This series is arranged chronologically. The correspondence encompasses Moses Moskowitz's personal and professional life. Box 3 contains materials concerning private family medical issues and isrestricted until 2027.Boxes 1, 2, and 4 have no restrictions and are open to the public.
This series is arranged chronologically. The series includes biographical information about Moses Moskowitz and materials related to his formal education in the United States from grade school to his graduate work at Columbia University.
This series is organized alphabetically by genre and form. English language translations, in turn, have been provided in brackets for all foreign language article and journal titles. In November 1942, Moskowitz was drafted into the Armed Forces. In May 1943, he entered the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Miami Beach, FL, where he was eventually commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. While at the OCS, Moskowitz specialized in intelligence. He was appointed, in turn, to the Military Government School, Fort Custer, MI. Later, he attended the School for Overseas Administration at Harvard University for eventual assignment in Italy. Moskowitz saw distinguished military service in England, France, Germany, Italy and North Africa. His last assignment was as the Chief of Political Intelligence, U.S. Military Government for Wuerttemberg-Baden, Germany. Upon his military discharge in April 1946, Moskowitz rejoined The American Jewish Committee as a Foreign Affairs Department staff member.
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Address Book, undated
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Advanced Field Training--Organization of German Cities, Towns, and Rural Communities,, 1944 April
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Air Forces Training Center, Miami Beach, FL, undated
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Articles--Collected, 1944-1945, undated, 1944-1945, undated
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Civil Affairs Center--American School Center--German Language Course,, undated
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Diary--Daily Entries--Headquarters, Office of Military Government, Wuerttemberg-Baden,, 1945 March-June
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Map--Germany--Occupied Areas, undated
Memorabilia
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Currency--100 Lire Note, 1943
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Jewish Calendar for Members of the Armed Forces, 5717, 1956-1957
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Patch--U.S. Army Air Corps, undated
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Memos--Headquarters, Office of Military Government, Wuerttemberg-Baden--General,, 1945-1946
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Political Parties--German--U.S. Occupation Zone, 1945-1946
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Notebooks--U.S. Military Occupation, 1943 September-October
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Off Duty Activities--Headquarters, Office of Military Government, Wuerttemberg-Baden,, 1945-1948
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Orders, 1942-1951, 3 folders
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Organized Reserve Corps Service Evaluation Form Questionnaire and Personal History Statement,, 1951-1953
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Photograph--German Military Officer, undated
Publications--Collected
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Army Reserve Military Police Training Bulletin, The Provost Marshall General's School, Camp Gordon, GA,, 1953
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Basic Field Manual: Military Government, War Department, 1940
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Basic Field Manual: Rules of Land Warfare, War Department, 1940
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Bauser, Adolf,,,Krieg dem Krieg!: Dem Recht der Sieg!" ["War Against War!: The Law of Victory!"] (Kulturaufbau, Verlag Stuttgart-Botnang),, 1946
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Charter of the United Nations, and Statute of the International Court of Justice
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The Chatterbox of Queens County Chapter, NY, Reserve Officers Association of the United Nations
, 1952-1953
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Elementary Military Cryptography-War Department Technical Manual, TM11-484,, 1945 March
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Ernst, Franz J. Der Reichstags-Brand [ The Reichstag Fire ], Liga gegen den Faschismus [League Against Fascism],, 1946
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Facts About Occupied Germany, vol. 4 (New York: American Association for a Democratic Germany),, 1946 May
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German Conversational Course: Exploratory Notes on the German, Linguaphone Institute,, undated
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German Conversation Course: Collateral and Alphabetical Vocabularies, Linguaphone Institute,, undated
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German Language Course--Civil Affairs Center--American School Center--Linguaphone: Konversations--Kursus--Deutsch, Linguaphone Institute,, undated
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Erobert, Paul Nicht Befreit: Das Deutsche Volk im Ersten Besatzungsjahr [ Conquered, not Liberated: The German People in the First Year of Occupation ] (New York: American Association for a Democratic Germany),, 1946
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Landsberger Lager-Cajtung, Landsberg [Landsberg am Lech, Germany: Komitat fun gewezene jidisze politisze gefange, 1945-1946] [Committee of Former Jewish Political Prisoners, 1945-1946]--Visit--Ben-Gurion, David,, 1945 October
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Military Government Regulations Title 3: Political Activities, Headquarters U.S. Forces, European Theater, Office, U.S. Zone,, 1946
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Military Manual of Civil Affairs in the Field, The War Office, 1944
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Das neue Wort: Zeitschrift für politische, soziale und kulturelle Neugestaltung [ The New Word: Journal for Political, Social and Cultural New Design ], 1 Jahrgang, 3 and 4 Heft, 1946 February
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Newspapers--German, 1943 1945, 1943, 1945
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The Officer's Guide: A Ready Reference on Customs and Correct Procedures which Pertain to Commissioned Officers of the Army of the United States
, 1943
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Poletti, Charles "Discorso" [speech], Official Head of Civil Affairs of Sicily, Allied Military Government,, 1944
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Protokoll über die Tagung der Landräte der amerikanisch besetzen Kreise Württembergs am 15. August 1945 Ludwigsburg [ Protocol about the meeting of the District Adminstrators of the American Occupied Divisions on 15 August 1945 in Ludwigsburg ], 1945
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Report to the Army
, 1952-1953
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Sofort Programm zur finanziellen und wirtschaftlichen überwindung der kriegschäden und Tilgung der Reichsschulden [ Immediate-Program to Overcome the Financial and Economic War Damages and Repayment of National Debt ], 1944 October
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Technical Manual: German Phrase Book, War Department, 1943 January 12
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Der 20. Juli 1944 Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Widerstandsbewegung, mit einem Nachwort von Dr. Fritz Harzendorf [ 20th July 1944 Contributions to the History of the German Resistance Movement, with an Afterword by Dr. Fritz Harendorf ], undated
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U.S. Army and Navy Manual of Military Government and Civil Affairs--Advance Copy, 1943
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Unzer Weg [ Our Way ], nos. 1, 4 and 6, 1945
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Verhandlungen der Verläufigen Volksvertretung für Württemberg-Baden [ Negotiations of the Provisional Parliament for Württemberg-Baden ], 1946 January-March
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Vojáci, učtese anglicky!: Základymluvnice a praktická Konversace [ Soldiers, learn English!: Principles of Grammar and Practical Conversation ], undated
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Wing Tips: The Official Handbook of the Corp of Army Air Forces Officer Candidates, Army Air Forces Officer Candidate School, Miami Beach, Florida,, undated
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Wolfson, Harry Austryn Escaping Judaism (New York: Intercollegiate Menorah Association, 1923)
Reports
Headquarters, Office of Military Government, Wuerttemberg-Baden
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Dr. Dröse--Germany--U.S. Occupation, 1945-1946, 2 folders
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Monthly Historical Reports--Draft Notes, 1945-1946, undated
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Political Activity Reports, 1945-1946
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Weekly Consolidated Report for Land Wuerttemberg, 1945 May-July, undated
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Weekly Information Bulletin, 1945-1946
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Weekly Military Government Reports, 1945 October-1946 August (8 folders), 1945
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Weekly Military Government Reports, 1946 September-December (3 folders), 1946
Military Government of Germany, U.S. Zone
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Monthly Reports, No. 2 (Coal-Transportation) (Alphabetical by Subject),, 1945 September 20
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Monthly Report, No. 3 (Intelligence), 1945 October 20
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Monthly Reports, No. 4 (Cartels and External Assets-Transportation) (Alphabetical by Subject),, 1945 November 20
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Monthly Reports, No. 5 (Cartels and External Assets-Transportation) (Alphabetical by Subject),, 1945 December 20
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Monthly Reports, No. 6 (Cartels and External Assets-Transportation) (Alphabetical by Subject),, 1946 January 20
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Monthly Reports, No. 7 (Intelligence and Confidential Annexes-Military Governor) (Alphabetical by Subject),, 1946 February 20
Weekly Information Bulletin, 1946
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Office of the Director, Office of Military Government (U.S. Zone), U.S. Forces European, Reports and Information Branch, 1945-1946 (2 folders), 1945-1946
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Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5 Division USFET, Information Branch,, 1945
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Research--Political Parties--German--U.S. Occupation Zone, 1945-1946, undated
This series contains two subseries: subject files and writings. The subject files are arranged alphabetically by either organizational name or subject. Predominantly covering the period of the 1950s, these materials represent Moskowitz's early work at the United Nations. The writings subseries is arranged chronologically by publication date beginning with an articles subseries followed by a books subseries. The articles subseries spans the period from 1938 to 1976. Please note that English language translations have been provided in brackets for all foreign language article and journal titles. The books subseries contains all four volumes written by Moses Moskowitz: Human Rights and World Order: The Struggle for Human Rights in the United Nations (1958), The Politics and Dynamics of Human Rights (1968), International Concern with Human Rights (1974), and The Roots and Reaches of United Nations Actions and Decisions (1980). The first folder of each published book contains a first edition of the volume followed alphabetically by contract and correspondence files, drafts, notes, outlines, publisher catalogs and reviews.
Subject Files
The American Jewish Committee
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Correspondence, 1942-1946
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Covenant on Political and Civil Rights, undated
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The European Convention on Human Rights--Council of Europe,, 1952-1954
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Reports--Germany--Post-war, 1946, undated, 1946, undated
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Anglo-Jewish Association, 1943-1944, 1959, 1943-1944, 1959
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Committee for World Human Rights, Inc., 1964-1969
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Consultative Council of Jewish Organizations (CCJO), 1948-1955, 4 folders
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Encyclopedia Britannica--Report and Research, 1947 June
United Nations
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Administration, Organization and Structure, 1951-1954
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Bricker Amendment--U.S. Senate--Resolution 177 re, International Covenant of Human Rights,, 1951-1953
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Charter Revision, 1953 1955, 1953, 1955
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Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Stateless Persons,, 1953-1954, 2 folders
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Czechoslovakia--Jewish Trial, 1953 February-March
Draft International Covenant on Human Rights--3rd Committee
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Press Releases, 1954 October-November
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Proposals and Resolutions, 1954 August-November
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Summary Records, 1954 October-November, 2 folders
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Texts of Speeches, 1954
Economic and Social Council
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Commission on Human Rights--Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities,, 1950, 1954-1955, 2 folders
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General Assembly, 1952 1954, 1952, 1954, 3 folders
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Reports, 1951-1954
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Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 1953-1954
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Freedom of Information--Code of Ethics, 1948-1954
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General Assembly--Statements, undated
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Hammarskjold, Dag--Statements, 1953-1954
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High Commissioner for Human Rights--Fight for, 1959-1965
Human Rights
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Conferences, Covenants, Days, Press Releases, Resolutions, Working Papers,, 1946-1953
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Publications--General, 1951-1954, 3 folders
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Human Rights Commission--10th Session, 1953-1954
International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
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Trachoma Control and Child Health Centers Project, 1952-1954
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Trick or Treat for UNICEF Program, 1959-1960
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Refugees--Convention, 1951, 1954-1955, 2 folders
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Relief and Works Agency for Palestine in the Near East, 1954
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Reports, 1948-1954
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Secretary General--Speeches--Miscellaneous, 1952-1954
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Self-Determination, 1954 November-December
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Social Welfare Activities, 1953
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Statelessness, 1952-1954
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Statements--Officials, 1954
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Technical Assistance Program for the Economic Development of Under-Developed Countries,, 1954
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Trusteeship Council--Petition Procedure, 1954 May-June
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United Nations Day, 1954, undated, 1954, undated
Writings, 1938-1980
Articles, 1938-1976
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"Polish Public Opinion the 'Ghetto Benches,'"The Menorah Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 94-102,, 1938 January-March
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"The Jewish Situation in the Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia,"Jewish Social Studies, vol. IV, no. 1, pp. 17-44, 1942
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"Three Years of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia,"Political Science Quarterly, vol. 57, no. 3, 1942 September
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"In Retrospect and in Prospect,", 1946 May
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"The German's and the Jews: Postwar Report-The Enigma of German Irresponsibility,"Commentary, vol. II, no. 1, pp. 7-14, 1946 July
"The Political Reeducation of the Germans: The Emergence of Parties and Politics in Wuerttemberg-Baden, May 1945-June 1946" vol. 61, no. 4, The Political Science Quarterly--Article--Final, 1946 December, May 1945-June 1946, 1946 December
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Manuscript--Draft, 1946 December
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"The Outlawing of Genocide,"The City College Alumnus, pp. 14-15, 20--Article and Correspondence,, 1947 December
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"El décimo aniversario de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos del Hombre,"["The Tenth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"] Revista de la Alliance [ Journal of the Alliance ], pp. 19-21, 1958 October
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"A Decade of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,"Parents' Association Bulletin Yeshiva of Central Queens, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 2, 1958 November
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"Toward an Integrated Approach to International Human Rights,"René Cassin: Amicorum Discipulorumque Liber, vol. 4, pp. 61-68, 1970
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"The Narrowing Horizons of United Nations Concern with Racial Discrimination," La Revue des Droits de l'Homme [ The Human Rights Journal ], 4, 23, pp. 278-292, 1971
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Book Review--"Human Rights, The United Nations and World Community,"The American Political Science Association, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 1417-1418 1972 December, 1417-1418, 1972 December
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"Whither the UN Human Rights Program," Israel Yearbook of Human Rights, vol. 6,, 1976
Books, 1958-1980
Human Rights and World Order: The Struggle for Human Rights in the United Nations (New York: Oceana Publications),, 1958
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Certificate of Copyright, Correspondence, Press Releases, Promotional Materials and Reviews,, 1958-1963
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Draft, undated
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Notes and Outlines--Chapters 1-3, undated
The Politics and Dynamics of Human Rights (New York: Oceana Publications), 1968
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Contract, 1967 July 12
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Correspondence, 1965-1972
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Draft--Title--The Internationalization of Man,, 1964 December
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Manuscript--Title: Human Rights and the Future of Man, 1968
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Notes and Outlines, 1968
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Publishers' Catalogs, 1968-1969, undated
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Reviews, 1968-1971
International Concern with Human Rights (New York: Oceana Publications, 1974)
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Manuscript--Drafts, 1974, 2 folders
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Chapters 9-10, 1974
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Index, undated
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Page Proofs, 1974
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Reviews, 1978
The Roots and Reaches of United Nations Actions and Decisions (Rockville, MD: Sijthoff & Noordhoff, 1980)
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Manuscript--Original, 1980, 2 folders
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Draft, 1980, 2 folders
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Endnotes--Drafts--Chapters 1-9, 1980
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Notes and Outlines--Chapters 1-8, 1980, 6 folders
This series is organized into two subseries: articles and books. The articles and books subseries are arranged alphabetically by author. If the author is unknown, the article or book is placed within the suberies list alphabetically by title. English language translations have also been provided in brackets for all foreign language article and journal titles.
Articles, 1944-1985
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Ackerman, Nathan W., MD Prejudice, Mental Health and Family Life, undated
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Cassin, René, "La Cour européenne des Droits de l'Homme" ["The European Court of Human Rights"] L'Annuaire Europeen [ The European Yearbook ], vol. 7, pp. 75-99, 1961
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Dépliant de Luxe [Luxury Brochure]--Postcards, undated
Duker, Abraham G.
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"The Polish Political Émigrés and the Jews in 1848," Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research, vol. 24, pp. 69-102, 1955
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"The Polish 'Great Emigrations' Appeal to the Jews of October 3, 1832," The Historical Society of Israel, Jerusalem, pp. 431-446, 1960
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"The Mystery of the Jews in Mickiewicz's Towianist Lectures on Slav Literature," The Polish Review, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1-27, 1962
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extrait de revue des droits de l'homme [extract review of human rights], vol. VI, no. 2,, 1973
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Ginsburg, Leo Gefangene der Hoffnung (Stuttgart: Wilhelm Hergot, 1945) [ Prisoners of Hope ] [Leo Ginsburg, Field Rabbi in the United States Army],, 1945
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Greiner, Wilhelm Kriegswahn: ein Beitrag zum Menschentum, Kulturäufbäu-Verlag, Stuttgart-Botnang [ War Mania: a Contribution to Humanity ], 1945
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"International and Comparative Law, René Cassin (1887-1976)," La Revue des Droits de l'Homme [ The Human Rights Journal ], 1985 December
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Das neue Wort: Zeitschrift für politische, soziale und kulturelle Neugestaltung, 1. Jahrgang, 1. Heft [ The New Word: Magazine for Political, Social and Cultural Redesign, vol. 1, issue 1],, 1946 January 1
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Métall, Rudolf Aladár,,,Der Beitrag der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation zur Fortbildung des Völkerrechtes ["The Contribution of the International Labor Organization for Training in International Law"], Juristische Blätter [ Judicial Papers ], vol. 91, nos. 7/8, 1969 April 5
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Monneray, Henri, compiler La persecution des juifs dans les pays de l'Est, présentée à Nuremberg [ The Persecution of Jews in Eastern Countries, presented at Nuremberg ], 1949
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Schönfeld, Walter Das Naturrechtslehre (Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer Verlag, Sonderreihe Heft 4, 1943) [ The Doctrine of Natural Law, Special Series 4], 1943
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Stanowisko Stronnictwa Narodowego w Kraju (London, 1944) [ The Position of the National Party in the Country ], 1944
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University of Pennsylvania, 214th Commencement, Philadelphia Civic Center,, 1970 May 18
Books, 1961-1981
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Agi, Marc René Cassin: Fantassin des droits de l'homme [ René Cassin: Solider of Human Rights ] (Plon), 1979
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Cassin, René La Pensée et l'Action [ Thought and Action ] (F. Lalou) [Inscribed], 1972
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de Guinzbourg, Victor S.M. Wit and Wisdom of the United Nations: Proverbs and Apothegms on Diplomacy (New York: United Nations) [Inscribed], 1961
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de Guinzbourg, Victor S.M. The Eternal Machiavelli in the United Nations World: Based, in part, on Wit and Wisdom of the United Nations: A Treatise on Diplomacy (Privately published) [Inscribed], 1969
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Human Rights: Comments and Interpretations, A Symposium edited by UNESCO with an introduction by Jacques Maritain (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press Publishers, reprint),, 1973
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Israel Yearbook on Human Rights (Tel Aviv: Published under the auspices of the Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, vol. 6),, 1976
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Lewin, Isaac War on War (New York: Shengold Publishers) [Inscribed],, 1969
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Lewin, Isaac Towards International Guarantees for Religious Liberty: Addresses before the United Nations (New York: Shengold Publishers) [Inscribed], 1981
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Mikaelsen, Laurids European Protection of Human Rights: The Practice and Procedure of the European Commission of Human Rights on the Admissibility of Applications from Individuals and States (Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands: Sijthoff & Noordhoff),, 1980
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Report of the Fifty-seventh Conference Held at Madrid, August 30th, 1976 to September 4th, 1976 (The International Law Association, 3, Paper Buildings, The Temple, London, E.C.4.),, 1976
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United Nations The Unveiling of Single Form, by Barbara Hepworth, gift of Jacob Blaustein after a wish of Dag Hammarskjold, 11 June 1964 United Nations, New York (New York: United Nations), 1964
This series is arranged alphabetically by subject. The series comprises materials collected by Moskowitz for either his own professional work or personal edification.
This series is organized alphabetically by genre and form. The materials within this series relate to Moses Moskowitz and his family. Some photographs relating to Moses Moskowitz's military sevice arerestricteddue to fragility and preservation concerns.