TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records. 1968-1982.
Manuscript Collection No. 191
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. |
| Title: | American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records. |
| Dates: | 1968-1982. |
| Quantity: | 0.8 linear ft. and 12 microfilm reels. |
| Abstract: | Periodical "Reports," pamphlets and monographs dated 1968-1982; and microfilmed copies of correspondence, reports and newsclippings dated 1968-1973, pertaining to the activities of the organization. |
| Collection Number: | MS-191 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Institutional Sketch
The American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc., an anti-Zionist organization was founded by Rabbi Elmer Berger in 1968. Berger had been a founder, chief spokesperson and executive vice president (1943-1968) of the American Council for Judaism, an anti-Zionist organization founded in 1942. Berger resigned from the Council in 1968 and founded the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, of which he was President and chief spokesperson til his death. Several times a year the organization publishes a bulletin, "Reports." Other publications include books and pamphlets containing essays or addresses explaining the anti-zionist viewpoint. Berger is the author of many of the organization's publications.
Scope and Content Note
Periodical "Reports," pamphlets and monographs dated 1968-1982; and microfilmed copies of correspondence, reports and newsclippings dated 1968-1973, pertaining to the activities of the organization.
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Property and Literary Rights
Various donors, by the act of donating the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.
Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-191. American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism, Inc. Records were received from various donors in 1983.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Search Terms
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