David Robinson papers, 1936-1964.

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David Robinson papers, 1936-1964.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/743435689

The collection consists of Robinson's speeches, many of which reveal his interest in intergroup relations, anti-semitism, and war and peace; some files on the various organizations and individuals with which Robinson was associated, including Oregon's Americanism Coordinating Committee, the American Social Hygiene Association, the Salvation Army, Protestants and Others United for Separation of Church and State, B'nai B'rith (Seattle Lodge No. 503), Joseph Shemanski, Glen Archer, and John Metcalfe; and materials relating to Portland's Congregation Beth Israel in the 1950s. The Beth Israel materials include some committee files and files relating to Rabbi Julius Nodel (who became Beth Israel 's rabbi in 1950). Some of the Rabbi Nodel materials concern the controversy surrounding Nodel's sermons on Billy Graham and his article entitled "Did Christ Get a Fair Trial?"

2 boxes (.8 linear feet)

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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