Guide to the Jewish Labor Committee Records, 1934-1947 AIS.1993.11
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Jewish Labor Committee Records
Creator
Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.)
Collection Number
AIS.1993.11
Extent
1 microfilm_reel
Date
1934-1947
Abstract
The Jewish Labor Committee was founded in New York City in 1934 for the purpose of organizing opposition to nazism and fascism and providing assistance to the victims of fascist regimes. During World War II, the committee maintained close relations with European resistance movements and was able to rescue several thousand labor and socialist activists and their families. This collection reflects the activities of the Jewish Labor Committee in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. This collection is a microfilm copy of a small portion of the records located at the New York University Library. It includes correspondence, newsletters, and newspaper clippings.
Language
English
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Author
Jaime Hamel. The electronic finding aid was prepared by Andy Newman in October 2004 and Charles Stanford in January 2006.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
History
The Jewish Labor Committee was founded in New York City in 1934 for the purpose of organizing opposition to nazism and fascism and providing assistance to the victims of fascist regimes. During World War II, the committee maintained close relations with European resistance movements and was able to rescue several thousand labor and socialist activists and their families.
After the war, the committee continued to provide relief to Holocaust survivors by shipping food, clothing, and medical supplies to Europe. It also cooperated with other Jewish agencies to help reunite families and organized a child adoption program. The committee contributed to the reconstruction of Jewish culture after 1945 by financing Yiddish libraries, schools, and cultural centers throughout Europe and Israel.
Scope and Content
This collection is a microfilm copy of a small portion of the committee's records located at the New York University Library. It reflects the activities of the Jewish Labor Committee in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas, mainly in the form of correspondence. Other forms of records include newsletters, newspaper clippings, and lists of names of European labor leaders and refugees that were seen as targets for persecution by the Nazis. While some of the information in these files are in English, the majority are written in Hebrew with a few also containing French and Russian.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
These records were microfilmed with the permission of the Jewish Labor Committee in February 1992.
Preferred Citation
Jewish Labor Committee Records, AIS.1993.11, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
Jewish Labor Committee Records, AIS.1993.11, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Jewish Labor Committee, ais 93:11, Records, 1934-1947, Archives of Industrial Society, Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jaime Hamel in October 2004.
Revision for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Andy Newman in September 2004 and Charles Stanford in December 2005. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1487925
Copyright
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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