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Guide to the Jewish Labor Committee Records, Part I: Holocaust Era Files
WAG.025.001
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.). |
| Title: |
Jewish Labor Committee Records, Part I: Holocaust Era Files |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1934-1947 |
| Abstract:
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The Jewish Labor Committee, an umbrella group of Jewish or Jewish-led trade unions
and fraternal organizations, was founded in New York City in 1934. Its primary purposes
were to organize anti-Nazi and anti-fascist activity and to provide assistance to
European Jews and others persecuted by these movements. During World War II, it maintained
close ties with European resistance movements and was able to effect the rescue of
hundreds of labor and socialist activists and their families. After the War, it helped
to reunite families and resettle survivors. The original donation of JLC records to
NYU included more than 800 linear feet of material. This guide describes the first
portion of the JLC records; included are general administrative records for the Committee’s
earliest years as well as files documenting anti-Nazi activity (including relations
with other Jewish organizations), rescue and aid activities, and overseas work in
general. Most documentation of the JLC’s domestic anti-discrimination work, which
increased in intensity in the post-war years, is included in later series.
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| Quantity: |
55.0 linear feet (55 boxes) |
| Call Phrase: |
WAG.025.001 |
