Five More Refuse to Answer Regarding Communism at Camps at Committee Hearing
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- Title (English):
- Five More Refuse to Answer Regarding Communism at Camps at Committee Hearing
- Title (Yiddish Romanized):
- Nokh finf antzogen zikh tsu entferen vegen komunizm in kemps bay komite-farher
- Title (Yiddish):
- נאָך פינף ענטזאגען זיך צו ענטפערען וועגען קאָמוניזם אין קעמפּס בּיי קאָמיטע-פאַרהער
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Black Jewish Relations
Camps
Cold War
Education - Creator:
- Unknown
- Organization:
- Morgn Freiheit (Frayhayt)
- Date:
- 1951-03
- Coordinates:
- 40.73388,-73.99209
- Latitude:
- 40.73388
- Longitude:
- -73.99209
- ID Number:
- 5276b53f01_06
- File Name:
- 5276b53f01_06.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 35 E. 12th Street, New York, NY
- Work Type:
- clippings (information artifacts)
newspapers
historical figures
political ideologies and attitudes
educating
insurance
trials
communism
testimonies - Subject:
- Camp Kinderland
Trial and Testimony
Fifth Amendment
Congress
Cold War- Red Scare, Jewish Community, First Amendment
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S.
Jewish Lodges
Americanization
Membership- Political Issues
Black Jewish Relations- Communism
Antisemitism
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Communist Party, USA - Description:
- Article has no by-line but is probably from the Communist Morgn Freiheit (Frayhayt) newspaper. Translated Summary: Reports on witnesses' refusal to answer questions about Communism in children's summer camps before a congressional committee. A mention of Rubin Saltsman's name next to that of famous [blacklisted] actor Howard Da Silva is marked. The article's date is based on when they both gave testimony "taking the Fifth."
- Notes:
- The US Un-American Activities committee (HUAC) held hearings investigating Jewish Communist summer camps later in 1955 as well as held numerous previous hearings from 1947 on that asked people to testify about Communist Party membership, sympathies and activities.
The Jewish People’s Fraternal Order was the largest ‘national’ section of the International Workers Order (IWO) which focused on cultural awareness and celebration, mutual support especially in health insurance coverage, and anti-fascist activities. The IWO also gave particular emphasis to supporting the rights and interests of African Americans. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. - Cite As:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records #5276. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
- Archival Collection:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records, 1915-2002 (KCL05276)
- Box:
- 53
- Folder:
- 1
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The copyright status and copyright owners of most of the images in the International Workers Order (IWO) Records Collection (Kheel Center #5276) are unknown. This material was digitized from physical holdings by Cornell University Library in 2016, with funding from an Arts and Sciences Grant to Jonathan Boyarin. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. Cornell is providing access to the materials as a digital aggregate under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial educational use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Please contact the Kheel Center at kheel_center@cornell.edu