JPFO to All District Committees about "Let My People In" Campaign, December 1946 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- JPFO to All District Committees about "Let My People In" Campaign, December 1946 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
- Creator:
- Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.)
- Recipient:
- District Committees
- Organization:
- Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.)
- Date:
- 1946-12-04
- Coordinates:
- 40.73591,-73.99406
- Latitude:
- 40.73591
- Longitude:
- -73.99406
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b45f05_16
- File Name:
- 5276b45f05_16.pdf
- Address (creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Work Type:
- petitions
political campaigns
communism
political ideologies and attitudes
refugees
resettlement
antisemitism
world wars
presidents
immigration
visas
circular letters
letterheads - Subject:
- War Refugees and Rescue
Nazism and Fascism
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Antisemitism
World War II Holocaust
Jewish Left
Political
Immigration
Jewish Lodges
Membership
Organizing
Youth
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S.
Americanization
Postwar Jewish Unity
Communism
Women organizing
Emma Lazarus Division
Visas - Description:
- JPFO National Board letter soliciting active lodge participation in the "Let My People In" petition campaign asking President Truman to offer 100,000 U.S. visas for Jews in D.P. Camps. The letter (written by Ernie Rymer) requests that lodges communicate how they will support this political campaign. The Committee supporting this action evolves by 1947 into the "National Coordinating Committee for the Admission of 100,000 Homeless Jews into the United States."
- 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:
- 21072718
- 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:
- 45
- Folder:
- 5
- 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