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Louis Lipsky Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-672
Abstract

Louis Lipsky (1876-1963) was a noted Zionist leader, journalist, and writer. The collection contains personal correspondence, memoranda, speeches, magazine and newspaper articles, manuscripts, drafts of books, and organizational materials concerning the Zionist movement, and various Jewish organizations.

Dates: 1898-1976

Papers of Lucy S. Dawidowicz

 Collection
Identifier: P-675
Abstract

The Papers of Lucy S. Dawidowicz contain documents pertaining to American Jewish history, anti-Semitism in America, Holocaust denial, European Jewish heritage, and the Holocaust (including the American Jewish response). The bulk of the collection consists of extensive research notes and publications by both Dawidowicz and others, as well as correspondence to family, business contacts, and friends. Additional items include photographs, memoir materials, and index cards.

Dates: undated, 1936-1990

Marvin Lowenthal, papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-140
Abstract

This collection contains Marvin Lowenthal's correspondence, journals, diaries, documents, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials relating to his life, writings, Zionist activities, and relief work on behalf of German Jewry. Includes material on his youth, school work, and college years, as well as autobiographical writings and family correspondence containing information on Horace Kallen and early 20th century Zionist activities. Of particular note is his later correspondence with Jacob Billikopf, Jerome Frank, Horace M. Kallen, Elmer Rice, Eugene C. Taylor, and Stephen S. Wise.

Dates: undated, 1871-1959

Max James Kohler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-7
Abstract

The Papers of Max J. Kohler (1871-1934) document his life's work as lawyer, historian, writer, researcher, and defender of Jewish and immigrant rights. Correspondents include many of Kohler's contemporaries in the field of history and immigration law including Cyrus Adler; William Taft; John Bassett Moore; Mortimer Schiff; David Hunter Miller; Baron and Baroness de Hirsch; the Straus Family including Oscar Straus; Luigi Luzzatti; Leon Huhner; and Julian Mack. Subjects include U.S. immigration law, American-Jewish history, Col. Alfred Dreyfus, Haym Salomon, Ellis Island, Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler, the publication God in Freedom, international treaties, and the Peace Conference of 1919.

Dates: 1765-1963; Majority of material found within 1888 - 1935

Max Lilienthal papers

 Collection — Container: Consolidated Box P11, Folder: P-363
Identifier: P-363
Abstract

Collection contains one Hanukkah sermon (final page missing) translated from German by Samuel Lilienthal, M.D., brother of the author, for Congregation B'nai Israel in Augusta, GA. The manuscript contains corrections and printer's notations in a second hand.

Dates: 1846-1847

Mendel Rosenbaum of Zell Collection

 Collection — Box: CB-P10, Folder: P-353
Identifier: P-353
Abstract

Collection consists of genealogical data pertaining to the family of Rabbi Mendel Rosenbaum of Zell in Germany, and a publication in his memory. Both items are in German. Also contains photocopies of the autobiography of Abraham Gruenbaum, a descendant of Rabbi Mendel Rosenbaum, in the translator's notes and the epilogue, and a diary of Abraham Gruenbaum's trip to Palestine in 1884/85.

Gruenbaum took an active part in the founding of Agudas Israel.

Dates: 1868-1973

Meyer Kayserling papers

 Collection — Box: CB-P9, Folder: P-302
Identifier: P-302
Abstract

Contains eight letters, written in German, to R. Ratz of Berlin, regarding personal and professional matters. Also includes a German article, written in response to George A. Kohut's articles on the Inquisition in South America, which appear in vols. 3 and 4 of Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society. Of specific interest to Kayserling is Thomas Treviño de Sobremonte of Mexico.

Dates: undated, 1859-1865

Molly Picon, papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-38
Abstract

The papers of Molly Picon consist of extensive Yiddish and non-Yiddish plays, numerous radio and television scripts, programs and announcements for Picon's performances, and personal material such as correspondence and photographs. Also included is a large amount of musical material such as songbooks, handwritten lyrics, and sheet music, much of it in Yiddish.

Dates: undated, 1877-1971

Morris “Moe” Berg Papers

 Collection — Container: Consolidated Box P25, Folder: P-853
Identifier: P-924
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Morris "Moe" Berg, who was a professional baseball player, linguist, lawyer, and international spy during WWII. Berg's papers are in the form of correspondence, contracts, telegrams, newspaper and magazine clippings.

Dates: undated, 1924-1972; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1960

Morris U. Schappes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-57
Abstract

Morris U. Schappes, self-taught historian of American Jewish History, author, teacher, and editor of Jewish Currents for 40 years, is also known as a victim of hearings conducted in 1941 by the Rapp-Coudert Committee, a New York legislative committee investigating Communist activities in the state educational system.

This collection is comprised of materials related to the Rapp-Coudert proceedings and Schappes' subsequent imprisonment, and of materials generated in the following decades. Topics represented include academic freedom, Communism in the U.S., the roles of Jews in U.S. history, and Emma Lazarus. The formats primarily present in the collection are research notes, manuscripts, clippings, and correspondence.

Dates: 1891-2004; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990

Moses Ezekiel papers

 Collection — Box: CB-P5, Folder: P-186
Identifier: P-186
Abstract

Consists of letters and notes (1874-1908) written in German and English by Ezekiel, concerning his daily activities while living in Europe. The majority of the letters relate to Max Krause. Also includes letters to Isaac Markens, among which is a letter containing a letter written by Ezekiel's father, Joseph, about Markens' father, Elias (1894); an undated printed biography of Ezekiel; and an autographed photograph.

Dates: 1872-1908

Name File Records in the Hadassah Archives

 Collection
Identifier: I-578/RG 10
Abstract

The Name File record group is a collection of documents representing various individuals, corporations, and non-profit groups who were affiliated with Hadassah. These files were originally arranged alphabetically by the organization's central filing department as a ready reference source on leaders, doctors, speakers, donors, and religious figures associated with Hadassah's many projects. This collection includes correspondence, clippings, newsletters, and other ephemeral documents.

Dates: 1918-2007; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990

Nathan Perlmutter (1923-1987) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1012
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Nathan Perlmutter, a lawyer, lecturer, author, political activist, and a long-time leader of the American Jewish community. It contains certificates, newspaper clippings, correspondence — including numerous condolence cards and letters sent to his family after his death — manuscripts and drafts of Perlmutter’s writings, obituaries, printed materials, programs, and subject files relating to topics he was interested in and that he wrote about.

Dates: 1934-1989; Majority of material found within 1949-1987

National Conference on Soviet Jewry Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-181 and I-181A
Abstract

This collection contains the records of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the largest and most influential American Jewish organization created to coordinate efforts on behalf of Soviet Jewry; the NCSJ containes its work today, under the name, the National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry (NCSEJ).

The bulk of the collection covers the NCSJ's activities from the early 1970s, through late 1980s. It includes meetings minutes, memoranda, correspondence, newsletters and publications of the NCSJ and its precursor organizations (primarily the American Jewish Committee on Soviet Jewry, 1964-1971), and the individual files maintained on Refusenik, prisoners of conscience, and Jewish émigrés.

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The collection also includes a considerable number of reports from the visits to the USSR by Soviet Jewry Movement activists and other. A significant part of the collection is represented by the audio recordings that include 13-minute programs on the WEVD Radio dedicated to Soviet Jewry topics and recordings of phone conversations with Refuseniks. There is also a considerable number of photographs, posters and publications, several film strips and VHS tapes.

Dates: undated, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1958-1993

National Foundation for Jewish Culture Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-527
Abstract

From its inception in 1961, the National Foundation for Jewish Culture (later known as the Foundation for Jewish Culture) supported Jewish scholarship, art, and community services. The collection primarily covers the period between 1959, when the original study proposing the creation of the NFJC was conducted by the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds (CJFWF) and 2015, when the Foundation ceased operations. The materials document organization’s support for Jewish scholarship, art, culture, and its work in strengthening the relationships between cultural institutions and local Jewish communities. The collection also documents the organization’s shift in the 1980s from scholarship to more involvement in Jewish arts and culture.

Dates: 1942, 1952-2015

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub1
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub2
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub3
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub4
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub5
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub6
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub7
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub8
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub9
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserbsub10
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiiserc
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 njwbsubiiserasub1
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiserasub2
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiserasub11
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)

National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiserasub12
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)

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