American Jewish Archives Obtains
..Famous Gratz Fiimily Collection

66—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, September 24, 1954

ion, is the largest repository of
One of the largest collections niece who married into the American Jewish historical doc-
Of papers and manuscripts per- Joseph family. It was with the uments in the world. Because
taining to a single Jewish fam- consent of the present Mrs. this archives also has extensive
ily in American history has been Joseph that the collection was reference facilities, it is one of
obtained by the American Jew- made available to the American , the world's great centers of his-
ish Archives in Cincinnati, ac Jewish Archives.
torical study and research activ-
cording to an announcement by
This great collection. which ity in the field, of American
its director, Dr. Jacob Racier contains over 3,000 manuscript Jewish history.
Marcus. pages dealing with commer-
The numerous letter8 in the
The valuable collection of cial matters alone, should
hitherto unknown business and prove invaluable for the study Gratz collection afford a fresh
personal papers of the famous of American economic history. glimpse into the daily life and
Gratz family spans approxi- It will also offer new insights times, the personality and the
human longings and problems of
mately two
into the economic, political, each of the various writers.
thirds of the
and social aspects of the rev- Typical are the letters of Re-
300 years of";:,,
olutionary and post - revolu- becca Samuel, the wife of Hy-
Jewish life in
tionary periods in United man Samuel, a silversmith and
America.. T h e
States history and will shed watch-maker who lived in the
year 1954 marks
new light on the first three early 1790's in Petersburg, Vir-
the 200th anni-
quarters of the 19th century. ginia. Her letters express, on
versary of the
Included in the collection ar4 the one hand, despair at the
arrival of the
about 100 Yiddish letters written isolation of her family from
first Gr at 2,- in
by Barnard and Michael Gratz. Jewish communal and religious
Philadelphia.
This is the largest known group life and from educational fa-
Through the
of American Yiddish letterS cilities, and on the other hand,
deep and growing pride in
written in the 18th century.
foresight of Rabbi Stern
The entire collection, of which j America, and in Virginia." In
Rabbi Harry J. Stern, of Temple
Emanu-El, Montreal, Dr, Marcus these letters are a part, has the same letters the writer
was permitted to examine the been microfilmed and photo- . dwells upon the freedom to be
papers which were in the pos- stated for further study by his- ifound in the new world, the
session of Mrs. Henry Joseph, torians at the American Jewish great opportunities, the absen'e
of old world restrictions on
also of Montreal. When the Archives.
The American Jewish•Archives crafts and trades. She broaches
famous Rebecca Gratz died,
eighty-five years ago, all these located on the Cincinatti cam- as well the perennial problem
papers, which she had collected, pus of the Hebrew Union Col of anti-Jewish prejudice. Writ-
were
were handed on to a favorite lege-Jewish Institute of ing about the anti-Jewish feel-
! ing of some Gentiles, Mrs. Sam-
uel says, caustically, that
Best Wishes for
prejudice is caused also by the
Holiday Best Wishes
a Happy New Year to
actions of those Jews who do
Our Friends and Patrons
not conduct themselves prop-
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erly but "desecrate the Name of
God." These are the Jews, she
DORN
FRUIT
STUDY SCHOOL
writes, who create Bolus ("exile,"
& PRODUCE CO.
rejection) for us Jews.

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2467 GRAND RIVER

Wholesale Fruits

Detroit 1

EASTERN MARKET
Corner Division & Riopelle

WO. 1-6760

TE. 2-1758

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Cordial

New 1-Tear's Greeting'

HERB SANDLER

NATIONAL INSURANCE
UNDERWRITERS

Holiday

Charles L. Feys

WHOLESALE

Fruits and Produce

1518 Ford Bldg.

WO. 2-3363

2534 MARKET STREET

a a a

• Season's Best - Wishes

INTERNATIONAL
PRINTING
EQUIPMENT CO.

Ray Unger

540 W. CONGRESS

New Year Best Wishes

Center
Construction
Company

OPEN 24 HOURS
and SUNDAY'

DAILY

16909 LIVERNOIS
DI. 1-0155

Holidal. Greetings

Detroit Caulking

& Weatherproof C

1347 E Jefferson

WO. 3-792.5

Best Wishes for a Happy
New Year to Our
Friends and Patrons

Zeni
Magutre Co.

Plumbing Contractors

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Also included in the Joseph
collection of Gratz papers are
the business and personal
papers of Barnard and Michael
Gratz, the found-es of the lam-
_ ily who lived during the revo-
lutionary period. Both men were
staunch patriots during the rev-
olution and had extensive land
holdings in Kentucky, 0 h i o ,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Fol-
1
lowing in the tradition of these
men who were founders and
leaders of the early Jewish con-
gregation in Philadelphia, their
immediate families remained
active in Jewish affairs
throughout the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries.

New Year Greetings

Best Wishes from

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Carlton Plaza

INTERIOR DECORATORS

Draperies — Furniture

Re-Upholstering — Slip Covers

Hotel

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2931 John R at Edmund Pl.

UN. 1-7100

TE. 3-7000

Greetings on the New Year

Holiday Good Cheer

CHERRIN
BROTHERS CO.

BILL'S
DELICATESSEN

Party Sweets

''A Complete Line of
Delicacies and Appetizers'

6340 MILLER RD.

Dearborn

8831 LINWOOD AVE.

LU. 4-8800

Ty. 4-9641

Best Wishes for a
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Happy New Year
To Our Friends and Patrons

Holiday Greetings

FIELDS ,
EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY

LIVERNOIS
PHARMACY

"17 Years of Faithful Service?"
Prescription Specialists

8237 JOHN R

11847

TR. 3-7770

LIVERNOIS

WE 5-9652

We Deliver

New Year
Greetings

New Year Greetings

Cadillac

ECONOMY
SALES CO.

Luggage Inc.

127 CADILLAC SQUARE

8055 LYNDON

WO. 2-7518

UN. 4-9270

Holiday Greetings

Holiday Best Wishes

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SERVICE

MODERNIZATION

Liberal Loans — Any Amount

8623 W. 8 MILE RD.

19940 Livernois

UN. 4-0764

UN. 3-9688

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Sincere Holiday Greetings

Season's Greetings

Holiday Good Cheer

Holiday Greetings

CAPITOL

VALERIE

Dexter and Fullerton

WASTE PAPER CO.

DE GALAN INC.

Standard Service

Cobb & Zimmer
Manufacturing Co.

Peter Goldsmith, Hyman Lipsitz
Ted Wise

. "Fashions for Women"

Tire and Battery Service
Accessories

Manufacturers of
Fine Chrome Furniture
Dairy Bars

19144 LIVERNOIS

3705 FULLERTON

LO. 7-4450

UN. 2-1128

WE. 5-9639

1217 Chene

Holiday Greetings

Holiday. Greetings

Greetings

Edith Ecksfat, R..E.
Albert • Wolgin, R.E.

Fairall Trucking Co.

1962 TROtvIBLY

TR. 1-7300

Best Wishes for a
Happy New Year

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Snow White Laundry

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Unwanted Hair Safely Removed
By New, Fast, Short Wave Method

16046 WOODWARD

WO. 3-3047 - WO. 3-0922

TO. 8-4523

1309 David Broderick. Tower
Detroit 26, Mich.

New Year Wishes

Cadillac Fence

& Supply Co.

13675 PLYMOUTH RD.

WE. 3-8755

CENTER ELECTRIC
SUPPLY COMPANY

Contract Service Between
Detroit - Toledo - Chicago
IndianapoliS - Cincinnati
Refrigerator Service
Fully Insured with Sound Insurance

Wholesale Electrical Supplies
and Lighting Fixtures

Philip Kaplan

Day and Night Service
DIX ROAD & PHILOMENE

3246 W. DAVISON
TO. 8-7011

DU. 1-0125

New Year Greetings

New Year Greetings

EUROPEAN
GIFT SHOP

From

Holiday Greetings

FEDERAL
ALLOYS CORP.

Central Scrap
Iron & Metal Co.

Imported Gifts
Articles of the Finest
Craftsmanship
From All Over Europe
CHINA - BONE - WOOD
9422 Jos. Campau nr. Holbrook
TR'. 3-9320
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Smelter - Non-Ferrous Metals

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TW. 2-8100

TR. 1-1276

Sincere Greetings
On New Year's

New Year Greetings

MICHIGAN
INDUSTRIAL
LAUNDRY

Detroit Lead Pipe
Works, Inc.

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Holiday Good Cheer

Sincerest Holiday Wishes

MERCHANTS
COLD STORAGE
& WAREHOUSE CO.

ED BRAUNSTEIN

Heating - Industrial ProcesS
Piping

2529 ORLEANS

12216 Woodrow Wilson
TO. 8-3070

WO.'3-4778

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Jewelry - Appliances - Cameras
Novelties

14" holesalq and Retail

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7230 Harper

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WA: 3:9620i1i

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if Its Lead—Call Us

Mr. Louis Dalitz

UN. 2-9000

9350 ROSELAWN
WE. 3-1850

7001.LYNDON

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