Nahum Polak to William Karlin Arguing that the Cemetery Department is Distinct from the I.W.O., June 1952 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Nahum Polak to William Karlin Arguing that the Cemetery Department is Distinct from the I.W.O., June 1952 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Cold War
- Creator:
- Polak, Nahum
- Recipient:
- Karlin, William
- Organization:
- International Workers Order, Cemetery Department
- Date:
- 1952-06-11
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b43f04_18
- File Name:
- 5276b43f04_18.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 61 Broadway, New York 6, New York
- Address (creator):
- 41 Union Square West, Room 1101, New York, New York
- Work Type:
- business letters
organization files
legal documents
historical figures
communism
insurance
political ideologies and attitudes
cemeteries
funerals - Subject:
- Cold War- Red Scare
IWO Legal Issues
Communism
IWO JPFO Organizational History
IWO JPFO- Reports
Political
Membership- Benefits, Insurance, Cemetery, Political Issues
Fraternal Orders- Lodges, Activities
Jewish Lodges
Court Proceedings
Stipulation - Description:
- 2 pages. A letter to the New York State Insurance Department, describing the "I.W.O. Cemetery Department, Inc." as a corporation separate from the I.W.O. that solely handles funerals and cemetery plots and has its own office, board, and bookkeeping. Its rules and regulations are not a part of the I.W.O. constitution or by-laws, and its business not discussed at I.W.O. conventions, etc. Document states that the separate "IWO Cemetery Department, Inc."' was created in 1935; its origins and plots stem from a Jewish "Workers Social Improvement Association" founded in 1928-1929. As of April 1951, upon the advice of counsel and with New York State's [verbal] approval, it obtained its own office and employees and sends out its own bills. William Karlin is the Examiner from the New York State Insurance Department office installed at I.W.O. headquarters to control managing its assets and activities.
- 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.
- Relationships:
- 21072599
21072587 - 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:
- 43
- Folder:
- 4
- Rights:
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