Meeting of the Committee for Unification
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- Title (English):
- Meeting of the Committee for Unification
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
Popular Front Years - Creator:
- Unknown
- Recipient:
- Meyers
Malinky
Schifell
Bebricht; Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
- Organization:
- Slovak Workers Society
Hungarian Sick and Death Benefit Society
Russian Mutual Aid Association
International Workers Order
- Date:
- 1931-03-09
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- ID Number:
- 5276b53f01_09d
- File Name:
- 5276b53f01_09d.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
- Work Type:
- political ideologies and attitudes
organization files
communism
historical figures
immigrants
insurance
ethnic groups
cultural pluralism
meetings - Subject:
- Membership- Benefits, Insurance
Political
Slovak Section
Hungarian Section
Russian Section
Fraternal Orders- Lodges, Activities
Popular Front
Culture Front- Organizing
National Sections
IWO JPFO Organizational History
Soviet Union
Communism
Americanization - Description:
- 2 pages. Minutes of the meeting of the Committee for Unification which has convened a representative from each of the following groups: the Hungarian Sick and Death Benefit Society; the Slovack [Slovak] Workers Society; the Russian Mutual Aid Association and the I.W.O. (Rubin Saltzman). The sentiment seems to be in favor of affiliation (amalgamation). The document appears to be missing what would be page 2; page 3 is a list of Jewish IWO members from outside New York, subsumed perhaps under the initials M.E.L.
- Notes:
- Meyers chaired the meeting and may have taken the 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:
- 53
- Folder:
- 1
- 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