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Rubin Saltzman to Henry Monsky, President of B'nai B'rith, about IWO Exclusion from National Jewish Conference, January 1943 (telegram)

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Title (English):
Rubin Saltzman to Henry Monsky, President of B'nai B'rith, about IWO Exclusion from National Jewish Conference, January 1943 (telegram)
Collection:
International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
Set:
Visual
Creator:
Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
Recipient:
Monsky, Henry, 1890-1947
Organization:
Jewish-American Section, I.W.O.
Date:
1943-01-18
Coordinates:
38.90276,-77.02628
Latitude:
38.90276
Longitude:
-77.02628
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
New York, New York, United States
ID Number:
5276b29f05_10
File Name:
5276b29f05_10.pdf
Address (recipient):
1003 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Address (creator):
80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Work Type:
telegrams
national organizations
world wars
historical figures
conferences
political campaigns
communism
political ideologies and attitudes
leaders (people)
Subject:
American Jewish Conference
Jewish Lodges
IWO JPFO Organizational History
Communism
Membership
Jewish Left
Wartime Jewish Unity
World War II Homefront
World War II- War Effort
World War II Holocaust
Political
Soviet Union
Description:
3 pages. Congratulates B'nai B'rith on calling a needed national Jewish conference. Cannot have meant to have excluded the Jewish-American Section, of the I. W. O. with 40,000 members in 300 lodges in 61 cities in 29 states. Ready to participate in fighting "the greatest enemy the Jewish people ever had."
Notes:
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:
21072298
21072297
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:
29
Folder:
5
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

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