Dr. Joseph and Sheila Tenenbaum collection Records relating to organizations.

Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016

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Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania. He was 15 years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. His mother and younger sister perished, his two older sisters survived. Elie and his father were later transported to Buchenwald, where his father died shortly before the camp was liberated in April 1945. After the war, Elie Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. He wrote his memoir La Nuit or Night. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed El...

Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring

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The Workmen’s Circle (Arbeiter Ring), founded in 1892, became a national order in 1900. It was established as a social and cultural Jewish labor fraternal order. Its purpose was to provide members with mutual aid and health and death benefits and to support the labor and socialist movements of the world. Historically, the Workmen’s Circle was closely tied to Jewish unions, the Yiddish labor press, and the Socialist Party. The Circle was highly dedicated to raising the education levels of members...

American Zionist Federation

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Jewish museum (New York, N.Y.)

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Institute for Jewish Research.

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American Jewish World Service

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United Jewish Survivors of Nazi Persecution

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Zionist Organization of America

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Foundation for Judaism

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Woodrow Wilson foundation

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Founded in New York in 1921 or 1922, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation endowed permanent awards for distinguished public service. Franklin D. Roosevelt served as Chairman of the National Committee. In time, a memorial library was also established at the Woodrow Wilson House at 45 E. 65th St., New York City. In 1950, the Foundation transferred the Library to the United Nations. From the description of Collection, 1922-1957, 1940-1949. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat recor...

American Gathering/Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.

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World Jewish Congress.

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According to their own constitution, the World Jewish Congress is a voluntary association of representative Jewish bodies, communities and organisations throughout the world, organised to assure the survival and to foster the unity of the Jewish people. Its origins lie in the immediate aftermath of World War I in the cooperative efforts by Jewish communities around the world in religious, legal, political and relief matters. In the aftermath of World War II the World Jewish Congress played a cen...

World Federation of Bergen-Belsen Survivors

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New York Association of New Americans.

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Tenenbaum, Joseph, 1887-

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Joseph Tenenbaum was born in Sasow, Poland, in 1887. During his years as a student he became involved in the Hashahar student youth organization. He served as a military doctor in the Polish army during World War I. Tenenbaum emigrated to New York in 1920. He formed the Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and Jewish Labor Committee in 1933. He died in 1961. From the description of Dr. Joseph and Sheila Tenenbaum collection Records relating to the career of Joseph Te...

Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.)

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The Jewish Labor Committee was founded on February 25, 1934. Its first efforts were directed toward relieving the suffering of the victims of Nazi terror, participating in rescue work, and supporting the growing anti-Nazi labor resistance movement in Europe. Eventually, JLC became an organization that would articulate the Jewish perspective and interests of American Jewish workers on issues of national and international importance. JLC serves as a bridge between Jewish workers and the trade unio...

Aliyah Bet (Organization)

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World Federation of Polish Jews

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Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization

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New York Board of Rabbis

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Holocaust Survivors Memorial Foundation

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Herzl Institute

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American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

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American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) provides information from the Jewish community to the U.S. Congress; they monitor each candidate, making sure they understand pro-Israel views and receive information. From the description of American Israel Public Affairs Committee records, 1989-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123410603 ...

Elie Wiesel Holocaust Museum Endowment Fund

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Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry

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World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.

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Federation of Polish Jews in America

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