Records, 1919-1970.

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Records, 1919-1970.

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Records of a Zionist women's organization engaged in activities related to medical, child welfare, and agricultural issues in Israel. The collection includes correspondence, minute books, financial records, clippings, printed material, and photographs of the Madison chapter. The correspondence regarding local and regional chapter activities is that of chapter presidents Cecile Schein and Fannie Mack. The bulk of the collection consists of printed material sent to the chapters by various national Hadassah agencies and concerns the Hadassah Medical Organization, the National Council of Jewish Women, the Jewish National Fund, and Youth Aliyah. Also present is information on related local organizations such as the Madison Beth El Temple, the Beth Israel Center, and the University of Wisconsin Hillel.

4.4 c.f. (11 archives boxes) and5 photographs (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6847114

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Jewish National Fund

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The Pittsburgh Jewish National Fund was founded in 1924 with the mission of raising funds to purchase land in what was originally Palestine, to facilitate the settlement of Jews there, and to make the land more usable by draining swamps and forestation. From the description of Jewish National Fund photographs 1959-1981. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 48860205 From the description of Jewish National Fund records 1945-1987. (Historical Society of W...

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Madison Chapter (Wis.)

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Temple Beth El (Madison, Wis.)

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Madison Jewish Community Council (Wis.)

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National Council of Jewish Women

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Organized in 1893 as the Council of Jewish Women; name changed in 1923 to the National Council of Jewish Women. The two primary goals of the organization are social reform and the promotion of Judaism among women. From the description of Records of the National Council of Jewish Women, 1893-1989 (bulk 1940-1981). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456414 The National Council members, in their Credo, stated that they "believe in the ideal of Peace." In their philosophy, they st...

Beth Israel Center (Madison, Wis.)

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Jewish Agency for Israel. Youth Aliyah Department

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Mack, Fannie.

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Schein, Cecile.

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