Gordis, Robert, 1949-1954

Personal correspondence with Rabbi Robert Gordis, Chairman of the Board of Editors of "Judaism." Konvitz was a member of the Editorial Board. Konvitz explains that the Industrial and Labor Relations Review must be above partisanship and any class or personal interest. Doctor Konvitz comments that while he often rejects papers on the basis of his own judgment, he does not finally accept them unless they have been read and approved by a member and the chairman of the Editorial Board as well as himself. Detailed correspondence relating to the efforts of Konvitz and Gordis in securing funding from the American Jewish Congress for the establishment of the magazine Judaism. Detailed discussions about the establishment and publication of "Judaism." Also personal correspondence.