{"id":1192,"date":"2018-02-01T14:47:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T14:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjhblog.cjh.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/01\/1lib1ref\/"},"modified":"2018-07-05T19:55:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T19:55:33","slug":"1lib1ref","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/01\/1lib1ref\/","title":{"rendered":"#1Lib1Ref"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, CJH Archivists
\nparticipated in #1Lib1Ref<\/a>, a collaborative
\nWikipedia <\/p>\n

project encouraging all information professionals around the country
\nto edit one page, add at least one new link or citation, or start a brand new
\npage to further the reach of their archival holdings.<\/p>\n

Here’s a breakdown of the
\namazing CJH partner collections that are now immeasurably more accessible
\nthanks to their efforts!:<\/p>\n

Georg Simmel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Simmel
\nwas a sociologist and philosopher, born 1858 in Berlin. Included in his
\ncollection are transcripts of personal letters to Edmund Husserl (1905-1918)
\nand transcripts of personal correspondence between Simmel and Rainer Maria
\nRilke (1898-1915). Of particular interest in this collection is a handwritten
\nletter from Simmel to Gertrud Kantorowicz dated May 20, 1918, in which he
\ndiscusses his disillusionment with World War I and the hope he sees in the
\nfuture of a new intellectual youth movement in Germany. <\/p>\n

Learn
\nmore from LBI: <\/b>Georg Simmel Collection, 1896-1918<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry (GNYCSJ) was
\nformed in 1971 by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and the United Jewish
\nAppeal of Greater New York, to address the need for an organization that would
\nbe devoted exclusively to the problems of Soviet Jewry. The GNYCSJ served as
\nthe coordinating body of Soviet Jewry activities for more than 85 constituent
\nJewish organizations and community groups through the New York metropolitan
\narea, with the affiliates in the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Jewish
\ncommunities.<\/p>\n

Learn
\nmore from AJHS:<\/b> Guide to the Greater New
\nYork Conference on Soviet Jewry collection, 1964-1990, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews was the title of a national march
\nand political rally that was held on December 6, 1987 in Washington, D.C. Posters from the rally have been digitized and are available online
\nfrom the Archives of the American Soviet Jewry Movement<\/a> held by AJHS.<\/p>\n

Learn
\nmore from AJHS:<\/b> Guide to the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry collection,
\n1964-1990, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Malcolm Hoenlein<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Malcolm
\nHoenlein has been the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents
\nof Major American Jewish Organizations since June 1986. He is the founding
\nexecutive director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry and the
\nJewish Community Relations Council of New York.<\/p>\n

Learn
\nmore from AJHS:<\/b> Guide to the Greater New York Conference on
\nSoviet Jewry collection, 1964-1990, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Dinah Shtettin<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Dinah Shtettin
\nwas a chorus girl from an Orthodox Jewish family who married the actor Jacob P.
\nAdler in 1887. Although their marriage was short-lived, the couple had a
\ndaughter–Celia Adler. <\/p>\n

This
\ncollection contains the personal and professional papers of Celia Adler and
\nLazar Freed, including theatrical materials such as scripts, programs and sheet
\nmusic, correspondence, newspaper clippings, assorted publications, and
\nphotographs of many of the members of the Adler family and their friends from
\nthe Yiddish theater. These materials reflect the wide scope of the Adler acting
\nfamily and their immense influence on Yiddish theater, Broadway and motion
\npictures.<\/p>\n

Learn
\nmore from AJHS: <\/b>Adler Family Papers, 1893-1992 (bulk 1920-1977)<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Ita Aber<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Ita Aber
\nhas been a New York artist, conservator, historian and curator for over three
\ndecades. Her works can be found in private and museum collections in the U.S.
\nand Israel. <\/p>\n

Learn
\nmore from YUM: <\/b>Various museum object holdings<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

HIAS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

HIAS
\nbegan over 130 years ago as an organization dedicated to provide relocation
\nassistance to persecuted Jews around the world. The organization\u2019s mission now
\nincludes administering assistance to refugees and immigrants of ALL backgrounds
\nby reuniting families and offering resettlement services through cultural and
\ngovernmental advocacy. <\/p>\n

Archivists
\nfrom AJHS and the Center for Jewish History, with generous funding from HIAS,
\nare currently working on a 3-year archival processing project to organize and
\nprovide access to thousands of digital organizational photographs, HIAS\u2019 paper
\nAdministrative files (1950s-2000s), and limited digital access to hundreds of
\nHIAS client files. <\/p>\n

Learn
\nmore from AJHS: <\/b>HIAS Institutional Records Archival Processing Project<\/a> and its companion blog <\/b>OnTheRescueFront<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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