Louis E. Shecter, papers undated, 1921-1989

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Louis E. Shecter, papers undated, 1921-1989

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The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the activities of Louis E. Shecter, a Baltimore advertising executive, art collector, and former president of the local branch of the American Jewish Congress. It includes several articles written by him, as well as the replies of 10 U.S. Senators, 1 Representative, and 2 Maryland government officials to Shecter's request that they describe their impression of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in a one-sentence statement.

1 linear foot (2 manuscript boxes)

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American Jewish Historical Society

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American Jewish congress

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The American Jewish Congress was founded originally in 1918 by a group of Jewish American leaders as an umbrella structure for Jewish organizations to represent the American Jewish interests at the Peace Conference following the end of World War I. It was seen as a national parliamentary assembly representing all American Jews. Representatives to the Congress were selected by all major national Jewish organizations and delegates representing local communities were elected by some 35...

Shecter, Louis E.

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Advertising executive, Broadway playwright, and founder of the Beth Tfiloh Synagogue, of Baltimore, Md.; b. 1901; d. 1992. From the description of Louis E. Shecter collection, 1921-1985. (Jewish Historical Society of Maryland Library). WorldCat record id: 70963367 Louis E. Shecter (1900- ) was an American advertising entrepreneur and art collector. He was also actively involved in human rights and issues relating to Israel, serving as chairman of the National Commission on R...

Epstein, Jacob (1880-?).

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...