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A Finding Aid to the Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Records. 1916-1952.
Manuscript Collection No. 312
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). |
| Title: | Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Records. |
| Dates: | 1916-1952. |
| Quantity: | 0.8 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, minute book, executive committee minutes, bulletins, pamphlets, cash book, dues book, receipt book, newsclippings. Materials pertaining to the United Brahiner and Vicinity Relief Committee of Philadelphia are dated 1916-1929; materials pertaining to the Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee of Philadelphia are dated 1945-1952. |
| Collection Number: | MS-312 |
| Language: | Collection material in English and Yiddish. |
Institutional Sketch
The Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee and United Brahiner and Vicinity Relief Committee of Philadelphia were composed of Jews who immigrated to the United States from the vicinity of Mazir in White Russia. The committees were local branches of national organizations formed to send relief to suffering Jews in Russia. The Mazirer Relief Committee was formed in 1945 to assist Russian Jews in areas devastated by the Nazis, but later sent monetary assistance to the new State of Israel. The committee (with the help of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) also assisted American Jews to locate missing relatives in Russia.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, minute book, executive committee minutes, bulletins, pamphlets, cash book, dues book, receipt book, newsclippings. Materials pertaining to the United Brahiner and Vicinity Relief Committee of Philadelphia are dated 1916-1929; materials pertaining to the Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee of Philadelphia are dated 1945-1952.
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 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
Property rights are held by the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-312. Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
Donor information for the Mazirer and Vicinity Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Records is not available.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
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