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Rabbi Noah Golinkin papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1993.A.0047 | RG Number: RG-19.033

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Overview

Description: The Rabbi Noah Golinkin papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, and programs documenting the efforts of the Seminary Student Committee to Save European Jewry to work with likeminded organizations such as the Synagogue Council of America to help European Jews during the Holocaust. The papers also include annotations provided by the donor as well as the donor's correspondence with Haskel Lookstein about his book "Were We Our Brothers' Keepers?"
Date: inclusive: 1942-1986
bulk: 1942-1944
Collection Creator: Noah Golinkin
Biography: Rabbi Noah Golinkin (1913-2003) was born in Zhitomir but was raised in Vilnius and immigrated to New York in 1938. He studied at Yeshiva University, graduated from Clark University, and was ordained at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. During World War II, he participated in activist organizations aimed at raising public awareness about the fate of Jews in Europe.

Physical Details

Language: English Hebrew
Extent: 4 folders
System of Arrangement: The Noah Golinkin papers are arranged as 2 series: I. Seminary Student Committee to Save European Jewry materials, II. Correspondence with Haskel Lookstein

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--United States--Public opinion. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Foreign public opinion. Anti-Nazi movement--United States. Jews--United States--Attitudes. Humanitarian assistance.
Personal Name: Golinkin, Noah. Long, Breckinridge, 1881-1958. Lipnick, Jerome. Goldstein, Israel, 1896- Wise, Stephen.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Rabbi Noah Golinkin donated the Rabbi Noah Golinkin papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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