Landsmanshaftn Mutual Aid Societies Description Golden Book of the Independent Zetler Young Men's Benevolent Association commemorating members who have died. Many of the towns have several different names and different ways of spelling these names, depending upon what language is used and what system of transliteration, if any, is used. The Landsmanshaftn Department of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (LD) was originally organized as a department of the JDC, known as the Landsmanshaftn Bureau, in 1919 in New York. Examples: Bogopoler Unt. Copyright 2015-2023 Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. Want to Renew? This website presents . Verein, First Kopyczyner Sick and Benevolent Society, First Korolowker Young Men's Benevolent Association; First Korolowker Ladies Ben. In addition, YIVO has many collections of various individual landsmanshaftn and charitable organizations, some of which are mentioned in this collection, and its own Landsmanshaftn collection, as well as records of several people associated with the JDC. Verein, Independent Rabbi Mayer Przemyslaner Society, Independent Radiviler Voliner Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Independent Rohatyner Young Men's Benevolent Association, Independent Rovner Beneficial Association Philadelphia, Independent Skierniewicer Benevolent Association. . Federation of Bessarabian Societies, Inc. Federation of Galician and Bucovinian Jews of America, Federation of Shavler and Vicinity Jews in America, Federation of Ukrainian Jews in America; National Federation of Ukrainian Jews of America. Anikster Benevolent Pischei Tshuvo Association, Inc. Anshe Achim Elisavetgrad Benevolent Association, Anshei Sode Loven Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Antepoler Young Men's Benevolent Association, Arthur Ziegelbaum Branch 486, Workmen's Circle (Los Angeles), Arthur Zygelbaum Branch 349, Workmen's Circle, Asociacion de Residentes de Slonim en la Argentina, Associated Benevolent Young Men, Inc. [Wloclawek, Poland]. Some of the files in YIVO's landsmanshaftn collection that do not contain cemetery plot maps may contain other death-related records, such as burial permits and death certificates. David Bergelson Branch 44, Workmen's Circle (Corona, NY), David Kantrowitz Family Benevolent Association (DKFBA), Deborah Rebekah Lodge No. Greater City Benevolent Association, Inc. 15, Independent Order Brith Abraham [Plock, Poland], Horodischer Brothers Benevolent Association, Ida Garsony (Krakower) Sick & Benevolent Society, Igumener Independent Benevolent Association, Independent Berlader Benevolent Association, Independent Bialystoker Brotherly Love Association #1, Independent Bogopolier Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Independent Borisover Benevolent Association. Schloime Breslavsky), Shadover Relief Society of Greater New York, Sharograder Progressive Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Shater Progressive Relief Committee of Shater Progressive Benevolent Association, Shebezer Young Men's Benevolent Association, Shepetovker Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Sighet Fraternal Association and landsmanshaftn, Skalater Progressive Young Friends Benevolent Association, Smargoner Benevolent Society; Smargoner ladies Association, Sociedad de Residentes de Lodz en la Argentina (Society of Residents of Lodz in Argentina), Society Sons of Solomon Chevra Bnei Slomoh Anshei Sfard; Sons of Solomon Benevolent Association of, Sokolifker Benevolent Association (Philadelphia); and Sokolifker Ladies Auxiliary, Sokolover Young Friends Progressive Aid Society, Soroker Teleneshter Bessarabia S.B.A. The list also includes the additional landsmanshaftn collections that YIVO has acquired since then that have been catalogued. Please visit https://www.yivo.org/Rights-Reproductions for more information about use of materials from this website. . and objects tagged by organization name; Addendum folders numbered sequentially, Arrangement: The collection has been divided into two sub-groups: I) papers and records; II) objects. The outbreak of World War II put a temporary end to this program, which was revived once again in 1945, this time mainly as a channel of relief aid furnished by the landsmanshaftn for the survivors from their native communities. The Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association and the Brotherhood of Israel have copies of members' death certificates (sometimes for their wives also). More info below. The following list of over 1380 organizations includes all landsmanshaftn listed in A Guide to YIVO's Landsmanshaftn Archive by Rosaline Schwartz and Susan Milamed, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, 1986, and Guide to the YIVO Archives, compiled and edited by Fruma Mohrer and Marek Web, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 1998. Breziner Sick and Benevolent Society, Inc. Brezover Benevolent Brotherhood & Religious Division; First Brezower Bruck Sick Benevolent Society, Brisker Unt. During this period, YIVO located and placed in its Archives records of over 700 landsmanshaftn, which are now organized in 300 record groups. Verein, Wishnewitzer Brothers Benevolent Society & Ladies Auxiliary, Wisoko-Litovsker Bruderlicker Unt. The Mutual Benefit Society of 1865, Inc. (Hungarian Society) has files of family members with family data on the file cover and often death certificates in the file. Landsmanshaftn Mutual Aid Societies Description Portrait of members of the the Independent Zetler Young Men's Benevolent Association. YIVO has several collections of JDC records as well as books about the JDC, as do the Leo Baeck Institute and the American Jewish Historical Society. This subseries consists of memoranda sent between the offices of the JDC, specifically concerned with the running of the LD and the details of its activities. Collection Identifier: LDSFT. YIVO Landsmanshaftn Records Collection Identifier: LDSFT Citation PDF Finding AidGenerating Staff Only YIVO Institute for Jewish Research YIVO Landsmanshaftn Records Collection Overview Collection Organization Container Inventory Dates Majority of material found within 1900 - 2017 Extent 100 Linear Feet Use Restrictions: This includes information about meetings held, donations made, accounting and other financial information, publicity information about the LDs activities, and requests for the location of relatives, often for immigration purposes. The third chapter, a detailed study of Kaczerginski's Lider fun di getos un lagern, . Now, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will digitize the Jewish Labor Bund archive, some 3.5 million pages of documents, photos, flyers and correspondence from revolutionary leaders like Emma . Independent Kamenetz Podolier Society, Inc. Clinical Medical Librarian Internship, Weill Corne. Bes Hamedrash Hagadol Agudas Achim Anshei Sfard of Coney Island, Inc. Bessarabian Federation of American Jews, Inc. Bessarabian Young Men's Benevolent & Educational Club. A guide to YIVO's landsmanshaftn archive : from Alexandrovsk to Zyrardow / by Rosaline Schwartz and Susan Milamed. Title: Guide to the Records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Landsmanshaftn Department, RG 335.7. Verein; Brisker Benevolent Society, Britchaner Bessarabian Relief Association, Brith Achim Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Brodyer Young Men's Benevolent & Educational Alliance, Bronx Relief Committee for Minsk and Vicinity, Brotherly Love Association of Stolin; Ind. We have indicated on this list whether or not an organization contains a cemetery plot map, but you may also see Burial Societies in the New York Metropolitan Area for a separate listing of burial societies in YIVO's landsmanshaftn collection that contain one or more plot maps. Verein, Erster Boryslaver Drohobyczer Young Men's Benevolent Association, Erster Galizischer Kranken und Unt. The aim of the department was to encourage relief efforts by the landsmanshaftn in the United States for their native communities in Eastern Europe. 13, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Denburger Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Dinewitz Podolier Unt. The collection is open by appointment with the Chief Archivist. Landsmanshaftn Project Archives Interns, YIVO Inst. Image ID: 416514 Burial records Many landsmanshaftn had their own burial societies and established burial areas in local cemeteries. This classification has been retained, as has the original series and folder arrangement. Electronic finding aid was encoded in EAD 2002 by Rachel S. Harrison in December 2008. Verein, Michalpolier Podolier Benevolent Association, Milgrim Fraternal Association (aka Moishe Milgrim Young Men's Fraternal Association), Minnie M. Fried Sick & Benevolent Society, Minsker Independent Benevolent Association, Molodetzner Young Men's Benevolent Association, Morris Mendelson Young Men's Benevolent Society, Moses Falkenheim Sick & Benevolent Society, Mount Sinai Hebrew Mutual Benefit Society, Musher and Baranowitcher Benevolent Association, Nashelsker Chevra Kadisha Benefit Society, National Jewish Ukrainian Committee of the Jewish Council for Russian War Relief, New Montefiore Cemetery Listing of Landsmanshaftn (1948-1949), Newmark Young Men's Benevolent Association, Novoselitzer Bessarabia Progressive Branch 498, Nowoselitzer Ladies Sick and Benevolent Society, Odessa Progressive Aid Society; Odessa Mutual Relief Association; Odessa United Relief, Odessa Young Men of Harlem Sick Benevolent Association, Odessar Young Men's Benevolent Association, Odesser Young Ladies Benevolent Association, Old Constantin & Vicinity Joint Relief Committee, Ostrer Maharsho Lodge 160 Independent Order Brith Sholom (Philadelphia), Ostrer Marsho Ladies Auxiliary (Philadelphia), Otick Mohilever Young Men's Benevolent Association, Pereyaslov Progressive Association (N.J.), Pestchonker Progressive Beneficial Association of Philadelphia, Petrikower Young Men's Benevolent Association, Philadelphia Boslover Ahavas Achim Belzer Association, Philip Bernstein Sick Benefit Association, Pinsker Relief Committee for the Pinsker Jewish War Sufferers; and Joint Pinsker Relief Committee, Pitchaever-Voliner Benevolent Association, Plotzker Young Men's Independent Association, Polotzker Workingmen's Benevolent Society, Ponevezer Progressive Young Men's Benevolent Association, Prager Warschauer Young Men's Aid Society, Progressive Bobriker Young Men's Benevolent Society, Progressive Horodenker Benevolent Society, Progressive Kitaigoroder Podolier Benevolent Society, Progressive Kovler Young Friends Branch 475, Progressive Mishnitzer Young Men's Society, Progressive Samborer Young Men's Benevolent Association, Progressive Slutzker Young Men's Benevolent Society, Progressive Welfare Society (formerly Progressive Lodge #38 Brith Abraham), Provident Sick and Benevolent Society; formerly Young Petrofi S & B Society, Prushin-Shershow Beneficial Association (Philadelphia), Przemyslaner Relief Societies and Brodyer Societies, Pultusker R.Y. Dzalishitzer Benevolent Association, Inc. Emanuel Ringelblum Branch 612, Workmen's Circle, Empire State Lodge No. Verein contains two books of stubs from the burial permits.