A Call for Help
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- Title (English):
- A Call for Help
- Title (Yiddish Romanized):
- A Hilf Ruf
- Title (Yiddish):
- אַ הילף רוף
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee
World War II Jewish Tanks and Poems - Creator:
- Leavitt, S.
- Creator:
- לעוויט, סעדיה
- Recipient:
- Youkelson, Rubin
- Organization:
- Jewish-American Section, I.W.O.
- Date:
- 1942-08
- Coordinates:
- 41.76826,-87.61561
- Latitude:
- 41.76826
- Longitude:
- -87.61561
- Location:
- Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
New York, New York, United States - ID Number:
- 5276b36f03_07a
- File Name:
- 5276b36f03_07a.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 35 East 12th Street, New York, New York
- Address (creator):
- 6936 South Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Transcription:
- Call for Help
- Work Type:
- handwriting
poetry
correspondence
historical figures
tanks (military vehicles) - Subject:
- World War II Holocaust
Soviet Union
World War II Homefront
Communism
War Effort, Fundraising: Culture Front - Poetry
Original Literary Work
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee of the USSR (JAFC) - Description:
- Translated Summary: A nine-verse tank poem in response to a call for poems about the JPFO Ordn's response to the Soviet call for help. The first verse, roughly: "Tanks, tanks, planes, planes, Help for the Red Army, Is there a Jew in the world who has not heard, Their call for help and their pain?" Addresses are taken from the envelope. Rubin Saltzman's name is crossed out, and "Youkelson" written in. The poem is signed Sadie(?) סעדיה Leavitt, but an address given is for a Sam Leavitt in a different hand: 4840 North Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
- 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:
- 36
- 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