Herman Landau Papers, 1950s-1990s

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Scope and Content Note

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Accessions: 1977-027, 1981-044, 1981-051, 1981-052, 1985-010, 1986-004, 1990-009, 1995-061
Extent: 6 linear feet
Restrictions: None.
Copyright: Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Louisville.

Biography

Herman Landau was born April 12, 1911 in Louisville, KY. Landau enlisted in the army during World War II, and wrote about his experiences while serving. Upon returning to Louisville, he wrote for both the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times. Landau was very active in the Jewish community in Louisville serving as leader of the Jewish Social Service Agency, the Jewish Family and Vocational Service, and the Jewish Community Federation. Through Landau's involvement with the Jewish Community Center he conducted extensive research on local Jewish heritage. In 1961 he published Adath Louisville: The Story of a Jewish Community. Landau occasionally published articles up until his death on December 28, 2006.

Scope and Content Note

The collection primarily contains files Landau put together during his research on Louisville's Jewish community spanning from the 1950s to the 1990s.

This collection is organized into three series. Series One consists of Landau's manuscript for his book Adath Louisville: The Story of a Jewish Community and is contained in box 1. Series Two documents social events, fundraising campaigns, religious holiday activities, and events of local Jewish organizations and publications and is contained in boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-10. Series Three consists of biographical files arranged alphabetically by last name or topic. These files contain news clippings, brochures, photographs and a small bit of correspondence and are contained in boxes 5 and 6.

Box List

Box 1

"Adath Louisville: The Story of a Jewish Community" manuscript by Herman Landau
Jewish Community Center (JCC) Activities

Box 2

Anshei Sfard
American Zionist Organization (AZO)
Brandeis
B'rith Sholom
Bureau (1960)
Conference of Jewish Women's Organizations
Council of Jewish Women
Day School
Four Courts
Hadassah - Zionists
JCC
Jewish Welfare Board (JWB)

Box 3

Adath Israel
Adath Jeshurun
Athletics
B'nai B'rith
Bureau of Jewish Education
Cemeteries
Civil Rights
Education
Four Courts
Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)
Knesseth Israel
Clippings and Notes on Jewish Community

Box 4

Hospital
JCC Board Background
Religion
Scouting
Urban Crisis (1968)
JCC Bulletins
Clippings on Jewish in Community
Music - Arts

Box 5: Biographical Files (includes photos)

Box 6: Biographical Files and JCC Activities

Box 7

People
Jewish Community Federation
Landau Politics
Federation
Jewish War Veterans
Local Jewish Organizations

Box 8

Council on Religion and Race
Address Changes, Receipts, etc.
Armed Forces Council
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
B'nai B'rith - Historical
Hospital 75th Anniversary
Correspondence (1977-1982)

Box 9

Nuclear
B'nai B'rith Briefs (1950-1960s, 1980s)
Jewish Notices
Kentucky Jewish Post
(Jewish) Community

Box 10

Adath Jeshurun (1957-1966)
JCC (1959-1966)
United Jewish Campaign (1960s-1972)
Newsclipping - Bio (1963)
"Jewish Events" (1964 - 1966)
Jewish Organization in Louisville (1969, 1978-1979)
University of Louisville (1982)
Kentucky Encyclopedia (1989-1991)
JCC Centennial (1990)
DuPont Manual High School 65th Reunion Program (1992)
District 2 Talk (1959)

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