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Descriptive Summary
Creator:	American Sephardi Federation
Title:	Records of the American Sephardi Federation
Dates:	1972-1978
Dates:	1983-2000
Dates:	bulk 1987-1997
Abstract:	This collection contains the office records of the American Sephardi Federation. Documents focus on the daily functioning, annual conventions, finances, events, and activities of the ASF. The records consist mainly of correspondence, but also include memorandums, reports, financial records, and other organizational documents, as well as newspaper clippings, publications, and photographic media.
Languages:	Collection is in English, Hebrew, French, Turkish, and Russian.
Quantity:	23.8 linear feet
Identification:	ASF AR-6
Repository:	American Sephardi Federation at the Center for Jewish History

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Historical Note

The American Sephardi Federation (ASF) was established in 1973 in accordance with the ideals and goals of the World Sephardi Federation (WSF). It originally developed, in fact, as a branch of the World Sephardi Federation in North America. The branch was founded in 1951, but it lost much of its momentum in the 1960s, especially following the death of one of its founders, Simon Nessim, in 1968. Interest in such a Sephardi Federation persisted however, and was renewed during deliberations of the Sephardic caucus at the Second Annual Convention of the American Zionist Federation at Palmer House in Chicago, October 21-23, 1972. There the organizational and ideological principles of the American Sephardi Federation were discussed, and plans were made to inaugurate the new organization. Then, amidst a convention attended by some 250 delegates gathered at Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City, the new American Sephardi Federation was launched on February 25, 1973. The Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of New York on November 27, 1973 and the Jewish Agency provided space for the new Federation. The first President of ASF was Dr. Daniel J. Elazar, a Professor of Political Science at Temple University. Elazar established goals that focused on the strengthening of Jewish unity among the Sephardim; the promotion of religious, social, and cultural activities among the Sephardim; and the rendering of assistance to Sephardim seeking to immigrate to Israel. Particular emphasis was placed on promoting youth programs among Sephardic youth. Elazar continued in the position as President until 1975. He was then succeeded by Liliane Winn Shalom, who in turn, served as president until 1982.

Over the next few years, the ASF started to systematically develop relationships with Sephardic congregations and communities throughout the United States and the world. The leadership sought to represent the interests of Sephardim in various national and international Jewish associations. When the World Jewish Congress convened in 1978, the ASF was acknowledged as a representative of the Sephardic communities in the USA.

In 1982, Leon Levy became the acting president of the American Sephardi Federation, and the organization underwent a number of dramatic changes. Under his guidance, the ASF was transformed into a more focused organization with a narrower scope that enabled the ASF to better serve the Sephardic Community. Levy guided the organization, directing it to place greater emphasis on the themes of Zionism and restitution for Jews driven from Arab countries. He brought with him not only his own personal determination and commitment, but also an enhanced level of financial security and management that were to contribute greatly to the efficient operation of the organization.

The year 1992 was a particularly significant and busy one for the American Sephardi Federation. The year marked the quincentennary not only of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas, but also of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, and their subsequent arrival in various parts of the Ottoman Empire. These anniversaries were celebrated in a variety of commemorative events and conferences on a national, state, and local level, and ASF worked vigorously to insure Sephardic participation in many of them. Sepharad '92 was an initiative on the part of the Spanish government that was intended to commemorate the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. The commemoration was joined not only by ASF, but also by the American Association of Jewish Friends of Turkey (AAJFT) and the World Sephardi Federation. The events surrounding Sepharad '92 stretched from 1988 through 1992. In 1989, the International Jewish Committee for Sepharad 1992 was formed by Yitzhak Navon, former Israeli president and minister of education. The Committee was chaired by Hal M. Lewis, then Executive Vice-President of ASF. An additional contribution made by the American Sephardi Federation was a cruise organized in 1992, called the Sephardi Odyssey, which took participants to various destinations in the Sephardi world, including Morocco, Spain, Greece, Turkey, and Israel.

Among the most notable activities carried out by the American Sephardi Federation from 1987 through 1995 were a series of National Conventions. These were held each year during this period, with the exception of 1992 and 1994. They provided members with the opportunity to meet and discuss issues affecting Sephardim, as well as to expand their knowledge in a variety of areas.

Salomon Vaz Dias became Executive Director of the ASF from 1997 to 1998. He sought to make the American Sephardi Federation more active in Zionist Affairs. During his administration, ASF held one additional National Convention in 1998. Jayne Rosengarten served as the Executive Director from 1998 to 1999. Under her guidance, ASF began to direct more attention toward the issue of collecting claims of the losses of Jewish refugees from Arab countries.

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Scope and Content Note

The archives of the American Sephardi Federation were assembled from a wide assortment of documents collected over the space of thirty years. During that period, ASF changed its offices several times, and experienced a number of changes in its administration. This resulted in the proliferation and duplication of a number of documents. Most of the records and papers in this collection now derive from the time that Leon Levy became President in 1982 and continuing up to 2000. There is little information from the early years of the American Sephardi Federation's history, and almost nothing from the time of Professor Daniel Elazar's administration. There is a small amount of material from the late 1970s through the early 1980s, during which time Liliane Winn Shalom served as the President of ASF.

This collection is organized into eight series. The first series describes the ASF Leadership in the years 1973-1978 and 1983-1998. It is made up of minutes and records of meetings of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, the Presidium, etc. The second series details the minutes and records of the various National Conventions held by the ASF in the years 1972-1975 and 1986-1998.

The records of the ASF contain materials that were produced as part of the daily office workflow. A great deal of the collection is made up of correspondence, including both materials that were received and dispatched in the ASF office. This correspondence makes up the bulk of Series III: Administration. In addition this series contains Annual Reports for the years 1973-1975 and 1988-1995, as well as General Agenda material for the years 1973-2000. The ASF also attempted to monitor the situation of the Jewish populations in the Middle East (most of which were Sephardi populations), seeking to intervene and win restitution in cases where lives, property or rights were put at risk. Information on this issue is also contained in Series III.

Series IV of the ASF Archives focuses mainly on the issue of Finances for the years 1976-1998. So saying, the series contains the Annual Financial Statements for the years 1976-1998; Tax Reports for the years 1976 and 1984 to 1998; and General Financial Documentation for the years 1976-1998.

The Young Leadership or New Leadership Division was one of the most active organizations in the American Sephardi Federation, and reports of their activities are reported regularly in the ASF newsletters. The details of their events and activities may also be found reported here in Series V of the ASF Archives.

One of the most important means for advertising and promoting Sephardic cultural awareness was through the sponsoring of a number of tours to countries that had once contained significant Sephardic populations. These generally involved trips to countries that had once held thriving Sephardic communities. Probably the most notable among these tours was the Sephardi Odyssey, which was part of the activities of Sepharad '92. This cruise took participants to various destinations in the Sephardi world, including Morocco, Spain, Greece, Turkey, and Israel. The material from these tours is contained in Series VI--Tours and Travel-- of the ASF Archives.

In addition to all this other material, a number of ASF staff members had collected an ephemera dealing with Sephardim, but not directly connected with ASF. These files include information on countries around the world where Sephardim live, materials relating to Sephardic culture, and items from organizations not directly related to the ASF. These records are contained in Series VII: Reference Files.

Finally, Series VIII contains a number of mailing lists of members of the American Sephardi Federation from the years 1987 to 1998.

The vast majority of the papers in this collection are in English. Other languages encountered here include Hebrew, French, Spanish, Turkish, and Russian.

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Arrangement

This collection is organized into eight series:

• Series I: ASF Leadership, 1973-1978, 1983-1998
• Series II: ASF National Conventions, 1972-1975, 1986-1998
• Series III: Administration, undated, 1973-2000
  • Subseries 1: Annual Reports, 1973-1975, 1988-1995
  • Subseries 2: General Agenda, 1973-2000
  • Subseries 3: Sephardic Communities, 1987-1998
• Series IV: Finances, 1976-1998
  • Subseries 1: Annual Financial Statements, 1976-1998
  • Subseries 2: Tax Reports, 1976, 1984-1998
  • Subseries 3: General Financial Documentation, 1976-1998
• Series V: Young Leadership Division, undated, 1973-1978, 1987-1998
• Series VI: Tours and Travel, 1987-1997
• Series VII: Reference Files, undated, 1970-2000 (bulk 1988-1997)
  • Subseries 1: Country Files, undated, 1970-1996 (bulk 1987-1996)
  • Subseries 2: Culture Files, undated, 1980-1989 (bulk 1988-1997)
  • Subseries 3: Organization Files, undated, 1975-2000 (bulk 1990-1997)
• Series VIII: Mailing Lists, undated, 1987-1998

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers. Series VIII: Mailing Lists contains restricted material.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
American Sephardi Federation
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011

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Related Material

Copies of ASF publications are available in the ASF Library.

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Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Records of the American Sephardi Federation; box number; folder title; American Sephardi Federation at the Center for Jewish History .

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Processing Information

The archives of the American Sephardi Federation were assembled from a wide assortment of documents collected over the space of thirty years. During that period, ASF changed its offices several times, and experienced a number of changes in its administration. This resulted in a certain lack of cohesion and organization in the original arrangement and the proliferation and duplication of a number of documents. The documents have been arranged in a manner that will make them accessible to the public and to the researcher.

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Access points

• Subject organizations:

  • American Sephardi Federation

• Subject topics:

  • Sephardim

• Document types:

  • Annual reports
  • Correspondence
  • Minutes
  • Reports

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Container List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series I: ASF Leadership, 1973-19781983-1998.
1 linear foot
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title of folder. Arrangement of meetings is chronological by date.
Scope and Content: This series contains the minutes and details of meetings of a number of the governing bodies of the American Sephardi Federation during the period extending from 1975 up until 1998. There are very few remnants of the earliest meetings of the leadership committees of ASF, particularly those from the period of the presidency of Professor Daniel Elazar. Indeed, Elazar served as president from 1973 to 1975, and the earliest records derive from meetings held in 1975. This may have been because Professor Elazar was working out of Temple University in Philadelphia, and any records that may have been accumulated were lost somewhere between there and ASF's current headquarters in New York City. In any case, ASF appears to have undergone a re-organization in 1975, as reflected in the file detailing the activities of the "Ad hoc 'Think Tank' Committee" in 1975 and the first minutes of the Board of Directors meetings held in 1975. The remainder of the materials in this series are made up of minutes and records of meetings of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, the Presidium, etc. The collection includes not only minutes, memoranda, and election nominations, but also pictures and negatives of various Boards and members. Documents related to the Strategic Planning Committee, however, are included in Series III: Administration.
Box		Title	Date
1		Ad hoc "Think Tank" Committee	1975
1		ASF Leadership Structure	1991
1		Board Members' Data Sheets	1993
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1975 Feb.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1983 Mar.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1988 Jan.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1990 Dec.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1991 Oct.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1992 Jan.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1993 Jan.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1993 Oct.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1994 May
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1995 Sept.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1997 Aug.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1997 Nov.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1998 Jan.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1998 Feb.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1998 Mar.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings	1998 May
1		Board of Directors - Meetings - Photos, Contact Sheets, and Negatives	1990 Dec.
1		Board of Directors - Meetings - Photos	1992?
1		Board of Directors - Meetings - Photos, Negatives, and Contact Sheets	1993
1		Board of Directors - Member list	1975?
1		Board of Directors - Member list	1993
1		Board of Directors - Memorandum to the Members	1973
1		Board of Directors - Nominating Committee	1992-1993
1		Board of Directors - Nominating Committee - Report	1992
1		Board of Directors - Nominations	1998
1		Board of Directors - Nominations - Acceptance	1993
1		Board of Directors - Slate for additional Board Members	1991
1		Board of Directors - Status after Elections	1990
1		Executive Committee - Designation	1975
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1976 Oct.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1977 Feb.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1977 Mar.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1978 Aug.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1984 Feb.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1991 Apr.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1992 Mar.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1992 May
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1992 June
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1992 Sept.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1992 Nov.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1994 Jan.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1994 Feb.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1995 Feb.
1		Executive Committee - Meeting	1998 June
1		Executive Committee - Report on Activities	1977
1		Executive Committee (Restrictive) Meeting	1993 Aug.
1		Executive Committee (Restrictive) Meeting	1993 Sept.
1		Leadership Positions Description	1976?
1		Organization Meeting of the Initial Directors	1973
1		President's Circle	1989-1990
1		President's Circle - Report on Activity	1991
1		Presidium	1993 Sept.
1		Presidium	1993 Dec.
1		Presidium	1994 Jan.
1		Presidium	1995 Dec.
1		Sephardic Leadership Meeting	1985
1		Special Ad Hoc Committee	1988
1		Special Meeting of Community Leaders	1988
1		Steering Committee	1975

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Series II: ASF National Conventions, 1972-1975, 1986-1998.
5.4 linear feet
Arrangement: Chronological by convention year, then further arranged alphabetically by topic.
Scope and Content: The documents in this Series focus mainly on the planning and proceedings of the various American Sephardi Federation Conventions that took place in Philadelphia, Miami, Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Jerusalem between 1987 and 1998. While most of the material focuses on these large National conventions, there is also a single folder containing the highlights of a convention held in New York City in 1975. One also finds a few details of those conventions of the American Zionist Federation and the World Sephardi Federation wherein the ideas for the American Sephardi Federation were initially developed and discussed. Prominent in Series II are the many records showing the organization and preparations that went into the staging of the National conventions. A large portion of the material consists of correspondence, and includes organizational correspondence between ASF convention organizers and the many caterers, travel agents, hotel personnel, performers, and members of the hosting communities who made the conventions successful. Correspondence also includes invitations to convention speakers and dignitaries. The planning material includes several forms from each convention, i.e., registration and evaluation forms. Other documents, such as schedules of events, programs, and minutes of various meetings are also included. In addition to records concerning the planning of conventions, there is a large amount of the promotional material used, including information on the city holding the convention, press releases about the convention, and clippings and periodicals containing information or announcements. Other material of potential interest to researchers is the documentation of convention workshop proceedings and biographical material on speakers and workshop leaders. It should be noted that records from the Convention in Miami in 1987 are particularly effective in documenting the role of convention workshops in developing resolutions on Sephardic issues. Financial papers for most conventions may also be found here. Researchers should be aware that although there is documentation on the planning of the 1996 convention, this convention never took place. The bulk of the material comprised by this series covers the years 1987 through 1993, although a small number of records are available for the succeeding conventions 1996 through 1998 and on the early conventions in the 1970s.
Chicago  1972
Box		Title	Date
2		Sephardic Delegates to the American Zionist Federation convention, Chicago	1972
New York City  1973
Box		Title	Date
2		World Sephardi Federation, United States, First National Convention	1973
New York City  1975
Box		Title	Date
2		Resolutions	1975
Philadelphia  1987
Box		Title	Date
2		Administrative Papers	1987
2		Articles and Clippings	1987
2		Convention Report and Resolutions	1987
2		Correspondence	1986-1987
2		Delegates	1986-1987
2		Finances	1986-1987
2		Gala Dinner Dance	1986-1987
2		Photos and Contact Sheets	1987
2		Planning	1987
2		Press Releases	1987
2		Publications - Booklets	1987
2		Solomon Gaon's Speech	1987
Miami  1987
Box		Title	Date
2		Applications	1987
2		Articles and Clippings	1987
2		Biographies	1987
2		Castle Hotel	1987
2		Convention Committee	1987
2		Convention Report	1987
2		Correspondence	1987 Jan.-Aug.
2		Correspondence	1987 Sept.-1988
2		Correspondence - Form Letters	1987
2		Finances	1987
2		Opinion Poll	1987
2		Photos and Negatives	1987
2		Press Releases	1987
2		Publications - Convention Journal	1987
2		Publications - Sephardic Connection	1986-1987
2		Resolutions	1987
2		Schedules of Events	1987
2		Sephardic Shouk	1987
2		Souvenir	1987
2		Workshops - Articles	1987
2		Workshops - Correspondence	1987
Seattle  1989
Box		Title	Date
2		Applications	1989
2		Articles and Clippings	1989
2		Biographies	1988-1989
2		Correspondence	1988-1989
2		Correspondence - Form Letters	1989
2		Evaluations	1989
2		Exploring Your Jewish Roots	1980-1989
2		Finances	1989
2		Finances - Income and Expense Reports	1989
2		Forms	1989
2		Photos	1989
2		Photos - Contact Sheets and Negatives	1989
2		Planning	1989
2		Press Releases	1989
2		Proclamations	1989
2		Publications - Booklets	1989
2		Publications - Convention Journal	1989
2		Roster, Delegates Listing	1989
Box		Title	Date
3		Seattle Promotional Material	1989
3		Seattle Promotional Material - Photos	1989
3		Schedules of Events	1989
3		Westin Hotel	1989
Chicago  1990
Box		Title	Date
3		Articles and Clippings	1990
3		Biographies	1990
3		Evaluations	1990
3		Finances	1989-1990
3		Forms and Form Letters	1990
3		Hyatt Hotel	1989-1990
3		Hyatt Hotel - Finances	1990
3		Invitations	1990
3		JUF News	1990
3		Notes	1990
3		Performers	1990
3		Photos	1990
3		Photos - Contact Sheets	1990
3		Photos - Negatives	1990
3		Planning	1990
3		Planning - Correspondence	1989-1990
3		Post-Convention Correspondence	1990
3		Poster	1990
3		Press Releases	1990
3		Promotional Video	1990
3		Publications - Convention Journal	1990
3		Registration, A-G	1990
3		Registration, H-Z	1990
3		Schedules of Events	1990
3		Shabbat Program	1990
3		Slide Presentation	1990
3		Speakers - Correspondence	1989-1990
3		Travel	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Announcements and Form Letters	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Background Information for Discussions	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Biographies
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Correspondence	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Correspondence - Invitations	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Evaluations and Closing Statement	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Hyatt Hotel	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Participants	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Photos	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Planning	1990
3		Young Leadership Division's North American Conference - Press Releases	1990
Los Angeles  1991
Box		Title	Date
4		Awards and Acknowledgements	1991
4		Biographies	1990-1991
4		Clippings	1991
4		Congratulatory Correspondence	1991
4		Convention Directory	1991
4		Correspondence with Government Officials	1991
4		Cultural Fair	1991
4		Cultural Fair - Correspondence	1991
4		Cultural Fair - Finances	1991
4		Donations	1991
4		Evaluations	1991
4		Finances	1991-1992
4		Finances - Expenses	1991
4		Finances - Income	1991
4		Finances - Proposed Budget	1991
4		Forms and Form Letters	1990-1991
4		Invitations	1991
4		Leadership Development Track	1991
4		Mailing Lists	1991
4		Nessim Gaon's Convention Address	1991
4		Notes	1991
4		Photos	1991
4		Photos - Contact Sheets	1991
4		Photos - Negatives	1991
4		Planning	1991
4		Planning - Convention Committee Meetings and Outlines	1991
4		Planning - Correspondence	1990 Dec.-1991 June
4		Planning - Correspondence	1991 July-Oct.
4		Planning - Notes	1991
4		Planning - Program Ideas	1991
4		Press Releases	1991
4		Registration, A-J	1991
4		Registration, K-Z	1991
4		Registration Lists	1991
4		Resolutions	1991
4		Schedules of Events	1991
4		Scholarship Requests	1991
4		Shabbaton	1991
4		Sheraton Hotel	1991
4		Slide Presentation	1991
Box		Title	Date
5		Souvenirs	1991
5		Speakers - Correspondence	1990-1991
5		Travel	1991
5		Young Leadership Division - Announcements and Form Letters	1991
5		Young Leadership Division - Correspondence	1991
5		Young Leadership Division - Participants	1991
5		Young Leadership Division - Planning	1991
5		Young Leadership Division - Schedules of Events	1991
New York City  1993
Box		Title	Date
5		Biographies	1993
5		Catering	1993
5		Committees	1993
5		Communities Presentation	1993
5		Convention Directory	1993
5		Convention Journal	1993
5		Convention Journal Ads	1993
5		Convention Journal - Historical Outlines	1993
5		Convention Notes	1993
5		Convention Questionnaires	1993
5		Correspondence	1992-1993
5		Delegates' Questionnaires	1993
5		Ellis Island Tour	1993
5		Final Report	1993
5		Finances - Bills Paid	1993
5		Finances - Bills Receivable	1993
5		Finances - Convention Account	1992-1993
5		Gala Dinner	1993
5		Hyatt Hotel	1993
5		Hyatt Hotel - Bills	1993
5		Invitations	1993
5		Jerusalem Post	1993
5		Music	1993
5		New Leadership Division	1993
5		On-site Taping	1993
Box		Title	Date
6		Photos	1993
6		Photos - Contact Sheets	1993
6		Photos - Negatives	1993
6		Press Releases	1993
6		Proclamations	1993
6		Program Planning	1993
6		Registration Forms, A-J	1993
6		Registration Forms, K-Z	1993
6		Sephardi Odyssey Reunion	1993
6		Shabbaton	1993
6		Shabbaton - Correspondence	1993
6		Special Invitations	1993
6		Telethon	1990-1993
6		Touch of Greece Boat Ride	1993
6		Vendors	1993
6		Volunteers	1993
Miami  1995
Box		Title	Date
6		Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel	1995
6		Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel - Finances	1995
6		Convention Directory	1995
6		Convention Journal Ads	1995
6		Correspondence	1994-1995
6		Exhibit Space	1994-1995
6		Expected Attendance Report	1994
6		Finances	1994-1995
6		Photos - Identified	1995
6		Photos - Unidentified	1995
6		Photos - Unidentified	1995
6		Photos - Unidentified	1995
6		Photos - Unidentified	1995
6		Planning	1994-1995
6		Registration Forms	1994
6		Schedules of Events	1995
6		Synagogue Descriptions	1994
Jerusalem  1996
Box		Title	Date
22		Convention Journal Ads	1996
22		Correspondence	1995-1996
22		Correspondence - Dignitaries and Speakers	1996
22		Correspondence - Form Letters	1995-1996
22		Israel Promotional Material	1994-1996
22		Planning	1994-1996
22		Pre-Conference Tour to Turkey	1995
22		Publicity	1996
22		Registration	1995-1996
22		Schedules of Events	1995-1996
New York City   1998
Box		Title	Date
22		Commemoration of Israel's Fiftieth Anniversary	1998
22		Convention Journal	1998
22		Correspondence	1997-1998
22		Drafts of Invitations and Sales Letters	1998
22		Finances	1998
22		Gala Dinner	1998
22		Gala Dinner - Attendance and Table Assignments	1998
22		Information about Sephardic Congregations and Organizations	1998
22		Photos	1998
22		Planning	1998
22		Resolutions	1998
22		Responses from Political Figures	1998
22		Schedules of Events	1998

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Series III: Administration, undated, 1973-2000.
7.6 linear feet
Scope and Content: This series reflects the daily activities of the ASF office and of the operations of the ASF in general. Subseries 1: Annual Reports contains the annual reports of the American Sephardi Federation for a number of years. These reports provide a comprehensive overview of ASF activities in given years in a short, but concise manner. Unfortunately, the collection does not contain a complete litany of annual reports for every year, and there is a period extending from 1975 to 1988 for which we have no reports. The reports generally contain an outline of the most important events in which ASF was involved during a given year, as well as lists of the Board of Directors and other officers named in that year's administration. Subseries 2: General Agenda contains documents generated on a daily basis by the ASF staff. The documents include such diverse items as correspondence, memoirs, announcements, photos, and newspaper clippings with relevant and timely articles describing ASF events. These events include such projects as Sepharad '92 or Project Sepharad, as well as various other fundraising events. The subseries is divided into Chronological files and Subject files. While the Chronological files consist of chronologically ordered documents that are not distinguished by any explicit topic and are mostly composed of routine memos, the Subject files encompass a wide variety of projects and activities in which ASF was involved. These latter often spanned several years, as in the case of the aforementioned Sepharad projects. Subseries 3: Sephardi Communities is composed of announcements, memos, and correspondence that the ASF office received from the various local Sephardic communities with which it had contacts.
Subseries 1: Annual Reports,  1973-1975, 1988-1995.
0.2 linear foot
Arrangement: Chronological.
Scope and Content: Subseries 1 is composed of the annual reports of the ASF. These were usually either published in the form of a booklet or printed and bound with a spiral (circle) binding. The annual reports summarized the activities in which the ASF was involved during the year both culturally and politically. They encompassed events organized by individual ASF branches and by the Young/New Leadership Division as well. The annual reports also contain short summaries of past ASF National Conventions reports on the biggest donors and supporters of the ASF, and complete listings of the national Board of Directors and officers of the ASF.
Box		Title	Date
7		Annual Report - The Summary of Activities	1973-1975
7		Annual Report	1988-1989
7		Annual Report	1989-1990
7		Annual Report	1991-1992
7		Annual Report	1992-1993
7