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Americans for a Progressive Israel Records

Call Number

TAM.147

Dates

1937-1991, inclusive
; 1961-1991, bulk

Creator

Americans for Progressive Israel-Hashomer Hatzair

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet in one record carton and one manuscript box.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English, with some material in Hebrew.

Abstract

Americans for Progressive Israel was a socialist-Zionist support organization from 1947-1997. The collection contains correspondence, writings, conference materials, administrative materials, photographs, and their periodical, Israel Horizons.

Historical/Biographical Note

Americans for Progressive Israel (API) was founded in 1947 to function as a less ideologically-based support organization by the Hashomer Hatzair, a socialist-Zionist organization. API was founded by Moshe Kagan. API's periodical, Israel Horizons, was created initially by the Progressive Zionist League in 1952. In 1997, API merged with Education Fund for Israeli Civil Rights and Peace and became Meretz USA. In 2011, Meretz changed its name to Partners for Progressive Israel. Israel Horizons ceased publication in 2011. API was active in international Zionist work, and conducted educational programs.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents

The collection focuses on events and issues in Israel, notably Israel's relations with the Arab world, and contains correspondence with other left-wing Israeli political parties, minutes, annual reports and other administrative material. There is also some correspondence and administrative material, including minutes and annual reports. The majority of the materials date from the 1980s. There is a significant amount of material related to its publication, Israel Horizons. The collection also holds color and black-and-white photographs from 1937 up to the 1980s. Images include photographs of Kibbutz Ein Hashofet and photographs of meetings from the 1980s from disassembled albums.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1937-1991 range, are expected to enter the public domain in 2111.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Americans for a Progressive Israel Records; TAM 147; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in repository; provenance is unknown but was likely a gift of the organization circa 1992. The accession numbers associated with this gift are 1992.018, 1992.019, NPA.2005.243, and NPA.2005.055.

Related Archival Materials

Jewish American Progressive & Left Activity Web Archive, Meretz USA Partners for Progressive Israel

Collection processed by

Katja Vehlow, 2001. Edited by Nicole Greenhouse for compliance with DACS and Tamiment Required Elements for Archival Description and to reflect the incorporation of nonprint materials, Sept 2013.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:54:10 -0400.
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Language: Description is in English

Processing Information

Photographs were separated from this collection during initial processing and were established as a separate collection, the Americans for Progressive Israel Photographs (PHOTOS 203). In 2013, the photograph collection was reincorporated into the Americans for a Progressive Israel Records.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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8th Biennial National Conference for Progressive Israel, 1971, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Agronoff, Michael A. "Jewish Identity: Dialogue with Jewish Youth" (22 pages), 1967, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Americans for a Safe Israel "Breirah Counsel for Judaism" (23 pages), 1977, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Americans for Progressive Israel Newsletter, 1988, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Americans for Progressive Israel Projects in Israel, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arab Vote, 1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arab-Jewish Relations, circa 1950s-1960s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Background Bulletin, 1965, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Civil Rights and Peace Movement, 1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Commentary 69/1: Liberalism and the Jews, 1980, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Conference: The Middle East Between War and Peace, New Outlook (International Symposium, Washington, DC), 1979, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Conference: Three Years to Camp David (Tel Aviv), 1981, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1965-1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1988-1991, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: Histadrut, 1973-1985, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: Mapam, 1965-1968, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Efrati, Amiram, Interview with, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Board Meeting Minutes, 1981-1989, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Flapan, Simha and Jibran Majdelang "Zionism, Racism and the Arabs (A Debate over De-Zionization)," reprint (38 page), 1969, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Givat Haviva (21 pages), 1981, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Haggadah (Pessach), undated

Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hakibbuz Ha'artzi/Hashomer Hatzair, 1985, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Israel and Palestine Political Report, 1985-1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Israel Horizons, 1983, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Israel Horizons: Articles, Drafts, Typescripts, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Israel Horizons: Articles, Drafts, Typescripts, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Israel Horizons: Material for "Next Issue", undated

Box: 1, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Israel Horizons: Poetry, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jewish Labor Committee Review, 1986-1988, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jewish Liberation Information Service, 1971-1973, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jewish Liberation Journal, 1969, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jewish Liberation Project, 1968-1969, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Jewish Radical (Journal), 1969-1970, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

La'Inyan (Journal), 1987-1988, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lebanon, circa 1982, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Majus, Jacob. "Detente" (26 pages), 1976, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mapam: Direct Line from Israel, 1982-1984, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mapam International Service, 1961-1989, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mapam; London Office, circa 1964-1985, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Nahumi, Mordechai "Rise and Decline of Arab Guerilla and Terror" (109 pp.), 1973, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Blue Photo Album (Originals) [1 of 2], 1980s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Blue Photo Album (Originals) [1 of 2], 1980s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Blue Photo Album (Reproductions), 1980s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Red Photo Album (Originals) [1 of 4], 1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Red Photo Album (Originals) [2 of 4], 1987, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Red Photo Album (Originals) [3 of 4], 1987, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Red Photo Album (Originals) [4 of 4], 1987, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs: Red Photo Album (Reproductions), 1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs with Related Correspondence, 1937-1988, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Religious Zionism, 1988, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Religious Socialism, 1980, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sharsheret, 1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Shefa Quarterly, 1978, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Syrkin, Marie; "Jews and Revolutionary Movements" (pamphlet, 27 pp.), undated

Box: 1, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tadmit Newsletter, 1971, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Zionist Election Affair: Americans for Progressive Israel, 1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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