First Ostrowzer Young Men's Benevolent Society

Brief Description: Box 1: Burial society records, 1920 (photocopy), 1952, 1973, 1990-2001. Cemetery map (Beth Moses). Receipt book (membership dues, interest income), 1990-1992. Minutes, 1990, 1992. Meeting notices, 1989-2000. Membership ballots concerning the Society's donations of Israel bonds for Israeli charitable and humanitarian causes, 1989, 1991. Correspondence concerning Israel bonds, 1988-1995. Correspondence with members, 1989-2001. Correspondence related to dissolution, 1988, 2000-2001. Dissolution ballots, 2000. Box 2: Balance sheets, 1971-1991. Financial reports, 1993, 1995. Income/expense journals, 1987-1992. Cashbook, 1987-1992. List of death benefits paid, 1984-1992. Bank statements, receipts, cancelled checks, 1989-1998. Membership lists, 1992-2001. Membership applications, 1973-1993. Membership dues ledger, 1984-1992.

Held at:

YIVO Online Guide

Record Series Number: RG 1818/RG 1818

Created by: First Ostrowzer Young Men's Benevolent Society (New York, N.Y.)

Volume: 0.83 Linear Feet

Acquired: 06/23/2006.

Subject Index

Benevolent Societies
Burial Societies
Cemeteries
Charitable Societies
Immigrant Societies
Landsmanshaftn
Mutual Aid Societies
United States

Languages of Materials

English

Acquisition Notes: New York State Department of Insurance; ACC 41/06

Related Materials: RG 123 (Box 62, oversize) contains a photograph of the 25th anniversary banquet of the Society, held at Central Plaza, 111 2nd Avenue, New York City, on December 28, 1935.

Finding Aid Revisions: 11/06/2012; VL