Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington
Founded in 1938 as the Jewish Community Council of Washington, this is the central community relations agency of the organized Jewish community of the Washington area, with over 200 constituent groups. It promotes cultural, social, economic, and philanthropic interests and advances the national and spiritual aspirations of the Jewish people. Isaac Franck was executive director, 1948-1973. Presidents included: Solomon Metz, Hymen Goldman, Isadore Breslau, Aaron Goldman, Albert Arent, Joel Wolfson, Richard Lyon, Louis Grossberg, and Seymour Wolf.
From the description of Records, 1937-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 45702065
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| creatorOf | Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington. Records, 1937-[ongoing]. | George Washington University | |
| referencedIn | Bert Silver Papers, undated, 1971-1973, 1978, 1980-1982 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington. Correspondence with Chaim Potok, 1969. | University of Pennsylvania Library |
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| associatedWith | Arent, Albert. | person |
| associatedWith | Baltimore-Washington Union of Jewish Students. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Breslau, Isadore, 1897-1978. | person |
| associatedWith | Catholic Church | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Franck, Isaac. | person |
| associatedWith | Goldman, Aaron. | person |
| associatedWith | Goldman, Hymen. | person |
| associatedWith | Grossberg, Louis. | person |
| associatedWith | Jewish Youth Assembly. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lyon, Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Metz, Solomon. | person |
| associatedWith | National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-1989 | person |
| associatedWith | Wolf, Seymour. | person |
| associatedWith | Wolfson, Joel. | person |
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