Inventory of the Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin Papers, circa 1700, 1889-2009

Includes graduation certificates, diplomas, announcements, and tuition receipts for City College of New York, University of Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College, University of Denver, Albany Law School, and the Rabbinical College Lishkat Harabonim.

Diploma from the University of Cincinnati and certificate of admission to the South Carolina bar.

Mounted photograph of Jacob Raisin with his graduating class.

Jacob Raisin's diploma from Hebrew Union College.

Letter written by Raisin to his infant son, Aaron, regarding family history.

Includes death notice, eulogy by David Lefkowitz [H.U.C. classmate of Raisin's?], Sabbath remarks on Raisin by KKBE Rabbi William Rosenthall, other remarks by Maier Triest, Aaron Raisin, Mordenai Hirsch, Rita and Leon Banov, Sol Breibart, tributes from KKBE and B'nai Brith, a memorial service program, and information and articles about Raisin published in the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina's newsletter (2005 and 2008).

Includes letters written to Raisin's wife and daughter Rachel regarding his personal library and donation or purchase of his books. Also includes a typed inventory of Jacob Raisin's books presented to the Hebrew Union College library.

Photographs of Jacob Raisin and family members, including Raisin's parents, Aaron Raisin and Taube Slutzky; his children, Mordenai, Rachel, and Aaron; his wife, Jane Lazarus Raisin; and an unidentified man in uniform.

Newspaper clippings by and about Jacob Raisin, in a bound volume. In English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.

Bound volume of newspaper clippings by and about Jacob Raisin. In English and Hebrew.

Jacob Raisin's Latin certificates from the Freemasons in New Mexico and South Carolina.

Recognizing Raisin as Knight Commander of the Court of Honour of the 32nd Degree.

Banquet programs and menus for annual events.

Raisin's passport, issued in 1931.

Includes programs honoring Raisin's memory. Also includes a letter from Raisin's nephew Daniel Shimshoni to Mordenai Raisin, in which he translates a HaDoar article written after Raisin's death.

Plaster cast and subsequent bronze bas relief created by Willard Hirsch, well-known Charleston sculptor and Jacob Raisin's son-in-law.

Contains Raisin's naturalization papers from the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as a later copy.

Includes clippings, certificates, and other materials related to Jane Lazarus Raisin, her involvement with the Daughters of the American Revolution, Hadassah, and other organizations. Also contains obituaries and a eulogy by Rabbi Burton Padoll(?).

Personal correspondence sent from Jane Lazarus in New Jersey and Massachusetts to her father and her aunt (Rachel Levy?).

Includes postcards to Jane Lazarus Raisin, her sister Mary Lazarus, and her aunt Rachel Levy.

A copper engraving plate and invitation announcing the upcoming marriage of Jane Lazarus and Jacob Raisin, sent by Jane's aunt Rachel Levy.

Includes congratulations on the wedding of Jane Lazarus and Jacob Raisin and on Aaron Raisin's birth and bar mitzvah; clippings on honors received; certificates of recognition; and death notices.

Condolence letters to Jane Lazarus Raisin on the death of Jacob Raisin, including correspondence from Congressman L. Mendel Rivers, Abba Hillel Silver, Maurice Eisendrath, and Stephen S. Wise. Also includes a letter from the Charleston chapter of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, stating that the April 1947 class was named the Jacob S. Raisin class.

Two speeches - one discussing Zionist institutions and democratic ideals in Israel, such as housing cooperatives (kibbutzim and moshavim), and the rescue of Jewish refugees from Germany (presented at a Hadassah conference), and the other in honor of Charleston's Jewish bicentennial.

Provisional certificate presented to Jane Lazarus Raisin from JNF through Hadassah.

Includes clippings about and writings by Rabbi Max Raisin, death notice, eulogies and remembrances, and a bookplate from his personal library.

Title pages of books by Max Raisin.

Raisin family tree created by Joan Rosenthal, granddaughter of Max Raisin. Also includes a family tree by an unknown author.

"An American Rabbi: A Translation of Four Essays from Max Raisin's Dapim MiPinkaso shel Rabi," by Rachel Hertzman, towards requirements for rabbinic ordination at H.U.C. The thesis translates four of Max Raisin's autobiographical essays from Hebrew into English.

Includes information on a donation Rachel made to KKBE, and a donation made in memory of her parents to the Jewish Community Center.

Includes clippings, remarks, and recognitions for Mordenai's 39 years of service teaching.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the company, with descendants of company founders. Mordenai's ancestor Joshua Lazarus was the company's first president.

Includes KKBE programs, clippings, certificates, professional and personal correspondence, and writings.

Scrapbook containing clippings on various members of the Raisin and Hirsch families, including Rachel Raisin and Mordenai Raisin Hirsch, Willard Hirsch, and Jane Hirsch, compiled in part by Mordenai Raisin Hirsch.

Materials include newspaper clippings on Aaron Raisin's success as a physician, as well as educational certificates and programs from his youth in Charleston.

Includes photographs, clippings, and other documents related to Aaron Raisin, his medical education and career, his service at KKBE, and his death, including a eulogy by Rabbi William A. Rosenthall.

Family trees handwritten by Aaron Raisin.

Two receipts in Hebrew for goods purchased by Salomon Raisin from Louis Minsky, of New York.

Includes clippings and other materials from Raisin's pulpits at Congregation Gemiluth Chesed (Port Gibson), Temple B'nai Israel (Butte), Temple Montefiore (East Las Vegas).

Includes clippings from Raisin's rabbinic service, primarily at Temple Montefiore (East Las Vegas). Also contains information from a Reform rabbinical conference in Charlevoix, Michigan. Includes an invitation sent to Raisin to attend an event at the Taft White House, as well as a letter signed by Taft's secretary, Charles Hilles, in response to correspondence from Raisin, and a request from the Drew Theological Seminary Library for a copy of Sect, Creed and Custom in Judaism.

Clippings, programs, invitations, and other materials from the time Raisin lived in New York, during which he maintained an affiliation with Temple Emanu-El of Borough Park.

Includes clippings, programs, correspondence, and other materials related to Raisin's service at Temple Berith Shalom in Troy (New York); a signed letter from New York Governor Martin Glynn to Raisin, authorizing him to attend a congress in Berlin protesting the violation of the Berlin Treaty of 1878; an invitation to meet legislators from Governor Sulzer; and an invitation to the 25th anniversary celebration of the Jewish Publication Society.

Materials on events related to KKBE property, including the dedication of the organ, the rededication of the Coming Street Cemetery, and the renovation of the temple building on Hasell Street.

Correspondence, mostly relating to Raisin's application for the pulpit at KKBE, dated 1915, and his initial engagement to lead High Holiday services in a letter from Thomas Tobias. Also includes personal correspondence between Raisin and Jane Lazarus.

Clippings, programs, and announcements relating to Raisin's work at KKBE.

Clippings, programs, and announcements about Jacob Raisin's work at KKBE, especially military-related items. Includes an invitation to Raisin's home for Jewish soldiers, sailors, and marines in and around Charleston, and Raisin's Armed Forces registration certificate and "souvenir of service."

Includes programs, clippings, and other materials related to Jacob Raisin's work at KKBE, especially concerning Jewish Welfare Board meetings in Charleston and Atlanta and the Salvation Army. Includes a liquor permit issued to Raisin, necessitated by South Carolina's Prohibition of 1916.

Clippings of articles by and about Rabbi Jacob Raisin, railway passes, brief from the October 1920 South Carolina Supreme Court term for the case John R. Campbell v. The First National Bank of Charleston and Janie L. Raisin and Mary Lazarus regarding resolution of funds lost to Campbell through a loan made to T. Moultrie Mordecai. Also includes letter written by Raisin and other members of the South Carolina American Jewish Relief Committee raising funds for Jewish victims of violence in Russia, Poland, and Hungary.

Clippings of articles by and about Rabbi Jacob Raisin and KKBE congregation, program from the Centennial Celebration of the Commencement of Reform Judaism, and a letter from United Jewish Campaign Chairman David Brown appointing Raisin to the campaign's National Committee.

Includes clippings by and about Rabbi Jacob Raisin and KKBE, articles on kindness to animals, social justice, and interfaith issues, and articles about Hadassah Quat, Raisin's niece.

Includes personal and professional clippings relating to Rabbi Jacob Raisin, engagement notice of Doris Quat, Raisin's niece, and a deposit ticket issued by the Library of Congress for two copies of Raisin's Twice Told Talmud Tales.

Includes clippings about Raisin and KKBE, a signed letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt requesting Raisin's assessment of the Social Security and WPA programs in Charleston, with a draft of Raisin's response on the reverse.

Includes clippings, programs, and miscellaneous materials about Rabbi Jacob Raisin, KKBE, and other Charleston institutions, such as Ashley Hall. Also includes a photograph of Raisin with General C. P. Summerall, President of the Citadel, at WTMA radio.

Includes clippings about Rabbi Jacob Raisin, as well as articles from the Hebrew weekly newspaper HaDoar.

Contains professional clippings and correspondence of Rabbi Jacob Raisin, including a letter sent to Senator Carl Hatch endorsing the Equal Rights Amendment, a letter from The Citadel's General C. P. Summerall acknowledging Raisin's retirement, notice from H.U.C. of an exhibition of alumni publications, photocopies of H.U.C.'s card catalog records of all of Raisin's works, and a letter from Governor Olin Johnston on Raisin's election to Charleston County's Board of Trustees of School District #20.

Tribute given to Rabbi Jacob Raisin from KKBE congregation for 29 years of service and resolution electing Raisin rabbi emeritus for life.

Sesquicentennial booklet for KKBE congregation.

Includes assorted personal and private clippings.

Includes materials by and about rabbis William Rosenthall, Anthony Holz, and Allan Tarshish.

"My Life's Tragi-Comedy, Volume 1." In a letter to his brother Max at the beginning of the volume, Raisin notes that the diary is modeled after Samuel Johnson's. The diary is a combination of personal reflection and daily record-keeping.

"Light and Shadows." A bound volume, mostly of letters written to Max Raisin, primarily in English.

A combination of journal entries and poems by Jacob Raisin, written in Hebrew.

Corrected typescript.

Bound handwritten manuscript and related review. Later published as a book (see box 9, folder 13).

Collection of handwritten essays by Jacob Raisin in Hebrew (pp. 28-71) on ethical topics with section headings like simple ways; living with the community and living simply; the study of simple living.

Handwritten pages in Hebrew by Jacob Raisin.

"Anthology." Bound volume by Jacob Raisin, includes writings and clippings on individual topics such as age, children, flattery, hope, magnanimity, etc., organized in alphabetical order.

Unbound, handwritten manuscript.

Bound corrected typescript. Includes receipt inside book for binding costs from A. Rafalovsky, New York.

Handwritten manuscript written while in East Las Vegas.

Includes the typed version of this essay and also correspondence between Raisin and Mrs. M. E. Halsey regarding the suffragist movement.

A history of Jews in South Carolina and Charleston, including a list of KKBE's past rabbis and presidents.

Handwritten Hebrew translations of Oliver Goldsmith's poem by Jacob Raisin from 1920, 1928, and 1931.

Article on George Washington.

Written at the request of Harry Comins, Youth Activities Director for the Commission on Jewish Education, as a discussion guide for teenagers.

Unbound corrected typescript.

Unbound typescript.

Article about persons and groups claiming to be descended from Abraham and related to the Children of Israel.

Printed essay by Raisin in Hebrew.

Bound corrected typescript.

Essay on Jewish scholars, their intellectual contributions to Russian Jewish life, the Russian government's attitude towards Jews, Russian massacres of Jews, and related topics. Article spans 16th to 18th centuries.

Article on Isaac Baer Levinsohn, Russian-Jewish scholar and leader of the Enlightenment movement.

Article on Rashi, 11th century French rabbi, who authored numerous commentaries on the Old Testament and other Jewish texts.

Program and printed booklet of talk given by Raisin at the Central Conference of American Rabbis in Charlevoix, Michigan. Geiger was a German-Jewish scholar and founder of Reform Judaism.

Article about parenting.

Pamphlet discussing the decline of ethics amongst politicians, and the general state of conflict between political parties.

Article on the life and contributions of Grace Aguilar, British-Jewish writer on Jewish history and religion.

Speech on Deutsch, an Austrian-Jewish scholar who later immigrated to America and taught at H.U.C.

Weekly sermon on Chapter 32 of the book of Deuteronomy.

A Jewish opinion on the Scopes trial.

A note reading "1st copy?" appears on the title page, apparently in Raisin's hand. Printed by Behrmans' Jewish Book Shop in New York.

Discussion of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) as Jewish fountain of youth or opportunity for renewal.

Clippings and publications related to Raisin's posthumously published book.

Includes photocopies of cover pages of books removed for cataloging. Also includes items that were laid inside books. Several volumes were inscribed to Jane and Jacob Raisin by the authors. Authors include Max Raisin and Daniel Shimshoni, Jacob Raisin's nephew.