- Additional Authors
- Description
- 2 linear ft. (5 boxes)
- Summary
- The bulk of the collection consists of papers relating to Schulson's work as director of the Washington, D. C. office of the American Zionist Emergency Council. Included is Schulson's general and congressional correspondence, copies of correspondence and memoranda of other Council members including its executive director, Harry L. Shapiro, and its chairman, Abba Hillel Silver; and miscellaneous papers including minutes, memoranda, press releases and printed matter. Included is a file of general correspondence of Hyman A. Schulson relating to personal matters and to his professional activities as attorney and activist in Jewish community affairs; and a file of printed matter relating to Zionism and to Palestine.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Access (note)
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- Hyman A. Schulson (1912-1997) was an attorney, Zionist, and activist in Jewish community affairs.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 4820
- OCLC
- NYPW01-A123
- Author
Schulson, Hyman A., 1912-1997.
- Title
Hyman A. Schulson papers, 1942-1957 bulk (1947-1950)
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
Hyman A. Schulson (1912-1997) was an attorney, Zionist, and activist in Jewish community affairs. In September of 1940 he was appointed administrative assistant to the executive director of the Zionist Organization of America. Following his military service during World War II, Schulson resumed his Zionist work as representative (and later, in 1949, as director) in Washington, D.C. of the American Zionist Emergency Council. As Washington, D.C. representative Schulson was responsible for conveying to members of congress, governmental officials and others the Council's analysis of the Palestine problem and of the urgent need to create an independent Jewish state. In the fall of 1948 he attended the Paris session of the United Nations as the Council's special representative. He left the Council after the creation of the state of Israel. In early 1951 he was appointed counsel and national executive director of the American ORT Federation, a position he held until December when he resigned to take up the private practice of law in New York City.
- Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Akzin, Benjamin.
Sack, Leo R.
Shapiro, Harry L.
Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963.
American Zionist Emergency Council.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 4820