Nahum Polak and Rubin Saltzman to JPFO Lodge Secretaries about Separation of Cemetery and Funeral Fees, April 1951 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Nahum Polak and Rubin Saltzman to JPFO Lodge Secretaries about Separation of Cemetery and Funeral Fees, April 1951 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Exhibit and Collection Highlights
Cold War - Creator:
- Polak, Nahum
Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
- Recipient:
- JPFO Lodge Secretaries
- Organization:
- International Workers Order, Cemetery Department, Inc.
- Date:
- 1951-04-20
- Coordinates:
- 40.73717,-73.99066
- Latitude:
- 40.73717
- Longitude:
- -73.99066
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b43f04_06
- File Name:
- 5276b43f04_06.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 41 Union Square West, Room 1101, New York 3, New York
- Work Type:
- financial records
cemeteries
printed ephemera
insurance
circular letters
letterheads
historical figures
political campaigns
communism
legal documents - Subject:
- Membership- Benefits, Insurance, Political Issues
Cold War- Red Scare
Organizing
Cemetery
Communism
IWO JPFO Organizational History
Fraternal Orders- Lodges, Activities
Jewish Lodges
IWO Legal Issues
JPFO Finances
Insurance - Description:
- 2 pages. On new IWO Cemetery Department, Inc. letterhead. Letter from R. Saltzman and N. Polak to Lodge Secretaries regarding the process for the separation of cemetery and school divisions from the IWO in terms of dues payments. Translated Summary: There's been a change in the agreement between the Ordn and the Cemetery Department regarding the collection of dues. From now on the accounting for the Ordn dues will be separated. Starting in April, dues will not include cemetery benefits or school levies. These are now being itemized separately. A list of prices for cemetery fees, funeral expenses, and school fees, separately and combined follows. [Before the IWO is shut down, the Cemetery Department takes steps to be seen as a separate legal organization to preclude being closed down.]
- Notes:
- Reflects practical effects of dissolving the Ordn and trying to salvage these operations by spinning them off as independent entities.
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:
- 21072588
- 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:
- 43
- Folder:
- 4
- 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