’Our Ordn׳ Set to Music
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- Title:
- ’Our Ordn׳ Set to Music
- Title (Yiddish):
- אונזער ארדן
- Romanized Title (Yiddish):
- Unzer Ordn
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
World War II Jewish Tanks and Poems - Creator:
- Bedacht, Max, 1883-1972
Alterman, Nathan
Friedman, Betzalel, 1897-1941 - Creator (Yiddish):
- אלטערמאן, נייטן ה
- Date:
- 1942-08-06
- Site:
- New York, New York, United States
- Address (Creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Identifier:
- 5276b36f03_05
- Organization:
- International Workers Order
- Transcription:
- Yiddish (underlined). Do you have use for it? If not return to publications dept."
- Language:
- English
Yiddish - Work Type:
- memorandums
sheet music
tanks (military vehicles)
fund raising
world wars
political campaigns
historical figures
songs (oral or performed works)
political ideologies and attitudes - Subject:
- Culture- Music
Bilingualism
World War II- War Effort
Fundraising
Red Army
World War II Homefront
Culture Front- Publishing, IWO- Journals and Publications
Jewish Left
Wartime Jewish Unity
Nazism and Fascism
Soviet Union
Intelligentsia - Description:
- Page 1, a memo by Max Bedacht accompanies this submission. "Yiddish (underlined). Do you have use for it? If not return to publications dept." Page 2, a song, submitted in response to call for wartime tank poems and songs, with tune by Nathan Alterman and words by Betzalel Friedman. A response to tank fundraising campaign.
- 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:
- 36
- Folder:
- 3
- 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