Rubin Saltzman to Joel Lazebnik about American Jewish Congress Politics, October 1949 (correspondence)
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- Title:
- Rubin Saltzman to Joel Lazebnik about American Jewish Congress Politics, October 1949 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Cold War
Conferences, Conventions, Meetings
Culture Front
Exhibit and Collection Highlights
Poland
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
Warsaw Ghetto - Creator:
- Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
- Creator (Yiddish):
- זלצמאן, ר
- Date:
- 1949-10-06
- Site:
- Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
New York, New York, United States - Address (Creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Identifier:
- 5276b53f18_34
- Recipient:
- Lazebnik, Joel
- Organization:
- Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Work Type:
- business letters
political campaigns
political ideologies and attitudes
ghettos
historical figures
communism
organization files
financial aid
emigration
resettlement
world wars
conferences - Subject:
- Culture Front- Exhibit, Conferences, Publishing
Holocaust
Postwar Jewish Unity
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief Work- Culture, Publishing, Warsaw Ghetto, Poland
Jewish Left
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S., Abroad
Intelligentsia
Communism
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Political
Repatriation
Emigration
Soviet Union
Commemoration
Antisemitism
Cold War- Red Scare
American Jewish Congress - Description:
- In Yiddish. Rubin Saltzman's reply of October 6 to Joel Lazebnik CKŻP letter of September 26. Translated Summary: "I was very happy to receive your letter of September 26th, and I will answer right away because I want to acquaint you with a few important occurrences with the American Jewish Congress (AJC). As a result of the beginning of a good campaign against the reactionary leadership of the AJC, the National Progressive Committee was born..." Whole divisions of the AJC have condemned its leadership, according to Saltzman, whether for their position on peace (presumably with the Soviet Union), their exclusion of the JPFO, or their so-called fight against antisemitism. Assures Lazebnik that whatever the outcome of the AJC's coming convention, the progressives will be united and strengthened for continued pressing of their agenda. Encloses an invitation to a culture gathering. Shipping 100 grams of aureomycin. "The matter of L------n is odious to us..." [rare for Saltzman to write elliptically]. Have arranged for Morgn Freiheit (Frayhayt) to be sent to Poland on a regular basis. Hershl Hartman just returned and he brought the memorial with him. Thank you for the fine gift. It will be very useful for our exhibition that we are going to be sending out to the most important centers in the country.
- Note:
- By October 1950, the CKŻP is merged into the TSKŻ (Jewish Social-Cultural Association in Poland; Towarzystwo Społeczno-Kulturalne Żydów w Polsce from which Lazebnik is dismissed Fall 1951.
- 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.
- Relationships:
- 20604626
- 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:
- 18
- 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