Independent Jaworower Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 967
Scope and Contents
Minutes, 1932-1949 (Yiddish, German). Minutes of the Erste Jaworower K.U.V., 1921-1938. Financial materials. Memorial book, 1956.
Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 1962
Creator
- Independent Jaworower Association (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Founded in New York in 1913 by immigrants from Yavorov (Polish: Jaworow), Ukraine to provide the younger members of the Jaworower society with an alternative to the older, more orthodox Erste Jaworower Kranken Unterstitzung Verein. The two societies merged in 1948.
Extent
8 in.
Language of Materials
English
Yiddish
German
Subject
Geographic
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Topical
- Fraternal organizations -- New York (State) -- New York
- Immigrants -- United States
- Jewish fraternal organizations -- New York (State) -- New York
- Jews -- Charities -- New York (State) -- New York
- Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc.
- Jews -- Ukraine -- Yavorov
- Landsmanshaftn -- New York (State) -- New York
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
