Organization Department

Organization Department 

Organization Department 

14.4 linear feet (36 Hollinger boxes) 

Consists of of files of the Organization Department while it was based at the New York office of the WJC during the 1940s and 1950s. Materials in Series F. reflect the following activities of the Organization Department: fundraising (until May, 1946); producing reports on WJC activities for affiliates and on the situation of Jewish communities world wide; organizing commemorations (notably for anniversaries of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising) and celebrations; preparing for plenary assemblies and conferences; and maintaining relations with other Jewish organizations. Included in the series is correspondence with or about communities; records concerning commemorations, conferences, and affiliation; together with mimeographed materials (“stencils”) in the form of reports, form letters to affiliates, and memos to the Office and Executive Committees. 

The series is divided into three (3) subseries: 1. Executive Files; 2. Office Files; 3. General Files.