American League for a Free Palestine Records 1946-1947

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American League for a Free Palestine Records 1946-1947

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The American League for a Free Palestine was organized in 1944 to help with the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. The collections consists of correspondence, financial statements, lists, pamphlets, fliers, advertisements, news clippings and other ephemera.

0.42 linear feet (1 manuscript box and 1 OS1 folder).

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American Jewish Historical Society

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