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Series B. Commission on Jewish Education in North America (CJENA). 1980-1993. [16 Hollinger boxes]
Arrangement Note: This series is arranged in four (4) subseries: Subseries 1. Commission Meetings; Subseries 2. Commissioner and Consultant Biographical Files; Subseries 3. General Files; Subseries 4. Publications and Research Papers.
Scope and Content Note: Contains correspondence, planning notes, research and other files related to the day-to-day operations of the CJENA.
Subseries 1. Commission Meetings.
Scope and Content Note: Consists of minutes, proceedings, agendas, correspondence and other materials pertaining to meetings of the Commission. These files provide in-depth background on the scope of these meetings and the work of the Commission to improve the quality of Jewish education throughout the United States. Except for the final meeting, each one had a “meeting book,” which provided background material for attendees. These books contain articles, correspondence, meeting minutes, and other information pertinent to the operation of the Commission.
| Description | Date | Box/Folder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1988 Meeting. Commissioner correspondence. | June 1988-September 1988 | 2/1 | |
| 1 August 1988 Meeting. Meeting book. | August 1988 | 2/2 | |
| 1 August 1988 Meeting. Planning. | March 1988-August 1988 | 2/3 | |
| 13 December 1988 Meeting. Commissioner correspondence. | August 1988-February 1989 | 2/4 | |
| 13 December 1988 Meeting. Meeting book. | December 1988 | 2/5 | |
| 13 December 1988 Meeting. Minutes. | January 1989 | 2/6 | |
| 13 December 1988 Meeting. Planning. | July 1988-January 1989 | 2/7 | |
| 14 June 1989 Meeting. Commissioner correspondence. | February 1989-July 1989 | 2/8 | |
| 14 June 1989 Meeting. Meeting book. | June 1989 | 2/9 | |
| 14 June 1989 Meeting. Minutes. | June 1989 | 2/10 | |
| 14 June 1989 Meeting. Planning. | November 1988-July 1989 | 2/11 | |
| 23 October 1989 Meeting. Commissioner correspondence. | June 1989-November 1989 | 3/1 | |
| 23 October 1989 Meeting. Meeting book. | October 1989 | 3/2 | |
| 23 October 1989 Meeting. Minutes and "Action Plan." | October 1989 | 3/3 | |
| 23 October 1989 Meeting. Planning. | April 1989-October 1989 | 3/4 | |
| 14 February 1990 Meeting. Commissioner correspondence. | November 1989-March 1990 | 3/5 | |
| 14 February 1990 Meeting. Meeting book. | February 1990 | 3/6 | |
| 14 February 1990 Meeting. Minutes. | March 1990 | 3/7 | |
| 14 February 1990 Meeting. Planning. | June 1989-March 1990 | 3/8 | |
| 12 June 1990 Meeting. Commissioner correspondence. | May 1990-June 1990 | 3/9 | |
| 12 June 1990 Meeting. Meeting book. | June 1990 | 3/10 | |
| 12 June 1990 Meeting. Minutes. | June 1990 | 3/11 | |
| 12 June 1990 Meeting. Planning. | May 1989-June 1990 | 3/12 | |
| 8 November 1990 Final Meeting. Invitations and RSVPs. | August 1990-November 1990 | 4/1 | |
| 8 November 1990 Final Meeting. Minutes. | November 1990 | 4/2 | |
| 8 November 1990 Final Meeting. Planning. | May 1990-December 1990 | 4/3 |
Subseries 2. Commissioner and Consultant Biographical Files.
Scope and Content Note: Consists of biographical and other information on various members of the Commission, as well as consultants, advisors and other contributors. These files may also contain correspondence and interviews of commissioners conducted by senior policy advisors and consultants.
| Description | Date | Box/Folder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioners' biographies. Planning correspondence and drafts. | 1988 | 4/4 | |
| Commissioners' biographies. Planning correspondence and drafts. | 1990 | 4/5 | |
| Potential CJENA members. | 1987-1989 | 4/6 | |
| Staff, consultant, and advisor biographies. | 1990 | 4/7 | |
| Ackerman, Mona R. | 1988-1992 | 5/1 | |
| Ackerman, Walter. | 1990 | 5/2 | |
| Appleby, Ron. | 1988-1989 | 5/3 | |
| Ariel, David S. | 1989 | 5/4 | |
| Arnow, David. | 1988-1990 | 5/5 | |
| Arnow, Robert. | 1988 | 5/6 | |
| Aron, Isa. | 1989-1990 | 5/7 | |
| Berman, Mandell. | 1988-1990 | 5/8 | |
| Bieler, Jack. | 1988-1989 | 5/9 | |
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[File Deaccessioned] | 5/10 | |
| Bronfman, Charles. | 1988-1989, undated | 5/11 | |
| Cohen, Paula Berman. | 1988-1989 | 5/12 | |
| Colman, John C. | 1989-1990 | 5/13 | |
| Corson, Maurice. | 1988-1990 | 5/14 | |
| Crown, Lester. | 1989 | 5/15 | |
| Davidson, Aryeh. | 1989-1990 | 5/16 | |
| Davis, Perry. | 1987-1988 | 5/17 | |
| Dubin, David. | 1988-1990 | 5/18 | |
| Eizenstat, Stuart E. | 1989-1992 | 5/19 | |
| Elkin, Joshua. | 1988-1990 | 5/20 | |
| Evans, Eli H. | 1988-1989 | 5/21 | |
| Field, Irwin S. | 1989 | 5/22 | |
| Finn, David. | 1988-1990 | 5/23 | |
| Fisher, Max M. | 1988 | 5/24 | |
| Fox, Seymour. | 1988-1989 | 5/25 | |
| Gottschalk, Alfred. | 1988-1989 | 5/26 | |
| Green, Arthur. | 1988-1989 | 5/27 | |
| Greenbaum, Neil. | 1992-1993 | 5/28 | |
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Greenberg, Irving. [Restricted] | 1988-1990 | 5/29 |
| Gruss, Joseph. | 1988-1989 | 5/30 | |
| Hiller, Robert I. | 1988 | 5/31 | |
| Hirschhorn, David. | 1988-1990 | 5/32 | |
| Hochstein, Annette. | 1988-1989 | 5/33 | |
| Ingall, Carol K. | 1988-1990 | 5/34 | |
| Jesselson, Ludwig. | 1988-1991 | 6/1 | |
| Katz, Israel. | 1988-1989 | 6/2 | |
| Koschitzky, Henry. | 1988-1989 | 6/3 | |
| Kraar, Martin S. | 1989 | 6/4 | |
| Lamm, Norman. | 1988-1989 | 6/5 | |
| Lanier, Mark. | 1988-1992 | 6/6 | |
| Lee, Sara S. | 1987-1989 | 6/7 | |
| Lipset, Seymour Martin. | 1988-1990 | 6/8 | |
| Lookstein, Haskel. | 1988-1990 | 6/9 | |
| Loup, Robert. | 1988 | 6/10 | |
| Mandel, Morton. | 1988 | 6/11 | |
| Maryles, Matthew. | 1988-1989 | 6/12 | |
| Melton, Florence. | 1988-1989 | 6/13 | |
| Mintz, Donald. | 1988-1990 | 6/14 | |
| Myers, Ken. | 1989-1990 | 6/15 | |
| Pollack, Lester. | 1988-1990 | 6/16 | |
| Ratner, Charles. | 1988-1989 | 6/17 | |
| Reimer, Joseph. | 1988-1992 | 6/18 | |
| Ritz, Esther Leah. | 1988-1989 | 6/19 | |
| Rosenthal, Harriet L. | 1988-1990 | 6/20 | |
| Rotman, Arthur. | 1988-1990 | 6/21 | |
| Schiff, Alvin I. | 1988-1990 | 6/22 | |
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Schipper, Lionel. [Restricted] | 1988-1990 | 6/23 |
| Schorsch, Ismar. | 1988-1990 | 6/24 | |
| Schulweis, Harold M. | 1988-1990 | 6/25 | |
| Schwartz, Carmi. | 1988-1989 | 6/26 | |
| Shapiro, Daniel S. | 1988-1991 | 6/27 | |
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[File Deaccessioned] | 6/28 | |
| Solender, Stephen D. | 1988-1989 | 6/29 | |
| Stein, Herman D. | 1988 | 6/30 | |
| Tishman, Margaret (Peggy). | 1988-1989 | 6/31 | |
| Twersky, Isadore. | 1988-1990 | 6/32 | |
| Weinberg, Barbi. | 1989-1990 | 6/33 | |
| Wexner, Leslie. | 1988 | 6/34 | |
| Woocher, Jonathan. | 1989 | 6/35 | |
| Yanowitz, Bennett. | 1988-1989 | 6/36 | |
| Zeldin, Isaiah. | 1988-1990 | 6/37 | |
| Zucker, Henry L. | 1989-1991 | 6/38 |
Subseries 3. General Files.
Scope and Content Note: Contains subject and administrative files pertaining to the work and operation of the Commission. These files document the scope of the Commission's work, both internal and public. They include Commission reports, together with outreach, publicity and planning activities; subject files pertaining to issues in Jewish education; Commission interactions with organizations such as the Jewish Education Service of North America and the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education; and internal administrative matters of budget, planning, scheduling, etc. There are also several files relating to the Commission on Jewish Continuity in Cleveland, Ohio, which preceded the CJENA and provided a springboard for many of its activities.
| Description | Date | Box/Folder | |
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| Assignments. | 1988-1990 | 7/1 | |
| Background papers and "Design Document to Establish the Commission on Jewish Education in North America." | 1988-1990 | 7/2 | |
| Boston meeting. | October 1988 | 7/3 | |
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Budget and administrative expenses. U.S. and Israel. [Restricted] | 1987-1988 | 7/4 |
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Budget and administrative expenses. U.S. and Israel. [Restricted] | 1989-1992 | 7/5 |
| Chai Project. | 1989 | 7/6 | |
| Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE). Meeting. | 1989 | 7/7 | |
| Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE). Miscellaneous. | 1990-1992 | 7/8 | |
| CAJE/CJENA Joint Researchers/Programmatic Agenda Meeting. Correspondence and planning. | 1989 | 7/9 | |
| CAJE/CJENA Joint Researchers/Programmatic Agenda Meeting. Questionnaire report. | November 1989-January 1990 | 7/10 | |
| CAJE/CJENA Joint Researchers/Programmatic Agenda Meeting. Reports and "Field Notes" draft. | January 1990-March 1990 | 7/11 | |
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[File Deaccessioned] | 8/1 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Boston, Mass. | 1989-1993 | 8/2 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Cleveland, Ohio. | 1980-1985 | 8/3 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Cleveland, Ohio. | 1986 | 8/4 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Cleveland, Ohio. | 1987 | 8/5 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Cleveland, Ohio. | 1988-1990 | 8/6 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Cleveland, Ohio. Background material. | 1980-1986 | 8/7 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Cleveland, Ohio. Barry Shrage. "From Experimentation to Institutionalized Change: An Action Plan for Jewish Continuity." | December 1986 | 8/8 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Cleveland, Ohio. Morton Mandel. "Toward the Development of a Cleveland Model in Jewish Education." | 1984-1985 | 8/9 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Detroit, Mich. | 1988-1989 | 8/10 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Los Angeles, Calif. | 1988-1990 | 9/1 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. New York, N.Y. | 1987-1990 | 9/2 | |
| Commission on Jewish Continuity. Syracuse, N.Y. | 1989 | 9/3 | |
| Commissioner interviews. Planning notes and correspondence. | 1988 | 9/4 | |
| Commissioner interviews. Planning notes and correspondence. | 1989-1990 | 9/5 | |
| Commissioner interviews. Reports and summaries. | 1988 | 9/6 | |
| Commissioner interviews. Reports and summaries. | March 1989-July 1989 | 9/7 | |
| Commissioner interviews. Reports and summaries. | September 1989-February 1990 | 9/8 | |
| Commission Steering Committee. Meeting book. | July 1989 | 9/9 | |
| Community profiles. | 1990 | 9/10 | |
| Concept Paper. | 1988-1989 | 9/11 | |
| Contact information. | 1988-1993 | 9/12 | |
| Council for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE). Post Commission planning process. | 1990 | 10/1 | |
| Council of Jewish Federations. | 1988-1989 | 10/2 | |
| Data Reports on Jewish Education in North America. | 1988 | 10/3 | |
| Executive Summary. | 1988 | 10/4 | |
| Federation planning. | 1988-1990 | 10/5 | |
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Funding prospects. [Restricted] | 1988-1990 | 10/6 |
| General Assembly meeting. | 1988-1989 | 10/7 | |
| General Assembly meeting. | November 1990 | 10/8 | |
| General brochure. Drafts. | 1989 | 10/9 | |
| General correspondence. | January 1988-February 1990 | 10/10 | |
| General correspondence. | March 1990-December 1991 | 10/11 | |
| General correspondence. Staff, consultants, and senior policy advisors. | March 1988-December 1989 | 11/1 | |
| General correspondence. Staff, consultants, and senior policy advisors. | January 1990-November 1990 | 11/2 | |
| Implementation Initiative ("ii"). | 1989 | 11/3 | |
| Intermarriage. | 1989 | 11/4 | |
| Jerusalem meeting. | March 1989 | 11/5 | |
| Jewish education programs. | 1989-1990 | 11/6 | |
| Jewish Education Service of North America/Jewish Welfare Board. | 1981-1993 | 11/7 | |
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[File Deaccessioned] | 11/8 | |
| Mandel Initiative-North America. "Design Document" drafts. | 1987-1988 | 11/9 | |
| Mandel Initiative-North America. Planning Group correspondence and notes. | 1987-1988 | 12/1 | |
| Mandel Initiative-North America. Planning Group meetings. | 1986-1988 | 12/2 | |
| Mandel, Morton. Saint Louis, Mo. and Los Angeles, Calif. trip. | April 1990 | 12/3 | |
| Naparstek, Arthur J. Trip reports. | 1989 | 12/4 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. Draft Interim Report. "RF&R Experience Marketing Project." | June 1987 | 12/5 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. "Israel Experience Project." | June 1986 | 12/6 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. "Israel Experience Project - Phase II." | February 1987 | 12/7 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. "Israel Experience Project - Phase III." | October 1987 | 12/8 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. "Jewish Travel to Israel." | July 1986 | 12/9 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. "Resource booklet No. 2." | February 1987 | 12/10 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. "Senior Educator: A Career Option for Jewish Studies Students." | June 1987 | 12/11 | |
| Nativ Planning and Policy Consultants. "Senior Personnel for Jewish Education." | 1986-1987 | 12/12 | |
| Notes. Miscellaneous. | undated | 12/13 | |
| Outreach. Association of Institutions of Higher Learning in Jewish Education. | 1989-1990 | 12/14 | |
| Outreach. Communities. | 1989-1990 | 12/15 | |
| Outreach. Denominations. | 1989-1990 | 13/1 | |
| Outreach. Strategies for communication. | 1988-1990 | 13/2 | |
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[File Deaccessioned] | 13/3 | |
| Photographs. | 1988-1990 | 13/4 | |
| Planning Group book. | February 1989-May 1989 | 13/5 | |
| Planning Group book. | May 1989 | 13/6 | |
| Planning Group book. | November 1990 | 13/7 | |
| Planning Group. Correspondence and notes. | 1988-1989 | 13/8 | |
| Planning Group. Meeting minutes. | 1988-1989 | 13/9 | |
| Planning timelines. | 1988-1989 | 14/1 | |
| Press clippings. | 1988-1989 | 14/2 | |
| Press clippings. | 1990-1991, undated | 14/3 | |
| Press releases. | 1988-1991 | 14/4 | |
| Proposal for the Organization of a North American Commission on Jewish Education. | May 1988 | 14/5 | |
| Proposed Initiative on Jewish Continuity/Jewish Education. | January 1988 | 14/6 | |
| Public Relations/Publicity Committee. | 1988-1991 | 14/7 | |
| Public Relations/Publicity Committee meetings. | 1989 | 14/8 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 14 December 1988. Correspondence and minutes. | 1988 | 14/9 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 30 March 1989. Correspondence and minutes. | March 1989 | 14/10 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 15 June 1989. Minutes. | June 1989 | 14/11 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 15 June 1989. Planning notes and correspondence. | April 1989-June 1989 | 14/12 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 30 July 1989. "Index of Key Papers." | 1989 | 14/13 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors and Commission follow up meeting. 30-31 July 1989. Minutes. | July 1989 | 14/14 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors and Commission follow up meeting. 30-31 July 1989. Planning. | July 1989 | 14/15 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 24 August 1989. "Index of Key Papers." | 1989, undated | 14/16 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 24 August 1989. Minutes. | August 1989 | 14/17 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 24 August 1989. Planning notes and correspondence. | July 1989-September 1989 | 14/18 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 24 November 1989. Minutes. | November 1989 | 14/19 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 24 November 1989. Planning notes and correspondence. | August 1989-October 1989 | 14/20 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 6 December 1989. Meeting packet. | November 1989 | 14/21 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 6 December 1989. Minutes. | December 1989 | 14/22 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 6 December 1989. Planning. | December 1989 | 14/23 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 23 January 1990. Meeting book. | January 1990 | 15/1 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 23 January 1990. Minutes and assignments. | January 1990 | 15/2 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 23 January 1990. Planning notes and correspondence. | December 1989-January 1990 | 15/3 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 15 February 1990. Meeting book. | February 1990 | 15/4 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 15 February 1990. Minutes. | February 1990 | 15/5 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 15 February 1990. Planning notes and correspondence. | February 1990 | 15/6 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 22 April 1990. Planning notes and correspondence. | February 1990-April 1990 | 15/7 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 11 May 1990. Minutes. | May 1990 | 15/8 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 11 May 1990. Planning notes and correspondence. | May 1990 | 15/9 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting. 13 June 1990. Minutes. | June 1990 | 15/10 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting and Consultation on Council for Initiatives in Jewish Education. 16 September 1990. Minutes. | September 1990 | 15/11 | |
| Senior Policy Advisors meeting and Consultation on Council for Initiatives in Jewish Education. 16 September 1990. Planning notes and correspondence. | August 1990-September 1990 | 15/12 | |
| Task forces. | 1988 | 15/13 | |
| Teleconferences. | 1989-1990 | 15/14 | |
| Washington, D.C. dinner. | 1989 | 15/15 | |
| Zucker. Henry L. "Community Organization for Jewish Education." | 1989-1990 | 15/16 |
Subseries 4. Publications and Research Papers.
Scope and Content Note: Consists of files relating to the Commission's activities in the contracting and dissemination of research papers relating Jewish education in North America. Drafts with editorials and the final papers are included. The creation of a final report for the Commission is also documented here, with numerous outlines and drafts.
| Description | Date | Box/Folder | |
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| Ackerman, Walter I. "The Structure of Jewish Education" | May 1990 | 15/17 | |
| Aron, Isa. "Toward the Professionalization of Jewish Teaching." Includes background studies. | February 1990 | 15/18 | |
| Davidson, Aryeh. "The Preparation of Jewish Educators in North America." | June 1990 | 15/19 | |
| Final Report. A Time to Act. | 1991 | 15/20 | |
| Final Report. A Time to Act. Drafts and editorials. | 1989-1990 | 15/21 | |
| Final Report. A Time to Act. Overhead slides. | 1991 | 16/1 | |
| Final Report. A Time to Act. Planning and outlines. | 1990-1991, undated | 16/2 | |
| Final Report. A Time to Act. Thank you notes. | 1991 | 16/3 | |
| Fox, Joel. "Federation-Led Community Planning for Jewish Education, Identity, and Continuity." | May 1989 | 16/4 | |
| Goodman, Roberta, and Ron Reynolds. "Field Notes: A Paper Presented to the Commission on Jewish Education in North America." | undated | 16/5 | |
| Index of Key Papers. | undated | 16/6 | |
| Markovic, Debra, and Isa Aron. "Studies of Personnel in Jewish Education." | January 1990 | 16/7 | |
| Options papers. | 1988-1989 | 16/8 | |
| Ordering and dissemination. | 1989 | 16/9 | |
| Ordering and dissemination. | 1990 | 16/10 | |
| Ordering and dissemination. | January 1991-March 1991 | 17/1 | |
| Ordering and dissemination. | April 1991-May 1993, undated | 17/2 | |
| Research papers. Planning notes and correspondence. Includes editorials of drafts and budget information. | 1988-1989 | 17/3 | |
| Research papers. Planning notes and correspondence. Includes editorials of drafts and budget information. | 1990 | 17/4 | |
| Printing logistics. | 1990 | 17/5 | |
| Reimer, Joseph. "The State of Jewish Education in North America" and "Synagogues as a Context for Jewish Education." | 1989-1991 | 17/6 | |
| Reisman, Bernard. "Informal Jewish Education in North America." | 1990 | 17/7 | |
| Scheffler, Israel. "Judaism's Philosophy of Education." | March 1990 | 17/8 | |
| Work in Progress: Research Design. | October 1989 | 17/9 |