Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland

Upcoming Programs

Date	Location	Speaker/Topic

Sunday March 3, 2019 1:30 pm	Park Synagogue East Men's Club Board Room	Peter J. Haas Abba Hillel Silver Professor Emeritus Case western Reserve University The Clubs: What Excelsior and Oakwood tell us about Jewish Life in Cleveland In 1872 about two dozen Jewish business men, excluded from other clubs in Cleveland, met to form their own social club. The result was the Excelsior Club which hosted Jewish high society life in Cleveland for the next nearly 60 years. Due to changing social, demographic and financial factors, the Excelsior Club voted in 1930 to end its separate existence and to merge into the newer suburban Jewish club, Oakwood. This Oakwood Club continued to be an important part of the Cleveland Jewish community until it was dissolved in 2010 and its membership combined with Mayfield Sand Ridge Country Club. This talk will focus on what can we learn about the social history of our community from the character, trajectories and experiences of these two institutions. We shall also focus on how these clubs throw light on larger trends that were shaping North American Jewry.
Wednesday April 5, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Wednesday May 15, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Wednesday June 5, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Wednesday July 10, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Wednesday August 7, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Wednesday September 4, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Wednesday October 2, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Wednesday November 6, 2019 7:30 pm	Menorah Park Miller Board Room	To be Announced
Sunday December 13, 2019 1:30 pm	Park Synagogue East Men's Club Board Room	Annual Meeting and Election of Officers and Trustees

Date

Location

Speaker/Topic

Sunday
March 3, 2019
1:30 pm

Park Synagogue East
Men's Club Board Room

Peter J. Haas
Abba Hillel Silver Professor Emeritus
Case western Reserve University

The Clubs: What Excelsior and Oakwood
tell us about Jewish Life in Cleveland

In 1872 about two dozen Jewish business men, excluded from other clubs in Cleveland, met to form their own social club. The result was the Excelsior Club which hosted Jewish high society life in Cleveland for the next nearly 60 years. Due to changing social, demographic and financial factors, the Excelsior Club voted in 1930 to end its separate existence and to merge into the newer suburban Jewish club, Oakwood. This Oakwood Club continued to be an important part of the Cleveland Jewish community until it was dissolved in 2010 and its membership combined with Mayfield Sand Ridge Country Club.

This talk will focus on what can we learn about the social history of our community from the character, trajectories and experiences of these two institutions. We shall also focus on how these clubs throw light on larger trends that were shaping North American Jewry.