Greenfield Family Papers and Photographs, 1947-1981
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Greenfield Family Papers and Photographs
- Creator
- Greenfield Family.
- source
- Greenfield, Danny
- Collection Number
- MSS 1255
- Extent
- 2.25 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
- Date
- 1947-1981
- Language
- The materials in this collection are in English.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
Biographical / Historical
The Greenfield Family were leaders in the Jewish community of Brownsville, Pa. I. Max Greenfield and his wife Celia Greenfield ran a grocery store in the coal patch town of Alison, Pa. His brother Harry Greenfield ran a store in Brownsville, Pa. The family were leading members of Temple O'Have Israel in Brownsville. They had two children, Barbara Sue (Greenfield) Wilen and Danny Lee Greenfield.
Scope and Contents
The Greenfield Family Papers and Photographs document the Jewish community of Brownsville, Pa. through the activities of the Greenfield family. The collection contains letters, speeches, photographs, and newspaper clippings that document the interior and exterior of the synagogue, various Jewish communal fundraising activities, and the relationship between rabbis and congregants. An oversize photograph shows the attendees at a United Jewish Appeal lunch in 1962. A selection of slides shows the coal patch town of Alison, Pa. in the late 1970s. Of note is a series of photographs, speeches and clippings documenting the dedication of two Torah scrolls in 1964, one given by the Greenfield family, and another acquired by the congregation. After the congregation closed, the Greenfield Family scroll went to Congregation Gemilas Chesed in White Oak and the congregational scroll went to Beth El Congregation of the South Hills, along with the ark from the Brownsville synagogue.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection are arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Danny Greenfield in 2021. Archives accession 2021.0131
Preferred Citation
Greenfield Family Papers and Photographs, 1947-1981, MSS 1255, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Processing Information
Processing by Catelyn Cocuzzi in October 2021.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Copyright may be retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Subjects
- Bush Furniture (Brownsville, Pa.)
- Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- State of Israel Bonds (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Temple O'Have Israel (Brownsville, Pa.)
- United Jewish Appeal (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Greenfield, Danny
- Greenfield, Irving Max, 1906-1995.
- Greenfield, Celia Gelb, 1911-2016.
- Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
- Jews -- Families
- Jews -- Philanthropy
- Jews -- Religious life
- Jews -- Work