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  • Mary and Barry Bingham Sr. seated outdoors with their five children in Chatham, Massachusetts.

  • Mary Bingham is seated with her arm around one-year-old Eleanor Bingham in Chatham, Massachusetts.

  • Photograph of Mary Bingham in evening dress and sitting with Eleanor Miller in a chair in Paris, France.

  • Photograph of Jonathan Bingham standing with a smile in his Boy Scouts uniform outdoors.

  • Photograph of Mary Bingham (1904-1995) holding her son Jonathan Bingham (1942-1964) in his christening gown, with Barry Bingham Sr. (1906-1988) in uniform.

  • Sallie Bingham hugs a column, dressed as Titania in Shakespeare play staged at Bingham amphitheater.

  • Barry Jr., Sallie, and Robert Worth Bingham III at the Nautilus Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.

  • Six-page narrative of Trude Ackermann Breiner as told to Carolyn Moyse and Virginia Wilson. The story covers the Ackermann and Pokorny families's experiences in Vienna, Austria, during World War II and their efforts to navigate the immigration process to the United States.

  • Four-page minutes for the executive board meeting of the National Council of Jewish Women. Louisville Section held on October 9, 1941. A summary of the Service to the Foreign Born chair report includes the "receipt of $10.00 from 2 people who have moved out of the city as return on help from the Comm for their citizenship papers. There were 9 newcomers during the summer. The Nursery School has 33 registrations which means a waiting list of 15. It has been possible to increase the teacher's salary and she has a NYA assistant."

  • Two-page, typed minutes for the annual meeting of the National Council of Jewish Women. Louisville Section held on April 21, 1941. The minutes include a summary of Mrs. Edgar Menderson's presentation on '"National Council in the Field of Service to the Foreign Born." The National Council decided to end the German Children's Aid Inc. "to make way for a broader field of work in service to the foreign born" and increase local sections' financial contributions to the expanded work.

  • 9-page, typed report on the Nursery School operated by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Louisville Section and the Jewish Welfare Federation of Louisville, Kentucky. The document begins with the need for, purpose, and principles of the "combination nursery and school" for "children 2 1/2 to 5 years of age." It outlines how Selma Kling and Katherine Bottigheimer of the NCJW Americanization Committee spearheaded the creation of the school in part to serve "Immigrant children of pre-school age who will use the school in learning English and general orientation." The school opened on February 5, 1940. The report profiles the initial behavior and improvements of some of the students, including three refugee children. The document notes that "the teacher at the School is a German refugee who obtained kindergarten training in Germany and additional nursery school training in this country. We feel that the provision of employment for her thru the establishment of the Nursery School is in line with the aims of the Council in relation to work with New Americans."

  • National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, Executive Board meeting minutes for December 9, 1940. The minutes include reports on the group's Nursery School enrollment and Workshop, both of which served immigrant women and families. The Service to the Foreign Born Committee also reported on interest in Mrs. Dan Byck's American History study group for German women, collection of clothing for a refugee camp in Spain, and use of the Klauber Fund to cover fees for "four new citizenship papers."

  • National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, Executive Board meeting minutes for June 3, 1940. The minutes reference work with and advocating for immigrants and refugees, such as that "Sara Landau, Chairman of Peace and International Relations suggested that the work of that committee be combined with the Legislative Committee in as much as most of the problems confronting people today deal with legislation in regard to immigration and directed against aliens." Other committee reports include that volunteer English teachers were needed for the Americanization Committee, the "German Children's Aid Inc. has received $527.72 for this year," and "that Mrs. Bernard Selligman plans a study group on Contemporary Jewish Affairs, to hold one meeting each month, to study the refugee problem."

  • National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, annual meeting minutes, announcement, and election ticket for April 17, 1940. The minutes report on expenditures and remaining funds, including for specific immigrant and refugee aid projects like the establishment of the Council Workshop. A summary of Selma Kling's report notes "that approximately 250 emigrees are now residing in Louisville. These have been the responsibility and care of the [Americanization] committee from the time they arrive until their lives run in normal channels."

  • National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, monthly meeting minutes on March 18, 1940. The minutes report that the Council "has contributed $100 to the National Council Scholarship Fund for Refugees." The Americanization Committee reports "that one new family and one individual had arrived in the City since the last meeting," thanks Council members for donating clothing and furniture for new residents, and notes that the Girl Scouts want to work with the committee to help immigrant girls join. A letter read from the National Chairman of the Children's Aid appeals for continued funding. To conclude the meeting, the Committee on Contemporary Jewish Affairs held a roundtable titled "Milestones in Refugee Resettlement."

  • National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, Board meeting minutes for March 11, 1940 (mislabeled as 1949 in original document). The minutes summarize Mrs. Selma Kling's report on the Americanization Committee, stating that "she had received a request from the Girl Scouts who wish to cooperate with her Committee," "that neither the Council Workshop nor the Nursery School are being run for profit," and that "volunteer English teachers" are needed.

  • 2-page brochure for the June-July 1945 season of Camp Riccaree day camp operated by the Young Men's Hebrew Association in Louisville, Kentucky. The center fold notes "Camp Riccaree operates from the Y.M.H.A. building where are located cabins, craft shops, council ring, and the dining room. The camp is operated during the day with activities and programs similar to a boarding camp. Parks, swimming pools, and other public and private facilities are used as occasions warrant." The brochure details the fees, season and daily schedules, and staff.

  • Letter from the Committee for a Jewish Army of Stateless and Palestinian Jews to Louisville Times Editor Tom Wallace. The letter is signed by S. Merlin, Director of Information. Following the Louisville Times's recent signing of "the Proclamation on the Moral Rights of the Stateless and Palestinian Jews," Merlin responds with a discussion of what the Committee believes must be done to support and save Jews in Europe. He outlines three essential actions: "The creation of a United Nations agency" dedicated to planning how to save "millions of Hebrew people in Europe"

  • The first page of this document is a letter dated May 4, 1945, from Col. Morris J. Mendelsohn to Louisville Times editor Tom Wallace. Mendelsohn expresses his support for "a Jewish Palestine" "as the only common-sense answer to the unequalled tragedy of the Jewish people." He describes the American government and civilian support for a Jewish Palestine and asks Wallace to read and sign the Declaration he enclosed with the letter. The following three pages are a copy of the Declaration, which is directed to the United States government and calls for Palestine to "be proclaimed as a Jewish State." Throughout, the Declaration connects an end to antisemitism with a rise in "lasting peace" across the globe. It also points out that Jewish delegations have been absent from United Nations conferences and seeks greater Jewish inclusion in international affairs. The signature line is blank. The last page of this document is a letter dated May 8, 1945, from Tom Wallace's secretary to Mendelsohn indicating that his letter has been received and will be given to Wallace when he returns to the office.

  • Letter from the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation to Louisville Times Editor Tom Wallace. The letter is signed by Secretary General S. Merlin. Merlin explains that he is responding to the paper's recent solicitation of opinions of "how to bring about a solution of the Jewish problem." He notes the "complexities of this age-old problem" and expresses "deep regret" over the resulting implications from opinions in the newspaper that there is "a world Jewish community with national and political characteristics." He further claims that the concept of "the universal Jewish nation, or Jewish people" is "detrimental to the very interests of our people." Six clarifying points follow in which Merlin discusses the differences he sees between nationality, "religious affiliation," and political terms. One major theme is that there "is a decisive distinction between the terms 'Hebrew' and 'Jew.'" Merlin explains that the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation seeks to "convince the United Nations that they must assume the responsibility of repatriating all the Hebrews from Europe who desire to . . . return to their national territory--Palestine." He concludes the letter by noting that this is "an international question" and that answering it is a "moral responsibility."
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