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Rubin Saltzman to President Roosevelt Urging Trade Embargo of Hitler, November 1938 (correspondence)

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Title:
Rubin Saltzman to President Roosevelt Urging Trade Embargo of Hitler, November 1938 (correspondence)
Collection:
International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
Set:
Popular Front Years
Creator:
Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
Date:
1938-11-17
Site:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
New York, New York, United States
Address (Creator):
80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Identifier:
5276b29f04_07
Recipient:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Organization:
Jewish Section, International Workers Order
Language:
English
Work Type:
historical figures
political campaigns
communism
business letters
political ideologies and attitudes
presidents
Subject:
Jewish Left
Popular Front
Political
Jewish Lodges
Americanization
Nazism and Fascism
Soviet Union
Communism
Description:
On behalf of the 35,000 members of the Jewish-American Section, I.W.O., Saltzman hails President Franklin D. Roosevelt's (FDR) condemenation of Kristallnacht and recall of the U.S. Ambassador to Nazi Germany. Calls for a trade embargo against Hitler.
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:
29
Folder:
4
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

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