us-005578-irn551039
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has or had some members with language: eng
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record resource extent: boxes oversize boxes book enclosure 6 3 1
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has or had some members with language: spa
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1935-01-01
identifier: irn551039
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scope and content: The Victor Bienstock papers document the pre-war and wartime work of journalist Victor Bienstock, as he served as an overseas correspondent for the Overseas News Agency, a subsidiary of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The collection contains materials relating to the on-the-ground coverage of wartime events from various locations (London, Cairo, Rome, and France) during World War II, with a particular focus on stories related to Palestine, refugees, and the fate of Jews in Nazi occupied lands. The Victor Bienstock papers contains travel materials; ephemera; correspondence; diaries; an unpublished memoir; drafts of speeches and news articles; wire reports and dispatches; newspaper clippings; and photographs with captions, relating to Bienstock’s wartime travel and reporting. The first series in the Victor Bienston papers, travel documents, 1941-1946, includes four applications for “Permit of Local Board for Registrant to Depart from the United States” and Victor Bienstock’s formal agreement with the U.S. Army Forces in the Middle East which includes a photograph of Bienstock, October 20, 1943. The second series, financial materials, 1943, includes a steamship passenger ticket and a telegram receipt, 1943. The third series, diaries, notebooks, and day calendars, 1938-1946, include Victor Bienstock’s typed and handwritten diaries, day planners, notebooks, and essay-like “logs” which highlight his experiences as a journalist in England and Europe during World War II. The diaries also shed light on Bienstock’s daily and personal life in wartime England. The December 5-30, 1938 typed diary includes notes on conversations with various people and officials regarding refugees and Jews in Europe. The typed 1939 diary focuses on topics such as the immigration, refugees, Jews in Europe, Zionism, American and English diplomatic relations, Joseph P. Kennedy’s attitudes toward the Jewish people, difficulties with censorship, London air raids, gas masks, Nazi propaganda, and listeni…
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biographical history: Victor Bienstock was born on May 21, 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut. He began his career as a reporter in 1929, joining The New York World, then the New York Herald Tribune. He became managing editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) from 1933-1935, then served as the JTA's chief foreign service editor in London. In England, he met and married Rebecca Kosiner. The couple had two daughters, Marion and Susan. In 1940, the Bienstock family returned to the United States, where Victor became chief foreign editor of the Overseas News Agency (ONA), a JTA subsidiary. He spent the next five years overseas as a war correspondent, reporting behind the front lines of the Allied Armies from London, Cairo, Italy, and Rome. Since then, he worked for a Jewish press, where he was especially atuned to stories about Nazi atrocities against Jews. He remained with the ONA until 1949. From 1950-1970, Bienstock was general manager, editor, and vice president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. In 1970, he served as the first executive editor of the New York Jewish Week. Bienstock retired in 1975 and wrote a syndicated weekly column for national Jewish newspapers. He passed away on August 28, 1987.
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title: Victor Bienstock papers
record resource structure: The Victor Bienstock papers are arranged into eight series. Series 1: Travel documents, 1941-1946 Series 2: Financial materials, 1943 Series 3: Diaries, Notebooks, and Day Calendars, 1938-1946 Series 4: Correspondence, 1938-1945 Series 5: Manuscripts, 1938-1975 Series 6: Photographs, circa 1941-1945 Series 7: Printed materials, circa 1935-1949 Series 8: Ephemera, circa 1943-1946
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum