Philip S. Bernstein, papers undated, 1926-1995

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Philip S. Bernstein, papers undated, 1926-1995

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Contains addresses, agendas, articles, budgets, by-laws, correspondence, eulogies, interviews, minutes, newspaper clippings, obituaries, papers, photographs, reports, resolutions, speeches, telegrams, and tributes. Included are his writings, his role in the establishment of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture and the National Jewish Community Relations Council, and his years with the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. The articles and speeches were written and delivered over a 50 year span from the 1940s to the 1990s. The collection contains valuable information about many Jewish communal organizations, including unpublished documents concerning the merger of the United Jewish Appeal and the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York. The collection also contains Bernstein's correspondence with Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Milton Steinberg. The papers are valuable to researchers studying the following aspects of Jewish history: anti-poverty programs, Jewish communal service, interfaith activities, Israel and Zionism, public welfare, and social policy.

9.25 linear feet (18 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box)

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