Nina Goldstein to Khite Friedman on the Formation of Club 146 in Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Brooklyn, May 1941 (correspondence)
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- Title (English):
- Nina Goldstein to Khite Friedman on the Formation of Club 146 in Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Brooklyn, May 1941 (correspondence)
- Collection:
- International Workers' Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Culture Front
Women's Work - Creator:
- Goldstein, Nina
- Creator:
- גאָלדשטיין, נ
- Recipient:
- Friedman, Khite [?]
- Organization:
- Brownsville Women's District, New York Jewish City Committee, International Workers Order
- Date:
- 1941-05-28
- Coordinates:
- 40.59979,-73.99716
- Latitude:
- 40.59979
- Longitude:
- -73.99716
- Location:
- Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b67f11_84
- File Name:
- 5276b67f11_84.pdf
- Address (recipient):
- 131 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, New York
- Work Type:
- printed ephemera
business letters
feminism
organization files
historical figures - Subject:
- Women [Women's clubs, organizing]
Political
Jewish Left
Organizational History of IWO/JPFO
Jewish Lodges - Description:
- Translated Summary: Congratulations on the founding of the new Womens Club. The postscript has information about a meeting to be held the following evening at 1746 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, of the women directors of the Brownsville clubs. Jewish Women's Section of the New York City Committee.
- Notes:
- Documents organizational antecedents to the Emma Lazarus Division, founded in 1944 by the Women's Division of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order of the International Workers Order (IWO). The Division eventually became the Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs (ELF)
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:
- 67
- Folder:
- 11
- 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