National Jewish Welfare Board

THE JEWISH CENTER. VOL. 1 - VOL. 16. USUALLY 4 ISSUES PER VOLUME. [COMPLETE RUN OF FIRST 16 VOLUMES ]

New York: National Jewish Welfare Board, 1922-1938. Item #41247

1st edition. Period boards. 8vo. 16 volumes, 31 cm. Early volumes are generally around 200 pages each; later volumes end up more like 125 pages. Ca. 2800 pages total this run. Published quarterly, or ever 3 months; the run here includes the first 6 years of the Nazi period. After 1946, this publication was known as the JWB Circle. “The National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) was formed on April 9, 1917, three days after the United States declared war on Germany, in order to support Jewish soldiers in the U.S. military during World War I….In 1921, several organizations merged with the JWB to become a national association of Jewish community centers around the country in order to integrate social activities, education, and active recreation. These merged organizations included the YWHA, YMHA, and the National Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Association” (Wikipedia). These quarterly journals report on those efforts and make suggestions for how to improve outreach, activities, and leadership; they also make other proposals and raise questions for the Jewish Community Center movement to grapple with. SUBJECTS: Jews - United States - Periodicals. OCLC: 2262910. Most OCLC holdings appear to be fragmentary. Excellent condition. (YID-33-10-’el).

Price: $1,400.00