Benjamin Weinberg papers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1922-1940).

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Benjamin Weinberg papers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1922-1940).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58783146

Papers, 1922-1981, including correspondence, photographs, official documents, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and memorabilia. Some of the collection documents his work with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Much of the collection is in Polish; other languages include English, Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, German, and Italian. The correspondence includes business and personal letters, telegrams, and postcards. Some letters are signed by his father in law, A.J. Wajnberg. Material after 1949 is addressed to Weinberg's wife, Rachelle Wajnberg. There are some official documents related to immigration, passports, identity and travel documents, and business papers. Clippings include a profile of Weinberg from Der Moment, a Yiddish newspaper in Warsaw that he had written for as a young man.

1.25 linear feet (4 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7771562

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Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America

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Wajnberg, Rachelle.

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Weinberg, Benjamin, 1896-1949.

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Born in Russia; worked as a journalist in Poland and Canada; later became a banker in New York City, where he was active in many Jewish relief organizations. He also used the name Benjamin Treiger. From the description of Benjamin Weinberg papers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1922-1940). (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58783146 ...

Wajnberg, A.J.

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