Papers, 1890-1948.

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Papers, 1890-1948.

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Correspondence, ca. 1909-ca. 1935, concerning Jewish history and current affairs, journalism, work of the A.S. Freidus Memorial Committee, 1928, JEWISH MORNING JOURNAL (MORGEN ZSHURNAL), Sunday blue laws, Orthodox Jewish affairs, and personal business, particularly retrieval by Wiernik of property in Germany following World War I. Greetings to Wiernik on his 60th and 70th birthdays, 1925 and 1935; meeting notices for Chavruta, Hebraicist organization, 1929-1933; stockholders notices from Haitian-American Corporation, 1920-1924; notes, manuscripts, lectures, publications on Jewish history, religion, politics, education, Zionism, and other topics; clippings of articles by Wiernik and others; minutes and correspondence, 1925-1936, concerning the Israel Matz Foundation supporting Hebrew writers and scholars; photographs of Wiernik, family members, and others; checkbooks and stubs; and plays by his sister, Bertha Wiernik, and others, 1947-1948. Also, files including correspondence, minutes, and reports concerning work with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War, American Joint Reconstruction Foundation, American Jewish Relief Foundation, JDC Executive Committee minutes, 1920-1932, and Reconstruction Committee. There are also photograph albums of the JDC Child Care Dept. in Europe, 1926.

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Revel, Bernard, 1885-1940

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American Jewish joint distribution committee

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Haitian-American Corporation.

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A.S. Freidus Memorial Committee.

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Executive Committee.

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American Jewish Relief Foundation.

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Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War

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Orthodox Jewish overseas relief organization affiliated with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Established at a meeting convened by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations and the Union of Orthodox Rabbis in Oct. 1914 to help Jews suffering as a result of the outbreak of World War I. After the war, the Central Relief Committee shifted its attention from providing economic relief to Orthodox Jewry overseas to preserving its religious and cultural identity. CRC supported hundred...

Schapiro, Israel, 1882-1957

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American Joint Reconstruction Foundation

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Freidus, Abraham Solomon, 1867-1923

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People's Relief Committee for Jewish War Sufferers (U.S.)

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Israel Matz Foundation.

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Reconstruction Committee.

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Child Care Dept.

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Kamaiky, Leon.

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Hyman, Joseph C., 1889-

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Wiernik, Peter, 1865-1936

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Journalist, editor of JEWISH MORNING JOURNAL, New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1890-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122435541 ...