Sophie Shwarc and Lazar Wein to JPFO about Fundraising, January 1949 (correspondence)
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- Title:
- Sophie Shwarc and Lazar Wein to JPFO about Fundraising, January 1949 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Camps
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
Education
Culture Front
Women's Work - Creator:
- Shwarc, Sophie
Wein, Lazar - Creator (Yiddish):
- שווארץ, ס
וויין, ל - Date:
- 1949-01-26
- Site:
- Paris, Ville de Paris, Département de, Île-de-France, France
New York, New York, United States - Address (Creator):
- 14 Rue de Paradis, Paris 10, France
- Identifier:
- 5276b53f05_19
- Recipient:
- Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order (U.S.)
- Organization:
- Commission Centrale de l'Enfance
- Language:
- Yiddish
English - Work Type:
- circular letters
letterheads
orphanages
historical figures
fund raising
financial aid
political ideologies and attitudes
summer camps
educating - Subject:
- Postwar Reconstruction and Relief Work- Children
Fundraising- France, Children
Pedagogy- other Education
Political
Jewish Left
Partisans
World War II Holocaust
Women- Emma Lazarus Division
Nazism and Fascism
Bilingualism - Description:
- 2 pages. In English and Yiddish. Translated Summary: Bilingual fundraising appeal letter that requests food parcels or money from previous donors [to the Andrésy orphanage] to help "the children whose parents have been shot or deported." Also announces that the Committee will be holding a fair to raise money for these children. [Undated, and unaddressed (presumably, a form letter sent out to multiple recipients). Stamped as received [by the JPFO] on January 26, 1949.
- Note:
- 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:
- 53
- Folder:
- 5
- 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