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Harold I. Saperstein scrapbook

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 37-5-3266

Scope and content

Student scrapbook with programs, invitations, postcards, and other memorabilia, particularly documenting athletic events and the experiences of a Jewish student at Cornell, including his involvement in Hillel.

Dates

1927-1931.

Creator

Saperstein, Harold I. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Cornell University Class of 1931. After graduating from Cornell, Harold Irving Saperstein attended the Jewish Institute of Religion and was ordained as a rabbi. He served as the rabbi of Temple Emmanuel in Lynbrook, NY. While at Cornell, he was active in wrestling, the Liberal Club, the Debating Association, Hillel, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi. Born on December 9, 1910, he died in November 2001.