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A Finding Aid to the
Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs Records
Manuscript
Collection No. 583
1921-1989. 8.8 Linear
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A Finding Aid to theEmma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs RecordsManuscript
Collection No. 583
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The Records of the EMMA LAZARUS FEDERATION OF JEWISH WOMEN'S CLUBS were donated to the American Jewish Archives by the Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, New York, N.Y., in May and June, 1989. The records are open to all researchers. The original collection is available in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives. All literary rights to materials are held by individual authors or his/her heirs. Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Administrative Director of the American Jewish Archives.
INSTITUTIONAL SKETCH 
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In 1951 at the Third National Convention of the Emma Lazarus Division of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order-IWO (ELD-JPFO) members voted to split away from the parent organization (JPFO) they had outgrown. They named the new organization the EMMA LAZARUS FEDERATION OF JEWISH WOMEN'S CLUBS (ELF). ELD-JPFO had its beginnings in the United Council of Working Class Housewives which later became the Progressive Women's Council. The latter organization merged with the IWO to become its women's division. Many founding members of ELF had been active members of one or more of these organizations. The ELF was founded in the aftermath of World War II. American Jews reacted to the tragedy of the Holocaust with a desire to search for their Jewish identity and prevent future anti-semitic acts and war by promoting Jewish culture and the country as a whole. Inspired by the American Jewish poet, Emma Lazarus, the stated purpose of ELF was to discourage prejudice and promote equality for all ethnic groups in the United States. The Emmas proposed to achieve this purpose by following their "5-Point-Program," which included: 1) Jewish culture and education, 2) child welfare and education, 3) anti-semitism and discrimination, 4) aid to Jews in other lands and 5) civic action in interests of home and family. Cultural and educational programs were important activities for the Emmas during the 38 year existence of the organization. Popular projects included donations to libraries of books pertaining to Jewish and African-American subjects. Study groups in individual clubs employed discussion outlines produced by the national office on a variety of subjects. And cultural programs were often held to honor Jewish, African-American, and other American notables or events. A number of projects to aid Jews (and non-Jews) in other countries were supported by ELF, beginning with the establishment of a day care center in Israel named for Emma Lazarus. Countries to which the organization sent aid included Israel, France, and Vietnam. During the organization's existence members participated in demonstrations, rallies, letter-writing campaigns, petition drives and other civic activities to promote civil rights (for Jews and all Americans) and to protect the health and welfare of the home and the family. ELF was a national organization with affiliated clubs in many cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago. Members included immigrants who actively participated in labor union and women's rights struggles during the first half of the 20th century, notably Clara Lemlich Shavelson, who inspired the Shirtwaist Makers Strike of 1909 in New York City. When ELF was founded in 1951 its Executive Director, June Gordon, was 50 years old. She served in the same capacity until her death in 1967. By that time many other members, especially the leaders, of the organization were senior citizens. Rose Raynes (at age 64) was appointed as second Executive Director. Her title was later changed to President, but she continued as the executive officer of the organization until its demise in 1989. For several years ELF had been losing membership and club support; so, after 38 years of civic and cultural service, the remaining members decided to disband and send the organizational files to the American Jewish Archives.SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
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The Records of the EMMA LAZARUS FEDERATION OF JEWISH WOMEN'S CLUBS
consist of materials generated or collected by the organization during its
existence from 1951 to 1989 and describes the activities and interests of its
membership. The collection includes a small amount of material from the
organization's predecessor, the ELD-JPFO, dated 1944 to 1951, and scattered
articles concerning women's history from 1921 and 1940. The span dates for
the collection are 1921-1989, with the bulk of the material dated in the late
1950s to early 1980s.
The collection includes material received from clubs in other parts of
the country, notably Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and many New Jersey
communities. However, unless the geographic origin is specified, the majority
of items originated at the national office in New York City or one of the
clubs in the New York metropolitan area (Bronx or Brooklyn).
Subjects dealt with in the collection include: child welfare, Jewish
culture, education, American Jewish history, Emma Lazarus, the Statue of
Liberty, immigration, Ernestine Rose, women's rights, civil rights, genocide,
anti-semitism, racism, Jewish-Black relations, legislation, consumer's rights,
labor unions, rights of foreign-born Americans, and relief.
The Records are divided into seven series reflecting the interests and
activities of the organization:
SERIES A. CORRESPONDENCE AND INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION (1944-1989) consists of
8 boxes (3.2 ft.) containing administrative papers such as minutes,
correspondence, newsletters, financial records and history of the
organization. Included are papers of national leaders (June Gordon, Leah
Nelson, and Rose Raynes); materials regarding affiliate clubs (correspondence,
minutes, and miscellaneous); minutes of the National Board (originally named
the National Council) and National Staff meetings; and materials from national
conferences.
SERIES B. CULTURAL COMMITTEE (1921, 1944-1989) consists of 5 boxes (2.0 ft.)
containing correspondence, articles, minutes, speeches, discussion outlines,
plays, and miscellaneous related to the cultural and educational activities of
the Emma Lazarus Federation. Included in this series are articles and
speeches by Miriam Silver (National Cultural Director from the mid-1970s until
1989), discussion outlines written by the national staff for use by individual
clubs, plays presented by various clubs and other materials regarding cultural
programs and entertainment. Other subjects include Emma Lazarus, the Statue
of Liberty, the American Museum of Immigration, and Ernestine Rose. Although
the majority of material in the series dates from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s,
a few Emma Lazarus and Ernestine Rose articles pre-date 1951. (NOTE: Also see
one cassette tape recording of the memorial meeting held in New York
City on October 24, 1982 for Clara Lemlich Shavelson, trade union activist and
founding member of the Emma Lazarus Federation, AJA Tape Recording No. C-1338.)
SERIES C. CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE (1951-1986) consists of 3 boxes (1.2 ft.)
containing correspondence, articles and miscellaneous regarding civil rights
and human rights activities of the Emma Lazarus Federation. Subjects include
genocide, McCarthyism, rights of foreign-born Americans, Ku Klux Klan,
African-American history, desegregation, housing discrimination, and criminal
code reform.
SERIES D. WOMEN'S RIGHTS (1940-1988) consists of 2 boxes (0.8 ft.) containing
correspondence, articles and miscellaneous materials pertaining to women's
rights activities of the Emma Lazarus Federation. Subjects include women's
history (a few articles pre-date 1951) and the status of women. The majority
of material pertains to International Women's Day/Year activities and various
women's organizations.
SERIES E. CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ISRAEL AND PEACE (1951-1984) consists of 2 boxes
(0.8 ft.) containing correspondence, articles, publications, and miscellaneous
relating to Emma Lazarus Federation activities for consumer rights, Israel,
and world peace. Subjects include day care centers in New York and Israel,
relief for Israel and Vietnam, Jewish war orphans in France, nuclear war
protest, Vietnam war protest, Israel and the Mideast, German rearmament,
health service, inflation and unemployment, senior citizens, and fair housing
practices.
SERIES F. MISCELLANEOUS (1966 and n.d.) consists of one-half box (0.2 ft.)
containing 2 wooden plaques and 2 decorative ceramic tiles pertaining to Emma
Lazarus, the Statue of Liberty and Jewish-Black relations (NAACP membership
certificate).
SERIES G. PHOTOGRAPHS (1945-1978 and n.d.) consists of 1 box (0.4 ft.) of
photographic prints. The majority of photographs are in black and white.
Subjects include the Emma Lazarus Division of the JPFO-IWO; people and
activities of the Emma Lazarus Federation in New York City, Los Angeles,
Chicago and Miami; American Jewish history; labor history; Emma Lazarus;
Ernestine Rose; genocide and denaturalization petitions; anti-semitism;
Jewish-Black relations; civil rights; protest marches; day care centers and
French orphans; and German rearmament. (NOTE: One oversize photographic
print and 35 slides are located in the AJA Flat File and AJA Slide Collection
respectively. See Box and Folder list for specific information.)
SERIES LIST
A. CORRESPONDENCE AND INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, 1944-1989
1. Constitution and bylaws, 1947-1964
2. President's/Executive Director's papers, 1953-1984
3. History of Emma Lazarus Federation and predecessor, Emma
Lazarus Division of JPFO-IWO, 1944-1989
4. General correspondence, 1951-1989
5. Emma Lazarus clubs (correspondence, minutes and misc.-
alphabetical by state), 1951-1988
6. Minutes of National Board and Staff meetings, 1951-1989
7. Conference materials (chronological order by conference
date), 1951-1980
8. Membership and publicity, 1951-1964
9. Bulletins, 1952-1983
10. Financial bulletins and records, 1951-1964
B. CULTURAL COMMITTEE, 1921, 1944-1989
1. Minutes and mailings, 1961-1976
2. Miriam Silver (speeches and articles), 1968-1985
3. Study outlines and speakers guides, 1953-1985
4. Plays and entertainment, 1953-1986 and n.d.
5. Publications, books, and libraries, 1951-1988
6. New Year's cards (orders and misc.), 1974
7. Miscellaneous anniversary observances, 1951-1982
8. American Jewish cultural organizations, 1958-1986
9. Emma Lazarus and Statue of Liberty, 1921, 1949-1989
10. Ernestine Rose, 1944-1981
C. CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE, 1951-1986
1. Human rights and genocide convention, 1951-1986
2. Warsaw Ghetto anniversaries and the Holocaust, 1954-1986
3. Anti-semitism and neo-nazism, 1956-1984
4. Immigration and deportation, 1952-1977
5. Racism and discrimination (Negro rights), 1952-1984
6. Legislative Committee, 1959-1984
D. WOMEN'S RIGHTS, 1940-1988
1. General, 1940-1985
2. International Women's Day/Year, 1963-1987
3. Women's organizations, 1952-1988
E. CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ISRAEL AND PEACE, 1951-1984
1. Consumer affairs - general and organizations, 1951-1984
2. Child welfare and relief, 1952-1983
3. Environmental organizations, 1974, 1981
4. World Peace
a. Mother's Day, 1953-1973
b. Miscellaneous, 1951-1980
c. Israel, 1965-1981
d. Peace organizations, 1961-1984
F. MISCELLANEOUS (wooden plaques and ceramic tiles), 1966 and n.d.
G. PHOTOGRAPHS, 1945-1978 and n.d.
BOX AND FOLDER LISTING
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Box Folder Contents
SERIES A. CORRESPONDENCE AND INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION
Sub-series 1. Constitution and bylaws
1 1 Emma Lazarus Division of the Jewish People's Fraternal
Order-International Worker's Union (JPFO-IWO), 1947
2 Drafts and final copy, 1951
3 Revision of constitution and bylaws at 5th national convention,
1964
Sub-series 2. President's/Executive Director's papers
a. June C. Gordon (1901-1967, founder and 1st Executive Director from
1951-1967) [also see photos in Folders 22/2-3]
4 (And family) speeches, play and miscellaneous, 1953-1979
5 Memorial meeting - correspondence and miscellaneous, 1967
6 Monument unveiling - correspondence and miscellaneous, 1967
7 Dedication to June Gordon by Miriam Silver for 4th edition of
Emma Lazarus book, 1978
b. Leah Nelson (President, 1960s)
8 Draft articles, speeches and correspondence, 1961-1970
c. Rose Raynes (Executive Director, 1967-1976, and President, 1976-1989)
[also see photos in Folder 22/4]
9 Notes, remarks and speeches, 1963-1984
10 Biographical tribute by Miriam Silver on Raynes' 80th birthday,
1983
Sub-series 3. History of Emma Lazarus Federation (ELF)
11 Articles and speeches, 1978-1989
12 History of Emma Lazarus Division of JPFO-IWO - speech and
miscellaneous, 1944-1949 [also see photos in Folder 22/1]
Sub-series 4. General Correspondence
13 American Jewish Archives, 1976-1989
14 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1951-1987
15 Action letters to clubs and National Board, 1952-1988
Sub-series 5. Emma Lazarus Clubs (correspondence and miscellaneous,
alphabetical by state)
California
2 1 1974
2 1982-1983
3 San Francisco club, 1974
Los Angeles City Committee
Correspondence
4 1967-1974
5 1974-1976
6 1977-1979
7 1980-1981
8 1982-1983
Minutes
9 1973-1974
10 1975-1983
11 Los Angeles clubs - activities, 1953-1980
[also see photos in Folder 22/5]
Florida
3 1 1961-1974
2 Miami club court case, N, 1960-Ja, 1961
3 Miami clubs, 1982-1983 [also see photos of Miami and
Miami Beach clubs in Folder 22/6]
Illinois
4 Illinois Council, 1982-1983
5 Chicago Council, 1973-1974
6 Chicago clubs activities, 1951-1973 [also see photos of
Chicago club activities in Folder 22/7]
Massachusetts
7 1974
8 Greater Boston Council, 1959-1960
9 Activities, 1951-1963
Michigan
10 Detroit club, 1974
New Jersey
11 1982-1983
12 Lakewood club, 1974
13 Newark club, 1974-1975
14 Paterson club, 1974
15 Toms River club, 1973-1974
New York
16 Bronx Council - correspondence and activities, 1959-1983
[also see photos of Bronx and Brooklyn clubs in
Folder 22/8]
17 Brooklyn Council - correspondence and miscellaneous,
1965-1980
18 Brooklyn Conference - proposed resolutions, Ja 31, 1970
19 Brower Park club, 1958-1960
New York City Committee
Minutes
4 1 1976-1978
2 1979-1980
3 1981-1982
4 1983-1984
5 1985-1988
Executive minutes
6 1976-1979
7 1980-1983
Sub-series 6. Minutes of National Board Meetings
8 National Council (National Board), 1951
9 Eastern Seaboard Meetings of Board, 1956-1960
10 National Executive Committee, 1967-1977
11 National Board minutes, 1964-1973
National Executive Board minutes
5 1 1975-1977
2 1978-1979
3 1980-1981
4 1982-1983
5 1984-1985
6 1986-1989
7 National Staff (Resident Board) - notices of meetings, 1961
National Staff minutes
8 1967-1970
9 1971
10 1972
11 1973
12 1974-1975
Sub-series 7. Conference Materials (in chronological order by conference
date)
6 1 3rd National Convention of Emma Lazarus Division of JPFO-IWO
and 1st National Convention of ELF - minutes, Ja 20-21, 1951
2nd National Convention (held on O 22-23, 1955)
2 Minutes, talks, reports, O 22-23, 1955
3 Resolutions, constitution and nominating committees, O, 1955
4 Preparations, 1955
5 3rd National Convention (held on N 6-8, 1959), 1958-1959
6 4th National Convention (held on N 3-5, 1961), 1960-1961
7 5th National Convention (held on Je 12-14, 1964), 1964
6th National Convention (held on S 15-17, 1967)
8 Form letters and schedule, 1967
9 Speeches, reports and resolutions, 1967
10 Reservations and banquet, 1967
11 Delegates, correspondence and miscellaneous, 1967
12 Exhibit materials, 1965-1967
7 1 National Leadership Conference, O 4-6, 1969
2 National Leadership Conference, O 30, 1971
3 National Leadership Conference - statement, O 18, 1972
7th National Convention (held on N 14-16, 1975)
4 Correspondence and form letters, 1971, 1975
5 Proceedings, schedules and resolutions, 1975
6 Speeches and reports, 1975
7 Citation for charter members, 1975
8 Delegates, reservations and pre-convention discussions, 1975
9 National Leadership Conference, N 21-22, 1980
Sub-series 8. Membership and Publicity
8 1 Membership brochures, 1954 and undated
2 Essay, "Why I Joined the Emma Lazarus Club," by Ida Good,
Chicago, Ill. [won 1st prize in Chicago Essay Contest,
see article in The Lamp, O, 1958 in Folder 8/6], 1958
3 Calendar of Events, 1951-1984
4 Press releases, 1952-1970
Sub-series 9. Bulletins
The Lamp
5 Bulletins, 1952-1955
6 Bulletins, 1957-1960
Federation Bulletin
7 Bulletins, Mr 1970-N 1982
8 Correspondence, articles and form letters, 1971-1978
9 Correspondence and articles, 1982-1983
Sub-series 10. Financial bulletins and records
10 Financial Secretary's bulletins [form letters], 1951-1956
11 Financial report, 1962
12 Correspondence re: excise tax on meeting at Cooper Union
sponsored by Emma Lazarus New York Clubs on D 14, 1963,
1963-1964
SERIES B. CULTURAL COMMITTEE
Sub-series 1. Minutes, Mailings and Activities
9 1 1961-1976
Sub-series 2. Miriam Silver (National Cultural Director, 1970s-1980s)
2 Speeches and articles, 1968-1985
Sub-series 3. Study Outlines and Speaker's Guides
3 Women - American history, status, International Women's Day, and
Mother's Day, 1953-1972
4 U.S. Bicentennial and Civil War Centennial, 1962, 1976
5 American Jewish Tercentenary, 1954-1955
6 Famous American Jewish women (Emma Lazarus, Ernestine Rose,
Sophie Irene Loeb, Lillian Wald, Rebecca Gratz), 1959-1985
7 American Jewish artist, Ben Shahn, 1979
8 Yiddish writers (Sholem Aleichem, Itzhak Leib Peretz, David
Edelshtat) and modern Yiddish literature, 1965-1982
9 Purim and Hanukkah, 1982-1983
10 Holocaust and Warsaw Ghetto, 1951-1982
11 Israel, 1952
12 Anti-semitism and Civil Rights, 1952-1975
13 Black History Month, 1980-1984
14 Child care centers, legislation and leadership in clubs, 1957-1984
Sub-series 4. Plays and Entertainment
[also see Folders 1/4, 11/13-14, 13/9-10]
15 Play, "The Golden Lamp," Ja 17, 1953
16 Plays and related correspondence re: American Jewish Tercentenary
("Road to Freedom," "300 Years," "Bread and Roses," "Bread
and Roses, Too"), 1954-1955 [also see photos in Folder 22/9]
17 Three plays from Chicago club and one play from Los Angeles clubs,
1953-1972
18 Miscellaneous plays, undated
19 Entertainers and speakers, 1974-1986
20 Song sheets for group singing, undated
21 Penn Dutch Tour, My 11, 1974
22 Projected tour of Gracie Mansion, 1983
Sub-series 5. Publications, Books and Libraries
23 Jewish Book Month and gifts to libraries, 1951-1965
24 Books sponsored by the Emma Lazarus Federation, 1955-1968
[also see photos in Folder 22/10]
25 Yiddish publications, 1967-1969 and undated
26 Treatment of minorities in textbooks and educational programs,
1961-1977
27 Special libraries re: Jewry, women and presidents, 1974-1977
10 1 Jewish Currents - correspondence and miscellaneous, 1967-1988
Sub-series 6. New Year's Cards (orders and miscellaneous)
2 1974
Sub-series 7. Miscellaneous Anniversary Observances
3 [ELF] 30th anniversary affair, Ap 11, 1981
[also see photo in Folder 22/11]
4 Civil War Centennial Commission, 1959-1961
5 Civil War Pictorial Panel, 1961-1976
[also see photo in folder 22/12]
6 Radio broadcast by Mollie Ilson in Miami, Florida, re: Civil War,
F 11, 1962
7 Itzhak Leib Peretz - 100th anniversary of birth, 1951
8 Franklin D. Roosevelt - 10th anniversary of death, 1955
9 Morris Rosenfeld - 100th anniversary of birth (YIVO Exhibition
Catalogs), 1962
10 Clara Lemlich Shavelson memorial meeting, O 24, 1982
[also see AJA Tape Recording No. C-1338 for oral record
of the Clara Lemlich Shavelson memorial meeting held in
New York City, O 24, 1982]
11 Clara Lemlich Shavelson in painting by Philip Reisman, 1980-1982
[also see article in The Lamp, v. 3, no. 2, in Folder 8/5
and see photo in Folder 22/13 and AJA Slide Nos. 895-896]
12 Lillian Wald (Hall of Fame for Great Americans, New York
University, New York, N.Y.), S 12, 1971
Sub-series 8. American Jewish Cultural Organizations
13 Survey, The Jewish Communities of the World, by Institute of
Jewish Affairs, World Jewish Congress, New York, N.Y., 1958
14 American Jewish Organizations Directory, 1969
Organizations
15 Bensonhurst Fraternal Society, undated
16 Jewish Cultural Clubs and Societies, 1975-1976
17 Camp Kinderland, 1984-1985
18 National Foundation for Jewish Culture - bulletins,
1962-1964
19 YKUF (Yiddisher Kultur Farband), 1974-1982
20 The Chaim Zhitlowsky Foundation Inc. for Secular Jewish
Education, 1975-1981
21 Miscellaneous Jewish Organizations, 1971-1986
Sub-series 9. Emma Lazarus and Statue of Liberty
11 1 Biographical sketches and speeches, 1921, 1965-1981
[also see photos in Folder 22/14]
2 Articles and illustrations, 1949-1986
3 National Essay Contest, 1950
Morris U. Schappes
4 Speeches and articles, 1949, 1967 and undated
5 Book, The Letters of Emma Lazarus, 1868-1885, by Schappes,
1949
Book, Emma Lazarus: Selections from her Poetry and Prose
by Schappes
6 Book orders and bills, 1967-1975
7 1st edition, 1967
8 5th edition (1983), 1981-1986
9 "Meet the Author" afternoon, O 29, 1983
Cultural programs and anniversary tributes to Emma Lazarus
10 Centennial of Emma Lazarus' birth (Emma Lazarus Division of
JPFO-IWO), 1949
11 70th anniversary of Emma Lazarus' death, 1957
12 75th and 83rd anniversaries of Emma Lazarus' death, 1962
and 1970
13 Re: play, "Emma Lazarus - Woman of Valor," correspondence,
D, 1972
14 125th anniversary of Emma Lazarus' birth, program with play,
D 14, 1974
15 Commemorative Committee (memorials and postage stamp), 1958-1988
[see photos in Folders 22/14-15]
16 Petition for Emma Lazarus commemorative postage stamp, 1959
17 Battery Park memorial (Federation of Jewish Women's
Organizations), 1955
18 Battery Park memorial and Emma Lazarus Promenade, 1985-1989
Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University
12 1 Nominations for Emma Lazarus and Ernestine Rose -
correspondence and miscellaneous, 1960-1976
2 Addresses for campaign to nominate Emma Lazarus, 1972-1973
3 Replies to nomination campaign, 1973
4 Replies to nomination campaign, 1976
Statue of Liberty
5 History, 1965
6 Correspondence and articles re: Channel 13 program aired
O 27, 1985, 1985-1986
Liberty Island outings [annual tributes to Emma Lazarus]
[also see photos in Folder 22/15]
7 1949-1977
8 1978-1981
9 1982-1984
10 annual tributes to Emma Lazarus, 1985-1986
11 Jewish Historical Society of New York, Inc. (includes outing
to Liberty Island, S 17, 1978), 1978-1980
American Museum of Immigration
13 1 1954-1981 [also see photos in Folder 22/16]
2 Term papers re: American Museum of Immigration and
Emma Lazarus [from history class taught by
Morris U. Schappes?], 1973
3 Statue of Liberty - restoration and centennial,
1982-1986
Sub-series 10. Ernestine Rose
4 [Biographical] research and quotes, 1944-1959
[also see photo in Folder 22/17]
5 Commemorative postage stamp, 1959-1960 [also see Folders 11/15-16]
6 Memorial resolution by Illinois House of Representatives,
My 9, 1961
7 Nomination to Women's Hall of Fame, Inc., Seneca Falls, N.Y., 1970
8 Correspondence and miscellaneous re: biography, Ernestine Rose
and the Battle for Human Rights, by Yuri Suhl (1959),
1953-1981 [also see photo in Folder 22/17]
Play, "Ernestine Rose," by Anne Allan
9 Script and miscellaneous, 1972
10 Ernestine Rose concert and play, Mr 25, 1973
11 Script for radio broadcast, "Ernestine Rose: Champion of Human
Rights," by Virginia Mazer, 1975
SERIES C. CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE
Sub-series 1. Human Rights and Genocide Convention
14 1 Brotherhood Month/Week - speaker's guides and miscellaneous,
1951-1968
2 White House Conference, "To Fulfill These Rights," Je 1-2, 1966
3 Methodist Federation For Social Action, 1974-1977
4 United Nations Association, 1965-1969
5 Ad Hoc Committee on the Human Rights and Genocide Treaties,
1965-1973
Ratification of Genocide Treaty
6 Petitions, 1951-1969
7 National delegation with petitions, Washington D.C.,
Mr 17, 1969 [see photo in Folder 22/19 and
AJA Slide Nos. 897-905]
8 Correspondence with U.S. Senators, 1963-1977
9 Miscellaneous, 1962-1986
Sub-series 2. Warsaw Ghetto Anniversaries and the Holocaust
Warsaw Ghetto
15 1 Outlines and reports by Mollie Goldstein, 1961-1979
2 Miscellaneous, 1954-1986
3 Commemorative Committee, 1973-1984
4 Philadelphia Coordinating Council on the Holocaust, 1978-1980
Sub-series 3. Anti-Semitism and Neo-Nazism
5 Miscellaneous, 1956-1981
6 Committee Against Nazism and Anti-Semitism, 1962-1964
7 Morris Kominsky - correspondence re: neo-nazism, 1970
8 Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1981-1984
9 Committee for Jews of Poland - anti-semitism in Poland, 1968-1969
Sub-series 4. Immigration and deportation
10 Walter-McCarran Immigration Act and statute of limitations on
deportation, 1952-1962 [also see photo in Folder 22/20]
11 American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, 1967-1977
Sub-series 5. Racism and Discrimination (including Negro rights)
12 Housing discrimination (Sharkey-Brown-Isaacs bill), 1957
13 Desegregation of schools, 1955-1958, 1970
14 Community Control of schools (decentralization), 1969
Civil Rights organizations
15 Chile Solidarity Committee, 1974-1977
16 Committee for Puerto Rican Decolonization, 1974
17 Key Women, Incorporated - 11th annual luncheon, honoring
Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, N 7, 1965 [also see photo in
AJA Flat File under Emma Lazarus Federation]
18 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), 1962-1981
19 Sojourners for Truth and Justice, 1952
[also see photos in Folder 22/22]
20 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and
Martin Luther King, 1958-1981
21 Southern Conference Education Fund (SCEF), 1962-1974
22 Southern Poverty Law Center (Klanwatch Project), 1981-1984
23 Miscellaneous materials re: civil rights, racism, Black politics,
Jewish-Black relations, 1960s-1970s
[also see photos in Folders 22/21-22/27]
Sub-series 6. Legislative Committee
Legislative correspondence
16 1 1959-1977
2 1978-1982
3 Legislative miscellaneous, 1974-1978
4 Senate Bill S.1 [and successors re: criminal code reform],
1975-1978
5 Congressional Record excerpts, 1969
Senators and Congresswomen
6 Bella Abzug, U.S. Congresswoman, 1974-1976
7 Elizabeth Holtzman, U.S. Congresswoman, 1977-1979
8 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. Senator, 1980-1981
Legislative organizations and issues
9 Amnesty organizations, 1976-1977
10 Task Force on Prison Reform, 1968,1973
11 National Alliance Against Racist and Political
Repression, 1973-1984
12 Wilmington 10, 1976-1978
13 National Legal Defense Fund (formerly Angela Davis Legal
Defense Fund), 1970 and undated
14 San Quentin Six Defense Committee, 1974-1975
15 New York State Executive Department Office for the Aging,
1971-1976
SERIES D. WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Sub-series 1. General
17 1 Research notes on women (historic and miscellaneous articles),
1940-1985 and undated
2 50th anniversary celebration of women's right to vote (19th
Amendment), O 25, 1970
3 Status of women - miscellaneous reports, 1960-1985
4 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1970-1981
Sub-series 2. International Women's Day/International Women's Year (IWD/IWY)
5 World Congress of Women, Moscow, 1963
6 IWD, 1967
7 IWY - preparatory coalition, 1975
8 IWY/IWD, 1974-1975
9 World Conference of International Women's Year (United Nations),
Mexico City, 1975
10 World Congress for Women, Berlin, 1975
11 IWD, 1976
12 IWD and June Gordon Memorial, Mr 19, 1977
13 New York State Women's Meeting re: IWY, 1977
International Women's Day observances
14 1978
15 Mr 15, 1980
16 Mr 20, 1982
18 1 Mr 27, 1983
2 Mr 24, 1984
3 1985
4 1986
5 1987
Sub-series 3. Women's Organizations
6 List of National Jewish Women's Organizations from American Jewish
Yearbook, 1974-1975
Organizations (in alphabetical order)
7 American Jewish Congress National Women's Division -
correspondence and miscellaneous, 1955-1975
8 League of Women Voters, 1970-1987
9 National Council of Jewish Women, 1952-1969
10 National Council of Negro Women, 1969-1970
11 National Organization of Women (NOW), 1973-1982
12 New York City Council Committee on Women (Miriam
Friedlander), 1983-1987
13 New York State Coalition of the Concerned for Older
Americans (COCOA) - Conference on Midlife and Older
Women, 1983
14 Women for Racial and Economic Equality (WREE), 1977-1984
15 Women Strike for Peace, 1962-1979
16 Women United for Action, 1972-1980
17 Women United for New York, 1975
18 Women's International Democratic Federation's (WIDF) review,
Women of the Whole World, 1971-1979
19 1 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF),
1966-1984
2 Women's National Loyal League and award to Daisy Bates,
1961, 1963
3 Miscellaneous women's organizations and publications,
1958-1988
SERIES E. CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ISRAEL AND PEACE
Sub-series 1. Consumer Affairs - General and Organizations
4 Consumer Affairs - general, 1951-1976
5 National Health Security Bill (Kennedy-Corman Bill, S3-HR21), 1978
6 National Health Service Act, 1983
7 J. P. Stevens boycott, 1977-1978
8 AFL-CIO Solidarity Day Demonstration, Washington, D.C., S 19, 1981
Consumer rights organizations
9 Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), 1974
10 Congress of Senior Citizens of Greater New York, 1978-1984
11 District 65 (UAW AFL-CIO), 1983
12 Infant Formula Action Coalition (INFACT - Nestle boycott),
1984
13 National Council of Senior Citizens - 17th Constitutional
Convention, Je 28-30, 1984
14 New York Coalition to Fight Inflation and Unemployment
[renamed National Coalition for Economic Justice
(NCEJ) in 1977], 1974-1980
15 New York Metropolitan Council on Housing, 1977-1984
16 United Farm Workers, 1975-1981
Sub-series 2. Child Welfare and Relief
20 1 Children's Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1960
2 First Step Day Care Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1972-1973
[also see photo in Folder 22/28]
Israel
Emma Lazarus Day Nursery, Tel Aviv, Israel
[also see photos in Folder 22/29]
3 Outline and miscellaneous, 1964-1983
4 Correspondence, 1953-1960
5 Correspondence re: contributions, 1967-1974
6 American Red Magen David for Israel - correspondence and
miscellaneous re: contributions, 1954-1976
7 Miscellaneous relief and child welfare, 1969-1978
8 Central Children's Committee, Paris, France - correspondence re:
Jewish war orphans, 1952-1980
[also see photos in Folder 22/30]
Vietnam
9 Friendshipment: People-to-People Aid to Vietnam, 1975-1978
10 Bach Mai Hospital Relief Fund (and other medical aid for
Vietnam), 1973-1975
Sub-series 3. Environmental Organizations
11 Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Inc., New York,
N.Y., 1981
12 Friends of the Earth, 1974
Sub-series 4. World Peace
13 Mother's Day - discussion outlines and miscellaneous, 1953-1973
14 Mothers March for Freedom and Peace, 1960
15 Peace - miscellaneous, 1951-1980
[also see photos in Folder 22/31]
16 Israel, 1965-1981
Peace organizations (in alphabetical order)
17 League of the German Democratic Republic for Friendship
Among the Peoples, Berlin, 1962-1964
18 Japan Council Against A-H Bomb, 1961-1962
19 New Jewish Agenda, 1980-1984
20 New York Mobilization for Survival, 1983-1984
21 Peace Council of the German Democratic Republic -
newsletters, 1963-1964
22 Physicians for Social Responsibility, 1984
23 SANE, 1960-1984
21 1 Shorefront Peace Committee, 1983-1984
2 Sukkat Shalom/Shelter of Peace, 1984
3 Vietnam Peace Parade Committee and miscellaneous re:
Vietnam, 1965-1980
SERIES F. MISCELLANEOUS (wooden plaques and ceramic tiles).
4 Wooden plaque - Certificate of Life Membership for the Bronx
Council of Emma Lazarus Jewish Women's Clubs in the NAACP
(National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People), 1966
5 Wooden plaque - inscribed with excerpt of Emma Lazarus' poem,
"The Great Colossus" (the Statue of Liberty poem), n.d.
6 Two decorative ceramic tiles depicting the Statue of Liberty, n.d.
SERIES G. PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
22 1 Emma Lazarus Division JPFO, 1945-1951 and n.d.
Executive Directors of ELF
2 June Gordon, 1951 and n.d.
3 Newspaper cut of June Gordon (metal plate on wood), n.d.
4 Rose Raynes, 1951 and n.d.
Club Activities
5 California - Los Angeles clubs, 1952-1955 and n.d.
6 Florida - Miami and Miami Beach clubs, 1959-1969
7 Illinois - Chicago clubs, 1963 and n.d.
8 New York - Bronx and Brooklyn clubs, 1953-1960s and n.d.
National Cultural Activities
9 American Jewish Tercentenary program, "Road to Freedom,"
performed by Bronx, N.Y., clubs, 1954
[also see Folder 9/16]
10 Presentations of books to libraries, 1951-1968
11 30th anniversary [of ELF] affair, Ap 11, 1981
12 Civil War Pictorial Panel, 1962-1976
13 Clara Lemlich Shavelson depicted in painting, "The Turning
Point - The Panorama of the Garment Industry, 1909-
1911," by Philip Reisman, 1954 [also see article
in The Lamp, v. 3, no. 2 in Folder 9/5; Folder 10/11;
and AJA Slide Nos. 895-896]
NOTE: See AJA Tape Recording No. C-1338 for oral record of the memorial
meeting for Clara Lemlich Shavelson, trade union activist,
sponsored by ELF. New York, N.Y. O 24, 1982.
14 Emma Lazarus and memorials to her memory, 1967-1970 and n.d.
[also see letter, Beverly Kolodny to Rose Raynes
N-D, 1969, in Folder 11/15]
15 Statue of Liberty outings and Emma Lazarus memorial
celebrations, 1955-1980
16 American Museum of Immigration, 1957
17 Ernestine Rose, [1857?]
18 Yuri Suhl - author of Ernestine Rose and the Battle for
Human Rights at author meets the people program,
My 15, 1957 [also see article in The Lamp, O, 1957,
in Folder 9/6]
Civil Rights Activities
19 Genocide petitions, 1963-1966 [also see Folder 14/6]
NOTE: See AJA Slide Nos. 897-905 for presentation of petitions for
ratification of United Nations Genocide and Human Rights Treaties
to United States Senate, Washington, D.C. March 17-18, 1969.
[also see Folder 14/7]
20 Petitions for statute of limitations on deportation and
denaturalization (amendment to Walter-McCarran
Immigration Act), Ap, 1962 [also see Folder 15/10]
21 Picketing anti-semitic film, "Oliver Twist," 1951
22 Unity luncheon with the Sojourners for Truth and Justice,
Mr 23, 1952 [also see Folder 15/19]
NOTE: See AJA Flat File under Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's
Clubs for photograph of llth annual luncheon given by Key Women,
Incorporated honoring Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, civil rights activist.
New York, N.Y. N 7, 1965. [also see Folder 15/17]
23 Black History and the Civil War - printed pictures of
people and memorials, n.d.
24 NAACP Life Membership presentation at Convention Dinner,
N 4, 1961 [also see Folder 21/4]
25 Daisy Bates award banquet (Negro Rights), My 7, 1961
26 Food collection project to aid Mississippi Civil Rights
movement, Bronx, N.Y., 1956
27 Civil Rights activities, miscellaneous, 1954 and n.d.
[also see Folder 15/23]
Consumer Affairs and Peace
28 Protest marches for peace, jobs, and against racism,
1960 and n.d.
29 First Step Day Care Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. - dedication,
Ja 26, 1973 [also see Folder 20/2]
30 Emma Lazarus Day Nursery, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1952-1978
and n.d.
NOTE: See AJA Slide Nos. 906-910 for views of Emma Lazarus Day Nursery,
Tel Aviv, Israel, undated; and AJA Slide Nos. 911-929 for views of
the Reuben Brainin Children's Clinic, Tel Aviv, Israel [probably
from a trip by members of the New York Committee for the Reuben
Brainin Children's Clinic (Tel Aviv) to inaugurate the clinic in
1958.]
31 Central Children's Committee orphanage in Andresy, France,
supported by ELF, [early 1950s?]
[also see Folder 31]
32 World Jewish Conference Against German Rearmament, Paris,
France [Leah Nelson, ELF delegate], Je 18-19,1955
[also see Folder 20/15]
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