Title: New Home Club Records
Inclusive Dates: 1937-1987

Creator:

• New Home Club (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 42

Quantity:

• 1.6 cubic ft. (3 boxes, 1 volume)
• 1 videocassette

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

The collection consists largely of administrative records of the club, dating mostly from the 1950s to 1970s. The records document the club's efforts to remain financially solvent, develop membership, and arrange social activities.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0042

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Forty Jewish refugees from Germany founded the "Society of Friends" (Gesellschaft der Freunde) in Milwaukee on 8 September 1935 to aid Jews fleeing the Nazis by helping them assimilate into American society. The group changed its name to the "New Home Club" in 1941. After the U.S. entered World War II, the club worked with the Red Cross on blood drives and on the production of surgical dressings, and assisted members in changing their "enemy alien" status.

After the war, the club helped displaced Jews, and created a relief fund to help Jews in Austria and Germany. The club provided financial assistance for Israel, and purchased an ambulance for use in the 1967 Six-Day War. Throughout its existence, the New Home Club actively promoted social events such as dances, dinners, and lectures. The club's membership, which was never very large, gradually declined as fewer persons required its assistance. The organization ceased operations in 1985, although it came together for a 50th anniversary celebration in 1987.

New Home Club Presidents

1937-1940	Alfred Beutler
1940-1944	Herman Weil
1944-1947	Ernest F. Florsheim
1947-1948	Fred Sanders
1948-1950	Curt D. Sallinger
1950-1953	Herman Weil
1954-1955	Ernest F. Florsheim
1956-1957	Herman Weil
1958-1959	Erwin Dewald
1959-1960	Harri Hoffman
1960-1961	Ernest F. Florsheim
1961-1963	Rudy Heyman
1963-1965	Curt Loeser
1965-1967	Thomas Herz
1967-1987	Walter Jacobsohn

The collection consists largely of administrative records of the club, dating mostly from the 1950s to 1970s. The records document the club's efforts to remain financially solvent, develop membership, and arrange social activities. The collection contains assorted financial records; records concerning the club's anniversaries (1947-1987), including a few photographs taken at the events, and a videotape of the 13 September 1987 celebration; membership lists (1937-1987); records of the annual meetings (1951-1952, 1967-1985); and the meetings of the board of directors (1963-1985). The correspondence files of the club's presidents (1950-1987) usually deal with financial and membership matters.

The collection also includes flyers advertising the club's activities (1949-1987); a 1946 history of the group; newsclippings (1952-1979); a small amount of correspondence regarding Seder Night (1953-1979); and a file concerning the group's dissolution (1985-1987). The only record from the World War II era is a membership list; nothing exists documenting the efforts to assist Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. Only passing mention can be found concerning the relief fund for Jews in Austria and Germany after the war.

The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Dr. Herman Weil of the New Home Club donated the records to the Archives in March 1991.

Processing Information

Christel Maass and Mark A. Vargas processed the collection at the Archives between March and August 1991.

Box   1 Folder   1	Account Books, 1947-1954
Box   1 Folder   2	Account Books, 1955-1962
Box   1 Folder   3	Account Books, 1963-1969
Volume   1	Account Books, 1969-1987
Box   1 Folder   4	Activities, Flyers, 1949-1963
Box   1 Folder   5	Activities, Flyers, 1964-1987
Box   1 Folder   6	Ambulance for Israel Fund, 1967
Box   1 Folder   7	Anniversaries, 10th, 1947
Box   1 Folder   8	Anniversaries, 15th, 1952
Box   1 Folder   9	Anniversaries, 20th, 1957
Box   1 Folder   10	Anniversaries, 25th, 1962
Box   1 Folder   11	Anniversaries, 30th, 1968
Box   1 Folder   12	Anniversaries, 35th, 1972
Box   1 Folder   13	Anniversaries, 40th, 1977
Box   1 Folder   14	Anniversaries, 45th, 1983
Box   1 Folder   15	Anniversaries, 50th, 1987
Box   1 Folder   16	Anniversaries, 50th, 1987 Physical Description: Videocassette (VHS)
Box   1 Folder   17	Annual Meetings, 1951-1952
Box   1 Folder   18	Annual Meetings, 1967-1969
Box   1 Folder   19	Annual Meetings, 1972-1979
Box   1 Folder   20	Annual Meetings, 1980-1985
Box   1 Folder   21	Board of Directors, 1959-1963
Box   1 Folder   22	Board of Directors, 1964-1972
Box   1 Folder   23	Board of Directors, 1973-1985
Box   1 Folder   24	Cash Book, 1947-1951
Box   1 Folder   25	Dissolution, 1985-1987
Box   1 Folder   26	Financial Records, Correspondence, 1942-1945
Box   1 Folder   27	Financial Records, Correspondence,1946
Box   1 Folder   28	Financial Records, Correspondence,1947-1949
Box   1 Folder   29	Financial Records, Correspondence,1950-1955
Box   1 Folder   30	Financial Records, Correspondence,1957-1974
Box   1 Folder   31	Financial Records, Miscellaneous, 1951-1985
Box   1 Folder   32	Financial Records, Reports, 1947-1987
Box   1 Folder   33	History of the New Home Club, 1946
Box   1 Folder   34	Ledger, 1962-1963
Box   1 Folder   35	Membership Lists, 1937-1950
Box   1 Folder   36	Membership Lists, 1951-1987
Box   2 Folder   1	Newsclippings, 1952-1979
Box   2 Folder   2	President, 1950
Box   2 Folder   3	President, 1951
Box   2 Folder   4	President, 1952-1953
Box   2 Folder   5	President, 1954
Box   2 Folder   6	President, 1955
Box   2 Folder   7	President, 1956
Box   2 Folder   8-9	President, 1957
Box   2 Folder   10	President, 1958
Box   2 Folder   11	President, 1959
Box   2 Folder   12	President, 1960-1965
Box   2 Folder   13	President, 1966-1970
Box   3 Folder   1	President, 1971-1974
Box   3 Folder   2	President, 1975-1982
Box   3 Folder   3	President, 1983-1987
Box   3 Folder   4	Seder Night, 1953-1979
Box   3 Folder   5	Song Sheets, undated