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Letter from Laib Piltz to Max Hartstone and the T. Committee of the Ostrovtzer Aid Committee
- 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 T. Committee of the Ostrovtzer Aid Committee file
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 148; Series 2-14; File 16
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- 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 T. Committee of the Ostrovtzer Aid Committee file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 2-14
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 26 Feb. 1947
- 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 T. Committee of the Ostrovtzer Aid Committee, dated 26 February 1947. In this letter, Laib conveys his regret over the loss of a greeting for the journal, acknowledging the negative impact this loss has on the Tzedakah Committee. He mentions the reciept of two telegrams and the anticipation of a significant sum of money. Laib also requests the addresses for the committees in France, Germany, and Sweden for the purposes of sending copies of the journal to those organizations. 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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