Jews in America's Freedom Struggles
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- Title:
- Jews in America's Freedom Struggles
- Title (Yiddish):
- יידן אין אמעריקעס פרייהייט קאמפן
- Romanized Title (Yiddish):
- Yidn in Amerikes frayhayt kemfn
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Black Jewish Relations
Cold War
Culture Front
Education - Creator:
- Schappes, Morris U. (Morris Urman), 1907-
- Creator (Yiddish):
- שאפּעס, מ
- Date:
- 1949-04-30
- Site:
- New York, New York, United States
- Address (Creator):
- 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Identifier:
- 5276b68f07_01
- Organization:
- National School and Culture Committee of the Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order of the I.W.O. (U.S.)
- Transcription:
- Jewish People in American Freedom [Labor] Organizations by M. Shapes
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Work Type:
- printed ephemera
pamphlets
political ideologies and attitudes
educating
ethnohistory
histories
resumes
resistance movements
biographies
depictions
drawings (visual works)
political ideologies and attitudes - Subject:
- Jewish History Week
Postwar Jewish Programs
Education- Shule, Ordn Schools, Other
Youth
Jewish Left
Labor-Unionization
Antisemitism
Postwar Jewish Culture- U.S.
Postwar Order and Social Contract
Americanization
Cold War- Red Scare, Jewish Community
Jewish Lodges
Culture Front- Publishing - Description:
- 15 pages. Pamphlet, published by the National School and Culture Committee. Translated Summary: An introduction to the history of Jews in America, for Jewish History Week, April 24-30, 1949. Introduction describes aims of Jewish History Week, and organizing strategies. Early Jewish presence in the Americas and the 17th century granting of religious rights, including the right to serve in the military, own property, establish communal cemeteries. Topics include Jews in the American Revolution; Jews, slavery and the Civil War; Jews in the fight for women's rights; Jews in workers movements. Schappes was a well known historian and author who was fired by City College due to his politics and who went on to become the editor of the JPFO affiliated journal Jewish Currents (originally Jewish Life).
- Note:
- Yiddish orthography is interesting not least the spelling of America
- Note:
- 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:
- 68
- Folder:
- 7
- 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