Maya Hamburger of the West End Women's Clubs Invites Members of the Executive Committee to a Meeting, June 1941 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Maya Hamburger of the West End Women's Clubs Invites Members of the Executive Committee to a Meeting, June 1941 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
Women's Work - Creator:
- Hamburger, Manya
- Creator:
- האמבורגער, מאניא
- Recipient:
- Members of the Executive
- Organization:
- West End Women's District Committee; Jewish City Committee of New York, International Workers Order
- Date:
- 1941-06-11
- Coordinates:
- 40.58074,-73.98161
- Latitude:
- 40.58074
- Longitude:
- -73.98161
- Location:
- Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b67f11_89
- File Name:
- 5276b67f11_89.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 2718 Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
- Transcription:
- 6/11/41
- Work Type:
- printed ephemera
circular letters
feminism
organization files
organization files
historical figures
feminism - Subject:
- Women [Women's clubs, organizing]
Education- Worker's University, other
Pedagogy
Culture Front- Publishing
Jewish Left
Organizational History of IWO/JPFO
Communism
Political
Americanization
Jewish Lodges
Membership - Description:
- Translated Summary: Invitation from members of the Women's Clubs to the Executive Committee to come to meeting of June 19th, which will also be a celebration of the completion of the campaign. West End refers to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn where Clara Lemlich Shavelson lived, a neighborhood which had some of the most active organizers from the JPFO and the Emma Lazarus Division. Joe Shavelson is the Secretary for the West End District.
- Notes:
- Documents organizational antecedents to the Emma Lazarus Division, founded in 1944 by the Women's Division of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order of the International Workers Order (IWO). The Division eventually became the Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs (ELF)
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:
- 67
- Folder:
- 11
- 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