Sol Kahn papers, 1956-1957 and undated.

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Sol Kahn papers, 1956-1957 and undated.

Copies of citation awards, obituary notices, press releases, a picture of Eleanor Roosevelt and Kahn at the Welfare Board dinner of 1956; and a photo at Milwaukee Jewish Welfare Fund with Eddie Cantor.

.45 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8125498

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Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964

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Eddie Cantor was born Edward Israel Iskowitz on January 31, 1892 in New York City. He was orphaned at age of two and raised by his grandmother. Cantor was a vaudeville performer and singing waiter and appeared in Gus Edwards' Kid Kabaret, in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics in 1916 and star in successive Ziegfeld Follies, 1917-1919. He starred in two silent films, Kid Boots (1926) and Special Delivery (1927); had own radio show through the 1930s, and was the highest paid radio star by 1936. After a h...

National Jewish Welfare Board

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Origins of the National Jewish Welfare Board (1913-1919) Organized in 1917 to meet the needs of Jewish servicemen in the Armed Forces, the National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) became a national federation of local agencies and social service institutions dedicated to meeting the social, cultural, intellectual, physical and spiritual needs of the American Jewish community. The roots of JWB can be traced to the founding of the Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associations (YMHA-KA) ...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Milwaukee Jewish Welfare Fund

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Jewish social service organization in Milwaukee, Wis. From the description of Milwaukee Jewish Welfare Fund publications, 1940-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166427861 ...

Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee

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Jewish community center in Milwaukee; known as Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee from 1946-1999. From the description of Jewish Community Center cornerstone records, 1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317137599 ...

Kahn, Sol, 1908-1977

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Milwaukee attorney; president of Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee, and member of Jewish Welfare Board; honored by B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. From the description of Sol Kahn papers, 1956-1957 and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74986096 ...