Louis Lipsky and Milton Handler to Presidents of Affiliated Organizations about UN General Assembly, April 1948 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Louis Lipsky and Milton Handler to Presidents of Affiliated Organizations about UN General Assembly, April 1948 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Creator:
- Lipsky, Louis, 1876-1963
Handler, Milton, 1903-1998
- Recipient:
- Presidents of Affiliated Organizations
- Organization:
- American Jewish Conference
- Date:
- 1948-04-02
- Coordinates:
- 40.75417,-73.97974
- Latitude:
- 40.75417
- Longitude:
- -73.97974
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b42f07_13
- File Name:
- 5276b42f07_13.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 521 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, New York
- Work Type:
- national organizations
historical figures
communism
immigration
refugees
political campaigns
world wars
political ideologies and attitudes
meetings
leaders (people)
Zionists - Subject:
- American Jewish Conference
The Jewish Question
Soviet Union
Postwar Jewish Unity
Jewish Lodges
IWO JPFO Organizational History
Communism
Membership
Jewish Left
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Postwar Jewish Programs
World War II Holocaust
Political
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S.
Cold War
Israel, Palestine, Zionism - Description:
- Urgent Letter from Louis Lipsky and Milton Handler to Presidents of Affiliated Organizations regarding the re-opening of the entire Palestine question by the UN General Assembly on April 16, 1948. Requests response to invitation to a closed meeting of its affiliated organizations that will have a briefing by the Jewish Agency. Meeting to be held on April 11, at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
- 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:
- 7
- 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