National Groups in America: National Group Policy of IWO (Preservation Copy)
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- Title (English):
- National Groups in America: National Group Policy of IWO (Preservation Copy)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Black Jewish Relations
Cold War
Exhibit and Collection Highlights - Creator:
- International Workers Order National Executive Committee
- Organization:
- International Workers Order
- Date:
- 1948
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b17f03_02
- File Name:
- 5276b17f03_02.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Transcription:
- Bx 17, ff3 [pencilled in]
- Work Type:
- outlines
communism
political ideologies and attitudes
historical figures
antisemitism
racial discrimination
African American
cultural pluralism
nationalism
insurance
organization files
official reports
ethnicity - Subject:
- Postwar Jewish Unity
National Sections
IWO JPFO Organizational History
The Jewish Question
Nazism and Fascism
Soviet Union
Jewish Lodges
Communism
Membership
Jewish Left
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S.
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Political
Youth
Black Jewish Relations
African Americans- Civil Rights
Americanization
Bilingualism
Fraternal Orders- Lodges, Activities - Description:
- 6 pages. Translated Summary. Outline explains American history as "multi-national," based on the arrival of 1) immigrants looking to avoid persectution and/or improve economic conditions, and 2) forced slave populations. Names national groups and lists their contributions to America. Explains their connection to IWO fraternal societies in section "Fraternal order built in national group communities" in terms of need for mutual aid and cultural support. Connects back to "I am an American Day" campaign. Sam (Shimson Milgrom) is quoted extensively including in the discussion of Anglo-Saxon superiority that notes that Negroes and Jews are "special targerts" of persecution with Negroes suffering from Jim Crow, active racism and discrimination. Discusses failure of melting pot as "enforced [compulsory] assimilation" due to "the forces of reaction" and contrasts the strength of diversity. Mentions Hugo Gellert, Albert Einstein, Paul Robeson, Arturo Rodzinski, Zlatko Blatakovic, Louis Adamic, and Pietro Donato as exemplars for their contributions.
- Notes:
- Written after June 1947 Seventh Convention; mentions objectives for 1948 membership campaign
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:
- 17
- Folder:
- 3
- 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