A Brief History of Jewish Philanthropy
A Brief History of Jewish Philanthropy
The other day while procrastinating and scrolling through my Facebook feed, I came across two friends raising money for charities for their birthdays and three fellow students promoting the non-profits they’re interning at. In the day and age of social media campaigns, hashtags, and endless GoFundMe’s, giving has become a lot more personal.
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#1Lib1Ref
This week, CJH Archivists
participated in #1Lib1Ref, a collaborative
Wikipedia
project encouraging all information professionals around the country
to edit one page, add at least one new link or citation, or start a brand new
page to further the reach of their archival holdings.
Here’s a breakdown of the
amazing CJH…
American Jewish Voices on Civil Rights and Discriminatory Legislation: Shad Polier
By Poorvi Bellur
Part 1: Shad Polier
Read Introduction
“The AJC began developing its program of using
legislation and litigation to protect human rights in 1944 and 1945. At that
time many respectable “liberal” organizations told us not to get involved in
these projects. We ignored them and went ahead. We did so not…
Creating the Promised Land: American Jewish Voices on Civil Rights and Discriminatory Legislation
By
Poorvi Bellur
Conducted
over the course of Black History Month 2017, this research project is
structured around primary sources from the archives and the personal
collections of each of these individuals and their correspondences with other
important leaders of the Civil Rights movement. This study focuses on the
umbrella organization of the American Jewish Congress and profiles…