National Jewish Welfare Board, Records
Collection
Identifier: I-337 subivserc
Abstract
The collection documents the National Jewish Welfare Board's (JWB) evolution from an organization founded in 1917 to provide support for soldiers in times of war to an agency involved in all aspects of Jewish life both in the United States and abroad. In 1990 JWB recreated itself as the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America.
Dates
- undated, 1889-1995 (bulk 1917-1990)
Creator
- National Jewish Welfare Board (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, German, Latin, Hungarian and Afrikaans.
Extent
1535.8 Linear Feet (1527 Hollinger boxes; 4 [16 x 20"] oversized boxes; 1 [20 x 24"] oversized box; 71 MAP folders, 4 film cans)
Arrangement
The series has been arranged as follows:
- 1) Alphabetical Files, undated, 1927-1966
- 2) Emanuel Berlatsky Subject Files, 1970-1973
- 3) Countries Overseas, 1949-1960
- 4) Foreign Countries, 1936-1966
- 5) Geographic Files, 1946-1967
- 6) Jerusalem Y Building Fund, undated, 1948-1971
- 7) Jerusalem Y Maintenance Files, undated, 1948-1976
- 8) Jerusalem Y Contribution Correspondence, 1952-1967
- 9) Jerusalem Y Subject Files, 1949-1967 (bulk 1955-1963)
- 10) Meetings and Biennials, 1952, 1956-1970 (bulk 1949-1959)
- 11) Bernard Resnikoff Files, 1948-1974 (bulk 1967-1970)
- 12) Subject Files, 1947-1973
- 13) Asher Tarmon Files, undated, 1946-1975
- a) Publications, 1947-1968
- b) Countries Overseas, 1960-1971
- c) Special Files, 1946, 1952-1971
- d) 1971 Files, 1971
- e) Jerusalem Y and World Federation, undated, 1949-1957, 1960-1974
- f) Subject Files, 1951-1973
- g) Jewish Educational Programming, 1967-1975
- Title
- Subgroup IV: Affiliated Organizations, Series C: World Federation of YM & YWHAs and JCCs, undated, 1927-1975 (bulk 1940-1970) *I-337
- Subtitle
- National Jewish Welfare Board
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Dominic Grandinetti, Susan Earle, Cat Lea Holbrook, and Judi Garner (May 2001-February 2004), and Marvin Rusinek (November 2006-July 2007)
- Date
- © 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
