Found 3 collections related to Judaism

Henry Marcus Leipziger (1854-1917) was an educator, lecturer and teacher. Born in England, he came to the U.S. as a child and settled in New York City. He established the Hebrew Technical Institute and became its director between 1884 and 1891. Other positions he held were Assistant Superintendent of New York City public schools and Supervisor of Lecturers. He was active in various historical societies and community organizations. Collection consists of addresses and lectures of Leipziger and others, correspondence, resolutions, notes, scrapbooks, and printed matter that relate to Leipziger's career as a lecturer and educator. Bulk of the collection is his addresses and lectures, 1875-1917, on education and religion. Collection contains other addresses and papers, 1891-1934. Correspondence, 1861-1934, includes family letters and general correspondence of Leipziger and others. Also, resolutions, 1873-1917; notes, 1887-1917; scrapbooks containing photographs, 1867-1917; and printed material. less

Vivian Gornick (born 1935) is an American feminist critic, author, and memoirist who is known for her involvement with the second-wave feminist movement while reporting for The Village Voice. Her papers, dated 1965 to 2021, detail her writing process and published output after leaving the Voice, with an emphasis on her book projects. The collection holds typed and handwritten drafts, research files, reviews, correspondence, and interviews. less