Meeting Reports Related to Cemetery and Funeral Funds
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- Title (English):
- Meeting Reports Related to Cemetery and Funeral Funds
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Creator:
- National Executive Committee
- Organization:
- International Workers Order (IWO)
- Date:
- 1931-11-09
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b27f02_01
- File Name:
- 5276b27f02_01.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
- Work Type:
- translations (documents)
organization files
cemeteries
price lists
funerals
historical figures
communism
insurance
political ideologies and attitudes - Subject:
- IWO JPFO Organizational History
IWO JPFO- Reports
Political
Membership- Benefits, Insurance, Cemetery, Burial
Financial- Fraternal Orders, Lodges, Activities
Jewish Lodges - Description:
- 3 pages. Translated from the IWO publication "Der Funk" (Spark). Compendium of reports from Comrade Segal at National Executive Committee Meetings. July 31, 1930, Names Comrade Carnevsky (Kanovsky) as Funeral Director. Has two Jewish cemeteries. Mentions interest in establishing a National Cemetery Department and recommends a National Funeral Department. August 7, 1930 recommends buying non-Sectarian cemetery plots in New Jersey. October 22, 1930 notes that they can buy contracts rather than cemeteries per se to lower rates for members.
- Notes:
- In 1935, the IWO Cemetery Department, Inc. becomes its own entity according to the IWO's attestatiion in 1952.
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:
- 21072563
- 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:
- 27
- Folder:
- 2
- 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