A History of the United Jewish Appeal Marc Lee Raphael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raphael, Marc Lee, author.

Contributor:

Brown University.

Series:

Brown Judaic studies; 34

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Brown Judaic Studies 2020

Chico : Scholars Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United Jewish Appeal (UJA) was the primary Jewish philanthropic umbrella organization until it was combined with another philanthropic organization in 1999. Using original archival research, this volume traces the history of the UJA from its origins to 1982.

Contents:

From Separatism to Community: The Origins of the United Jewish Appeal

The War Years: 1939-1945

The First $100,000,000 Campaign: 1946

American Jewry's Campaign of Sacrifice: 1947 and Campaign of Destiny: 1948

Henry Montor's Final Two Campaigns: 1949-1950 and the Joseph H. Schwartz Years: 1951-1955

The “Big Giver”

The View From the Top: Herbert Friedman'S Reign: 1956-1969

The American Jewish Philanthropic Response to the Six Day and Yom Kippur Wars

The “Management Team:” The Increased Role of Lay Leaders and Professional Staff in the 1970S

Project Renewal

Problems and Prospects.

Credits:

Publication of this book is made possible, in part, by Mr. Lyman Bloomingdale and by The Max Richter Foundation of Rhode Island.

Notes:

The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. To use this book, or parts of this book, in any way not covered by the license, please contact Brown Judaic Studies, Brown University, Box 1826, Providence, RI 02912.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781951498429

1951498429

OCLC:

1146569401

Publisher Number:

10.26300/cggr-w572 DOI