Kieltzer Sick and Benevolent Society of New York Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 1056
Scope and Contents
Constitution. Souvenir journals, 1927, 1980. Souvenir journals of the Kieltzer and Chenchiner Relief Committee, 1937, 1941. Publication by the Committee for the Resettlement of Kielcer Jews, 1946.
Dates
- Creation: 1927 - 1980
Creator
- Kieltzer Sick and Benevolent Society of New York (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Organized in New York in 1905 by immigrants from Kielce, Poland, as the Kieltzer Sick and Benevolent Society of Russian Poland, Inc. Maintained a loan fund for members. Provided housing for new arrivals. Associated with a ladies auxiliary, founded 1923, for charitable activity. Affiliated with the Kieltzer and Chenchiner Relief to aid landslayt. Changed to present name in 1954.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 2.5"ltr)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Committee for the Resettlement of Kielcer Jews (Organization)
- Kieltzer and Chenchiner Relief Committee (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Fraternal organizations -- New York (State) -- New York
- Holocaust survivors -- Poland
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland
- Immigrants -- United States
- International relief -- Poland
- Jewish fraternal organizations -- New York (State) -- New York
- Jewish refugees -- Poland
- Jews -- Charities -- New York (State) -- New York
- Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs
- Jews -- Poland
- Kieltzer Sick and Benevolent Society of Russian Poland.
- Landsmanshaftn -- New York (State) -- New York
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
