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Creator:  Kenvin, Helene SchwartzRequires cookie*
 Title:  Helene Schwartz Kenvin collection on Jews in the Caucasus and Central Asian Republics of the Former Soviet Union  
 Dates:  1984-1999 
 Call No:  1999.099 
 Abstract:  The Caucasus Network (CN) is an organization founded by Helene Schwartz Kenvin in 1984 that provides aid to and advocates on behalf of Jews in the Caucasus and Central Asian Republics. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, the CN's main activity became to assist residents of the Caucasus and Central Asia republics in obtaining refugee-status admission to the United States. The collection consists of the CN's administrative records, individual case files, and reference resources from the period 1984-1999. 
 Size:  45.5 Linear feet 
 Subjects:  Caucasus -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century | Caucasus -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Jews -- Caucasus -- History | Jews -- Caucasus -- Social life and customs | Jews -- Persecutions -- Soviet Union | Jews -- Soviet Union -- Migrations -- History | Jews -- United States -- Charities | Refugees, Jewish -- Soviet Union | Refugees, Jewish -- United States | Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration | Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy | United States -- Emigration and immigration | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 
Creator:  Koenigsberg, Benjamin, 1884-1975Requires cookie*
 Title:  Benjamin and Pearl Koenigsberg Papers  
 Dates:  1890-1998; Bulk Dates: 1905-1972 
 Call No:  1993.003 
 Abstract:  Lawyer and Orthodox communal worker, the collection contains organizational records, affidavits, and correspondence of Benjamin Koenigsberg during his life on New York's Lower East Side. Also contains materials relating to the Koenigsberg/Friedman families. 
 Size:  23.5 linear feet 
 Subjects:  Jewish lawyers | Jews -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York | Jews -- New York (State) -- History | Jews -- United States -- History | Jews -- United States -- Politics and government | Kosher food industry -- United States -- History | Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) | Orthodox Judaism -- New York (State) -- New York | Refugees, Jewish -- United States | Sabbath legislation -- New York (State) | World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue