Louis Levine to Rubin Saltzman in Appreciation for Fundraising, November 1942 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Louis Levine to Rubin Saltzman in Appreciation for Fundraising, November 1942 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers' Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
Culture Front
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee
World War II Jewish Tanks and Poems - Creator:
- Levine, Louis
- Recipient:
- Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
- Organization:
- Jewish Council for Russian War Relief
- Date:
- 1942-11-24
- Coordinates:
- 40.74872,-73.98231
- Latitude:
- 40.74872
- Longitude:
- -73.98231
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b29f05_08
- File Name:
- 5276b29f05_08.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Address (creator):
- 11 East 35th Street, Suite 1001, New York, New York
- Transcription:
- File [pencilled in]
- Work Type:
- historical figures
political campaigns
world wars
political ideologies and attitudes
fund raising
organization files
communism
letterheads
business letters
politicians - Subject:
- World War II- War Effort
Soviet Union
Fundraising
Red Army
World War II Homefront
Jewish Left
Culture Front- Personages
Wartime Jewish Unity
Nazism and Fascism
Intelligentsia
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee of the USSR (JAFC)
Jewish Lodges - Description:
- 2 pages. Louis Levine, Acting Chairman Jewish Council for Russian War Relief, thanks Rubin Saltzman and the JPFO for having raised $75,000 to date from their Tanks and Planes Campaign, "a campaign which you have subsequently decided to turn into a drive for funds to be turned over to Russian War Relief." Confirms money will be used for warm blankets for the Red Army as earmarked and that an additional promised $25,000 to be raised at Madison Square Garden on December 14, 1942 can be similarly earmarked to match the JPFO's preferences. The JPFO shows the "kind of spirit which is needed to bring about unity of thousands of Jewish organizations in a common effort to help the people who have killed more Nazis than all of the rest of the allies together." Second page shows the members of the fundraiser dinner committee to honor Albert Einstein on October 25, 1942 at the Hotel Commodore. The Dinner Treasurer is Baron Edouard de Rothschild; committee members include Morris Raphael Cohen, Fannie Hurst, Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, Clifford Odets, Rodger W. Strauss, Mayor LaGuardia, and Secretary of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes. Rubin Saltzman was on the Administrative Committee for the Jewish Council for Russian War Relief
- 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:
- 29
- Folder:
- 5
- 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