Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2010
Series Statement:
Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954
Keywords:
Welfare, Health and Education; Welfare, Health and Education; Politics and the Law
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Mixed archival material
Abstract:
Non-Sectarian Committee Minutes and Notes
Note:
AMDigital Reference:P511/1/1/12
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Minutes', Notes, etc. 1939-1940 Non-Sectarian Committee - Minutes, Notes, etc. [All meetings take place at MEK's apartment, and almost all include Justine Wise Polier. Many of the meetings are made up almost entirely of women. There are interesting comments made about what kind of children they want to bring in. They also take great pains to ensure that this is a non-sectarian committee, so that Americans won't be upset and because it was easier to use non-Jewish workers in Europe.] 1. August 10, 1939 [meeting participants are all female] Justine Wise Polier very involved Have tried to get non-Jewish, non-Left groups to help Katherine Blackburn is the new Executive Secretary 2. May 22, 1939 Discussion of formation of official national child welfare group Page 5: remarks about a Dutch man in Vienna who arranges for the transportation of Jews out of concentration camps and prisons The Gestapo gives him money collected from Jews and he uses it to pay for their transportation Discussion of selection of children Discussion of 'the best child' to bring - MEK says that if there are two children, she would take 'the better child,' not the one with the most need To ensure that the children don't become public charges, pick the ones who will adapt the easiest, not the poorest children Want to make sure that general policies are adhered to, and that individual exceptions are few Discussion of selection and remuneration of workers MEK: 'Most social workers are not aggressive or they wouldn't be social workers' Some discussion of racial laws Discussion of the bill and hearings on it 3. December 10, 1939 Discussion of whether the greatest pressure is in England or Germany Refugee problem in England Discussion of whether Non-Sectarian Committee's efforts impede other organizations' efforts Value of group as non-sectarian - America is concerned about "More Jews, more Jews, more Jews" coming (p. 12) 4. January 15, 1939 Some anecdotes about attitudes of young Germans - they mainly agree with Hitler Includes summary of meetings They had encouraged Senator Wagner to create his bill 5. June 27, 1939 Includes discussion of what types of children to take [FH: NOTE - at this point I stopped taking notes on individual minutes. Late 1939 and early 1940 minutes discuss the formation of the Non-Sectarian Foundation] 6. April 29 (1939?) 7. April 11, 1939 8. March 27 (1939?) 9. December 19, 1938 Small group - Nathan, Polier, Weiss, Bernard, Inglis, MEK 10. February 20, 1939 11. January 15, 1939 12. March 7, 1949 13. December 17, 1939 14. January 14, 1940 15. November 20, 1939 Includes report by a social worker on social situation of children in Germany When they talk about 'Protestants' and 'Catholics' who want to get out, they often mean people who converted but are considered Jewish by the Nazis 16. October 11, 1939 Another report on situation in Germany 17. Oct. 4, 1939 18. June 29, 1939 Discussion about a man named Mr. Kraus, who managed to get 50 children out of Germany through some extraordinary contacts in the American Consulate, State Dept., etc. Procedural issues Discussion about taking children from outside Germany 19. April 8, 1939
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Marion E Kenworthy Papers
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Reproduction of Non-Sectarian Committee Minutes and Notes 1938-1940
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American Jewish Historical Society
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