Who Suffers from Social Insecurity
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- Title (English):
- Who Suffers from Social Insecurity
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Creator:
- Benjamin, Herbert, 1900-1983
- Organization:
- International Workers Order (IWO)
- Date:
- ca. 1941
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b49f17_04
- File Name:
- 5276b49f17_04.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Work Type:
- drafts (documents)
historical figures
organization files
proposals
political ideologies and attitudes
capitalism
insurance
world wars
communism - Subject:
- Soviet Union
Americanization
IWO JPFO Organizational History
IWO JPFO- Reports, Meetings, and Conferences
Insurance
Political
Capitalism
Communism
Labor
Social Security
Fraternal Orders- Lodges, Activities - Description:
- 5 pages. Heavily redacted text refers to the stock market crash and the Great Depression: "Before 1929, the alchemists of our social order claimed to have found the mystic touchstone of our social order." (2) "Then it started to rain. To be more exact in 1929 it started pouring....The banks had closed their doors. From then on, no one dared any more to claim that every worker had it within his power to protect himself" (4) [written before Operation Barbarossa]. Presumably written by Herbert Benjamin, then IWO Executive Secretary and author of “Our Plan for Plenty.”
- 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:
- 49
- Folder:
- 17
- 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