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Series A. Central Files. 1919-1976.
Series B. Political Department/Department of International Affairs and
United Nations. 1919–1977. (bulk 1940s-1960s)
Series C. Institute of Jewish Affairs. 1918-1979.
Series D. Relief and Rescue Departments. 1939–1969. (bulk
1940-1950)
Series E. Culture Department. 1943–1974.
Series F. Organization Department. 1942–1976.
Series G. Administrative Departments. 1936–1979.
Series H. Alphabetical Files. 1919–1981. (bulk
1940-1981)
Series I. Publications. 1942–1971.
Series J. Non-Print Materials and Miscellaneous. 1930–1982. |
A Finding Aid to the World Jewish Congress Records. 1918-1982.
Series E. Culture Department. 1943â1974.
Manuscript Collection No. 361
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Repository: |
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish
Archives |
Creator: |
World Jewish Congress |
Title: |
World Jewish Congress Records |
Dates: |
1918-1982 |
Bulk Dates: |
1940-1980 |
Quantity: |
488.4 linear feet (1221 Hollinger boxes) |
Abstract: |
Collection containing the files of the New York office of the
World Jewish Congress, 1918-1982, with the bulk of materials dated between 1940-1980.
Records include cables, correspondence, memos, minutes, photographs, press releases,
publications, reports and research files. Subjects include: WJC organization, antisemitism,
Israel, Jewish unity, Jewish rights, Jewish communities, Holocaust-era and World War II
relief and rescue, Jewish-Arab relations, Soviet Jews, and Zionism. This collection also
contains some material from the American Jewish Congress. |
Identification: |
MS-361 |
Language: |
Collection material in English. |
Terms of Access and Use
The World Jewish Congress 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
Literary rights are retained by the World Jewish Congress and its designees. 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.
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the World Jewish Congress Records
and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as
follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-361. World Jewish Congress Records. American
Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Series E. Culture Department. 1943–1974. [11 Hollinger boxes (4.4 linear
feet)] |
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Historical Note: The Culture Department in New York was established in March 1945 to
assist with reconstruction of the spiritual and cultural life of Holocaust survivors;
recovery of cultural treasures and communal archives; and to strengthen the intellectual
aspects of Jewish life in the Western hemisphere and Sephardic communities in the
Mediterranean area. Several variations of the name of the department are used in the
collection, including Education Department, Cultural Department, and Department of
Culture and Education. |
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Scope and Content Note: Contains correspondence of the department directors,
Simon Federbush and Wolf Blattberg, together
with reports, publications, and other material pertaining to the activities of the New
York branch of the Culture Department. |
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Material in the series includes correspondence of the first director, Simon
Federbush (1945–ca. 1950) and the second director, Wolf
Blattberg (1950–1958), who joined the department in 1945. After
Blattberg's death in 1958, Greta Beigel
assumed his responsibilities for cultural work. Included in
Blattberg's files is correspondence with the London headquarters
of the Culture Department and its director, Aaron Steinberg
(1946–1968). |
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In addition to correspondence, the series contains reports, publications, and other
materials pertaining to the activities of the Culture Department in New York, such as
the school adoption plan, cultural delegation to Europe and South America, essay
contests, relations with UNESCO, book drives, and periodicals. Other materials in the series refer to
conferences on Jewish, Yiddish, or Hebrew culture. |
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Arrangement Note: Divided into three subseries: |
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Subseries 1. Executive Files. 1944–1959. [8 Hollinger boxes] |
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Scope and Content Note: Consists of files of Simon Federbush and
Wolf Blattberg's correspondence and reports. |
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Federbush, Simon, 1944–1958 |
Box |
Folder |
E1 |
1 |
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Correspondence, 1944 |
E1 |
2 |
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Correspondence, 1945 |
E1 |
3 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Mar
1946 |
E1 |
4 |
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Correspondence, Apr–Jun
1946 |
E1 |
5 |
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Correspondence, Jul–Sep
1946 |
E1 |
6 |
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Correspondence, Oct–Dec
1946 |
E1 |
7 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Apr
1947 |
E1 |
8 |
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Correspondence, May–Sep
1947 |
E1 |
9 |
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Correspondence, Oct–Dec
1947 |
E1 |
10 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Apr
1948 |
Box |
Folder |
E2 |
1 |
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Correspondence, May–Dec
1948 |
E2 |
2 |
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Correspondence, 1949 |
E2 |
3 |
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Correspondence, 1950 |
E2 |
4 |
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Correspondence, Jun–Dec
1953 |
E2 |
5 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Jun
1954 |
E2 |
6 |
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Correspondence, Jul–Dec
1954 |
E2 |
7 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Jun
1955 |
E2 |
8 |
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Correspondence, Jul–Dec
1955 |
E2 |
9 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Jul
1957 |
E2 |
10 |
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Correspondence, Aug–Dec
1957 |
Box |
Folder |
E3 |
1 |
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Correspondence, 1958 |
E3 |
2 |
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Activities 1945–1946 |
E3 |
3 |
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Biographical sketch, 1947 |
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Blattberg, Wolf, 1945–1958 |
Box |
Folder |
E3 |
4 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Apr
1946 |
E3 |
5 |
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Correspondence, May–Aug
1946 |
E3 |
6 |
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Correspondence, Sep–Dec
1946 |
E3 |
7 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Apr
1947 |
E3 |
8 |
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Correspondence, May–Jun
1947 |
E3 |
9 |
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Correspondence, Jul–Sep
1947 |
E3 |
10 |
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Correspondence, Oct–Dec
1947 |
Box |
Folder |
E4 |
1 |
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Correspondence, Jan–May
1948 |
E4 |
2 |
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Correspondence, Jun–Sep
1948 |
E4 |
3 |
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Correspondence, Oct–Dec
1948 |
E4 |
4 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Mar
1949 |
E4 |
5 |
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Correspondence, Apr–May
1949 |
E4 |
6 |
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Correspondence, Jun–Aug
1949 |
E4 |
7 |
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Correspondence, Sep–Oct
1949 |
E4 |
8 |
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Correspondence, Nov–Dec
1949 |
Box |
Folder |
E5 |
1 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Mar
1950 |
E5 |
2 |
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Correspondence, Apr–Jun
1950 |
E5 |
3 |
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Correspondence, Jul–Dec
1950 |
E5 |
4 |
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Correspondence, 1951 |
E5 |
5 |
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Correspondence, 1952 |
E5 |
6 |
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Correspondence, 1953 |
E5 |
7 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Jul
1957 |
E5 |
8 |
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Correspondence, Aug–Dec
1957 |
E5 |
9 |
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Correspondence, Jan–Aug
1958 |
E5 |
10 |
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Dwork, C. Irving, Washington, D.C. office, 1946 |
Box |
Folder |
E6 |
1 |
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Argentina, 1953–1956 |
E6 |
2 |
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Argentina, statistical reports, correspondence, 1955 |
E6 |
3 |
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Brazil, 1953–1958 |
E6 |
4 |
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Canada, 1953–1957 |
E6 |
5 |
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Great Britain, 1949–1953 |
E6 |
6 |
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Great Britain, 1954 |
E6 |
7 |
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Great Britain, 1955 |
E6 |
8 |
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Great Britain, 1956 |
E6 |
9 |
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Israel, 1953 |
E6 |
10 |
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Israel, 1954 |
E6 |
11 |
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Israel, 1955 |
Box |
Folder |
E7 |
1 |
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Israel, 1956 |
E7 |
2 |
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Israel, 1957–1958 |
E7 |
3 |
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Mexico, 1953–1956 |
E7 |
4 |
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Peru, 1953–1958 |
E7 |
5 |
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Surinam, 1952–1958 |
E7 |
6 |
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Uruguay, 1953–1958 |
E7 |
7 |
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California, Connecticut, Florida, and Illinois, 1953–1958 |
E7 |
8 |
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Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri, 1949–1959 |
E7 |
9 |
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New Hampshire, 1949–1956 |
E7 |
10 |
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New York City, 1953 |
E7 |
11 |
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New York City, 1954 |
E7 |
12 |
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New York City, 1955 |
E7 |
13 |
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New York City, 1956 |
Box |
Folder |
E8 |
1 |
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New York City, 1957 |
E8 |
2 |
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New York City, 1958 |
E8 |
3 |
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New York State, 1953–1958 |
E8 |
4 |
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Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, 1949–1958 |
E8 |
5 |
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South Carolina, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin, 1950–1957 |
E8 |
6 |
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Virgin Islands, 1954 |
E8 |
7 |
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Book drives, 1945–1948 |
E8 |
8 |
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Blattberg, Wolf, condolences, 1958 |
E8 |
9 |
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School adoption plan, 1946–1950 |
E8 |
10 |
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Participant correspondence, 1945–1949 |
E8 |
11 |
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Participant correspondence, 1950 |
E8 |
12 |
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Reports and memos, 1945–1946 |
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Subseries 2. Miscellaneous. 1943–1966, 1971. [2 Hollinger boxes] |
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Scope and Content Note: Consists of various correspondence, United
Nations committee reports, and awards. |
Box |
Folder |
E8 |
13 |
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Correspondence, 1943–1946 |
E8 |
14 |
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Correspondence, 1947–1949 |
Box |
Folder |
E9 |
1 |
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Correspondence, 1950–1959 |
E9 |
2 |
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Correspondence, 1960, 1962, 1965–1966, 1971 |
E9 |
3 |
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Beigel, Greta, 1958–1959 |
E9 |
4 |
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Katz, Rachel, 1959 |
E9 |
5 |
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Marcus, Robert S., 1947–1948 |
E9 |
6 |
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Marcus, Robert S., 1949–1950 |
E9 |
7 |
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Scharfstein, Zevi, trip to South America, 1947 |
E9 |
8 |
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Sokal, Saul, 1951–1959 |
E9 |
9 |
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Commission on European Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, 1946–1947 |
E9 |
10 |
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Commission on the Role of Science in Jewish Education, Kallen,
Horace M., chairman, 1958 |
E9 |
11 |
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Cultural Committee, 1947–1948 |
E9 |
12 |
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Finance Committee, 1953–1955 |
E9 |
13 |
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Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc., 1945–1949 |
E9 |
14 |
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Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc., 1950–1954 |
E9 |
15 |
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Speaker's bureau, 1947 |
E9 |
16 |
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United Nations Children's Fund and United
Nations Economic and Social Council, reports (including
United Nations Economic and Social Council Textbook
Improvement Project), 1950–1952 |
E9 |
17 |
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United Jewish Educational and Cultural Organization, 1947 |
E9 |
18 |
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Activities in Latin America, 1950–1958 |
Box |
Folder |
E10 |
1 |
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American Jewish Cultural Congress, 1947 |
E10 |
2 |
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European symposium, Yiddish in Jewish life, Jan 29–30,
1966 |
E10 |
3 |
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First International Jewish Musicological Congress, 1957–1958 |
E10 |
4 |
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Marcus, Jay Joshua Memorial Awards, 1950–1952 |
E10 |
5 |
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Jewish education in United States, 1946–1950 |
E10 |
6 |
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Jewish education and youth activities in Europe, reports, 1945–1946 |
E10 |
7 |
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Maimonides celebration and American Jewish Tercentenary, 1954–1956 |
E10 |
8 |
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Marcus, Robert S., awards, 1951–1956 |
E10 |
9 |
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Marcus, Robert S. Memorial Library, Tartakower,
Arieh, address at opening ceremony, 28 Jan 1953 |
E10 |
10 |
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Second Hebrew Congress, Tartakower, Arieh, address,
1955 |
E10 |
11 |
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Textbook revision, 1951 |
E10 |
12 |
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Who's Who in World Jewry, 1953–1954 |
E10 |
13 |
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Yiddish Cultural Congress, 1949 |
E10 |
14 |
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Activities reports, 1946–1949 |
E10 |
15 |
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Activities reports, 1950–1964 |
E10 |
16 |
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List of books and newspapers receiving Cultural
Affairs, 1955–1956 |
E10 |
17 |
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Rudawski, David, article, “The Nature of the Religious Revival
and Its Effect on the Jewish School”, 1957 |
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Subseries 3. Publications. 1945–1965, 1973–1974. [1 Hollinger box] |
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Language Note: Many of the publications in this subseries are in Yiddish. |
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Scope and Content Note: Consists of publications regarding Jewish life and
culture. |
Box |
Folder |
E10 |
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Bulletin of the Department for Culture and Education,
no. 1–4, Jul 1945–Aug 1946 |
E10 |
19 |
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Bulletin of the Department for Culture and Education,
no. 1–6, 1950 |
Box |
Folder |
E11 |
1 |
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Duker, Abraham G., publications on Jewish life, 1950–1965 |
E11 |
2 |
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Jewish Cultural Affairs, no. 1–6,
(Yiddish) 1950 |
E11 |
3 |
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Jewish Cultural Affairs, vol. I, no. 7–8, 1951 |
E11 |
4 |
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Jewish Cultural Affairs, vol. I, no. 7–11, Vol. II, no.
10, (Yiddish) 1951, 1953 |
E11 |
5 |
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Jewish Cultural Affairs, (incomplete
set) 1955–1961 |
E11 |
6 |
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Jewish Cultural Affairs, vol. XII, no. 4–XIII, no. 4,
(Yiddish) 1961–1962 |
E11 |
7 |
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Jewish Cultural Affairs, vol. XIII no. 1–4, 1962 |
E11 |
8 |
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Jewish Cultural News (including cover letter),
May 1973, Feb 1974 |
E11 |
9 |
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Publications, re: Herzl, Theodor; Glatstein,
Jacob; Toynbee, Arnold, 1955–1961 |
E11 |
10 |
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Selected List of Jewish Books Published in the United
States, vol. I–vol. II, no. 2, Jan 1950–Dec 1952 |
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