Bessarabier Podolier Benevolent Society Records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Bessarabier Podolier B.S., Inc. Minutes, 1958-1960. Financial papers. Anniversary journals. Photographs. Materials of the East Bronx Cultural Society (photocopies): certificate of incorporation, 1955; constitution; minutes. Materials of the Baltic Podolier Br. 277 IWO: speeches, meeting announcements; anniversary journal; photographs. Materials of the Podolier Br. 277 IWO, including "wall newspapers" 1932-1940s. Materials of the Bessarabier Br. 302 IWO, including: minutes, 1943-1947; personal papers of the donor; miscellaneous; photograph.
Dates
- Creation: 1933 - 1974
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Founded in 1954 by former members of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO) of the International Workers' Order (IWO) when the latter order was dissolved during the McCarthy era. In 1930, a group of members of the Zwanitz-Podolier Br. 277 Workmen's Circle broke away to join the IWO as its Branch 277. This branch merged with another Workmen's Circle branch to form the Podolier Br. 277 I.W.O., later affiliated with yet another branch, renaming itself the Baltic Podolier Br. 277 IWO. Was affiliated with the Emma Lazarus Club #277 IWO. Some of the members of Branch 277 supported the Zwanitz-Podolier Relief Committee. In 1954, members of Branch 277 formed the East Bronx Cultural Society. This later merged with the former Bessarabier Br. 302 IWO, to form the Bessarabier Podolier B.S., Inc.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (2 2.5"lgl)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Rosenblatt, Isidore (Person)
- East Bronx Cultural Society (Bronx, New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- International Workers Order. Baltic Podolier Branch No. 277 (Bronx, New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- International Workers Order. Bessarabier Branch No. 302 (Bronx, New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Ambijan Committee (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Birobidzhan (Russia)
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
- Europe, Eastern
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Topical
- Fraternal organizations -- New York (State) -- New York
- International relief
- Jewish fraternal organizations -- New York (State) -- New York
- Jews -- Charities -- New York (State) -- New York
- Jews -- Colonization
- Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc.
- Landsmanshaftn -- New York (State) -- New York
- Wall newspapers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
