IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0097 LEVENBERG
Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science
Title: LEVENBERG, Dr Schneier, fl 1930-1991, Zionist
Date(s): 1939-1991
Level of description: collection
Extent: 48 boxes
Name of creator(s): Levenberg | Schneier | fl 1930-1991 | Dr | Zionist
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in the Soviet Union, but moved to Latvia at the age of 14; active in Jewish and socialist circles in Latvia, Berlin and Poland; settled in London during the 1930s; Head of Jewish Agency's Research Department, 1939-1948; editor, Zionist Review, 1941-1948; instrumental in the affiliation of Poale Zion to the British Zionist Federation, 1942; following World War Two, Levenberg was a strong supporter of the creation of a Jewish state; Member, Middle East Committee of the Labour Party; Member, Socialist International; Treasurer, British Overseas Fellowship; Member, Jewish Board of Deputies, 1943-; writer on Jewish history and politics. Publications: The enigma of Soviet Jewry (Glenvil Group, Hull, 1991); The Board and Zion (Rare Times, Hull, 1985).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Dr Schneier Levenberg, 1939-1988, including material relating to Poale Zion, 1939-1985, such as Poale Zion Annual Conference papers, correspondence and papers of worldwide Zionist groups and conferences, documents relating to the Zionist movement during World War Two, and Labour Party Resolutions relating to Jewish settlement in Palestine; material relating to Socialist International, 1951-1981, comprising minutes, resolutions, conference papers, reports, and resolutions on the Middle East; papers relating to the Labour Party and Jewish issues, 1937-1982, including press cuttings, correspondence, and papers of the Middle East Sub-Committee; material collated by Levenberg for research and journalism, 1947-1970, on subjects including Poland, Zionist personalities, and British political parties; general papers, 1940-1988, including Yiddish newpapers, offprints, publications, UN resolutions relating to the Middle East, and correspondence.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English, Yiddish
System of arrangement:
The original deposit is arranged in the following sections: Poale Zion, Socialist International, Labour Party, research and journalism, and general papers. The later deposit has not yet been listed
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Most items can be photocopied, subject to handling and copyright restrictions. No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Catalogue for original deposit available from Archives staff. No additional finding aids for second deposit
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Immediate source of acquisition:
Original deposit given by Mr Elliot, of the Labour Friends of Israel, in 1992. Additional papers given by the family in 2005
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives catalogue. British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Updated by Anna Towlson, Apr 2008
Date(s) of descriptions: Nov 2000; updated by Anna Towlson, Apr 2008