National Board of Directors to Truman Concerning the UN, the Jews of Europe, and Trade Unionism, July 1945 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- National Board of Directors to Truman Concerning the UN, the Jews of Europe, and Trade Unionism, July 1945 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
- Creator:
- National Board of Directors
- Recipient:
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Organization:
- Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.)
- Date:
- 1945-07
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - ID Number:
- 5276b29f07_07
- File Name:
- 5276b29f07_07.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Transcription:
- July '45
- Work Type:
- manuscripts (document genre)
historical figures
international organizations
conferences
political campaigns
communism
business letters
political ideologies and attitudes
leaders (people)
refugees
resettlement
antisemitism
Zionists
world wars
presidents - Subject:
- World War II Holocaust
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief Work
Bilingualism
American Jewish Committee
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Antisemitism
Soviet Union
Israel, Palestine, Zionism
Intelligentsia
Jewish Left
Jewish Lodges
Labor - Description:
- 3 pages. Letter [with penciled date] to President Truman asking for attention to the plight of Jews in Europe at the upcoming San Francisco United Nations conference with the leaders of Great Britain and the Soviet Union. Makes three requests: "find the solution and the means to reconstruct the ruined life of the Jewish people in Europe"; "help shape national and international laws to outlaw antisemitism"; and "help secure the rights of the Jewish people for the development of a free democratic national Jewish home in Palestine." Asks that representatives of the International Trade Union Conference be admitted to the new United Nations. Letter is in English (page 1), but is accompanied by a Yiddish translation (pages 2-3), indicating that it had an internal domestic audience as well, and was being prepared for publication.
- 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.
- 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:
- 7
- 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