B'nai Sholom, Newington
Scope and Contents
The collection contains miscellaneous records relating to the synagogue prior to its merge with Tikvoh Chadoshoh. The bulk of the collection is composed of newsletters covering the 1960s to the early 2000s. There is also a significant amount of material relating to the B'nai Sholom sisterhood, including several scrapbooks and a minute book that contains notes of the sisterhood's first meeting.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-2006
Biographical / Historical
B'nai Sholom was founded in 1956. In 2011, the congregation merged with Tikvoh Chadoshoh in Bloomfield to become B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom, Bloomfield.
Full Extent
3.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The bulk of the collection (the newsletters and the sisterhood scrapbooks, minutes, and photos) were donated by Barbara Katzman from B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom. Most of the other materials were accumulated over time from various sources.
- Title
- Guide to the B'nai Sholom (Newington) Collection
- Author
- Sara Hawran
- Date
- November 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository