Bert Silver Papers undated, 1971-1973, 1978, 1980-1982

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Bert Silver Papers undated, 1971-1973, 1978, 1980-1982

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The collection documents the activities on behalf of Soviet Jewry of Bert Silver who served as president of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, worked on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and chaired the commission on international affairs of the American Jewish Congress in Washington, D.C.

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Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington

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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...