Jewish Labor Committee Records, Part II: Holocaust Era Files 1948-1956

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Jewish Labor Committee Records, Part II: Holocaust Era Files 1948-1956

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The Jewish Labor Committee, an umbrella group of Jewish trade unions and fraternal organizations, was founded in 1934 for the purpose of organizing opposition to Fascism, providing assistance to its victims, and fighting all forms of bigotry. After the Second World War the Committee continued its program of relief to Holocaust victims, providing shipments of food, clothing, and medical supplies. It also provided immigration assistance, and offered help with employment and housing for refugees who came to the United States. The JLC's Holocaust-related records, Part II (1948-1956), include minutes, convention proceedings, reports, press releases, correspondence, survivors’ biographical files and a wide range of printed material. Documented in detail are the JLC's efforts to sustain and resettle survivors, contacts with socialist and trade-union leaders in post-war Europe, proposals for liberalizing American immigration policy, lobbying for reparations, and anti-discrimination work.

150.0 linear feet; (150 boxes)

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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