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Broches (Brachot), Zalman

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Zalman Broches (Brachot) (1886 Chavusy, Belarus - 1977 Jerusalem) was an author and publisher who emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1907. Expelled by the Turkish authorities in 1914, he moved to Paris to continue his studies. When World War I broke out, he travelled to Argentina. Later he emigrated to the United States, settled in Boston and in 1937 established the archives and historical society "The Jewish Historical Society, Massachusetts". In 1974 he settled in Israel where he lived until his death --

Reference Code
P4
Dates
17th cent. - 1953
Consists of
247 files..
Languages
English; Yiddish; Hebrew; Spanish ;
Description
Broches' legacy reflects his fruitful and varied activities: research and lectures on the beginning of Jewish settlement in New England, documentation of the activities of Jewish merchants in the 17th and 18th centuries, reports on the philanthropic institutions in Boston, his correspondence with various institutions and personalities, reports concerning the Jewish community of Boston and various other American cities, publication concerning activities of Labor Unions at the start of the 20th century, protocols of teachers in Jewish schools, and many lists and bibliographies. Some of the materials in this collection were collected in the course of Broches' research, while another portion was collected within the framework of the archive he founded. The difference between the two categories is not always clearly distinguishable.
Title Broches (Brachot), Zalman.
Additional Titles Der Yiddisher Colonist
Contributors José,Mendelson 1891-1969
Maurice de,Hirsch baron, 1831-1896
Itzhak,Ben-Zvi 1884-1963
S.Broches (Samuel), 1886-1977
American Jewish Historical Society
Great Britain. Army. Jewish Legion
Notes NLI, ARC. 4* 1636
Host Item Broches (Brachot), Zalman - Private Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Zalman Broches (Brachot) was born 1886 in Chavusy in the Mogilev district of Belarus. He emigrated to Eretz Israel in 1907. Expelled by the Turkish authorities in 1914, he moved to Paris to continue his studies. When World War I broke out, he travelled to Argentina. There, together with Joseph Mendelson, he founded the Yiddish literary weekly "Der Yiddisher Colonist" (the Yiddish colonist) (1916-1917) in the Dominguez colony established by the Baron de Hirsch. After a two-year stay in Argentina he returned to Eretz Israel to fight in the ranks of the "Hebrew Battalion" (of the British Army). In the 1920's he was once again forced to leave Mandatory Palestine, and he emigrated to the United States. He settled in Boston (Massachusetts) and engaged in researching the history of the local Jewish community, and in 1937 established the archives and historical society The Jewish Historical Society, Massachusetts. In the course of the 1950's he paid a number of visits to Israel, and in 1974 he settled there permanently. He died in 1977 in Jerusalem.
Ownership history Broches deposited his collection in the CAHJP in the beginning of the 1950's on the advice of Yitzhak Ben Zvi on behalf of the "Institute for the Research of Jewish communities in the Middle East", attached to the Hebrew University (refer to file 13a). Another portion of his bequest was given to the National Library in the late 1970s by his widow, Dr. Anna Mintz, and is filed there under ARC. 4* 1636.
Language Note Mainly in English and Yiddish
some in Hebrew and Spanish
National Library system number 990043211590205171
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