Box 2

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1a. Data Collection Forms for American Association for Jewish Education Study of Jewish Education in America. Includes blank copies of the interview and questionnaire forms. 1. Includes proposals, reports, form letters, and constitution and by-laws (December 5, 1964). Also includes reports and minutes of the B'nai B'rith Commission on Adult Jewish Education, of which Konvitz was a member.

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Includes proposals, reports, minutes, newsletters, and form letters

Scope and Contents 1972- , 1967-1974/1975. Includes publications, minutes, form letters, newsletters, budgets, reports, agenda and some routine Association and personal correspondence. Correspondence with Doctor Charles Berlin, Executive Secretary of the Association for Jewish Studies. Correspondence with Robert H. Arnow, President of the American Association for Jewish Education. Konvitz responds to the draft of the agreement between the American Association for Jewish Education and the Department of...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Doctor Aharon Kessler, Director, Community Service and Consultation. American Association for Jewish Education regarding routine Association and personal matters. Konvitz expresses dismay regarding his Chicago address to the American Council for Judaism because he sees few others arguing "for the cause of liberalism and freedom in the state of Israel," (May 5, 1949) and his concern that such a position has made him a target for criticism by some Zionists (March 8,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Philip W. Lown, President of Boston Hebrew Teachers College regarding fund raising. Konvitz mentions that he will help the Hebrew University to plan a labor relations department and if he has any time after he will do some work with the Histadrut (May 11, 1961). Konvitz explains the advisability - and urgency - of American Association for Jewish Education interest in and concern with Jewish education in the area of American higher education." Konvitz emphasizes the need...

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[1948-1950]-1953. Correspondence regarding routine Association finance matters.

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1959-[1965-1966]. Doctor Konvitz expresses his interest in continuing to personally solicit membership contributions from his friends (January 17, 1966). Konvitz was unanimously re-elected American Association for Jewish Education Vice President for the year 1960-1961 (June 7, 1960). Also includes some routine association correspondence, minutes, article reprints, form letters, agendas, proposed budget and financial reports.

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Correspondence on routine Association matters.

Scope and Contents [1949-1954] 1957. Correspondence with Doctor Judah Pilch regarding routine Association and personal matters. Konvitz suggests that an Association survey be conducted along the lines followed by Myrdal when he planned the American Dilemma: qualified persons should be found to conduct research and prepare memoranda on topics selected by the Association that way stimulating the interest of young scholars in the field of Jewish education and Jewish community life as a by-product of the project...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Doctor Judah Pilch regarding routine Association and personal matters. Doctor Konvitz informs Pilch that he is leaving for Liberia September 9, 1959. The President of Liberia requested that he travel to Liberia to advise him on labor conditions and labor law. He also received encouragement to travel to Liberia from the Ambassador in Washington and the President of the Firestone Plantations (November 26, 1959). Konvitz mentions that he has been meeting daily from 9-4 with...