Central Files

Identifier: A
Language of Description: English
Dates: 1 Jan 1919 - 31 Dec 1976
Level of Description: Series
Source: EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

41.2 linear feet (103 Hollinger boxes)

Scope and Content

Contains history of the World Jewish Congress ( WJC), especially prior to 1940. The series includes correspondence and miscellaneous other materials of WJC leaders, together with minutes and records of conferences and committee meetings. The series name, “Central Files”, was adopted from an existing WJC series consisting of executive files and records from conferences and committees. Central Files includes material unrelated to any one specific department.

System of Arrangement

This series is divided into four (4) subseries: 1. Organizational History and Activities; 2. Executive Files; 3. Plenary Assemblies, Pre-1936 Conferences and Special Conferences; 4. Committees.

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Executive Files
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 2
- English
- 1931-1975
- 12.8 linear feet (32 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Includes records and reports from the files of WJC presidents (Stephen S. Wise, Nahum Goldmann); chairmen of the Executive Committee (Nahum Goldmann, Israel Goldstein); followed by the administrative/executive directors of the New York office ( Abraham S. Hyman, Monty Jacobs, Yehuda Ebstein, Greta Beigel). The subseries contains general correspondence individual and departmental correspondence, country files, subject files, speeches, and publications.

4 child items
Organizational History and Activities
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 1
- English
- 1919-1970
- 3.2 linear feet (8 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Includes correspondence, minutes, publications, and reports related to the organizational and political activities of the WJC and its forerunner, the Committee of Jewish Delegations. Reports on the history and activities of the WJC from before its inception through the 1960s are also included in this subseries. Significant subjects covered include anti-Semitism, relief for refugees, and relations with the League of Nations. Box A1. Folder 1. Government interventions in: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Poland, and Romania, 1936-1939 Box A1. Folder 2. League of Nations, Commission on Interna...
Plenary Assemblies, Pre-1936 Conferences and Special Conferences
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 3
- English
- 1932-1975
- Updated 5 years ago
Committees
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 4
- English
- 1940-1976
- Updated 5 years ago