Jewish Council on Urban Affairs records, 1937-2003.

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  • Creator Names Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Jewish Council on Urban Affairs records [manuscript], 1937-2003.
  • Physical description 84 linear ft. (128 boxes)
  • Collection summary Correspondence, newspaper clippings, bulletins, reports, staff records, topical files, planning files, accounting documents, meeting minutes, and other office files of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA), about its own operations, its relations with other organizations, and topical files on urban problems. JCUA, founded in 1964, is a Jewish organization working to address Chicago's urban problems, such as homelessness, joblessness, and racial tension and discrimination. The collection includes materials by JCUA leaders Rabbi Robert Marx, Lew Kreinberg, and Jane Ramsey.
  • Acquisition information Gift of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs beginning in 1985 (1985.0370; 1989.0578; 1990.0632; 1991.0382; 1992.0106; 2006.073; 2007.0112).
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available online.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Rabbi Robert J. Marx papers and publications of JCUA cataloged separately.
  • Names
    • Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • Marx, Robert J., 1927- Archives.
    • Kreinberg, Lew, 1936- Archives.
    • Ramsey, Jane, Chicago social activist.
    • Washington, Harold, 1922-1987
    • Chicago 1992 Committee
    • Marx, Robert J., 1927-
    • Kreinberg, Lew, 1936-
  • Subjects
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago.
    • African Americans Relations with Jews.
    • Discrimination Illinois Chicago.
    • Homelessness Illinois Chicago.
    • Jews Illinois Chicago.
    • Judaism and social problems United States.
    • Social service Illinois Chicago.
    • Unemployment Illinois Chicago.
    • Urban policy Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Race relations.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions.
  • Genre
    • Bulletins. aat
    • Clippings. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Reports. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-J/JCUA-inv.htm