Shinedling Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-180-BC
Scope and Content
The original collection contains nineteen pieces of correspondence written to Rabbi Abraham I. Shinedling. Two of these are holiday cards, one of which is from a fellow member of Congregation Albert in Albuquerque. Nine of these are letters from librarians writing in thanks for donations made via Shinedling of his book West Virginia Jewry: Origins and History, 1850-1958 and agreeing to place bookplates in them acknowledging the donors. In some cases the donor is listed as a Dr. Bertram Korn, and in others it is Judge Lewis Sutin -- an active member of the Men's Club of Congregation Albert in Albuquerque. The receiving institutions include the Western College for Women (Oxford, Ohio), Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), College of Steubenville (Steubenville, Ohio), Roanoke College (Salem, Virginia), St. Clair County Community College (Port Huron, Michigan), Newark State College (Union, New Jersey), Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, Virginia), the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (Rockville, Maryland), and the Delphos Public Library (Delphos, Ohio).
The collection contains one empty envelope addressed to the United Jewish Appeal and which has handwritten notations in Hebrew on the front. The collection also contains a letter from Rabbi Jakob J. Petuchowski (of Cincinnati) regarding a request to send copies of books authored by Petuchowski to Mr. Allan Lipman, Hebrew Teacher at Congregation Albert in Albuquerque. Also in the collection is a letter regarding a recent retreat, a letter thanking Rabbi Shinedling for agreeing to speak to Las Madrugadoras, a group of women associated with the Credit Women International organization, as well as four letters from New Mexican Representatives or Senators (Harold Runners, second district, N.M.; Manuel Lujan, Jr., first district, N.M.; Clinton P. Anderson, then Chairman of U.S. Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences; and Joseph M. Montoya, U.S. Senator and member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations). These four letters all acknowledge receipt of correspondence from Rabbi Shinedling regarding the political situation in the Middle East and regarding the United States' position vis-a-vis Israel. The majority of the materials in this collection are in English, but two items include notations in Hebrew.
In 2001, an addition to this collection was processed. The addition includes papers of Abraham Shinedling as well as records of the National Council of Jewish Women, Albuquerque section. The Abraham Shinedling materials include correspondence as well as lists and histories of various Jewish communities in New Mexico, as compiled by Shinedling and others. Copies of reminiscences of early Jewish settlers in Carlsbad, N.M., a history of the Jewish community in Los Alamos, N.M., and lists of people buried in the Montefiore Cemetery in Las Vegas, N.M. and Fairview Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. are included in the addition. There are also copies of a manuscript by Shinedling on the history of the Jewish newspaper, Sinai, published in Baltimore, Maryland 1856-1863 by David Einhorn. This portion of the collection also includes an essay by Shinedling on "The Problems of Intermarriage".
Records of the Albuquerque section of the National Council of Jewish Women comprise the second part of the addition. Helen Shinedling (Mrs. Abraham) was the president of the local section for several years and the records include membership lists, correspondence, financial records and fundraising activities. A significant activity of the organization was distribution of shoes to the needy. One folder contains letters from schoolchildren and their families who received shoes from the National Council of Jewish Women Shoe Bank. The Albuquerque section ceased operating in the late 1960's because of lack of members.
The third series includes correspondence, directives, and publications of the national organization of the National Council of Jewish Women.
A fourth series contains photographs of Jewish families, immigrants, Hebrew University Secondary School, etc.
The collection contains one empty envelope addressed to the United Jewish Appeal and which has handwritten notations in Hebrew on the front. The collection also contains a letter from Rabbi Jakob J. Petuchowski (of Cincinnati) regarding a request to send copies of books authored by Petuchowski to Mr. Allan Lipman, Hebrew Teacher at Congregation Albert in Albuquerque. Also in the collection is a letter regarding a recent retreat, a letter thanking Rabbi Shinedling for agreeing to speak to Las Madrugadoras, a group of women associated with the Credit Women International organization, as well as four letters from New Mexican Representatives or Senators (Harold Runners, second district, N.M.; Manuel Lujan, Jr., first district, N.M.; Clinton P. Anderson, then Chairman of U.S. Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences; and Joseph M. Montoya, U.S. Senator and member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations). These four letters all acknowledge receipt of correspondence from Rabbi Shinedling regarding the political situation in the Middle East and regarding the United States' position vis-a-vis Israel. The majority of the materials in this collection are in English, but two items include notations in Hebrew.
In 2001, an addition to this collection was processed. The addition includes papers of Abraham Shinedling as well as records of the National Council of Jewish Women, Albuquerque section. The Abraham Shinedling materials include correspondence as well as lists and histories of various Jewish communities in New Mexico, as compiled by Shinedling and others. Copies of reminiscences of early Jewish settlers in Carlsbad, N.M., a history of the Jewish community in Los Alamos, N.M., and lists of people buried in the Montefiore Cemetery in Las Vegas, N.M. and Fairview Cemetery in Santa Fe, N.M. are included in the addition. There are also copies of a manuscript by Shinedling on the history of the Jewish newspaper, Sinai, published in Baltimore, Maryland 1856-1863 by David Einhorn. This portion of the collection also includes an essay by Shinedling on "The Problems of Intermarriage".
Records of the Albuquerque section of the National Council of Jewish Women comprise the second part of the addition. Helen Shinedling (Mrs. Abraham) was the president of the local section for several years and the records include membership lists, correspondence, financial records and fundraising activities. A significant activity of the organization was distribution of shoes to the needy. One folder contains letters from schoolchildren and their families who received shoes from the National Council of Jewish Women Shoe Bank. The Albuquerque section ceased operating in the late 1960's because of lack of members.
The third series includes correspondence, directives, and publications of the national organization of the National Council of Jewish Women.
A fourth series contains photographs of Jewish families, immigrants, Hebrew University Secondary School, etc.
Dates
- 1970-1971
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publications or distribution.
Biographical Information
Abraham Isaac Shinedling was born in 1897 in Michigan. His studies took him to Ohio, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Cincinnati, and to Columbia University, where he earned his Masters degree. He became a rabbi at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1920. Later in his career, in 1959, he was made an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati.
Shinedling is known for his service as a rabbi to numerous communities and congregations in Georgia, Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Alabama, and West Virginia. He also served in the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods, the Rotary Club, the National Council of Jewish Chaplains in Penal Institutes (of which he was on the executive board from 1937-1943), the staff of the American Jewish Archives, as a member of the Jewish Chautauqua Society of New York, and as translator, associate editor, and contributor to the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. He was also vice president (1972-1973) and treasurer (1973-1978) of the Temple Albert Men's Club (Albuquerque, New Mexico), and vice president of B'nai B&'rith Lodge 336 in Albuquerque from 1969-1971. Shinedling did not serve as rabbi in Congregation Albert of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he retired, but he was a teacher there, as well as for boys from Santa Fe preparing for Bar Mitzvah. He served as rabbi at the Los Alamos Jewish Center (created in 1955) bi-monthly in the mid 1950s.
Shinedling is the author of various books and numerous articles. One of his better-known publications is the book West Virginia Jewry: Origins and History, 1850-1958. He began writing this book upon urging of a committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, specially convened to secure data relating to the histories of Jewish communities in the United States. Shinedling was specifically given the task of writing an article on West Virginia, where he lived and worked for some years. This project was carried out in connection with the 1954-1955 nation-wide celebration of the Tercentenary of the first settlement of Jews in the United States.
The National Council of Jewish Women is a national organization with many state and local sections. It sponsors programs of education, community service, and social action for children, women, and the elderly. It develops community service projects and provides training materials.
Shinedling is known for his service as a rabbi to numerous communities and congregations in Georgia, Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Alabama, and West Virginia. He also served in the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods, the Rotary Club, the National Council of Jewish Chaplains in Penal Institutes (of which he was on the executive board from 1937-1943), the staff of the American Jewish Archives, as a member of the Jewish Chautauqua Society of New York, and as translator, associate editor, and contributor to the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. He was also vice president (1972-1973) and treasurer (1973-1978) of the Temple Albert Men's Club (Albuquerque, New Mexico), and vice president of B'nai B&'rith Lodge 336 in Albuquerque from 1969-1971. Shinedling did not serve as rabbi in Congregation Albert of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he retired, but he was a teacher there, as well as for boys from Santa Fe preparing for Bar Mitzvah. He served as rabbi at the Los Alamos Jewish Center (created in 1955) bi-monthly in the mid 1950s.
Shinedling is the author of various books and numerous articles. One of his better-known publications is the book West Virginia Jewry: Origins and History, 1850-1958. He began writing this book upon urging of a committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, specially convened to secure data relating to the histories of Jewish communities in the United States. Shinedling was specifically given the task of writing an article on West Virginia, where he lived and worked for some years. This project was carried out in connection with the 1954-1955 nation-wide celebration of the Tercentenary of the first settlement of Jews in the United States.
The National Council of Jewish Women is a national organization with many state and local sections. It sponsors programs of education, community service, and social action for children, women, and the elderly. It develops community service projects and provides training materials.
Extent
3 boxes (2.26 cu. ft.)
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence of Abraham Shinedling, memoirs of Jewish settlers in New Mexico, and financial records and correspondence of the National Council of Jewish Women, Albuquerque section, as well as materials pertaining to the national organization.
Relevant Secondary Sources
- Moore, John M., ed. Moore's Who Is Who in New Mexico. Los Angeles: Moore's Who Is Who Publications, 1962.
- Rothenberg, Gunther. Congregation Albert, 1897-1972. Albuquerque: Congregation Albert, 1972.
- Shinedling, Abraham I. West Virginia Jewry: Origins and History, 1850-1958. Philadelphia: Maurice Jacobs, Inc., 1963.
- Standard Who's Who. Who's Who in American Jewry. Los Angeles: Standard Who's Who, 1980.
- Tobias, Henry J. A History of the Jews in New Mexico. Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1990.
General
Contact Information
- Center for Southwest Research
- Zimmerman Library
- University of New Mexico
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1466
- Phone: 505-277-6451
- Fax: 505-277-0530
- Email: cswrref@unm.edu
- URL: http://eLibrary.unm.edu/cswr
General
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Shinedling Family Papers, 1970-1971
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by K. Stocker. Addition processed by M. LaCroix
- Date
- ©2001
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
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Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu