Malcolm Henry Stern (January 29, 1915 – January 5, 1994) was an American
rabbi
A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...
, historian, and
genealogist
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.
Through the work he did that supported secular genealogical communities and resources, as well as created what is the structure and backbone of current Jewish genealogical societies, Stern's efforts created long-lasting, far-reaching cooperative organizations. For these reasons, Stern has been described as the dean of American Jewish genealogy.
Early life
Stern was born in
Philadelphia
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, to Arthur Kaufman Stern and Henrietta Stern (née Berkowitz).
In his early childhood, his family moved from Philadelphia to a farm in
Fox Chase, Pennsylvania
Fox Chase is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Center City. Although its borders are not officially defined, the neighborhood is generally bounded by Pennypack Park to ...
, where he grew up. He had one brother, Edward Stern.
Stern's family was from the early
German Jewish
The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (c. 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish commu ...
community of Philadelphia.
His father and grandfather worked at the family business, Jacob Stern & Sons, where they were
hides and
tallow
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In industry, tallow is not strictly defined as beef or mutton suet. In this context, tallow is animal fat that conforms to certain technical criteria, inc ...
processors. In the 1920s, Stern's father sold his share of the business to retire to the farm in Fox Chase; Stern described this as his father's attempts to be a bit of a
gentleman farmer
In the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, a gentleman farmer is a landowner who has a farm (gentleman's farm) as part of his estate and who farms as a hobby rather than for profit or sustenance.
The Collins English Dictionary defin ...
, as well as author, playwright, and painter. After the
Wall Street Crash of 1929, Stern's father became an independent real estate agent.
Stern's mother was active in organizing Jewish summer camps for Philadelphia-area children. She was involved in supporting the National Farm School (now the
Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture), which was founded by her uncle Rabbi
Joseph Krauskopf
Joseph Krauskopf (January 21, 1858 – June 12, 1923) was a prominent American Jewish rabbi, author, leader of Reform Judaism, founder of the National Farm School (now Delaware Valley University), and long-time (1887–1923) rabbi at Reform Cong ...
in 1896, and where her ashes are now interred. She was also active with the local Juvenile Aid Society. The foster children would often spend Sundays at the family's farm in Fox Chase.
Stern said that when they moved from the tight-knit German Jewish community in Philadelphia to Fox Chase, where they were the first Jews in the neighborhood, he and his brother would get chased home and called
anti-semitic
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names.
Education
For parts of his childhood, Stern's parents took the family to Europe, where they traveled extensively. He learned German from a German governess in Hamburg. Stern spent seven months in school in
Lausanne
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, Switzerland.
In 1935, Stern received a BA from the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...
. In 1937, Stern received a Bachelor of Hebrew Letters from
Hebrew Union College
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until ...
in
Cincinnati
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. He earned a Master of Hebrew Letters in 1941 and the Doctor of Hebrew Letters in American Jewish History in 1957, all from Hebrew Union College. In 1966, Stern received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Hebrew Union College.
Career
Rabbinic career
Philadelphia
As did many of his family members, Stern attended
Hebrew Union College
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, where he studied to be a rabbi.
From 1941 to 1943, Stern was assistant rabbi to Rabbi Fineshriber
at the Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, in Philadelphia,
where his great-uncle,
Joseph Krauskopf
Joseph Krauskopf (January 21, 1858 – June 12, 1923) was a prominent American Jewish rabbi, author, leader of Reform Judaism, founder of the National Farm School (now Delaware Valley University), and long-time (1887–1923) rabbi at Reform Cong ...
had previously served as rabbi.
After the war, from 1946 to 1947, Stern returned to work as a rabbi at Keneseth Israel.
In 1942, Stern was one of 90 Reform rabbis to sign a statement in support of aid to
Palestine
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...
. The published statement said that the signatories were "opposing growing secularism and favoring greater emphasis on transcendent moral and religious values and principles in American life."
In 1943, Stern took a sabbatical from his position at Keneseth Israel to serve a Chaplain in the
US Army Air Corps
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. During this time, during World War II, Stern almost died when his plane crashed at
Casablanca
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during a flight to India;
in a letter home to his father that was published in the local press, Stern said he felt lucky to have only broken an arm and a leg.
Norfolk, Virginia
From 1947 to 1964, Stern was Rabbi of Ohef Sholom Temple in
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Virginia, third-most populous city ...
.
During his time there, he completed his Doctor of Hebrew Letters in 1957 in American Jewish History under the tutelage of Dr.
Jacob Rader Marcus.
Stern was an amateur
musicologist
Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...
, writing program notes for the
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra. He also served as chairman of the Committee on Synagogue Music of the
Central Conference of American Rabbis
The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), founded in 1889 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the principal organization of Reform rabbis in the United States and Canada. The CCAR is the largest and oldest rabbinical organization in the world. ...
.
In 1960, Stern served as editor in chief of the ''Union Songster for Reform Judaism'' and coordinated the revision of the ''Union Hymnal,'' both of which are considered by Reform Jews to be the commonly used hymnals for religious services.
He co-edited Songs and Hymns for ''
Gates of Prayer,'' the New Union Prayer Book (GOP) that is a Reform Jewish
siddur
A siddur ( ''sīddūr'', ; plural siddurim ) is a Jewish prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers. The word comes from the Hebrew root , meaning 'order.'
Other terms for prayer books are ''tefillot'' () among Sephardi Jews, ''tef ...
. He chaired the committee that created ''Shaarei Shira/Gates of Song.''
New York City
From 1964 to 1980, Stern was the
Central Conference of American Rabbis
The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), founded in 1889 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the principal organization of Reform rabbis in the United States and Canada. The CCAR is the largest and oldest rabbinical organization in the world. ...
' first Director of Rabbinic Placement for Reform Judaism, assigning rabbis to congregations.
After leaving CCAR in 1980, Stern joined Hebrew Union College's faculty as adjunct professor, where he lectured in Jewish History.
He was also a field-work counselor for rabbinic students. Stern held both positions until his death.
Hebrew Union President, Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, said Stern's "scholarship, his pioneering seminal research in American Jewish genealogy and writings remain a rich legacy and memorial."
Genealogy career
Stern's interest in genealogy, he said, "started in grade school when he traced the descendants of
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...
for an assignment."
From 1949 to 1994, Stern was the genealogist for the
American Jewish Archives
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, founded in 1947, is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. It has be ...
in Cincinnati.
In 1960, Stern published ''Americans of Jewish Descent,'' in which he created extensive, fully sourced, family tree diagrams of all Jewish families who lived in American pre-1840. The work contained 26,000 names.
Two more editions of the book followed: 1978's ''First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654–1977'' and 1991's ''First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654–1988,'' which had over 50,000 surnames. The book was groundbreaking because of the volume of names and the thoroughness of the research. Many pre-1840, non-Jewish families discovered they had Jewish roots. It was considered one of the most valuable research tools in American Jewish genealogy and history.
The work in these books was a source for much of
Stephen Birmingham
Stephen Gardner Birmingham (May 28, 1929 – November 15, 2015) was an American author known for his social histories of wealthy American families, often focusing on ethnicity — Jews (his "Jewish trilogy": ''Our Crowd'', ''The Grandees'', '' ...
's 1981 book, ''The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite.''
Stern was responsible for helping to establish the early Jewish genealogical societies in the United States. He was on the committee that hosted the first of what would become the annual International Conference on Jewish Genealogy now sponsored by the
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). He was instrumental in founding IAJGS.
During his time as President of the
Federation of Genealogical Societies
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in January 1976 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. FGS linked hundreds of U.S.-based genealogy societies and their members. FGS merged with the National ...
, Stern worked to create the Genealogical Coordinating Committee. In a meeting in Salt Lake City in 1980, Stern brought together leaders from various genealogical entities—FGS,
American Society of Genealogists
The American Society of Genealogists is the scholarly honorary society of the genealogical field. Founded by John Insley Coddington, Arthur Adams, and Meredith B. Colket, Jr., in December 1940, its membership is limited to 50 living fellows. ASG pu ...
, Association of Genealogical Educators,
Association of Professional Genealogists
The Association of Professional Genealogists is an organization that promotes professional and business ethics in the field of genealogical research. Organized in 1979, its offices are in Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Weste ...
,
Board for Certification of Genealogists, International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (
IAJGS
The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Inc. (IAJGS) is an independent non-profit umbrella organization coordinating the activities and annual conference of 84 Jewish genealogical societies worldwide.
History
The IAJGS was ...
) and the
National Genealogical Society The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is a genealogical interest group founded in 1903 in Washington, D.C., United States, with over 10,000 members. Its headquarters are in Falls Church, Virginia. The goals of the organization are to promote gen ...
—with a goal to foster better relationships between various genealogical groups that had common interests, especially supporting the work of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) so it would be available to genealogists.
This meeting led to the formation of the Genealogical Coordinating Committee two years later, with a resulting National Archives Gift Fund (now known as th
Malcolm H. Stern NARA Gift Fund established. The purpose of the fund was to support NARA and other genealogical interests. Member organizations donated $1 per genealogist per year.
Activism
* While in
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Virginia, third-most populous city ...
, Stern was a civil right advocate, working against segregation and racism in the community
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky said that Stern "fought for the civil rights of African Americans at a time and a place where such a stand was both unpopular and dangerous."
** In 1951, Stern spoke at the Hunton Branch YMCA's "Y's" Men's Club urging members to donate blood, he said, "in order to show belief in the equality of races, since no distinction on account of color is made between blood donated at the center."
* NARA Independence (1981-1984)
** In 1981, when President
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...
's budget threatened the
National Archives
National archives are the archives of a country. The concept evolved in various nations at the dawn of modernity based on the impact of nationalism upon bureaucratic processes of paperwork retention.
Conceptual development
From the Middle Ages i ...
, Stern spearheaded efforts of genealogy and historical communities to support Archives Independence Bill S1421, in order to make NARA independent. On June 21, 1984, the
United States Senate
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voted unanimously to S. 905, a bill that would separate NARA from the
General Services Administration
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. On August 2, 1984, the
House of Representatives
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passed similar legislation.
* In 1989, Stern testified before the United States Congress, where he stated that the
Archivist of the United States
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The ...
should not be an administrator, but rather a scholar.
* In 1990, Stern worked with the
National Archives and Records Administration
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to prepare four American genealogists for a genealogical mission to Russia, where they had been invited to help educate former Soviet archivists on how to respond to American requests for information about Russian ancestry.
As part of these efforts, Stern helped to found the Russian-American Genealogical Archival Service (RAGAS).
Membership activities
''Alphabetical by organization''
* Trustee, American Jewish Historical Society
* President (1976–1979), American Society of Genealogists. Also: Secretary, 1968–1973; Vice President, 1973-1976
* Trustee,
Federation of Genealogical Societies
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in January 1976 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. FGS linked hundreds of U.S.-based genealogy societies and their members. FGS merged with the National ...
. Also: Vice President, 1985-1988
* President (1979–1984), Jewish Genealogical Society
* Member, Jewish Historical Society of England
* Founder, Jewish Historical Society of New York
* Fellow,
National Genealogical Society The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is a genealogical interest group founded in 1903 in Washington, D.C., United States, with over 10,000 members. Its headquarters are in Falls Church, Virginia. The goals of the organization are to promote gen ...
* Fellow, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
* Vice President of
Gomez Mill House
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in
Newburgh, New York
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, oldest surviving Jewish residence (built in 1716) in North America
''Ten Commandments for Genealogists''
Stern wrote the ''Ten Commandments for Genealogists,''
which has become widely cited and is a cornerstone of
Jewish genealogy
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.
Honors
* 1986: "Living Treasures," by View From the Torch, an organization devoted to promoting New York's cultural, ethnic and artistic diversity. People who have made significant contributions to New York City. Certificate of recognition from the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry
* 1987: Jewish Genealogical Society (New York), Testimonial Brunch
* 1988:
Federation of Genealogical Societies
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in January 1976 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. FGS linked hundreds of U.S.-based genealogy societies and their members. FGS merged with the National ...
' George E. Williams Award for outstanding contributions to the FGS and to the genealogical community
** Stern was and is the only Jewish Fellow of both the
Federation of Genealogical Societies
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in January 1976 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. FGS linked hundreds of U.S.-based genealogy societies and their members. FGS merged with the National ...
and the
American Society of Genealogists
The American Society of Genealogists is the scholarly honorary society of the genealogical field. Founded by John Insley Coddington, Arthur Adams, and Meredith B. Colket, Jr., in December 1940, its membership is limited to 50 living fellows. ASG pu ...
Gift funds/grants
* Ongoing:
Federation of Genealogical Societies
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in January 1976 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. FGS linked hundreds of U.S.-based genealogy societies and their members. FGS merged with the National ...
' Malcolm H. Stern NARA Gift Fund. Finances preservation of research materials at
National Archives and Records Administration
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(NARA)
* Ongoing: IAJGS' Rabbi Malcolm Stern Grant
Personal life
In 1941, Stern married Louise Steinhart Bergman.
They had no children. In 1994, Stern died in New York City of a heart attack.
Stern's maternal great uncle is the Rabbi
Joseph Krauskopf
Joseph Krauskopf (January 21, 1858 – June 12, 1923) was a prominent American Jewish rabbi, author, leader of Reform Judaism, founder of the National Farm School (now Delaware Valley University), and long-time (1887–1923) rabbi at Reform Cong ...
.
Works and publications
''Chronological order''
Archival papers
* Stern, Malcolm Henry.
Malcolm H. Stern Papers, 1882-1994.' New York, NY: American Jewish Archives.
Monographs
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''The Jews of Norfolk.'' Norfolk, Va: M.H. Stern, 1950.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Two Studies in the Assimilation of Early American Jewry I. Endogamic. II. Exogamic, Based on Tentatively Complete Genealogical Tables of All Jewish Families Settled in America Prior to 1840.'' Thesis/dissertation. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion, 1956.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''The Descendants of Salomon Jaroslawski.'' S.l: s.n., 1956.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''The Function of Genealogy in American Jewish History.'' Cincinnati: (Hebrew Union College Press), 1958.
* Postal, Bernard, and Malcolm H. Stern. ''Tourist's Guide to Jewish History in the Caribbean.''
ew York American Airlines, 1975.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Jewish Family Genealogies and Histories.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Death Notices, Mostly from Charleston Newspapers, from Elzas Papers.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Tracing Your Jewish Roots.'' Cincinnati, OH: American Jewish Archives on the Cincinnati Campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1977.
Jewish Families Series
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Americans of Jewish Descent: A Compendium of Genealogy.'' Publications of the American Jewish Archives, 5. New York: Ktav Pub. House, 1960.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654-1977.'' Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, 1978.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654-1988.'' Baltimore, Md: Ottenheimer Publishers, 1991.
**
First American Jewish Families' at
American Jewish Archives
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, founded in 1947, is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. It has be ...
Articles
* Stern, Malcolm H. "Monticello and the Levy Family". ''The Journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society.'' Vol. 1, no. 2 (October 1959). pp. 19–23.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''What Shall We Sing: Music in Our Worship.'' 1960.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "New Light on the Jewish Settlement of Savannah." 1963. Reprinted from ''American Jewish Historical Quarterly,'' v.52, no. 3, Mar. 1963. pp. 169–199.
* Stern, Malcolm H. The Descendants of Moses Son of Naphtali of Hofheim or Moses Hofheimer. 1964. Hofheimer Family, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library,
College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary (abbreviated as W&M) is a public university, public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III of England, William III and Queen ...
.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "The Sheftall Diaries: Vital Records of Savannah Jewry (1733-1808)." 1965. Detached from American Jewish Historical Society, ''American Jewish Historical Quarterly,'' New York, v. LIV, No. 3 (March, 1965). pp. 243–277.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "Two Jewish Functionaries in Colonial Pennsylvania." Philadelphia, PA: Maurice Jacobs, Inc., 1967. Reprinted from ''American Jewish Historical Quarterly,'' v.57, no. 1. pp. 24–51.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "Necrology: Thomas Jefferson Tobias (1906-1970)." Philadelphia, Pa: Press of Maurice Jacobs, 1971. Reprinted from ''American Jewish Historical Quarterly,'' v. 60, no. 3 (March, 1971). pp. 304–305
* Stern, Malcolm H. '"A Successful Caribbean Restoration: The Nevis Story." Reprint from ''American Jewish Historical Quarterly,'' Vol. 61, Nov. 1, 1971. pp. 19–32.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "Reforming of Reform Judaism - Past, Present, and Future." Reprint from ''American Jewish Historical Quarterly,'' Vol 63, No. 2, 1973. pp. 111–137.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "South Carolina Jewish Marriage Settlements, 1785-1839." Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1978. Detached from ''National Genealogical Society Quarter.'' v.66, no. 2 (June 1978). pp. 105–111.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "New Sources of Jewish Genealogy." From ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' v. 66 (1978). pp. 281–284.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "The Role of the Rabbi in the South." Kaganaff, Nathan and Melvin I. Urofsky, Editors. ''Turn to the South, Essays on Southern Jewry,'' 1979. pp. 21–32.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "Jewish Genealogy: An Annotated Bibliography." Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1981. Technical leaflet (American Association for State and Local History), #138. Detached from ''History News.'' v. 36, no. 5 (May 1981).
* Stern, Malcolm H., and A. Stanley Dreyfus. "Jews of Texas: Some Sources for Their Genealogy." Houston, Tex.: Texas State Genealogical Society, 1982. From ''Stirpes,'' v.22 no. 4 (Dec. 1982).
* Peck, Abraham J., and Jonathan D. Sarna. ''Biz Hundert Un Tsvantsik!: A Tribute Volume for Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1986. - Stern contributed a tribute to his teacher, Dr. Marcus, in this volume.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "Portuguese Sephardim in the Americas," Cohen, Martin A., and Abraham J. Peck. ''Sephardim in the Americas: Studies in Culture and History.'' Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1993.
* Stern, Malcolm. "The year they closed the schools : the Norfolk story." Bauman, Mark K., and Berkley Kalin. ''The Quiet Voices: Southern Rabbis and Black Civil Rights, 1880s to 1990s.'' Tuscaloosa, Ala: University of Alabama Press, 1997, 2007.
Lectures, speeches, etc.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Church Records of the United States, Part B: Part 1 Jewish Synagogue Records.'' Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969. Paper presented at the World Conference on Records and Genealogical Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5–8 August 1969.
* Stern, Malcolm H., and Marc Angel. ''New York's Early Jews: Some Myths and Misconceptions.'' A Lecture by Malcolm H. Stern, with Response by Marc D. Angel. New York: Jewish Historical Society of New York, 1975. Annual Meeting, Jewish Historical Society of New York, at
Congregation Shearith Israel
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on April 10, 1975.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Consecrated to Them: Ordination Address, Class of 1979, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 9, 1979.'' Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1979.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Jewish Families: Their Assimilation into North American Culture.'' World Conference on Records; Preserving our Heritage, Aug. 12–15, 1980. ser. 327. U.S.A.: Corp. of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1980.
* Stern, Malcolm H. F''raunces Tavern Museum and the American Jewish Historical Society Present "A Walking Tour of Early Jewish New York; " with the Cooperation of the Jewish Historical Society of New York.'' New York: Fraunces Tavern Museum, 1980. NYPL: MN *ZZ-20157. 12 pages, includes map.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Fraunces Tavern Museum and the American Jewish Historical Society Present "A Walking Tour of Early Jewish New York".'' New York:
Fraunces Tavern Museum, 1982. Walking tour of early Jewish New York, 2 pages, includes map.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''History of Jewish Surnaming.'' Pekin, Ill: Triad, 1984. Audio cassette. Recorded July 22–25, 1984, at the Fourth National Summer Seminar on Jewish Genealogy.
* Stern, Malcolm H. "Jacob R. Marcus : American Jewish history personified." Stern, Malcolm H., A. Bartlett Giamatti, and Lou H. Silberman. ''Founders Day Addresses, 1986.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1986.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Resources at
heDAR Library.'' Toulon, IL: Triad, 1988. Audio cassette. Recorded at Seventh National Seminar in Jewish Genealogy, Washington, D.C., 1988.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Where Was Bubba Born? The Changing Map of Europe (1492-1952).'' Toulon, IL: Triad, 1989. Audio cassette. Recorded at the 8th national seminar on Jewish genealogy, June 1989, Philadelphia, Pa.
* Stern, Malcolm H., and Harold I. Saperstein. ''Centennial Birthday Party Reminiscences.'' Palm Desert, Calif: Convention Cassettes Unlimited, 1989. Audio cassettes. Recorded at centennial convention of
CCAR, June 1989, Cincinnati, Ohio.
* Stern, Malcolm H. ''Resources for Sephardic Research.'' Teaneck, N.J.: Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, 1991. Audio cassette. Recorded at Third International Seminar on Jewish Genealogy, July 1991, Doubletree Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah.
* Jewish Genealogical Society (New York, N.Y.), and Malcolm H. Stern. ''The Jewish Genealogical Society Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary and Honors Its President Emeritus, Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern: Sunday, November 15, 1987.'' New York, N.Y. : Jewish Genealogical Society, 1987.
** Although planned before his death, event was held posthumously in Stern's honor
See also
*
Jewish genealogy
Jewish genealogy is the study of Jewish families and the tracing of their lineages and history. The Pentateuchal equivalent for "genealogies" is "toledot" (generations). In later Hebrew, as in Aramaic, the term and its derivatives "yiḥus" and ...
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Federation of Genealogical Societies
The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in January 1976 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. FGS linked hundreds of U.S.-based genealogy societies and their members. FGS merged with the National ...
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International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)
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JewishGen
JewishGen is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 as an international electronic resource for Jewish genealogy. In 2003, JewishGen became an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York ...
References
External links
Malcolm H. Stern Papersat
American Jewish Archives
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, founded in 1947, is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. It has be ...
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First American Jewish Families' at
American Jewish Archives
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, founded in 1947, is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. It has be ...
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American genealogists
American people of German-Jewish descent
Jewish genealogy
Fellows of the American Society of Genealogists
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion alumni
1915 births
1994 deaths
University of Pennsylvania alumni
20th-century American rabbis