Political Department/Department of International Affairs

1. ARA
2. Privaatrechtelijke archiefvormers - Producteurs d’archives privées
3. Particuliere organisaties met een ideologisch en politiek doel - Organisations particulières à but idéologique et politique
4. World Jewish Congress
5. Political Department/Department of International Affairs

• The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
• 4
• English
• 1943-1969
• 2.8 linear feet (7 Hollinger boxes)
• Updated 5 years ago

Consists of memoranda, applications and reports prepared by the WJC and submitted to the UN and other agencies. These submissions pertain to issues such as human rights, statelessness, refugees, etc. Box B139. Folder 12. Index of United Nations chronological file, 1945-1949, undated Box B139. Folder 13. Memorandum Submitted to the United Nations Conference of International Organization at San Francisco, 1945 Box B139. Folder 14. Report of Executive of the United Nation Preparatory Committee, 1945 November Box B139. Folder 15. Stein, Kalman, Jewish Displaced Persons, answer from Sorieri, A.A...

1. ARA
2. Privaatrechtelijke archiefvormers - Producteurs d’archives privées
3. Particuliere organisaties met een ideologisch en politiek doel - Organisations particulières à but idéologique et politique
4. World Jewish Congress
5. Political Department/Department of International Affairs

• The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
• 3
• English
• 1937-1977
• 23.6 linear feet (59 Hollinger boxes)
• Updated 5 years ago

Contains material pertaining to the WJC's work and cooperation with the United Nations. Topics in this subseries include genocide, human rights, missing persons, non-governmental organizations, and Post-War Planning. Noteworthy in this subseries are files on numerous UN conferences, such as the United Nations Conference on International Organizations in 1945. The subseries concludes with a large amount of material on the United Nations General Assembly and its various sessions, commissions and committees for the years 1945—1972, together with records pertaining to the United Nations Economi...

1. ARA
2. Privaatrechtelijke archiefvormers - Producteurs d’archives privées
3. Particuliere organisaties met een ideologisch en politiek doel - Organisations particulières à but idéologique et politique
4. World Jewish Congress
5. Political Department/Department of International Affairs

• The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
• 2
• English
• 1933-1976
• 13.2 linear feet (33 Hollinger boxes)
• Updated 5 years ago

A major component of this subseries is correspondence with the WJC's British section and its Political Department director, Alexander L. Easterman. This subseries also contains a large section of files on the American Jewish Congress, the bulk of which covers the years 1950-1960. Box B47. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1947 Box B47. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1952, 1957-1958 Box B47. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1960-1967 Box B47. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1970-1975 Box B47. Folder 5. Advisory Council, Bronfman, Samuel, Germany, 1966 Box B47. Folder 6. Executive Committee, American branch, minutes, ...

1. ARA
2. Privaatrechtelijke archiefvormers - Producteurs d’archives privées
3. Particuliere organisaties met een ideologisch en politiek doel - Organisations particulières à but idéologique et politique
4. World Jewish Congress
5. Political Department/Department of International Affairs

• The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
• 1
• English
• 1919-1977
• 18.4 linear feet (46 Hollinger boxes)
• Updated 5 years ago

Consists of executive office files of the Political Department. This subseries contains papers of three persons: Maurice L. Perlzweig, Robert S. Marcus, and Oscar Karbach. The Perlzweig papers contain 35 boxes spanning the years 1919—1977 and contains extensive files on the activities of the Political Department during this time. Maurice L. Perlzweig's papers also include personal materials, especially from his career as a rabbi in London (ca. 1919—1940) and Toronto (1947—1949). The Robert S. Marcus papers, 1932—1933 and 1937—1951, are five boxes and include alphabetical files of special as...