Sholem Asch and Joe Brainin Membership Renewal Letter, July 1946 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Sholem Asch and Joe Brainin Membership Renewal Letter, July 1946 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers' Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
Poland - Creator:
- Asch, Sholem, 1880-1957
Brainin, Joe (Joseph)
- Creator:
- אַש, שלום
בריינין, י
- Organization:
- American Committee of Jewish Writers, Artists and Scientists
- Date:
- 1946-07-09
- Coordinates:
- 40.76493,-73.97803
- Latitude:
- 40.76493
- Longitude:
- -73.97803
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b42f02_15
- File Name:
- 5276b42f02_15.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Address (creator):
- 119 West 57th Street, New York 19, New York
- Transcription:
- Mailed 10/23/46 Application for Memberships. G. Sandler; J. M.
- Work Type:
- business letters
historical figures
fund raising
political ideologies and attitudes
signatures (names)
authors
letterheads
payment
translations (documents)
world wars
violence concentration camps
letterheads - Subject:
- Fellow Travellers
Postwar Jewish Unity
Intelligentsia
Jewish Left
Culture Front- Publishing, Science
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S., Abroad
The Jewish Committee for Artists & Scientists [Committee of Jewish Artists, Writers and Scientists]
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee of the USSR (JAFC)
Soviet Union
Poland - Description:
- Signed Shloem Asch, President; Joseph Brainin, Acting Chairman. Translated Summary: [Your] Membership in the Jewish Writer's Committee is in need of renewal. In the first rank of their work has been the Black Book, recording the Jewish accusations against the Nazis, which has been publicly presented to important leaders with great ceremony, and distributed to congressmen, priests, judges, professors, etc. Points also to their monthly journal, "Aynkayt". Future plans include a book about Jewish heroism in World War II, and a literary almanac including the best Yiddish writers in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. According to the letterhead, JPFO leaders Rubin Saltzman, Gedalia Sandler, Paul Novick, and Albert E. Kahn serve on the Executive Committee of the American Committee of Jewish Writers, Artists and Scientists.
- 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:
- 42
- Folder:
- 2
- 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