Rubin Saltzman to the National Executive Committee of the American Jewish Conference about Reconsidering their Decision, June 1943 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Rubin Saltzman to the National Executive Committee of the American Jewish Conference about Reconsidering their Decision, June 1943 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Exhibit and Collection Highlights
- Creator:
- Zaltsman, R. (Reʾuven) (Rubin Saltzman, Reuben Zaltzman)
- Recipient:
- American Jewish Conference
- Organization:
- International Workers Order
- Date:
- 1943-06-03
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b42f04_24
- File Name:
- 5276b42f04_24.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 521 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Transcription:
- COPY [pencilled in]
- Work Type:
- national organizations
historical figures
world wars
political ideologies and attitudes
conferences
political campaigns
business letters - Subject:
- American Jewish Conference
The Jewish Question
Nazism and Fascism
Soviet Union
Wartime Jewish Unity
Jewish Lodges
IWO JPFO Organizational History
Communism
Membership
World War II Homefront
World War II- War Effort
World War II Holocaust
Jewish Left
National Sections - Description:
- 3 pages. Letter from Rubin Saltzman to the National Executive Committee of the American Jewish Conference expressing once again the IWO's desire to join the Conference as a national organization that sits on the Executive Committee, urging them to reconsider their decision that the Jewish American Section of the IWO is not "a national Jewish membership organization." A letter from Max Bedacht, General Secretary of the IWO, is included that explains that the various national group sections within the IWO exercise "full automony," each with their own National Committees, and only share an administrative benefits structure. "The national group sections through their national committees have full autonomy for their civic activities....This form of organisation and this relationship of the national group sections to the whole Order was chosen, on the one hand, to assure to all members and to all national groups in the IWO the advantages of a unified, centralized benefit system, while, on the other hand, each national group retains freedom of action for adapting its fraternal and cultural life and its civic actions to the desires, the life and the needs of their respective people."
- 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:
- 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