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Educational-Cultural Bulletin No. 2

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Title:
Educational-Cultural Bulletin No. 2
Collection:
International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
Set:
Education
Culture Front
Cold War
IWO and JPFO Affiliated Publications and Publishing
Warsaw Ghetto
Creator:
Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.)
National Activities Department
Date:
1947-03
Site:
New York, New York, United States
Address (Creator):
80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Identifier:
5276b35f01_03
Recipient:
Lodge Education and Cultural Directors
Organization:
Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.); National Activities Department
Transcription:
Sam Milgrom [blue ink script]
Language:
English
Work Type:
political ideologies and attitudes
educating
commemorations (events)
communism
Jewish holidays
historical figures
ghettos
world wars
literature (writings)
programs (organizations)
songs (oral or performed works)
programs (organizations)
Subject:
Education
Jewish Lodges
Culture Front- Publishing, Music, Literature
Cold War
Communism
Postwar Jewish Programs
IWO JPFO Journals- Publishing
Intelligentsia
Jewish Left
Membership
Americanization
Postwar Jewish Unity
Youth
Religion- Jewish Holidays, Secular Culture
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S.
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Description:
2 pages. Starts with a reminder about preparing a Warsaw Ghetto program for April 19th that also marks the 42 days of the uprising. Strongly suggests lodge purchases of "Never to Forget, the Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto" by Howard Fast and William Gropper as well as "Passover- Warsaw Ghetto 1943." Announces Lodge Publication Contest and Prize. Reviews upcoming issue of the Jewish Fraternalist including a piece by Ruth Rubin titled "Jewish Folksongs - Weapons in Freedom's Battles." Strongly promotes subscribing to Jewish Life (Jewish Currents) as well as lodges obtaining songbooks from People's Songs and singing. Encourages lodges to take advantage of the Stanley Theater block ticket discount (foreign films). Encourages lodges to do Passover programs.
Note:
Bulletin No. 1 was from the National Education Committee
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:
35
Folder:
1
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

About the collection

This bilingual project conserves, digitizes, and curates a portion of Cornell's International Workers Order (IWO) archives and most especially those of its Jewish division, known as the Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO). The IWO was founded in 1930 as an immigrant fraternal order that provided high-quality, low-cost health and burial insurance and other benefits for members. The origins of the IWO / JPFO arise from a decade of splits (1920-1930) concerning the U.S.S.R., the Bolshevik Revolution and Communism that consumed the Jewish Federation of Socialists and the Arbeter Ring (Workmens' Circle) groups associated with Eugene V. Debs' Socialist Party. While the vast majority of the IWO's members--200,000 at its peak right after World War II--did not belong to the Communist Party of the United States of America, the IWO's politics and leadership were largely aligned with those of the Party. The IWO was legally disbanded in 1953 due to the Cold War "Red Scare." This closure followed on a famous and unprecedented court case: its insurance funds and records were seized by New York State's Insurance Department. The presence of a goodly portion of the IWO's archives in the Kheel Center's 5276 Catherwood Library collection at Cornell's Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) School is a direct result of that seizure.