Administrative Departments

Identifier: G
Language of Description: English
Dates: 1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1979
Level of Description: Series
Source: EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

31.6 linear feet (79 Hollinger boxes)

Scope and Content

Contains records pertaining to the operation and administration of the New York office of the World Jewish Congress.

System of Arrangement

The series is divided into six (6) subseries: 1. Public Relations; 2. Press Releases; 3. Distribution; 4. Archives/Recorder's Files (Elisabeth Maier); 5. Administrative Materials (Kate Knopfmacher); 6. Finance.

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Displaying items 1 to 6 of 6

Public Relations
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 1
- English
- 1939-1979
- 2 linear feet (5 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Consists of correspondence, press materials, biographies, and obituaries produced by the New York office of the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Congress. The subseries also contains files from the WJC's London office as well as its South American office. A large portion of this subseries is composed of files of Moises Glikowski, a World Jewish Congress staff member who served as a translator for Spanish and Yiddish materials and also as a WJC liaison for South American issues and events. The final portion of the subseries consists of biographical materials DL including obituar...
Press Releases
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 2
- English
- 1936-1977
- 10.8 linear feet (27 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Consists of press releases, news bulletins, and news surveys of the American Jewish Congress, World Jewish Congress, and Office of Jewish Information. The subseries includes a large run of the World Jewish Affairs news bulletin, as well as files of the World Jewish Congress Information Department in London. Contains material in many languages other than English, including French, German, Spanish, and Yiddish. Box G6. Folder 1. American Jewish Congress (“Digest of the Anti-Semitic and Anti-Democratic Press in the U.S.”), 1941-1944 Box G6. Folder 2. American Jewish Congress (Commission on Com...
Distribution
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 3
- English
- 1940-1972
- 11.6 linear feet (29 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Contains material collected by the World Jewish Congress's Distribution Desk. The Distribution Desk was responsible for duplication and distribution of information within the WJC in New York office. Box G33. Folder 1. Alperin, Aron, 1948-1949 Box G33. Folder 2. Appel, Moses A., 1948 Box G33. Folder 3. Baum, Philip, 1949 Box G33. Folder 4. Beigel, Greta, 1948-1950 Box G33. Folder 5. Blattberg, Zeev W., 1948-1950 Box G33. Folder 6. Caplan, Sam, 1948 Box G33. Folder 7. Federbush, Simon, 1948-1950 Box G33. Folder 8. Filing Department, 1950 Box G33. Folder 9. Fischer, Julyius, 1948 Box G33. Fold...
Archives/Recorder's Files (Elisabeth Maier)
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 4
- English
- 1936-1979
- 1.6 linear feet (4 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Contains files of the Office of the Recorder, as well as the Filing Department and Archives, particularly during the tenure of Elisabeth Maier. This is basically a reference and resource file, containing information on many topics and individuals somehow connected to the World Jewish Congress during this time. Box G62. Folder 1. Activities report, 1936-1947 Box G62. Folder 2. Archives classifications and lists, 1937, 1951, 1959 Box G62. Folder 3. Archives lists (Inactive), undated Box G62. Folder 4. Archives progress reports, 1975-1979 Box G62. Folder 5. Archives questionnaires, 1965 Box G6...
Administrative Materials (Kate Knopfmacher)
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 5
- English
- 1945-1967
- 1.2 linear feet (3 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Consists of files pertaining to the administration of the WJC's New York office and its Administrative Secretary, Kate Knopfmacher. It contains cable sheets, correspondence, memos, questionnaires, staff lists and directories, and union contracts, primarily for the years 1945-1955. Box G66. Folder 1. Cable sheets, 1951 Box G66. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1945-1949 Box G66. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1950 Box G66. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1951 January-March Box G66. Folder 5. Correspondence, 1951 April-May Box G66. Folder 6. Correspondence, 1951 November-December Box G66. Folder 7. Corresponde...
Finance
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 6
- English
- 1943-1967
- 4.4 linear feet (11 Hollinger boxes)
- Updated 5 years ago
Consists of bookkeeping and financial records for the organization, including fundraising campaigns in the United States and worldwide. These records contain information pertaining to the finances of many, if not most, of the departments and functions of the World Jewish Congress, giving context and information on the organization's financial history as well as its internal operations. Box G69. Folder 1. Bookkeeping correspondence (Argentina), 1946 Box G69. Folder 2. Bookkeeping correspondence (Austria), 1947-1951 Box G69. Folder 3. Bookkeeping correspondence (Belgium), 1947-1949 Box G69. F...