Reuben Guskin papers, 1926-1942.

Histadrut ha-kelalit shel ha-'ovdim be-Erets-Yiśra'el

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The General Federation of Labor in Israel, or Histadrut, is Israel's organization of trade unions and the largest voluntary organization in the country. The organization was created in 1920 to champion the interests of Jewish workers in the city of Haifa. Histadrut became a powerful figure in the Labour Zionist movement as well as a significant employer and state builder within Israel. The organization has many arms which are active in various aspects of Israeli life including health care, the e...

Guskin, Reuben, 1887-1951

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Manager of the Hebrew Actors Union in New York City from 1919 until 1951; promoted Yiddish theater across the United States and Canada; and involved in New York's Jewish politics. From the description of Reuben Guskin papers, 1926-1942. (Jewish Historical Society of Maryland Library). WorldCat record id: 70963372 ...

American Jewish joint distribution committee

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The American Joint Distribution Committee was founded on November 27, 1914 when the American Jewish Relief Committee (AJRC) and the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews (CCRJ) joined forces under the name of the Joint Distribution Committee of American Funds for the Relief of Jewish War Sufferers. Although JDC reflected the diversity of the American Jewish Community, the Reform-oriented American Jewish Committee faction dominated its early leadership. Conceived as a temporary agency to relie...

Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America

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Idisher aḳṭyoren yunyon (U.S.)

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United Hebrew Trades

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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...