Papers, 1947-1975.

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Papers, 1947-1975.

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Correspondence, clippings, press releases, memoranda, and brochures on activities of Agudath Israel World Organization's Jerusalem, London, and American Sections, and branches in Baltimore, Boro Park (Brooklyn), Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Crown Heights (Brooklyn), Detroit, East Flatbush (Brooklyn), East Side (New York), Far Rockaway (Queens), Kew Gardens (Queens), Los Angeles, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington, Argentina, and Mexico; correspondence with political figures, including Robert F. Kennedy, Jacob Javits, John V. Lindsay, and numerous rabbis and other clergy; correspondence, memoranda, publications, minutes, and other material concerning Citizens for Educational Freedom, National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs, Jewish Education Council, Synagogue Council of America, and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. Includes material on legislative action regarding federal aid to education, busing laws, Sabbath laws, and other issues.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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