Verbatim Report of Proceedings at a Meeting Against Anti-Semitism and for a Jewish History Week
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- Title:
- Verbatim Report of Proceedings at a Meeting Against Anti-Semitism and for a Jewish History Week
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Conferences, Conventions, Meetings
Education - Creator:
- Union Stenotype Reporters
- Date:
- 1945-11-29
- Site:
- New York, New York, United States
- Address (Creator):
- 68 First Street, New York 3, New York
- Identifier:
- 5276b17f10_01
- Recipient:
- Kahn, Albert Eugene, 1912-1979 (Albert E. Kahn)
- Organization:
- New Masses Magazine
- Language:
- English
- Work Type:
- proceedings
antisemitism
communism
political ideologies and attitudes
historical figures
ethnohistory
concentration camps
discrimination
cultural pluralism
educating
meetings - Subject:
- Jewish History Week
Postwar Jewish Programs
Education- Shule, Ordn Schools, Other
Youth
Jewish Left
Labor-Unionization
Antisemitism
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S.
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Americanization
Jewish Lodges
Nazism and Fascism
Postwar Jewish Unity
Political
Culture Front- Publishing, Exhibits, Lectures
Jewish Question
African Americans - Description:
- 28 pages. Transcript of a Meeting Against Anti-Semitism and for a Jewish History Week convened at the Park Central Hotel under the auspices of New Masses Magazine. Speakers present thesis that postWar antisemitism is virulent but addressible despite "Hitlerism." Propose one way to combat it is to emphasize Jewish contributions through creating a Jewish History Week modeled on Negro History Week. Speakers address prejudice's effects including upon children. JPFO President Albert E. Kahn speaks on antisemitism in describing his own growing awareness of Jewish identity, interest in Jewish Yiddish culture and the impact of Nazism. Also discusses the American Jewish Committee's stance on Antisemitism.
- Note:
- Recipient presumed from context
- 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:
- 17
- Folder:
- 10
- 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