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Benathen, Morris B. Morris B. Benathen papers 1943 - 1966

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Morris B. Benathen papers 1943 - 1966

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The collection documents Morris B. Benathen's career in the field of Jewish education. The material relates to his work with the Board of Jewish Education in St. Louis, Missouri, and with Yeshiva University and the Jewish Education Committee in New York, as well as his involvement in Zionist causes and other Jewish educational and communal activities.

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5 Linear feet 6 manuscript boxes and 2 oversize boxes.

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Benathen, Morris B.

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Morris B. Benathen (1908-1966) was a leader in American Jewish education. He served as superintendent of the Board of Jewish Education in St. Louis from 1944-1953, founded and directed several Jewish day schools on the East coast, and was both a consultant to the Jewish Education Committee of New York, and headed their Metropolitan Commission for Talmud Torah Education during the 1950s and 1960s. During this period, Benathen was also an Assistant Professor of Jewish education at Yeshiva Universi...