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Margy and Martin Meyerson Collection

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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3703

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Call Number:
ARC MS 54
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
Extent:
3 linear feet
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Margy and Martin Meyerson Collection, Library at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania ARC MS 54, [Location within collection].
Date:
1936-2009 (inclusive) and 1950-1981 (bulk)
Creator:
Meyerson, Margy and Martin
Abstract:
The Margy and Martin Meyerson collection consists of over 100 items, including ephemeral pamphlets, maps, photographs, brochures, bulletins, policy papers, booklists, investment prospectuses, tourist industry material, as well as government publications, off-prints, monographs and individual serials volumes, documenting the early decades of the modern State of Israel. Especially notable are four beautiful hand-painted Oriental, perhaps Kurdish, Jewish amulets.

Martin Meyerson was the fifth president of the University of Pennsylvania, from 1970-1981, and was associated with Penn for over fifty years. With his background in city planning, he brought a unique perspective to the university, focusing on producing cutting-edge research to benefit society.

He began his academic career in 1948 at the University of Chicago before coming to Penn in 1952 as an associate professor of city and regional planning. In 1957, he left for Harvard University and later served as dean of the College of Environmental Design at the University of California at Berkeley. While at Berkeley, he served as acting chancellor during the student unrest of the Free Speech movement. He then served as president of the State University of New York at Buffalo before returning to Penn as president in 1970. During his tenure, which lasted until 1981, he oversaw the consolidation of several colleges and programs into the School of Arts and Sciences.

After leaving the presidency, Meyerson remained active at Penn as University Professor of Public Policy Analysis and City and Regional Planning and as chair of the University of Pennsylvania Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania Press, the Institute for Research on Higher Education, and the Monell Chemical Senses Center. He was also co-chair of Penn's 250th anniversary celebration. Meyerson also served on the boards of the Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences, the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, and the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response. He also chaired the University's Fels Center of Government program until February 1996. With his wife, Margy, he was co-president of the Friends of the Library, in which capacity they served on the Library's Board of Overseers.

As an expert on national, regional, urban, and industrial development, Meyerson was a United Nations advisor and delegate, as well as a consultant to several West African nations and to the Governor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. He founded London's Centre for Environmental Studies and Japan's International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development and was an advisor to France's Institut National de la Communication Audiovisuelle. He served as Chair of the International Institute for Education and President of the International Association of Universities and held leadership positions with dozens of American organizations dedicated to urban affairs, education, science, foreign policy, conservation, and the arts. He served on several White House task forces and on the councils of a number of government agencies.

His books included Politics, Planning, and the Public Interest, Housing, People, and Cities, The Conscience of the City, and Boston: The Job Ahead. With Dr. Dilys Winegrad, director and curator of the Arthur Ross Gallery, he wrote Gladly Learn and Gladly Teach, a history of Penn. He also co-authored Face of the Metropolis.

(Excerpts from University of Pennsylvania News, "Death of President Emeritus Martin Meyerson" June 6, 2007).

The Margy and Martin Meyerson collection has been arranged into eighteen subjects by topic:

1) Building Israel: Land, Planning, etc. 2) Building Israel: Politics 3) Investment in Israel 4) Jewish Community 5) Education 6) Art and Fashion 7) Social Studies 8) Tour Itinerary (n.d.) 9) Tourist Information: Maps, Pamphlets, etc. 10) World Jewish Congress 11) Holocaust 12) Israeli/Cairo 13) Israel/ Diaspora 14) Papers & Memorabilia 15) Pamphlets & Articles 16) Oriental Amulets 17) Boston Globe Magazine: Gaza: 18) Israel Pocket Library Books

The Oriental Amulets (4 items) have been shelved separately.

More papers detailing Meyerson's activities can be found in the Martin Meyerson Papers (UPT 50 M613M) at the University of Pennsylvania Archives.

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University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
Finding Aid Author
Michelle Chesner
Finding Aid Date
9/4/09
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Building Israel: Land, Planning, etc., 1947-1974.
Box 1 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

The folder contains the following pamphlets and magazines:

A Million Came and More Are Coming: A Record of Immigration to Israel. Jerusalem: Published by the Jewish Agency for Israel for the Keren Hayesod United Israel Appeal, 1961. Print.

Builders in Israel Introducing The Central Housing Building Corporation Ltd. Print.

Facts and Figures on Israel's Population and Economy. Jerusalem, September 1951. Print.

From Planning to Reality: An Exhibition of Plans and Photographs Representing the Work of Richard Kauffmann Architect and Town-Planner to Mark His Sixtieth Birthday. Jerusalem: Bezalel Jewish National Museum in Cooperation with the Keren Hayesod, 1947. Print.

Gruenbaum, A L. Four Year Development Plan of Israel 1950 - 1953: Summary and Conclusions. Jerusalem: Gov. Print, 1950.

Handasah Ve-Adrikhalut: 'iton Agudat Ha-Ing'inerim Veha-Arkhitektim Be-Yisrael = Handassa We-Adrikhalut: Journal of the Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel. 1974. Print.

Karnenu. Jerusalem: Jewish National Fund, August 1951. Print.

Pictures of Israel: Mizrahi Settlements on Jnf Land. Jerusalem: Jewish National Fund, 1950. Print.

Sharon, Arieh. National and Regional Planning. S.l.: s.n., n.d. Print.

Container Summary

Articles and pamphlets relating to the physical building of the land of Israel

Building Israel: Land, Planning, etc. , 1939?.
Box 3 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

The folder contains the following:

Yedi'ot 'Iriyat Tel-Aviv. Tel-Aviv: 'Iriyat Tel-Aviv.

It also contains a town planning scheme for Tel Aviv, dated 1927 (amended 1938) and plans for agricultural zones.

Building Israel: Politics, 1961-1995.
Box 1 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

The folder contains the following pamphlets and articles:

Analysis (Institute for Jewish Policy Planning and Research). New York, NY: Institute for Jewish Policy Planning and Research, No. 69, April 1981. Print.

The Arabs in Israel. Jerusalem: Israel Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1961. Print.

Ihj Bulletin. International House of Japan, Tokyo, Autumn 1992. Print.

Kahn, Arthur, and Thomas F. Murray. The Palestinians: A Political Masquerade. New York: Americans For a Safe Israel, 1977. Print.

Kramer, Martin S. The Salience of Islamic Fundamentalism. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, No. 2, 1995. Print.

Oesterreicher, John M. Internationalization of Jerusalem? South Orange, N.J: Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies, Seton Hall University, 1970. Print.

Shalom Sinai 1982. Jerusalem: Carta, 1982. Print.

Trice, Robert H. Symposium on the Arab-Israeli Relationship: What Americans Can Do : March 16-18, 1978, Seven Springs Center, Mount Kisco, New York: a Report of the Proceedings. Mount Kisco, N.Y.: Seven Springs Center, 1978. Print.

Wasserstein, Bernard. Jerusalem: Past, Present and Future. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, No. 3, 1995. Print.

Container Summary

Pamphlets and articles relating to the political aspects (war, negotiations) of building Israel

Building Israel: Politics , 1937-2002.
Box 1 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

The file contains the following articles, pamphlets and newsletters:

Hirsch, Seev. "A report revisited," The Jerusalem Post, 1981. Print.

JTA Weekly News Digest. New York: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, (September 18) 1981. Print.

Linowitz, Sol M. "Invite New Egyptian-Israeli Talks," New York Times, 1985. Print.

Mroz, John E. Beyond Security: Private Perceptions Among Arabs and Israelis. New York: International Peace Academy, 1980. Print.

Shcharansky, Anatoly. Democracy for Peace. Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 2002. Print.

Weisman, Herman L. The Future of Palestine: An Examination of the Partition Plan. New York: Lincoln Prit. Company, 1937. Print.

Container Summary

Pamphlets and articles relating to the political aspects (war, negotiations) of building Israel

Investment in Israel.
Box 3 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Among the articles, brochures and pamphlets are:

Elgar Investments Ltd. Stock Prospectus.

Issues of Israel Economic Bulletin: April-May 1951, Vol. III, No. 11-12; August 1951, Vol. III, No. 14-15; September 1951, Vol. III, No. 16-17; July 14, 1950.

Issues of The Israel Economist: August 1951 (Special Edition for the 23rd Zionist Congress); October 1951, Vol. VIII, No. 10.

An Investors Guide to Israel. Tel Aviv: Haaretz Press, 1962.

Investment Centre Activities report (in Hebrew).

Investors' Manual: Laws and Regulations Affecting Investments, State of Israel Investment Authority, Book # 1, June 1961.

Investors' Manual: Administrative Procedures Relating to Approved Projects, State of Israel Investment Authority, Book # 2, August 1961.

Israel: A Growth Economy (leaflet).

Israel Hotels International. Inc. Preliminary Prospectus. 1962.

Istrust: Israeli Mutual Fund Trust, January 1962.

Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments 5719-1959. Jerusalem: Israel Investment Authority, Print.

Market Report: List of Quotations, Profile of a Company, Bond Market, Share Market. Issued by Israel Discount Bank Securities Branch. 1962.

Tourist Industry Development Corporation Limited, $2,000,000 Stock Prospectus.

The Jerusalem Economic Corporation Ltd [brochure].

Tourist Center (Permanente) Preliminary Analysis, July 1962.

23 Questions and Answers About Investment in Israel. Jerusalem, 1961. Print.

Manuscript "Synagogues and Racially Changing Communities" by Dr. David Varady, 1976.
Box 1 Folder 4
Jewish Community , 1955-2000.
Box 3 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

The folder contains the following brochures and articles:

Mark, Bernard, and Adam Rutkowski. The Extermination and the Resistance of the Polish Jews During the Period 1939-1944. Warsaw: Jewish Historical Institute, 1955. Print.

Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851): An Exhibition to Mark the 150th Anniversary of His Ararat Project. Jerusalem, 1975. Print.

Peoplehood and Pluralism: Relations between American Jews and Israel. New York, NY: The American Jewish Committee, Institute of Human Relations, 1988. Print.

Sicherman, Harvey. U.S. Policy Toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Bel Air, CA (15600 Mulholland Dr., Bel Air 90077): Center for Policy Options, University of Judaism, 1999. Print.

Tarschys, Daniel. Planning for the Future of European Jewry: An International Policy Research Conference, Prague 3-5 July 1995, Report of Proceedings; Sponsored by Institute of Jewish Affairs, American Jewish Committee, European Council of Jewish Communities, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1996. Print.

Woocher, Jonathan S. If You Build It, Will They Come?: Accessibility, Affordability, and Participation in Jewish Communal Life. Bel Air, CA: Center for Policy Options, University of Judaism, 2000. Print.

Container Summary

Articles and pamphlets about the Jewish community in general, as well as specific Jewish communities, such as Philadelphia

Jewish Community , 1970-1984.
Box 3 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Included are:

Action Memo. New York: Synagogue Council of America, January 1972. Print.

Analysis. Washington, D.C: Synagogue Council of America, Dept. of Program Planning. Issues: No. 25 (January 24, 1972), No. 26 (February 9, 1972), No. 27 (March 6, 1972). Print.

Blum, Zevi. The Jewish Processional: A Drawing. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified, 1970. Print.

The Challenges that Confront Us: Excerpts from Statements by Members of the Honorary Committee for the American Jewish Committee's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Observance. 1981. Print.

Gitelman, Zvi Y. The Jewish Religion in the USSR. New York: Institute for Jewish Policy Planning & Research of the Synagogue Council of America, 1971. Print.

Herscher, Uri D, and Arye Carmon. Duality & Centrality in Israel-Diaspora Relations. Ramat Aviv: Israel-Diaspora Institute, 1984. Print.

The Post-War Career of the Protocols of Zion. Jerusalem: Dept. of Information, World Zionist Organization, 1981. Print.

Safran, Nadav. "American-Israeli Relations: A Look into the Future." Israel, 1981. (Also: includes list of discussion participants about the Safran paper). Print.

Safran, Nadav. "U.S. Policy, Israel's Security, and Middle East Peace." Background. Institute for Jewish Policy Planning & Research of the Synagogue Council of America. New York, 1971. Print.

Container Summary

Articles and pamphlets about the Jewish community in general, as well as specific Jewish communities, such as Philadelphia

Jewish Community , 1974-1992.
Box 3 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Included are:

Frankel, William. Hopes & Realities 1945-1985: Conference: Papers. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1986.

Gilman, Sander L. The Visibility of the Jew in the Diaspora: Body Imagery and Its Cultural Context. Syracuse: Syracuse University, 1992.

Gitelman, Zvi Y. Anti-semitism in the Ussr: Sources, Types, Consequences. 1974.

Korn, Bertram W. 75 Years of Continuity and Change: Our Philadelphia Jewish Community in Perspective. Philadelphia: Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia, 1976.

Maslow, Will. The Structure and Functioning of the American Jewish Community. New York, N. Y: American Jewish Congress, 1974.

McCall, Thomas S, and Zola Levitt. The Coming Russian Invasion of Israel. Chicago: Moody Press, 1974.

Patterns of Prejudice. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs. (March-June 1979 and April 1982 issues).

Container Summary

Articles and pamphlets about the Jewish community in general, as well as specific Jewish communities, such as Philadelphia

Jewish Community , 1981-2001.
Box 3 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Included are:

Bicentennial Celebration Program. Congregation Rodeph Shalom 1795-1995.

Bulletin. Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 1995 (Vol. 71, No. 9).

Commentary. New York: American Jewish Committee, 1981, Vol. 72, No. 1.

Fishman, Sylvia B. Jewish and Something Else: A Study of Mixed-Married Families. New York: American Jewish Committee, 2001.

Report of Activities. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1984.

Container Summary

Articles and pamphlets about the Jewish community in general, as well as specific Jewish communities, such as Philadelphia

Education , 1971-1988.
Box 2 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

The folder contains pamphlets and brochures:

Bensimon, Doris. The Teaching of Jewish Civilization at European Universities: Report with Maps and an Inventory of Institutions. Jerusalem: International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization, 1988. Print.

Continuing Workshops on University Teaching of Jewish Civilization: July 18-27, 1988. Jerusalem: International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization, 1988. Print.

Jewish Education in a Secular Society: A Symposium on Public Aid to Non-Public Education. New York: Synagogue Council of America, Institute for Jewish Policy Planning & Research, 1971. Print. (2 copies)

Container Summary

Articles, pamphlets, etc. on Jewish Education

Education, 1969-1993.
Box 2 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

The folder contains the following pamphlets:

A Check List of Israeli Literature 1948-1981 in English. Southfield, Mich: Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 1981. Print.

"Everyman's University: Israel." Print.

Davis, Moshe. University Teaching of Jewish Civilization: Summary of a Policy Report with Maps and Inventory of Colleges and Universities. Jerusalem: publisher not identified, 1981. Print.

Dror, Yehezkel. Proposed Policymaking Scheme for the Knesset Committee for the Examination of the Structure of Elementary and Post-Elementary Education in Israel: An Illustration of a Policy Analysis Memorandum. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corp., 1968. Print.

Naor, Mordechay. Nahal. Tel-Aviv?: I.D.F. Spokesman c/o the Ministry of Defence Pub. House, 1970. Print.

Selected Books on Israel. New York, 1969. Print.

The file also includes a letter from the Touro National Heritage Trust, dated 1993.

Container Summary

Pamphlets, articles, etc. relating to Jewish Education

Technion Yearbook 1949.
Box 2 Folder 3
Technion Yearbook 1950.
Box 2 Folder 4
Education .
Box 4 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Included are:

Hebrew University Board of Governors Survey, 1988.

Postal, Bernard. "25 Jews Head Colleges." The National Jewish Monthly. pp. 8-9, July-August 1968.

Excerpts:

The Jewish Encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnalls, 1996. 378-380. Print.

The National Jewish Monthly, September 1968. 12. Print.

Standard Jewish Encyclopedia. Doubleday,1966. 1866. Print.

The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. 1943. 363-377. Print.

Container Summary

Pamphlets, articles, etc. relating to Jewish Education

Art and Fashion, 1981-2007.
Box 2 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Israel's Arts & Crafts. Tel-Aviv: Published for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Government Tourist Corporation by W. Turnowsky, 1959. Print.

Maskit. Published by the Jerusalem Post Press, Jerusalem. Print.

The Jews in the Age of Rembrandt. Judaic Museum of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. November 1, 1981-January 10, 1982. Print. (Accompanied by an announcement of an exhibit of the same title held at the University of Pennsylvania, Van Pelt Library's Lessing J. Rosenwald Gallery, July 22-August 18, 1982.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art (Magazine), Fall 1988. Print. (Contains an article titled "A Visual Testimony: Judaica from the Vatican Library.")

A Sign and a Witness: 2,000 Years of Hebrew Books and Illuminated Manuscripts. New York Public Library, 1989. Print.

La Sinagoga di Firenze.

Beth Hatefutsoth. The Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora.

L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art. (Jerusalem)

Container Summary

Pamphlets, etc. relating to Israeli and Jewish art, exhibits, and fashion (also includes artistic greeting cards)

Social Studies, 1949-1973.
Box 4 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Included are:

Dror, Yehezkel. A General Systems Approach to Uses of Behavioral Sciences for Better Policymaking. Santa Monica: The Rand Corp, 1969.

Foa, Uriel G. The Israel Institute of Applied Social Research: Its Organization and Purposes. Mexico: World Association of Public Opinion Research, 1949. Print.

Foa, Uriel G. "Scale and Intensity Analysis in Sociometric Research." Sociometry. 13.4 (1950): 358-362. Print.

Glikson, Artur. Social Trends in Regional Planning. Lecture held on the Planning Seminary in Acre, April 23, 1951. Print.

Guttman, Louis, and Uriel G. Foa. "Social Contact and an Intergroup Attitude." The Public Opinion Quarterly. 15.1 (1951): 43-53. Print.

Guttman, Louis. "The Israel Alpha Technique for Scale Analysis Preliminary Statement." Print.

Institute Projects from April 1, 1950 to September 1, 1951. The Israel Institute of Applied Social Research. (Also includes a list of members and Board directors of the Institute.) Print.

Lelyveld, Arthur J. The Social Relevance of the Eighth-Century Prophets. Cincinnati, 1973. Print.

What Israel Thinks: Quarterly Digest of Research Findings. Jerusalem: Israel Institute of Applied Social Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1950 and Vol. 1, No. 2, 1950. Print.

Tourist Itinerary (Itinerary for Federation Summer Tour July 9- August 5 [no year given]; Histour Ltd.).
Box 4 Folder 3

Tourist Information: Maps, Pamphlets , 1949-1994.
Box 4 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Includes:

maps, postcards, travel pamphlets (Acre, Ashkelon, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Bar-Ilan University)

Hello Israel: When & Where to Do What While in Israel. Tel Aviv: Golan, Dayan & Tamir, 1979. Print.

"Israel at 25: A Philadelphia Perspective." Supplement to The Jewish Exponent, 1973. Print.

Mandelbaum, Bernard. Next Year in Jerusalem. New York: Synagogue Council of America, 1970. Print.

The Negev: Sands of the Future. Jerusalem: Jewish National Fund. Print.

Official Airline Guide: World-Wide Edition, April-October 1962. (Includes fares and information.) Print.

Petah Tiqva Outline Town Planning Scheme. Petah-Tiqva Municipality and M. Altbauer, 1947. Print.

Shapiro, J. War Map: Zahal Actions June, 5th to 10th 1967 : English Edition. Tel Aviv: Arkia Israel Inland Airlines, 1967. Print.

Tamir, Shlomo. Everyday Life in the Kibbutz. Haifa: Printed in Israel by "Oth" Co-op. Press, 1971. Print.

Shalom! Independence Issue 1951. Print.

Survey of Israel: Map of Tel-Aviv. Tel-Aviv, 1949. Print.

Tel-Aviv-Jaffa Marches With the State. 1951. Print.

This Week in Israel, July-August 1962. Print.

To Tel Aviv With El Al Israel Airlines. Print.

Touring Map of Israel, 1962. Print.

Welcome to Haifa. Haifa: Municipal Council, 1970. Print.

Container Summary

Maps, pamphlets, etc. relating to tourism in the land of Israel

Tourist Information: Maps, Pamphlets , 1961-1976.
Box 4 Folder 5
Contents:

A Selection of Genuine of Israel Photographs, 13 Palphot photographs/postcards in sepia with embossed frames and 3 b/w Palphot photographs/postcards.

Facts about Israel, 1961.

Facts About Israel, 1971

Bahat, Dan. Carta's Historical Atlas of Jerusalem: A Brief Illustrated Survey. Jerusalem: Carta, 1976.

"Touring Map of Israel." Bank Leumi Le-Israel.1964. Print.

Turnowsky, W. Tour Guide to Israel. Tel Aviv: Litour Ltd, 1950.

Container Summary

Maps, pamphlets, etc. relating to tourism in the land of Israel

National Institute on the Holocaust, 1978-1979.
Box 7 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from the Institute and a copy of Proposed Jerusalem Outline Scheme. Jerusalem: Rogow Ltd, 1978. Print.

Commission on Holocaust , 2/9/1983.
Box 7 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Included are:

Eshkoli, Hava. "The Transnistrian Plan: An Opportunity for Rescue or a Deception." Print.

Merlin, Samuel. "The Europa Plan: a Real Opportunity, a Fantasy or a Trap?" Print.

Vago, Bela. "The Horthy Offer--A Missed Opportunity for Rescuing Jews in 1944." Print.

Container Summary

Draft Report

Commission on Holocaust, February 9, 1983.
Box 7 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Draft of a report by a commission convened by Associate Justice Arthur Goldberg to examine the role of American Jewish organizations during the Holocaust.

Container Summary

Background Material

World Jewish Congress Economic and Social Commission (contains transcripts of addresses by Henry Kissinger and Abba Eban), 1978.
Box 2 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Folder contains the following magazines/articles:

Gitelson, Susan A. "African Press Reactions to the Camp David Summit." 1978.

News & Views from the Secretary-General of the World Jewish Congress. Geneva, Switzerland: The Congress, 1978. Print.

Patterns of Prejudice. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1978 Sept.-Oct., Vol. 12, No. 5.

World Jewish Congress--UN General Assembly (Contains a Report by Elan Steinberg and an introduction by Max Melamet at the 33rd Session of the UN General Assembly in 1978)., 1978-1979.
Box 2 Folder 7
World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission--Confidential Report--"The Implications of Peace in the Middle East for World Jewry" (A Report of the International Economic and Social Commission of the World Jewish Congress), 1980. Preliminary draft., 1980.
Box 2 Folder 8
World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission, January-May 1979.
Box 5 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

The folder contains the correspondence and meeting information related to the first months of the World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission from its founding in 1978 to May 1979. Included in the file is preliminary information sent to members of the Commission, including a membership list, a description of its purpose, minutes of a preliminary meeting held in 1978 and a description of the selected papers/reading materials for the participants. The first meeting of the Commission was held in New York City on March 14-15, 1979 and the agenda for the meeting is included. Meyerson's handwritten notes are also included in the file. There is also follow-up material sent to the participants, press releases, draft outlines for the final report of the Commission prepared separately by Louis Walinsky and Seev Hirsch, and an agenda for the June meeting which was held in London.

Articles and papers:

Hirsch, Seev. "Short Term Economic Implications of Peace for Israel: Economic Relations with Egypt."

Jacobson, Gaynor I. "Implications of Peace for Jewish Migration."

Klutznick, Philip M. "Statement by Philip M. Klutznick....to International Economic and Social Commission of the World Jewish Congress. 1979.

Liebman, Charles S. "Implications of Peace for Israel-Diaspora Relations."

Lipset, Seymour M. "Some Implications of Middle East Peace For Relations Between Israel and the Diaspora."

Rabinovitch, Itamar. "Possible Peace Scenarios."

Walinsky, L. J. "Some Short Term Economic Consequences of the Peace."

Walinsky, L. J. "Working Paper #I." International Economic and Social Commission of the World Jewish Congress. 1979.

World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission, June-August 1979.
Box 5 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

The folder includes the correspondence, reading materials, and the work of the Commission from June to August 1979. The Commission held a meeting in London on June 21-22, 1979 and the agenda and the follow-up Summary of Discussions are included. There is also preliminary information about the Commission's upcoming meeting in September 1979 which was held in Jerusalem.

Included are the following papers and publications:

"World Jewish Population." American Jewish Yearbook. 1979.

Ben-Shahar, Haim. "Israel and the Diaspora--The Coming Decade." 1979.

Gitelman, Zvi. "The Other Dimension: Crisis and Cleavage in Israel." (1977).

Hareven, Alouph. "The Right to Re-Interpret: The Jewish Identity of Israel in the Future." The Van Leer Jerusalem Foundation, 1979.

Kraft, Joseph. "Letter from Egypt." The New Yorker. (1979). Print.

Levinson, Jacob. "Reducing the Inflationary Vortex." 1979.

Mann, Theodore. "Peace in the Middle East--The Role of the American Jewish Community." Presentation at the Plenary Session, 1979.

Ritterband, Paul and Steven M. Chen. "Will the Well Run Dry? The Future of Jewish Giving in America." Policy Studies. National Jewish Conference Center. 1979.

"To Hold Them Together." The Economist. August 18, 1979.

Walinsky, Louis J. Israel: Some Origins of the Current Malaise.

Walinsky, Louis J. Arab Investments and Influence in the United States. New York: American Jewish Committee, Institute of Human Relations, 1978. Print.

World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission, September-December 1979.
Box 5 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

The folder contains the correspondence related to the work of the Commission from September-December 1979. Included are the agenda for the September 3-5, 1979 meeting held in Jerusalem, reading materials, transcripts of presentations, and a Summary of the Discussions.

Among those who gave presentations at the Jerusalem meeting were Eitan Berglas, Assaf Razin, Haim Ben-Shahar, Shmuel Eisenstadt, and Jacob Levinson.

Papers and articles:

Abramov, S. Z. "On Whose Behalf Did He Speak?" Haaretz Commentary. Print.

Blitzer, Wolf. "Warning to Israel on World Jewish Congress Study 'Put Your Economic House in Order.'"Jerusalem Post International Edition. November 25-December 1, 1979. Print.

Chernin, Albert D. "A Survey of World Jewry and the Role and Responsibility of the American Jewish Community." Print.

Crittenden, Ann. "Israel's Troubled Economy." Moment. November 1979. Print.

Ginzberg, Eli. "Israel and American Jews: The Economic Connection." 1977. Print.

Goldmann, Robert B. "Some American Jewish Perspectives on the Relationship Between Israel and the American Jewish Community." Print.

Goldmann, Nahum. "Zionist Ideology and the Reality of Israel." Print.

Goodman, Hirsh. A Palestinian State: The Case against. Jerusalem: Israel Information Centre, 1979. Print.

Hirsch, Seev. "The Middle East Economic Development Corporation." September 24, 1979. Print.

Hirsch, Zeev. "A Fruitful Symmetry." The Jerusalem Post. November 18, 1979. Print.

"Inflation in Israel: A Warning and a Suggested Program: An Interim Statement." The International Economic and Social Commission of the World Jewish Congress. 1979. Print. (Both draft and press release).

Kass, Drora and Seymour M. Lipset. "Israelis in Exile." Commentary. (1979). 68-72. Print.

Landau, David. "Austerity Regime Introduced: Huge Price Increases Announced." JTA Weekly News Digest. Print.

Lerner, Natan. "Israel-Diaspora Relations: The Institutional Framework." Preliminary Outline, 1979. Print

Samuelson, Arthur H. "Israel and the Diaspora: A Review of the Current Discussion." Print.

Yehoshua, Abraham B. "The Golah as a neurotic solution." Forum on the Jewish People, Zionism and Israel 35 (1979) 17-36. Print.

Zuckoff, Murray. "Dulzin Tells CJS Assembly Israelis, Diaspora Jewry Bound to 'Agenda of Common Concerns.'" JTA Daily News Bulletin. November 19, 1979. Print.

World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission, January 1980.
Box 5 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Included are the proposed agendas for a Steering Committee meeting on January 14 and the Commission Meeting on January 28-30 in New York. At both meetings the main topic was a discussion of the final report and plans for concluding the Commission's work.

Included:

Inflation in Israel: A Call for Action. s.l.: World Jewish Congress, 1979. Print.

Ben-Shahar, Haim. "Israel and the Diaspora--the Coming Decade." 1979. Print.

Hirsch, Seev. "International Economic and Social Commission Report: Proposed Outline for chapter on Israel." Print.

"Summary Preview of the Final Report Submitted to the Steering Committee by Louis J. Walinksy." January 1980. Print. (2 copies)

"Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations For Consideration at Meeting of January 28-29, 1980." International Economic and Social Commission. Print. (Draft)

World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission, April-November 1980.
Box 6 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Telegrams and correspondence about the draft of the Commission report.

Press release on Charlotte Jacobson, c.v.'s for Edgar Bronfman, Arthur Hertzberg, Jerold Hoffberger, Jacobo Kovadloff, and Israel Singer.

Agenda for meeting of April 29-30, 1980 in New York and the Summary of Discussions. Print.

Bronfman, Edgar M. "A New Instrument for a New Dialogue." April 1980. Print.

Bronfman, Edgar M. "Guest Column." News & Views. World Jewish Congress, February-March 1980. 2-3. Print.

Dulzin, Arye L. "Address to the Council of Jewish Federations." November 1979. Print.

Goldman, Nahum. "Reflections on the Israel-Diaspora Relationship." 1980. Print.

Hertzberg, Arthur. Being Jewish in America: The Modern Experience. New York: Herzl Press, 1979. Print.

Hertzberg, Arthur. "Diaspora Dissent." The Nation. March 22, 1980. Print.

Hertzberg, Arthur. "Reflections on Israel-Diaspora Relations." April 1980. Print.

Hirsch, Seev. "The Implications of Peace in the Middle East for World Jewry: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations, Comments and suggested revisions." Print.

Hoffberger, Jerold C, "Reflections on Israel-Diaspora Relations." April 1980. Print.

Samuelson, Arthur. Summary papers on French, Argentinian and Rumanian Jewish communities. Print.

"Setting the Record Straight on Emigration." Jerusalem Post March 1980. Print.

Walinsky, Louis J. "Towards Economic Partnership in the Israel-Diaspora Relationship." April 1980. Print. Summary Conclusions and Recommendations. World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission. 1980. Print.

World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission, 1978-1980.
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Scope and Contents

Bachi, Roberto. "The Demographic Crisis of Diaspora Jewry." 1979.

Inside. Philadelphia, Pa: s.n, 1980.

Jakobovits, Immanuel. "A Rabbi's Duty to Face Reality." The Jerusalem Post International Edition, February 24-March 1, 1980.

JTA Weekly News Digest. Vol. XLVI, No. 17. April 25, 1980.

Liebman, Charles S. "Political Relationships Between Israel and American Jewry."

A Middle East Balance Sheet for the United States: Israel: a Liability, the Arab World: an Asset. 1979. Print.

Vital, David. "Israel and Jewry: Digging In." Midstream. (1976).

Vital, David. "Israel and American Jewish Interaction." Report of an International Task Force, The American Jewish Committee, July 1978.

"Report on the Israeli Economy and Debt Repayment Prospects." 1980.

Report on the Egyptian Economy and Debt Repayment Prospects." 1980.

Shapiro, Leon. Soviet Jewry Since the Death of Stalin: A 25-Year Perspective. New York: American Jewish Committee, 1978. Print.

World Jewish Congress International Economic and Social Commission, 1979.
Box 6 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

The materials in the folder include: Meyerson's notes and corrections to the "Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations" section of the Commission Report, a letter from Americans for a Safe Israel and The Hermitage Committee of the World Jewish Congress.

Agmon, Avraham. "World Jewry and the Peace Building Process: Jewish Economic Concerns." Print.

Avineri, Shlomo. "Political Relations." Print.

United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, 1978. Print.

Broder, Jonathan. "Is Democracy on the Way Out? Worried Israelis Ask." Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1979. Print.

Feige, Edgar L. "The Economic Consequences of Peace in the Middle East." Challenge (1979). Print.

Herzog, Chaim. "A Split Policy." Print.

Hirsch, Seev. Towards Peace in the Middle East: How Can Business Contribute? Tubingen: Mohr, 1977. Print.

Israel Report. Tel-Aviv: World Jewish Congress, (January 16 and December 10) 1979. Print.

Kass, Drora & Seymour M. Lipset. "Contemporary Jewish Immigration to America: Israelis and Others." 1980. Print.

Kissinger, Henry A. "The Challenges of Peace." Worldview. New York: Council on Religion and International Affairs, etc. (1979). Print.

Lerner, Natan. The World Jewish Congress and Human Rights. Geneva: World Jewish Congress, Office of the Secretary General, 1978. Print.

Liebman, Charles S. "Implications of Peace for Israel-Diaspora Relations." Print.

Lipset, Seymour & Kass, Drora. "Israel, Emigrants in the U.S." (Draft)

"A New Look at the World Jewish Agenda: A Draft Proposed for a Process of Rethinking." Tel Aviv University, November 1978. Print.

Proposal for An International Center for Public Policy : An Israel-Diaspora Enterprise." Draft dated February 1979. Print.

Rabinovitch, Itamar. "Possible Peace Scenarios." Print.

"Report from World Jewish Congress." North American Branch, American Section. June 7, 1979. Print.

Research Report. Institute of Jewish Affairs, November 1978 and January 1979. Print.

Tel Aviv University Profile. Tel Aviv University, Information and Public Relations Department. Print.

Annual Report - United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation. Jerusalem: BSF Publications, 1978. Print.

Walinksy, Louis J. "Suggested Outline for the Final Report of the Commission." Print.

"Memorandum from..." World Jewish Congress. October 31, 1978. Print.

Israel/Cairo, 1974-1979.
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Scope and Contents

Included are:

Agreement of Cooperation, Cairo University-University of Pennsylvania, dated April 29, 1977.

"Economic Analysis: Arab Republic of Egypt, 1975-1979," Country Data Paper, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania, Prepared for Conoco, June 1979.

"Political Analysis, Arab Republic of Egypt, 1975-1979," Country Data Paper, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania, Prepared for Conoco, June 1979.

Agreement for Exchange Programs between The Institutions of Higher Learning in Israel and The University of Pennsylvania (Institutions in Israel: Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Haifa University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute); dated 1974.

Ohana, Arnon. "The PLO: A Two-Faced Image." 1979. Print.

Israel/Diaspora.
Box 7 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Included:

Ben-Shahar, Haim. Israel and the Diaspora: A New Strategy. Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University, Publications Dept., 1980. Print.

The Israel-Diaspora Institute. Transcript of the Founding Meeting Held on October 12, 1981 in New York City. Tel Aviv: April 1982. Print.

Container Summary

Materials that are unidentified or unrelated to the collection

Pamphlets & Articles , 1978-1979.
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Scope and Contents

The folder includes invitations, Meyerson's handwritten notes, an article on Jewish Philadelphia from The Encyclopaedia Judaica and the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora.

"Boehm-ing In: Porcelain Judaica for Collectors." Expo. Philadelphia: Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia, etc., 1979. Print.

Christian Attitudes on Jews and Judaism: A Bi-Monthly Documentary Survey. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1979. Print.

Israel Report (1979: February 4, April 8, May 24). Print.

JTA Weekly News Digest (June 8 & 15, 1979). Print.

"Memorandum from...World Jewish Congress." May 7, 1979. Print.

Patterns of Prejudice. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1979. Print.

Institute of Jewish Affairs, World Jewish Congress. Research Reports. London, n.d.. Print. March 1979 (3 reports--2 on the Holocaust and 1 on China-Israel Relations), May 1979. Print.

SCA Report. Synagogue Council of America. Spring 1979. Print.

Singer, Max. "Proposed IJP Study on Changing Roles of Women in the Jewish Family." Institute for Jewish Policy Planning and Research. 1979. Print.

Papers & Memorabilia .
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Scope and Contents

Includes pamphlets, correspondence and:

"And You Shall Be A Blessing: Torah Commentaries on Lech Lecha." Written in Honor of the 60th birthday of Rabbi William I. Kuhn. 2007.

Travel & Historical Memorabilia from Margy Meyerson (1950s-1970s).
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Scope and Contents

"Guide Sommaire des Ruines de Cesaree." Jerusalem, 1955. Print.

"Shopping in Israel." Jerusalem. 1962. Print.

El Al leaflet.

"15 Frank Questions and Straight Answers About Investment in Israel (A candid interview with Israel's Finance Minister Mr. Levi Eshkol)." Published by AMIBEC. Print.

"Welcome to Israel" 'Tar' Travel and Touring Co. Ltd. Print.

"Israel Tourists Pocket Map." Print.

"Tel Aviv our Guide." Print.

"Tel Aviv-Yafo" (pamphlet). Print.

"AMIBEC Investment Developers in Israel." Print. (pamphlet)

"A Map of Tel Aviv." Print. (courtesy of Travex)

"Sinews of Growth." Print. (pamphlet for Israel Bonds)

"A Jubilee of Redemption." Print. (Jewish National Fund pamphlet)

"1962 Near East International Fair." (Tel Aviv.) Print.

"Housing and Development for Israel Ltd." Print.

Pamphlets, articles, etc. (includes World Jewish Congress and Institute of Jewish Affairs), 1970-1978.
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Scope and Contents

The Arabs and Palestine: Papers Read at a Symposium Arranged by the Institute of Jewish Affairs, London, at University College, London on 19th March 1972. London: The Institute, 1973. Print.

Christian Attitudes on Jews and Judaism: A Bi-Monthly Documentary Survey. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1976. Print.

Ija News Bulletin. London: The Institute, 1976. Print. (Issues: May 1976, October 1974, April 1973)

IJA Research Reports. (July and August 1976 and indices).

Israeli Society: Papers Read at a Symposium Arranged by the Institute of Jewish Affairs, London, at University College, London, on 18th March 1973. London: The Institute, 1974. Print.

Patterns of Prejudice. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, July-August 1976. Print.

Roth, Stephen J. The Helsinki "final Act" and Soviet Jewry. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs in association with the World Jewish Congress, 1976. Print.

Soviet Jewish Affairs: A Journal on Jewish Problems in the USSR and Eastern Europe. London: IJA, 1976. Print. (Also: includes Index 1968-1975)

Photocopies/Advertisements:

Proceedings of the Experts Conference on Latin America and the Future of Its Jewish Communities: New York, 3-4 June 1972. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1972. Print. (Agenda for the meeting)

"Books Published for or by the IJA" and prices (undated).

"Congressional Record." March 2, 1976. Print. (7 pages)

Lock, Sarah. Survey of Research in Jewish Subjects in Europe. London: Inst. of Jewish Affairs, 1976. Print. (Advertisement for Lock's book and description/ad in Jewish Observer)

Schmelz, U. O., Paul Glikson, and S J. Gould. Studies in Jewish Demography: Survey for 1969-1971. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, 1975. Print. (Advertisement)

Schmelz, U. O. and Paul Glikson. Jewish Population Studies 1961-1968. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Institute of Contemporary Jewry, 1970. Print. (Advertisement)

Lerner, Natan. The Un Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Leyden, 1970. Print. (photocopied titlepage)

"Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten im Judentum." Israelitisches Wochenblatt Revue Juive. Zurich: 1976.

Book covers:

International Bibliography of Jewish Affairs. London: A. Deutsch, 1967. Print. (Also: Reviews of the book from The Jewish Chronicle, Jewish Observer, The Australian Jewish Times, The Times Higher Educational Supplement, The Bookseller, and OSI.)

The Jewish Communities of the World: Demography, Political and Organizational Status, Religious Institutions, Education, Press. 3d Rev. ed. New York: Crown, 1972. Print.

Kochan, Lionel. The Jews in Soviet Russia Since 1917. London: Oxford University Press, 1978. Print.

Vago, Bela. The Shadow of the Swastika: The Rise of Fascism and Anti-Semitism in the Danube Basin, 1936-1939. Farnborough: Saxon House, 1975. Print.

Pamphlets & Articles , 1972-1979.
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Scope and Contents

Kampelman, Max M. Jewish Power, Myth or Reality. New York, N.Y: National Leadership Development Conference of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1978. Print.

The Future of the Jewish Community in America: a Task Force Report. New York, N. Y: The American Jewish Committee, 1972. Print.

Soviet Antisemitic Propaganda: Evidence from Books, Press, Radio. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1978. Print.

IJA Research Report (November 1978, January 1979, July 1979). Print.

News & Views from the Secretary-General of the World Jewish Congress (January 1979). Print.

Information on Education in Morocco from the Ministry of Information (Print)

Volunteer Program Excavations at Tel Dan. Jerusalem: Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1979. Print.

Time: Magazine. New York: Time Inc., 1979. Print (with cover story "Islam: The Militant Revival").

Pamphlets and Articles, 1978-1980.
Box 8 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Includes:

Minutes of a World Jewish Congress Meeting (November 18, 1978), Agenda for a meeting (March 14-15, 1979).

A Statement issued by Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, June 11, 1979. Print.

Advertising Leaflet for "Who's Who in World Jewry." Print.

Christian Attitudes on Jews and Judaism: A Bi-Monthly Survey. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1978-1979. Nos. 63 and 65. Print.

Expo: The Contemporary Jewish Magazine. Philadelphia, 1979. Print. (cover only)

JTA Weekly News Digest (March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6 & 13, June 29, July 6 & 13, August 10, 1979. Print.

Israel Report, World Jewish Congress (December 26, 1978, March 14, 1979, June 10 & 27, 1979, July 23, 1979). Print.

Research Report, Institute of Jewish Affairs (May 1979, June 1979). Print.

Patterns of Prejudice. London: Institute of Jewish Affairs, 1978. Print.

News & Views from the Secretary-General of the World Jewish Congress (March 1979, June 1979). Print.

Weaver, Howard S. "A Program to Unite the Capabilities of Media With the Processes of Higher Education and to Provide a New Source of Films and Video to All Levels of Education and the Public." Media Design Studio, Yale University, 1974. (Also: correspondence about the failed Design Studio and information about a conference on electronic publishing.) Print.

Miscellaneous & Unidentified , 1971-2009.
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Scope and Contents

"Axis of Holocaust and Axis of Exile" Cases. Print.

Expo: The Contemporary Jewish Magazine. Philadelphia, 1979. Print.

Farrington, Roger. "Harvard's 350th Gets Set." Boston Ledger. August 16-22, 1986. Print.

Fourth Friday. Philadelphia: Jewish Exponent, 1971. Print. (February 26, 1971 issue).

Freedman, David N, and David F. Graf. Palestine in Transition: The Emergence of Ancient Israel. Sheffield, England: Published in association with the American Schools of Oriental Research by the Almond Press, 1983. Print.

Harmon, Lawrence. "Anti-Semitism among the ivy: Harvard's history has a stain." Jewish Exponent. November 7, 1986. Print.

Jewish Studies at Penn: The Jewish Studies Newsletter. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania, 1993. Print. (Fall 1993)

"The Jews of Great Britain." IJA News & Views. Print.

"The Jews of Italy." WJC Report. World Jewish Congress. Print.

Korey, William. "The White House, the Kremlin and the Jews: A Century of US Intervention." Reform Judaism. Summer 1986. Print.

The New York Times Book Review. New York: Arno Press, 1989. Print. (November 23, 1989 issue)

Qesher. Tel Aviv-Jaffa: Tel Aviv University, 1987. Print.

Schmemann, Serge. "In Palestinian Vote, Message Lies in the Mandate." The New York Times. January 20, 1996. Print.

Schwartzman, Bryan. "Wright Synagogue Adds Some of the Right Stuff." Jewish Exponent. November 5, 2009. Print.

Scopus. Jerusalem: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1970. Print.

Also contains several holiday and greeting cards.

Jewish Exponent: 1887-1987 Centennial Edition.
Box 4
Boston Globe Magazine: "Gaza: Land of the Dispossessed" , 9/7/1986.
Box Oversize Map Case 7A12
Israel Pocket Library Books.
Box 8
Contents

4 Books: Anti-Semitism. Jerusalem: Keter Pub. House, Ltd, 1974. Print.

Archaeology. Jerusalem: Keter Pub. House, Ltd, 1974. Print.

History From 1880. Jerusalem: Keter Pub. House, Ltd, 1974. Print.

Economy. Jerusalem: Keter Pub. House, Ltd, 1974. Print.

Pope John Paul II fan.
Box 4
Oriental Amulets.
Box Oversize Folder ARC MS 54.4 Map Case 7A12 Box Oversize Folder ARC MS 54.3 Map Case 7A12 Box Oversize Folder ARC MS 54.2 Map Case 7A12 Box Oversize Folder ARC MS 54.1 Map Case 7A12
Container Summary

4 amulets, possibly Kurdish

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