Barbara Nathan Roff was born in Pittsburgh in 1943 to Beatrice Blumenfeld and Samuel Nathan. She grew up in Braddock, Pennsylvania and married Peter Roff in 1966. She was active in the Aliquippa chapter of Hadassah, Beaver Falls Jewish Community Center, and Beth Samuel Jewish Center in Ambridge. Her grandfather, Joseph Blumenfeld was a founding member of Agudith Achim synagogue in Braddock.
The Barbara Nathan Roff Papers contain materials documenting the life and relations of Barbara Nathan Roff between 1917 and 2011. These family materials provide a personal perspective on the experiences of Jews in Aliquippa, Ambridge, Beaver Falls, Ellwood City, and Braddock, Pennsylvania. Records primarily include photographs and written genealogies and biographies of Barbara Nathan Roff and her extended family. Also included are news clippings, Braddock High School yearbooks, correspondence, the naturalization certificate of Joseph Blumenfeld, and Aliquippa chapter of Haddassah donor dinner programs. Photographs are annotated with individuals and events identified by Barbara Nathan Roff.
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Photograph of Braddock High School graduating class of 1960 is extremely fragile. A digital surrogate is available for viewing the image. When handling the physical item, please do so under the supervision of the archivist or librarian on duty.
Gift from Barbara Nathan Roff in 2015.
Archives accession # 2015.0193
Barbara Nathan Roff Papers, 1917-2011, MSS 1110, Rauh Jewish Historical Program and Archives, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing by Megan Massanelli in August 2016.
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Agudath Achim Congregation (Braddock Pa.) photograph 1928, PFF #42, Rauh Jewish Historical Program and Archives, Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
The Papers of Bernhardt Blumenfeld, 1887-1991, MFF #59, Western Pennsylvania Jewish Archives, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Bernhardt Blumenfeld Papers, MFC #59, Rauh Jewish Historical Program and Archives, Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Bernhardt Blumenfeld Papers, MFR #59, Rauh Jewish Historical Program and Archives, Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Bernhardt Blumenfeld Photographs, MFQ #59, Rauh Jewish Historical Program and Archives, Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Beth Samuel Jewish Center, SERIAL, Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Braddock Jewish Community reunion papers, 1981-1984, 2000.0025, Rauh Jewish Historical Program and Archives, Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center