Jewish Education Committee

Title: Jewish Education Committee

Inclusive Dates: 1939-1967

ID: RG 592

Extent Information

7'6"; 18 5"lgl

Arrangement

folders numbered sequentially

Creators

Jewish Education Committee (N.Y.)

Administrative/Biographical History

The Jewish Education Committee was organized in 1939 in New York to coordinate a wide variety of administrative, educational and financial services to the various Jewish school systems in New York. Two predecessor organizations, the Jewish Education Association and the Bureau of Jewish Education, merged with the JEC. The schools that were served by the JEC included Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and Yiddish secular schools. Its departments offered financial aid to individual schools, helped to develop curricula and maintained teacher services such as a teacher's group insurance. The JEC also maintained the Board of License for Hebrew Teachers, as well as teachers training institutions and the Hebrew Teachers Union. Its publications included *World Over*, as well as a Hebrew magazine and textbooks, song books and arts and crafts guides The JEC department of statistics published studies in the field of Jewish education. Executive directors for the period 1939-1967 included Alexander Dushkin, Israel Chipkin and Azriel Eisenberg.

Subjects (links to similar collections)

Children
Education
Synagogues
Unions
United States

Forms of Material (links to similar genres)

Documents - Records

Finding Aid Information

Inventory: English, 20 pp., typed

Administrative Information

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Description: The collection consists mostly of administrative records of the JEC. There are also materials from two affiliated organizations, the National Council of Jewish Education and the American Association for Jewish Education. JEC administrative materials. Circulars, 1942-1967. Staff memoranda. Minutes of committee meetings. Minutes of consultant meetings. Materials on services to schools. Reports, tests and questionnaires, proceedings of pedagogical conferences. Minutes, lectures, circulars on in-service courses. Pedagogical materials on art, dance, music, drama. Awards and contests including bible contests. Materials on services to teachers. Licensing of teachers, lists of licenses. Reports on teacher placement. Hebrew Teachers' Welfare Association. Minutes of Board of Review meetings. Materials relating to schools and organizations affiliated with the JEC: United Synagogue, New York Federation of Reform Religious Schools, Associated Hebrew Schools of Westchester, East New York Talmud Torah Council, Bronx Council, Flatbush Council. Materials relating to JEC publications. Memos and reports on adult education. Public relations materials such as press releases. Research and experimentation: surveys, statistical materials relating to Jewish education. Circulars, minutes, reports, annual conference materials, publications relating to the National Council of Jewish Education and to the American Association for Jewish Education. Materials relating to National Organization of Jewish Education, World Union for Jewish Education, Jewish Agency, Alliance Israelite Universelle.