The Spark, Volume 1, Number 9, July, 1931
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- Title (English):
- The Spark, Volume 1, Number 9, July, 1931
- Title (Yiddish Romanized):
- Der funk, 1ter yorgang, Numer 9
- Title (Yiddish):
- דער פונק, 1טער יאָרגאַנג, נומער 9
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Conferences, Conventions, Meetings
Culture Front
Education
IWO and JPFO Affiliated Publications and Publishing
Visual - Creator:
- International Workers Order (IWO)
- Creator:
- אינטערנאציאנאלער ארבעטער ארדן
- Organization:
- International Workers Order
- Date:
- 1931-07
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b50f05_08
- File Name:
- 5276b50f05_08.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Work Type:
- magazines (periodicals)
logos
plays (document genre)
black-and-white photographs
historical figures
literature (writings)
organization files
meetings
minutes
publishing
political ideologies and attitudes
proceedings
political campaigns
communism
educating
house organs
authors
poetry - Subject:
- Political
Communism
Education
Culture Front- Publishing, Drama, Poetry
Intelligentsia
Jewish Left
IWO JPFO- Reports, Meetings, and Conferences
Soviet Union
IWO JPFO Journals and Publications
Youth
Pedagogy
Membership
Lodges
Americanization
Labor- Holidays
Zionism
IWO JPFO- Reports, Meetings, and Conferences
IWO JPFO Organizational History - Description:
- The Spark was an official publication of the I.W.O. begun as a monthly in its first year, then bi-monthly thereafter. Contents of the July 1931 issue, from the cover: Help for the Striking Miners. The Fight against Zionism. International Red Day (for a discussion against war). Summer Work. Convention Reports. What our Convention Teaches Us by Kalman Marmor. Why the Fraternal Movement Must be United by Rubin Saltzman. How Branches Should Run a Meeting by Y. Finkelstein. Impressions from a Lecture Tour by Melekh Epstein. Two Conventions and a Suicide by N. Buchwald. The Project Method in the Soviet Schools by Rachel Hartman (in Moscow). Pioneer Life, A play in three acts, by Betzalel Friedman. Bundled with a 2-page English supplement titled, "The Spark, Youth Section". This latter is not a distinct publication with a distinct subscriber list, but is printed together (that is, the folio that contains the front Yiddish page is English on the reverse). This English supplement contains a report from the youth delegates to the national convention, description of branch activity and of new branches, the role of sports, a poem, a cartoon, and an article about photography.
- Notes:
- The Spark (Der Funk) was named for Iskra (И́скра), Lenin's erstwhile newspaper
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:
- 50
- 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