FARMINGDALE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER RECORDS, 1940-1988, bulk 1952-1967

Summary: Records of the Farmingdale Jewish Community Center, 1940-1988, the bulk dating from 1952 to 1967. Includes minutes of the board (1951-1964) and general meeting of the Community Center, some of which are in Yiddish, general correspondence (1955-1974), newsletters and other documents. Also financial records of the Community Center including records of membership dues (1946-1965), account books, membership records (1952-1963) and publications of the synagogue and bills and receipts for expenses of the Center and synagogue (1952-1965).

In addition to the synagogue, a number of other community groups met at the center, records of which are included in this series. These include the Couples Club (1960-1964); the Cultural Committee (1963-1967), which sponsored concerts; lecture series and dance programs usually related to aspects of Jewish life; the Sholem Aleichem Folkshul (1942-1953), which taught Yiddish language and culture; the Synagogue Shul or Hebrew school (1954-1966), Youth Group (1946-1969) and the Women's Auxiliary (1944-1972) which raised money for the Center and for Jewish charities, sponsored social events, and was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Community Center. The files of these organizations include minutes, correspondence, financial documents, broadsides and photographs. This series also includes the records of Farmingdale's contributions to the United Jewish Appeal (1956-1967) which was administered in the center and records of the cemetery, a plot of land the members of the Community center bought from the Freehold Workmen's Circle Cemetery in 1935. Of particular interest is a book of death certificates (1943-1966) which indicates cause of death.