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Agudath Israel Records, 1933-2008, bulk 1940-1947

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This collection consists of autograph signed letters, typed signed letters, postcards, telegrams, printed material, programs, newspaper clippings, and written public announcements pertaining to the Agudath Israel movement in America, Eretz Israel/Palestine, and Lithuania. Most materials are dated during the 1940s (wake of WWII). Most letters are addressed to Rabbi Aaron Ben Zion Shurin. The materials are mainly in Hebrew and English with some in Yiddish. Most materials concern the role of Orthodox Jewry in the wake of the Holocaust.
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Correspondence, 1933-2008, bulk 1940s Box 1, Folder 1

organized divisions within Ne'emanei Agudath Israel, and personal matters. Includes information on various
conferences and conventions: National Convention held August 22-26, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio; the National
to the Agudas Israel movement in Eretz Israel/Palestine, America, and Lithuania. Mostly dated during

A collection of autograph signed letters, typed signed letters, postcards, and telegrams pertaining to the Agudas Israel movement in Eretz Israel/Palestine, America, and Lithuania. Mostly dated during the 1940s (wake of WWII). Most letters addressed to Rabbi Aaron Ben Zion Shurin. Mainly in Hebrew and English with some in Yiddish. Signed by Jacob Rosenheim, R. Moshe Blau, R. Yitzchak Meir Lewin, R. Eliezer Silver, R. Joel Fink, Michael Tress, Y. Devorkes, R. Binyamin Zev Hendeles, R. Morris Sherer, R. Moshe Belvi, Herman Moskowitz, Michael Tress, R. Morris Sherer, Chaim Sholomon, T. Merlin, Yehudah Leib Zaltzar, R. Binyamin Gildabrand, R. S. Eichenstein, R. Yitzchak Levin, R. Yechiel Albonim, Lillian Snow, R. Herbert Goldstein, and others. Discussions surrounding role of Orthodox Jewry in the wake of the Holocaust. Request for articles and speeches from R. Shurin for Agudist publications and conventions. Correspondence between R. Menachem Porush and his father Moshe Porush, Deputy Mayor of Jersualem, with Rabbi Shurin relating to political issues, the publication of Agudist newspapers Kol Israel and Hamevaser, newly organized divisions within Ne'emanei Agudath Israel, and personal matters. Includes information on various conferences and conventions: National Convention held August 22-26, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio; the National Convention held August 21-25, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland; the National Convention of Tzeirei Agudath Israel of America held June 24-27, 1943 in Ferndale New York; the Sixth National Convention held September 12-15 in Belmar, New Jersey; and the National Conference of Agudath Israel held March 18-19, 1947 in New York City.

  1. Series I: Agudath Israel Records

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