Abba Hillel Silver -Home page


1916 age 23	1927 age 34	1934 age 41	1942 age 49	1962 age 69
Photo credits:
1916 - found in the archives of Temple Shalom, Wheeling WV, his first pulpit.
1927 - from a photo with Chaim Weizmann at the Hebrew Cultural Garden. see full picture
1934 - courtesy of The Temple - Tifereth Israel
1942 - Probably in London at a Zionist meeting, from www.jewishagency.org
1962 - photo by Yousof Karsh, courtesy of The Temple-Tifereth Israel

ABBA HILLEL SILVER

About this Site	Introduction — how this site started What's New and What's coming Site Guide — how we present information Permissions - Privacy statement Recollections — personal recollections of Abba Hillel Silver
Youth	The family's arrival, photos, maps and 1910 census record
Wheeling	June 1915 - June 1917 in Wheeling, coming to Cleveland
The Temple	The Temple - Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio
Zionism	Ascent to leadership, success and later. Photos.
Publications	Books and poetry by AHS (in progress)
Biography	Biographies of Abba Hillel Silver, on the internet and in-print Comments on Ofer Shiff's new book. new
Recognition	Welcome, stamp, streets, inauguration, Kfar Silver, Silver chair
Photos	A small gallery of personal and family photographs new
Death	Silver's funeral service. new and gravesite new
Endnotes	Webkeeper's notes and supplementary information. Masliansky.
Resources	Recommended sites on Cleveland and American Jewish history.

A March 2010 update

When Abba Hillel Silver came to Cleveland in 1917, The Temple was on East 55th Street. Its new home at University Circle, completed in 1924, was his vision. It was there that he preached for nearly 40 years. After the move to Beachwood by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland (learn more ...) it will be the last major Jewish facility in the City of Cleveland.

In March 2010 it was announced that the building would begin a new dual life as the Maltz Performing Arts Center at Case Western Reserve University, while remaining sacred space for the members of The Temple - Tifereth Israel. Learn more.

FROM THE WEBKEEPER

This is the only website whose focus is the life of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver.
He is gone more than 40 years, yet somehow he is still my rabbi.

Please contact me with your comments, recollections, suggestions and reports of any broken links. I will do my best to reply by email personally and promptly. Send your email to

For some information about me, click here.

I also invite you to see the main Cleveland Jewish History website.

Arnold Berger

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