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Guide to the Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc., Records 1972-1999

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc., Records
Creator
Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Collection Number
MSS#332
Extent
1.0 linear feet (2 boxes)
Date
1972-1999
Abstract
The Jewish Home for Babies and Children was founded in 1914 by the Pittsburgh Orthodox Jewish community under the leadership of Rabbi A. M. Ashinsky to provide for the maintenance, education, health, welfare, and support of Jewish babies and children up to sixteen years of age, whose parents were unable to care for them. In 1972, after closing the Home, the Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc., was incorporated with the mission of giving scholarships to Jewish children to help them to obtain an education. The records of the organization consist of by-laws, correspondence, financial records, minutes, and information related to recipient institutions.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Julie Niklaus. Revisions made by Theresa E. Rea with generous support from the PNC Charitable Trusts- J. Samuel and Rose Y. Cox Foundation and the Giant Eagle Foundation.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

The Jewish Home for Babies and Children (the Home) was founded in 1914 by the Pittsburgh Orthodox Jewish community under the leadership of Rabbi A. M. Ashinsky. The mission of the Home was to provide for the maintenance, education, health, welfare, and support of Jewish babies and children up to sixteen years of age, whose parents were unable to care for them. The Home was self-supporting through membership dues, fund-raising, bequests, and donations of money and goods.

In 1972, after closing the Home, the Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc., was incorporated with the mission of giving scholarships to Jewish children to help them to obtain an education. The activities of the fund include receiving contributions, gifts, and bequests, investing the money and property, making grants or loans, and authorizing the distribution of money.

Scope and Content Notes

The Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc. Records consist of by-laws, correspondence, financial records, minutes, and information related to recipient institutions. The financial records and minutes are inconsistent throughout the time span of the collection. Any names of recipients have been redacted to protect privacy. This redaction does not apply to the names of recipient institutions and organizations.

Arrangement

  1. The Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc., Records are housed in two archival boxes and are arranged alphabetically.

Conditions Governing Access

No Restrictions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gifts of Walter Vogel on February 16, 2000 and March 8, 2000.

Preferred Citation

Jewish Home for Babies and Children Fund, Inc., Records, 1972-1999, MSS#332, Rauh Jewish Archives, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Julie Niklaus on May 14, 2001; Revised by Theresa E. Rea in April 2010.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Services
    • Children's Home for Special People
    • Community Day School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    • Hebrew Institute of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    • Hillel Academy
    • Jewish Residential Services
    • Kollel Bais Yitzchok
    • Paole Zedeck Special Education and Outreach Program
    • School for Advanced Jewish Studies
    • Western Pennsylvania Jewish Archives
    • Yeshiva Achei Tmimun

    Personal Names

    • Ashinsky, Aaron Mordecai, c. 1867-1954

    Geographic Names

    • Pittsburgh (Pa.)

    Other Subjects

    • Jewish youth--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    • Jewish Charities--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    • Jews--Education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    • Scholarships--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County
    • Jews--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh

Container List

Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Services, 1983-1987
Containers
Box 1, Folder 1
Documents-By Laws, Articles of Incorporation, 1972
Containers
Box 1, Folder 4
Form Records, 1987-1989
Containers
Box 1, Folder 15
IRS Foundation Returns, 1985-1989
Containers
Box 1, Folder 16
Mazer, Sallie, 1972-1976
Containers
Box 1, Folder 17
Plaque Inscriptions, n.d.
Containers
Box 2, Folder 3