National Jewish Welfare Board records undated, 1916-1988

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National Jewish Welfare Board records undated, 1916-1988

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Majority of collection consists of National Jewish Welfare Board surveys of U.S. Jewish communities. Collection also contains general administrative material, publications, press releases, community service material, conference proceedings, and several boxes of correspondence of National Jewish Welfare Board president Frank Weil and field secretary Harry Schatz.

36.2 linear feet (69 manuscript boxes, 1 [16 ½ x 20 ½ x 3] oversized box, 1 MAP folder)

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American Jewish Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6346072

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National Jewish Welfare Board

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Origins of the National Jewish Welfare Board (1913-1919) Organized in 1917 to meet the needs of Jewish servicemen in the Armed Forces, the National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) became a national federation of local agencies and social service institutions dedicated to meeting the social, cultural, intellectual, physical and spiritual needs of the American Jewish community. The roots of JWB can be traced to the founding of the Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associations (YMHA-KA) ...

Weil, Frank

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Schatz, Harry A. (Harry Abraham), 1881-1966

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