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Regis College-ADL Conference on
"Attitudes
and Images: A Catholic-Jewish Dialogue"
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Collection
Overview
Creator: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Mountain States Regional Office (Denver, Colo.)
Title: The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Mountain States Regional Office Records.
Inclusive Dates:1947-1977
Size: 18 linear feet (18 boxes)
Processed By: University of Denver Library School students
Abstract
The National Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of B'nai B'rith was founded in 1913 by Sigmund Livingston, an Illinois lawyer and scholar. The purpose of the ADL is to fight prejudice and intolerance and to preserve the Jewish democratic heritage. A volunteer committee under the auspices of B'nai B'rith Lodge 171, (Denver, Colo.), led by Simon Heller, preceded the establishment of the formal organization of the Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Regional office. This committee represented every facet of Jewish life in the community. The formal organization of the ADL was established in 1941 as the tri-state office of the ADL, with Harold Saks as the first director. The purpose of the Denver chapter was to work toward the elimination of discrimination in employment, housing, accommodations and education.
Scope and Content
This collection contains material relating to Soviet Jewry, anti-semitism, and community relations with ethnic groups (e.g. African Americans and Hispanics) and other religious groups on a local, national and international level. The material illustrates communication and interaction between the Denver chapter of the ADL and such communication and interaction between the Mountain States Regional Office of the ADL and such organizations as the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, The National Conference on Soviet Jewry and the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry. The collection contains correspondence, press releases, photographs, publications, reel-to-reel audio tapes and 16 millimeter films, and administrative files.
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