Correspondence regarding aid and rescue activities of Rabbi Joshua Goldberg on behalf of the Federation of Polish Jews in the United States, 1938-1940, and documentation of his experiences

Correspondence related to the activities of Rabbi Joshua Goldberg: - Letter from Rabbi Joshua Goldberg to the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC-Joint Distribution Committee) before his departure for Poland, regarding his activities and contacts as a representative of the Federation of Polish Jews in the United States, 1938; - Report on conversations held by Rabbi Joshua Goldberg before his departure for Poland, 1938; - Letter to the JDC regarding a meeting in the United States attended by Dr. Joshua Goldberg, dated 1938; - Report on the participation of Dr. Joshua Goldberg in a meeting in Poland concerning the roles and activities of the JDC and Federation of Polish Jews, 1939; - Letter to the JDC in the United States regarding the activities of Rabbi Joshua Goldberg and the Federation of Polish Jews in the United States, 1940; - Letter from Rabbi Joshua Goldberg to Lazarus Phillips in Canada regarding fundraising for the rescue of 200 prominent representatives of Polish Jewry, 1940. Overview of the life story of Joshua Goldberg: Aliya to Eretz Israel to study at the Herzliya Gymnasium, 1912; return to Russia, 1914; studies at the University of Odessa; drafted into the Red Army at the start of World War I; escape from the army and arrival in the United States; service in the US Army, 1917-1920; work as a teacher; establishment of the Astoria Center Synagogue in New York; trip to Poland on behalf of the Federation of Polish Jews in the United States, 1938; activities to rescue 200 Jewish leaders and about 200 children from Europe [and bring them] to the United States; - Newspaper clippings with articles reviewing the life story and activities of Joshua Goldberg, greetings for his 90th birthday, seminar paper: "Three Wars, Two Revolutions, Three Languages: Joshua Goldberg", from 2018, and more.