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Israel, undated Box 61, Folder 14

Handwritten notes primarily related to Christianity, Judaism, deicide, and conversion.

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תורה לאו"ה, undated 1 of 3 Box 61, Folder 15

Transliteration: Torah leu[mot] ha[olam]

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תורה לאו"ה, undated 2 of 3 Box 62, Folder 1

Transliteration: Torah leu[mot] ha[olam]

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תורה לאו"ה, undated 3 of 3 Box 62, Folder 2

Transliteration: Torah leu[mot] ha[olam]

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רב, undated Box 62, Folder 3

Transliteration: Rav

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Interfaith, 1937-1975

Materials in this subseries document Heschel's resolute interfaith work, especially building Jewish-Christian relations, inter-religious cooperation and dialogue, and ecumenism. Materials include handwritten notes, correspondence, reports, telegrams, bulletins, press releases, programs, clippings, statements, photographs, and typescripts. Of particular interest are the materials related to the Ecumenical Council during Vatican II which include the proposals put forth to persuade the Catholic Church to condemn deicide, conversion, and anti-Semitism, the Ecumenism Schema, Heschel's correspondence with Cardinal Bea, and personal impressions of Heschel's meetings with the Pope (in 1964 and 1971).

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[Miscellaneous], circa 1930s-1970s 1 of 4 Box 62, Folder 4

Language(s): Some materials in Hebrew and Japanese.

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[Miscellaneous], circa 1930s-1970s 2 of 4 Box 62, Folder 5

Language(s): Some materials in Hebrew and Japanese.

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[Miscellaneous], circa 1930s-1970s 3 of 4 Box 62, Folder 6

Language(s): Some materials in Hebrew and Japanese.

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[Miscellaneous], circa 1930s-1970s 4 of 4 Box 62, Folder 7

Language(s): Some materials in Hebrew and Japanese.

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[A Petition to the President of the United States], circa 1940s Box 63, Folder 1

Bound petition issued by the American Zionist Emergency Council and submitted by members of the faculties of American Schools of Higher Learning (including Heschel) regarding a Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine.

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[Correspondence], 1957, 1959, 1965-1967 Box 63, Folder 2

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew.

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[Correspondence], 1960, 1963-1965 1 of 2 Box 63, Folder 3

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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[Correspondence], 1960, 1963-1965 2 of 2 Box 63, Folder 4

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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[Miscellaneous], 1963, 1966-1968 Box 63, Folder 5

A mix of correspondence, programs, agendas, newsletters, and clippings related to a wide variety of topics including Vietnam, Israel, and civil rights. Correspondence is primarily thank yous, lectures accepted by Heschel, and consent to used cited materials. Of particular interest is a letter from Phillip Berrigan asking Heschel to testify at his trial.

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[Correspondence], 1963-1969 1 of 2 Box 63, Folder 6

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew.

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[Correspondence], 1963-1969 2 of 2 Box 63, Folder 7

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew.

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[Political Advertisement - McCarran Act], 1964 Oversize-box 7, Folder 1

Advertisement directed to the President and Congress opposing the McCarran Act.

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Israel: Israel Crisis, 1967 Box 64, Folder 1

Mix of correspondence, clippings, typescripts, press releases and telegrams related to Arab-Israel conflict. Includes Heschel's statement on the conflict, a draft telegram to Premier Kosygin and President Johnson, a typescript explaining the difference between Vietnam and the conflict in Israel, and an anonymous postcard to Heschel encouraging his involvement in resolving the conflict.

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[Political Advertisement], 1967 Oversize-box 5, Folder 7

Full page advertisement "The Moral Responsibility in the Middle East" in The New York Times.

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[Correspondence], 1968 1 of 2 Box 64, Folder 2

Language(s): A few materials in Yiddish.

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[Correspondence], 1968 2 of 2 Box 64, Folder 3

Language(s): A few materials in Yiddish.

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1968 Reviews, 1968 Box 64, Folder 4

All clippings related to the variety of social activism Heschel was involved in in 1968 including a national coalition of religious leaders to build economic and political power among the nation's poor, anti-war protests by the Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam, and Soviet Jews.

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שיריים: Israel, 1968-1970 Box 64, Folder 5

Transliteration: Sh'yarim

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Intervention, School Crisis 1965, 1965 Box 64, Folder 6

A mix of correspondence and clippings regarding segregation in the New York City public school system.

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[Committee on Aging for East Harlem], 1966 Box 64, Folder 7

Correspondence and meeting materials for Mass Meeting sponsored by The Committee on Aging East Harlem Council for Community Planning. An excerpt from Heschel's address at the 1961 White House Conference on Aging was used in the meeting materials.

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Connection, 1968 Box 64, Folder 8

Mix of correspondence, meeting minutes, press releases, and clippings related to Operation Connection, a program to secure funds to apply to urban ghetto needs (Heschel was Vice-Chairman). Also includes a telegram from Bishop John Wright to Heschel seeking approval for an ad in the New York Times regarding the Poor People's March.

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[Miscellaneous newspaper clippings], 1970 Box 64, Folder 9

Clippings related to a variety of topics including the Vatican, Mylai, and the march on Selma.

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[Political Advertisement - SOHI], 1970 Oversize-box 7, Folder 8

Full page advertisement in the New York Times from the Sponsors of Open Housing Investment (SOHI).

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Miscellaneous, circa 1930s-1970s

This subseries contains materials related to a mix of public activities (i.e., civil rights, Soviet Jewry, Vietnam, interfaith dialogue, etc.) which are represented in the same folder, and other public activities which have a more limited representation including Jewish Education, Israel [Zionism], the Arab-Israel conflict, aging, and building economic and political power among the nation's poor. Materials include handwritten notes, typescripts, reviews, clippings, programs, agendas, correspondence, telegrams, and press releases.

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Russia, 1963 Box 65, Folder 1

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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Russia, 1963 1 of 2 Box 65, Folder 2

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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Russia, 1963 2 of 2 Box 66, Folder 1

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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Russia: Used, 1963 Box 66, Folder 2

Language(s): Some materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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The Day Jewish Journal [Russian Jewry], 1963 Oversize-box 5, Folder 4

Reprint of an address by Heschel "A Momentous Emergency - Russian Jewry", distributed by The Synagogue Council of America.

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Russia, 1963, 1966 Box 66, Folder 3

Language(s): Some materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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Russia, 1963-1964, 1966 Box 66, Folder 4

Language(s): Some materials in Yiddish.

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Russia, circa 1964 Box 66, Folder 5

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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אשכול, 1965 Box 66, Folder 6

Transliteration: Eshkol

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Russia, 1966 1 of 2 Box 66, Folder 7

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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Russia, 1966 2 of 2 Box 66, Folder 8

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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Russia: [On Soviet Jewry], 1966 Box 67, Folder 1

Mix of handwritten notes, typescripts, and correspondence related to Heschel's address "On Soviet Jewry" presented at the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.

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[Political Advertisement - Soviet Jewry], 1967 Oversize-box 5, Folder 6

Full page advertisement "Justice for Russian Jewry" in The New York Times.

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[Political Advertisements], 1968-1969 Oversize-box 5, Folder 9

Includes full page advertisements from the Academic Committee on Soviet Jewry, Professors Protest Polish Anti-Semitism, a statement on Czechoslovakia and Vietnam, and support for Hubert Humphrey for President.

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Lecture: Russia, circa 1960s Box 67, Folder 2

Language(s): Most materials in Yiddish.

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Russia: Russia, circa 1960s Box 67, Folder 3

Includes photocopied typescripts and annotated typescript for an article Heschel wrote entitled "Our Obligation to Russian Jewry." Heschel wrote it on occasion of a conference held in Washington DC.

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Russia: [Soviet Jewry], circa 1960s 1 of 2 Box 67, Folder 4

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew.

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Russia: [Soviet Jewry], circa 1960s 2 of 2 Box 67, Folder 5

Language(s): A few materials in Hebrew.

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Soviet Jewry, 1970-1971 Box 67, Folder 6

A small amount of correspondence and clippings related to Soviet Jewry.

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Soviet Jewry, 1963-1971

This subseries chronicles Heschel's involvement in and the support of mobilizing the American Jewish community in addressing the plight of Soviet Jews. Of particular interest are the materials focusing on criticism and subsequent support of Heschel's address to the convention of The Rabbinical Assembly in Toronto where he admonished the leaders of Jewish Organizations for their inadequacy of protest against the problems faced by Soviet Jews. Materials in this subseries include correspondence, bulletins, handwritten notes, clippings, programs, typescripts, and addresses.

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