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B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation - National, 1948-1958

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955 [1956-1958]. Konvitz was a member of the Special Committee on Survey and Evaluation. Copy of an October 6, 1957 memorandum from Konvitz to the Committee on Survey and Evaluation containing detailed suggestions by Konvitz regarding various aspects of Hillel activities and concerns on campuses. Correspondence with Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, National Director, regarding Professor Konvitz's manuscript on "Judaism and the Pursuit of Happiness" (February 1, 1956). Correspondence with Doctor Judah J. Shapiro, Hillel Foundation in which Konvitz comments at length on the nature of the Jewish experience in America (August 6, 1956). Konvitz comments to Lelyveld o the critical importance of Hillel on American college and university campuses (March 12, 1956). Also correspondence with Hillel officers regarding activities, programs, and policies; memorandums and minutes of the Committee on Survey and Evaluation; memorandums and minutes of the Executive Committee and National Hillel Commission. Also reports and other routine materials.

Dates

  • 1948-1958

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, German, Yiddish

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

204.78 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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