Rafal Gerber and Nachman Blumental to Rubin Saltzman about Accompanying Exhibition Material for New York, June 1948 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Rafal Gerber and Nachman Blumental to Rubin Saltzman about Accompanying Exhibition Material for New York, June 1948 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
Exhibit and Collection Highlights
Poland
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
Warsaw Ghetto - Creator:
- Gerber, Rafał
Blumental, Nachman
- Creator:
- גערבער, רפאל
בלומנטל, נחמן
- Recipient:
- Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
- Organization:
- Jewish Historical Institute of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland (CŻKH); Żydówski Instytut Historyczny przy CKŻP Centralny Komitet Żydów w Polsce
- Date:
- 1948-06-17
- Coordinates:
- 52.24432,21.00272
- Latitude:
- 52.24432
- Longitude:
- 21.00272
- Location:
- Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
New York, New York, United States - ID Number:
- 5276b53f18_30a
- File Name:
- 5276b53f18_30a.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Address (creator):
- Tłomackie 5, Warszawa, dn Poland
- Work Type:
- business letters
ghettos
political ideologies and attitudes
organization files
historical figures
communism
financial aid
orphanages
emigration
resettlement
world wars
exhibit scripts
letterheads - Subject:
- Culture Front- Exhibit
Holocaust
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief Work- Culture, Children, Publishing, Warsaw Ghetto, Poland
World War II Holocaust
Jewish Left
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S., Abroad
Intelligentsia
Communism
Nazism and Fascism
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Antisemitism
Political
Repatriation
Emigration
Soviet Union
Commemoration - Description:
- In Yiddish. Letter, sent June, received July 1948. Translated Summary: Gerber and Blumenthal from CŻKH describe material sent for JPFO exhibition on post-War Jewish life in Poland as "In accord with the promises of our directorate to send duplicates of all exhibits that we have displayed in our museum". Lists photographs, photocopies, a complete set of ghetto-gelt (money) from Lodz, armbands with Jewish star. Will help inform the wider American public of the crimes of Hitlerism, and the resistance of Polish Jewry. Reply from Saltzman sent July 26 acknowledges receipt and describes plans for exhibit. Promises to promote the Central Committee's Jewish Historical Institute CŻKH work [and implicitly that of the CKŻP, Centralny Komitet Żydów w Polsce] along with the display.
- Notes:
- The material from Poland shows post-war conditions and JPFO fund raising and relief efforts.
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.
- Relationships:
- 20604619
- 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:
- 18
- 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