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Scope and Contents 1950, 1954, 1957, 1960-1971, 1974-1981. Personal correspondence from Abner I. Jaffe, assistant Superintendent of the New York City Board of Education, on the Yeshiva of Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York (March 3, 1960). Correspondence with United States Senator Jacob Javits. Javits asks Konvitz to become an honorary committee member for a tribute to persons who have contributed most to American and world Jewry. Javits was the honorary chairman and the tribute was sponsored by the Jewish Braille...

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1948-1950, 1952, 1955. Personal correspondence with a former student

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1947-1948, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1959-1961. Personal correspondence with Nathan Jacobs, Associate Justice of the New Jersey State Supreme Court.

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1953, 1955-1956, 1958-1966, 1977, 1979. Correspondence with Professor Oscar I. Janowsky, the City College, on publications and the survey of the Commission for the Study of Jewish Education in the United States. Konvitz replaced Janowsky as the Chairman of the Commission when Janowsky resigned. Also personal correspondence.

Scope and Contents 1964-1967, 1969, 1971, 1973-1980. Correspondence with Doctor Abraham Burstein, Secretary of the Academy regarding affairs of the Academy. Doctor Konvitz drafted the by-laws for the academy (February 23, 1966). Konvitz addressed the Academy on "A New Constitutional Liberty" on June 2, 1964 (February 18, 1964). Konvitz was elected as a fellow of the Academy on January 28, 1964 (January 29, 1964). Konvitz was also elected as Second Vice-President of the Academy (March 3, 1967). Other...

Scope and Contents 1963-1968, 1970. Correspondence with Isadore Hamlin, Executive Director of the Jewish Agency - American Section, about the Agency's annual grants to the Hebrew Culture Foundation, of which Doctor Konvitz was chairman. Correspondence with Rose L. Halprin, Chairman of the Jewish Agency - American Section regarding an article by Professor W.T. Mallison Junior on "Jewish peoplehood, nationality, entity, etcetera." Halprin asks Konvitz for his advice on a rejoiner to Mallison's article, and on...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Doctor Samuel Blumenfield, Department of Education and Culture of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Professor Konvitz reviews projects (including an exchange of professors between American and Israeli colleges and universities, and support for graduate students to conduct field work and research in Israel) in which the Foundation should consider becoming involved (November 1, 1957). Other correspondence with Blumenfield about speaking engagements by Konvitz on the Agency's...

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Correspondence with Max Stern, President of the Jewish Center, relative to the Center's invitation to attend a dinner n honor of Rabbi Leo Jung, as a guest of the Center, because of Konvitz's friendship with Jung (March 8, 1967).

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1947-1949, 1954-1960, 1964. Correspondence with Samuel D. Freeman, Director of the Jewish Center Lecture Bureau of the National Jewish Welfare Board, about requests by various groups and organizations for Professor Konvitz to lecture

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Correspondence with Doctor Edward B. Shils and Professor A. Leo Levin, Presidents of the Society, regarding the affairs of the Society