Jewish Problems Lecture #4: The Jewish Fraternal Movement in America
Yidishe problemen ferte lektsie di Yidishe fraternale bavegung in Amerike
יידישע פּראָבלעמען פערטע לעקציע די יידישע פראטערנאלע באוועגונג אין אמעריקע
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- Title (English):
- Jewish Problems Lecture #4: The Jewish Fraternal Movement in America
- Title (Yiddish Romanized):
- Yidishe problemen ferte lektsie di Yidishe fraternale bavegung in Amerike
- Title (Yiddish):
- יידישע פּראָבלעמען פערטע לעקציע די יידישע פראטערנאלע באוועגונג אין אמעריקע
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Popular Front Years
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Creator:
- ידישן פאלקס־ארדן, אינטערנאציאנאלער ארבעטער ארדן
- Organization:
- Jewish-American Section, I.W.O.
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b36f04_04
- File Name:
- 5276b36f04_04.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Transcription:
- Lect #4 Jewish Fraternal Organizations in America
- Work Type:
- manuscripts (document genre)
lecture notes
organization files
lectures
educating
historical figures - Subject:
- Pedagogy- Ordn Schools (Shule), Worker's University, other Education
Fraternalism
Jewish Left
Membership- Benefits, Insurance, Health, Political Issues
Communism
Organizational History of IWO/JPFO
Jewish Lodges
Youth
The Jewish Question
Nazism and Fascism
Antisemitism
Political
Jewish Left
Intelligentsia
Soviet Union - Description:
- 3 pages in Yiddish. Number four in a series of five lectures on Jewish Problems. Headings: 1. Introduction; 2. The Modern Jewish Fraternal Movement; 3. The Birth of the Arbeter Ring; 4. National Workers Union; 5. Birth of the International Workers Order. This overview includes lodge based organizations such as Bnai B'rith and Brith Avraham. It details the 1892 advent of the Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle) and that of "nationalist" organizations such as Poale Zion. Cites growth of IWO's Jewish section from initial 4-5,000 members to 36,000 members. Refers to the organization as yidishe sektsiye (of IWO)
- Notes:
- These lectures were given circa 1940, that is after the September 1937 founding of YKUF (IKUF) but prior to the June 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi troops.
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:
- 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