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Guide to the San Francisco Jewish Community Center Collection, 1878-1979
79/A
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Description
The collection provides an overview of the SFJCC's activities between 1930, its
incorporation, and 1979, the year the collection was donated to WJHC. The building
campaign, recreation, social, and educational programs, financial records, board matters,
and general administrative files comprise the bulk of the collection. In addition, there
are files from the YM/YWHA, from which the SFJCC evolved, and from United Jewish
Community Centers, the coordinating body of the Marin, San Francisco, and Peninsula
Jewish Community Centers that was formed in 1960. There are photographs of YM/YWHA and
SFJCC activities, ledgers and journals, and paper files.
Background
The San Francisco Jewish Community Center was formally incorporated in 1930. However, its
roots go back to 1874 when San Francisco's first Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA)
was established. The SFJCC published a 90th anniversary commemorative booklet (WJHC,
SFJCC Collection, 1/1) that outlined the organization's history:
Restrictions
Publication Rights
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright or publishing authorization from
The Western Jewish History Center.
Availability
Access
Collection is open for research by appointment only every Monday-Thursday, except for those Jewish and Federal holidays when
it is closed.