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Letter from Chairman of the Louisville Conference of Jewish Organizations to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 22, 1944

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Letter from Chairman of the Louisville Conference of Jewish Organizations to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 22, 1944

Description

Letter from the Louisville Conference of Jewish Organizations in Kentucky to President Franklin D. Roosevelt requesting that he support the Free Ports proposal to provide asylum for refugees fleeing "totalitarian persecution." The Conference sent a similar advocacy letter to the Kentucky Senator Alben William Barkley.

Source

Mss. BD J59, Folder 5, Jewish Community of Louisville Records, 1896-2022 (Bulk: 1980-2020), The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

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Mss. BD J59 Folder 0005 Item 1

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Citation

Louisville Conference of Jewish Organizations (Louisville, Ky.), “Letter from Chairman of the Louisville Conference of Jewish Organizations to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 22, 1944,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed September 12, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/7054.

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