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Polier, Shad

Type / Call #Personal / P-572Of special interest are materials pertaining to an adoption case involving the placing of non-Jewish children in a Jewish home (Free Synagogue Child Adoption Committee vs. Jandyra Southern) and correspondence and other materials pertaining to various adoption cases, including the adoption of the Rosenberg sons (Michael and Robert) by Abe and Anne Meeropol. Also includes information relating to New York state adoption legislation, monitored by Louise Wise Services.
Years1938-1987
Size17 boxes

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The AJHS collections themselves are not available in any electronic form, on this website or elsewhere. The AJHS has been collecting this material for over 100 years, and preserves it in its archives in the original format, be it handwritten, typewritten, or printed. For more information on the AJHS' genealogical holdings see the article "Genealogical Resources at the American Jewish Historical Society".

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