagogue, 1988 14 Louise Nausbaums funeral, 1988 15 Is that a Jewish Ancestor?, Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), Orlando, 1986 16 Alex and Alice Scheeline, Wedding Music, n.d. 17 Tracing Sephardic Roots, 1993 18 The Ethics of Genealogy, FGS Orlando, 1986 19 Using the LDS Library, FGS Orlando, 1986 29 Commodore Grace Hopper, FGS Kansas City, 1985 21 Whats Happening in Genealogy Today?, FGS Buena Park, 1982 22 Ross Holland, Statue of Liberty Ellis Island, FGS Orlando, 1986 23 Kol Nidre, n.d. 24 Yom Kippur morning and afternoon, n.d. 25 Yom Kippur Yizkor and Neilah, n.d. 35 Sub-series 2. Audio Reel Tape Recordings, 1960-1972 and n.d. 1 Unidentified worship service, labeled Sterns Tape, December, 1960 2 Life Cycle of Man, CCAR Service (complete), 1972 3 Life Cycle of Man, CCAR Service (background music only), 1972 4 Rosh Hashanah Eve and Morning: YomKippur Kol Nidre, morning thru silent devotion, n.d. 5 Yom Kippur Morning (continued), afternoon, Yizkor, Neilah, n.d. 6 The Berkowitz Family Story, n.d. 7 Farewell Service, June 12, 1964; Rick Salzberg Bar Mitzvah 8 Bnai Brith, n.d. Sub-series 3. Microfilms, 1960, 1972 9 Americans of Jewish Descent, with revisions and corrections, 1960 10 The Families of Julius Oppenheimer and Jeanette Goldsmith of New York, New York, and Humphrey Davis and Beulah Woodworth of Hartford, Connecticut, by Jon Stedman, 1972