Open the Gates of the United States to 100,000 Homeless Jews! Let My People In!
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- Title (English):
- Open the Gates of the United States to 100,000 Homeless Jews! Let My People In!
- Collection:
- International Workers' Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Exhibit and Collection Highlights
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
Visual - Creator:
- National Coordinating Committee for the Admission of 100,000 Homeless Jews into the U.S.
- Recipient:
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Organization:
- National Coordinating Committee for the Admission of 100,000 Homeless Jews into the U.S.; Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.)
- Date:
- 1946-12
- Coordinates:
- 40.75185,-73.99168
- Latitude:
- 40.75185
- Longitude:
- -73.99168
- Location:
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
New York, New York, United States - ID Number:
- 5276b45f05_23
- File Name:
- 5276b45f05_23.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
- Address (creator):
- 225 West 34th Street, Suite 1008, New York 1, New York
- Work Type:
- printed ephemera
petitions
historical figures
political campaigns
communism
political ideologies and attitudes
refugees
resettlement
antisemitism
world wars
presidents
immigration
visas - 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:
- Let My People In. Petition for 100,000 U.S. visas in support of a JPFO political campaign that is joined by a few other Jewish organizations in a National Coordinating Committee. Campaign uses Statue of Liberty graphic as symbol. 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:
- 21072711
- 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