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Ruthie & Bill Katz Archives @ North Shore Congregation Israel


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Presented to Women of NSCI on Apr 14, 2021. Topic: Coffee and Conversation with Merle Branner:  The Ruthie & Bill Katz Archives: Who We Are & What We Do and A History of Sisterhood/Women of NSCI. Click Here to View you need this Access Passcode: G6kA6^vE

Research Work
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German Scholar Inquiry: Rabbi Arthur Blum was he a Rabbi at NSCI?  
The congregation rescued the Rabbi from a German Concentration Camp. 
(Click on image to see Journal Article) 

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Historical FaceBook Page  
A work-in-progress that chronicles the congregations history from 1920 to the present


Exhibits
50 Years on Sheridan Road: 
50th Anniversary of the Main Sanctuary Exhibit • 2014
This exhibit features the building of the main sanctuary and the people who made it happen.

50 Years on Sheridan Road Video  
Produced two historical videos on The Building of the Main Sanctuary. • Premiered on June 21, 2014






"Honoring Those Who Served" 
This was an exhibit created for the Brotherhood & Women of NSCI Event  for their for showing of the movie "From Philadelphia to the Front." • May 8, 2013

Oral History Projects

Oral History Video & Exhibit • Memorial Day, 2007  
This project was Honoring Men and Women of NSCI Who Served in World War II from NSCI. 
I was the project manager on the exhibit: I supervised two volunteers on research, interviewed 10 service people and/or their family members, along with choosing artifacts and installed the exhibit.



“Memories,” 
An oral history project at North Shore Congregation Israel. This is the oral history of Louis Moses Cohen. She is the last founding child that is still a member of the congregation.
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