Stanley M. Kessler papers
Content Description
M 29 Stanley M. Kessler papers (1925-2019; 0.6 c.f) contains sermons, meditations, clippings, certificates, notes, school assignments, and photographs. Also includes materials related to Beth El Temple.
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 2019
Creator
- Kessler, Stanley M., Rabbi, 1923-2019 (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
Biographical Note
Stanley M. Kessler (1923-2019) born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and raised in Philadelphia. He served in the Air Force for nearly three years, flying 18 missions over Europe with a crew of the 15th Air Force during World War II.
Kessler was ordained in 1951 at the Jewish Theological Seminary where he also earned a Masters of Hebrew Literature (MHL) and a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.). Rabbi Kessler served as spirital leader of Beth El Temple in West Hartford from 2954 until his retirement in 1992.
He was married to Dr. Maurine Kessler and they had two children together.
Full Extent
0.6 Linear Feet (1 document box, 1 half-width document box)
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Stanley M. Kessler papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- K. Bloomquist
- Date
- 8 February 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository