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National Jewish Welfare Board, Records

Collection

Identifier: I-337

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)

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

Records of the American Jewish Committee, Alphabetical Files

Collection

Identifier: RG 347.17.12

Abstract

This collection consists of general reference files from the New York City headquarters of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Materials originated in various AJC departments and were maintained by a Central Records office until 1962, when records retention policy was decentralized. Document types include correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, and published materials concerning individuals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations related to the work of the AJC.

Dates: 1924-1981; Majority of material found within 1933-1962

Found in: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

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Subject: Newspapers X
Subject: Pamphlets X
Subject: Antisemitism X
Names: Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds X

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