Women's League for Conservative Judaism records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of conference and board meeting minutes, programs, directories, correspondence, and newspaper clippings dated between 1955 and 1992 from the Women's League for Conservative Judaism.
Dates
- 1955-1992
Creator
- Women's League of Conservative Judaism (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Women's League of Conservative Judaism is a national network of individual members, sisterhoods, and synagogue women's groups and acts as the voice of the women of the Conservative Movement. Their mission is to support and unite women's groups in their mutual efforts to understand and perpetuate Conservative Judaism and reinforce their bonds with Israel and Jews worldwide.
The Women's League for Conservative Judaism began in 1918 under Mathilde Roth Schechter. One hundred women who were affiliated wth the Jewish Tehological Seminary baneded together to "perpetuate traditional Judaism in their homes, synagogues and communities."
There are 13 Regions (formerly known as Branches) throughout the country -- Minnesota is now part of the IntraContinental region (formerly part of the Midwest Branch). The IntraContinetal Region stays conneted via their website and emails, and gets together at board meetings, Spring Conferences, and at international conventions. Their website can be found at www.wlcjregion.org/intra.
Extent
1.15 Cubic Feet (1 Paige box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of board materials from the Midwest and National Branches of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest in 2004 by Ardis Wexler, President.
- Conservative Judaism -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Women's League for Conservative Judaism records, 1955-1992
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Erin Smerage and Kate Dietrick
- Date
- June 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Collecting Area
