Israel Goldberg papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists primarily of the author's unpublished manuscripts and songs (set to music); printed texts of plays, short stories, essays and other literary works; material relating to several organized attempts to ban The merchant of Venice from the NYC public school curriculum; personal documents and correspondence; newspaper clippings; and other material utilized as sources for his writings. The correspondence is primarily with publishers and Emanuel Neumann and relating to Zionism in general.
It also contains a detailed record, consisting of letters, a dated handwritten account, and news clippings, of the 1927 Zionist Convention in Atlantic City, centering on an internal schism as to the competence of the Lipsky administration, as well as some follow-up material in 1928. Prominent in these papers is correspondence with Louis D. Brandeis; also represented are Henrietta Szold and Chaim Weizmann.
Dates
- undated, 1911-1964
Creator
- Goldberg, Israel, 1887-1964 (Person)
- Neumann, Emanuel, 1893- (Person)
- Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 (Person)
- Learsi, Rufus, 1887-1964 (Person)
- Seder Ritual Committee (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Biographical Note
Goldberg wrote under the pseudonym Rufus Learsi.
Extent
4 Manuscript Boxes (1/4-4/4)
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of the author's unpublished manuscripts and songs (set to music); printed texts of plays, short stories, essays and other literary works; material relating to several organized attempts to ban The merchant of Venice from the NYC public school curriculum; personal documents and correspondence; newspaper clippings; and other material utilized as sources for his writings. The correspondence is primarily with publishers and Emanuel Neumann and relating to Zionism in general.
It also contains a detailed record, consisting of letters, a dated handwritten account, and news clippings, of the 1927 Zionist Convention in Atlantic City, centering on an internal schism as to the competence of the Lipsky administration, as well as some follow-up material in 1928. Prominent in these papers is correspondence with Louis D. Brandeis; also represented are Henrietta Szold and Chaim Weizmann.
Acquisition Note
Gift of David E. Goldberg
- Antisemitism -- United States
- Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941
- Education -- New York (State)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Learsi, Rufus, 1887-1964
- Seder Ritual Committee
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945
- United States
- Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952
- Zionism -- United States
- Zionist Organization of America
- Title
- Guide to the Israel Goldberg papers, undated, 1911-1964 P-71
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- April, June 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
