Jews, East European -- United States -- Societies, etc.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Landsmanshaftn Collection
Collection
Identifier: I-332
Abstract
The bulk of this collection consists of anniversary or souvenir journals for approximately ninety landsmanshaftn benevolent organizations.
Dates:
undated, 1899-1971, 1991
Found in:
American Jewish Historical Society
Records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Landsmanshaftn Department
Collection
Identifier: RG 335.7
Abstract
This collection contains mainly correspondence between staff of the JDC Landsmanshaftn Department and members of various landsmanshaftn, benevolent organizations of immigrants originally from the same communities, as well as between the Landsmanshaftn Department and the interest-free loan associations (gmilas khesed societies) and heads of the various Jewish communities, mostly in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Dates:
1926-1950; Majority of material found within 1937-1939; Majority of material found within 1945-1949
Found in:
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
- Center for Jewish History
- 15 West 16th St.
- New York, NY 10011
- inquiries@cjh.org
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