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Letter from Laib Piltz to Max Hartstone and the United T.K. of Ostrovtzer Organizations
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from organizations series
- Ostrowiec Aid Society of Chicago sub-series
- Letter from Laib Piltz to Max Hartstone and the United T.K. of Ostrovtzer Organizations file
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 148; Series 2-14; File 11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from organizations series
- Ostrowiec Aid Society of Chicago sub-series
- Letter from Laib Piltz to Max Hartstone and the United T.K. of Ostrovtzer Organizations file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 2-14
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 13 Dec. 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Laib Piltz was likely from Ostrowiec, Poland. He immigrated to Toronto in 1911 and, in 1912, helped to found the Yiddish National Radical School. He lived in New York for a period, where he served as the secretary of the NYST organization. He then moved to Youngstown, Ohio, where he took on the role of secretary for the Poale Zion organization and the National World Union Youngstown branch. Subsequently, he moved to Chicago, where he held the position of secretary for the Ostrowiec Aid Society in the mid-1940s. He had a wife, Rachel, and two daughters.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Laib Piltz, secretary of the Ostrowiec Aid Society of Chicago, to Max Hartstone and the United T.K. of Ostrovtzer Organizations, dated 13 December 1946. In this letter, Laib asks for advise on purchasing Yiddish typewriters, presenting two options. He mentions a change in the approach to their journal, considering advertisements and, printing in Yiddish. He expresses frustration with the commercial aspect of fundraising and mentions his plan to read some poems privately. Envelope is included. File also contains a typed translation.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
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