In Difficult Days
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- Title (English):
- In Difficult Days
- Title (Yiddish Romanized):
- In Shvere Teg
- Title (Yiddish):
- אין שווערע טעג
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
- Creator:
- Strugatch, Moishe, 1892-1973
- Creator:
- סטרוגאטש, מ
- Date:
- 1942-07
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b36f03_17
- File Name:
- 5276b36f03_17.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Transcription:
- A Bad Day
- Work Type:
- manuscripts (document genre)
world wars
poems
historical figures
armies
battles
authors
handwriting - Subject:
- Original Literary Work
Culture Front- Publishing, Poetry
Education
Intelligentsia
Jewish Left
World War II Homefront
Nazism and Fascism - Description:
- Name inferred with some confidence; date would coincide with the First Battle of El Alamein. Top left is cut off. Strugatch's book "Letzte Trit" lists eight published books by this author, including stories, poems, and works for children. The last stanza reads of this handwriten poem, roughly:
"In days like these, uncertain, heavy and tense
When life makes no sense, for freedom and honor
Each one must give the fight their all
And the enemy will see the writing on the wall." - Notes:
- Date is inferred as sometime before July 21, 1942 based on related envelope
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.
- Relationships:
- 20632916
- 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
- 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