Jacob Siegel papers, 1929-1961

Old Resource ID was JSiegel

Jacob Siegel served as managing editor of the Chicago edition of the Jewish Daily Forward and was active in Jewish labor organizations such as the Workmen's Circle. After the Jewish Labor Committee (JLC) formed in New York City in 1934, Jacob Siegel chaired the Chicago branch of the national organization. The JLC was active in organizing Jewish groups in opposition to fascism, assisting the victims of Nazi dominated Europe during World War II, and helping survivors after the war. The JLC advocated on behalf on democracy and later supported the Civil Rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s.

The Jacob Siegel Papers include correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial records, policy statements, pamphlets, clippings, published articles, press releases, newsletters, and historical information. These papers are in English, Polish, Yiddish, and Hebrew and have been arranged in chronological order.

Jacob Siegel donated these materials to the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1966.

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Jacob Siegel papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago

• NamesSiegel, Jacob -- Archives
• Subject
  • Chicago Ethnic Groups.
  • Chicago Political and Civic Life.