Guide to the Papers of Herman Bernstein, (1876-1935), 1899-1935 RG 713

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Collection Overview

Title: Guide to the Papers of Herman Bernstein, (1876-1935), 1899-1935 RG 713

ID: RG 713 FA

Creator: Bernstein, Herman (1876-1935)

Extent: 32.75 Linear Feet

Arrangement:

The best way to access the collection is with the detailed index available at YIVO's reference desk in the reading room at the Center for Jewish History. Please also see the description of the index.

The physical arrangement of the papers corresponds to the following six groupings:

Languages: English, Yiddish, Russian, German, Polish, French

Abstract

This collection contains the papers of the journalist, author, translator, and diplomat Herman Bernstein. It documents his work on behalf of Eastern European and Russian Jews and holds correspondence, memos, writings and translations by Herman Bernstein, writings by others, contracts, clippings, printed matter, and photographs.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Herman Bernstein Papers (ca. 1899-1935) include correspondence, memos, writings and translations by Herman Bernstein, writings by others, contracts, clippings, printed matter, ephemera, and photographs. This collection documents the life and career of Herman Bernstein and touches on many of his pursuits, including journalism, philanthropy, diplomacy, theater, and advocacy for Jews in Russia and Eastern Europe. In his work Bernstein was in contact with many prominent statesmen, literary figures, philanthropists, and leaders of the Jewish community in the United States.

The Bernstein papers are arranged physically into seven series, six of which are chronological, with the remaining series consisting of addenda. The first five series are made up largely of correspondence and some personal papers from the time period represented in each series. Each series contains at least four subseries: correspondence from individuals; correspondence from organizations; personal, and subjects. Series IV, however, has only three subseries. Series II has an additional two categories: The Day, the newspaper which Herman Bernstein edited, and subjects. Series III has a fifth subseries concerning the Ford Libel Suit as well as a sixth on subjects. Series V contains a subseries concerning Albania in addition to the four other subseries. The last series, Series VI: Mostly Undated, is comprised largely of manuscripts of writings and translations by Herman Bernstein and others. Series VI also contains newspaper clippings, undated personal documents, photographs, and plays.

Bernstein’s journalistic work is represented by his writings, his interviews, and by organizational files for various papers which published his work or where he served as editor. Among the publications represented are The American Hebrew, The Day, The Jewish Tribune, The New York Herald, and The New York Times. Correspondence includes information on editorial policy, letters from readers, and financial arrangements. Also included are copies of Bernstein’s articles and interviews which may include manuscript, typescript, and printed copies. Many of the interviews do not include transcripts, but only Bernstein’s narrative of the interview. Several files of dispatches from Russia, many of which may be found in Series VI, Subseries 7, include his writings on Lenin, Andreyev, Kerensky, the Tsarina Alexandra (wife of Nicholas II), and the changes wrought by the Revolution. Most of the articles and dispatches are undated, and their date and place of publication are not noted. Some of the articles that can be found in the clippings files (Series VI, Subseries 15), which are arranged alphabetically, include the actual newsprint copies of Bernstein’s articles. His work appeared in many New York and U.S. papers in addition to those listed above. Bernstein also corresponded regularly with publishers and magazines regarding the publication of his writings and translations. These include The Century Magazine, the Associated Press, Harper & Bros., Alfred A. Knopf, Macmillan, and The Independent.

The collection includes a significant amount of material relating to Bernstein’s theatrical work. In addition to writing his own plays and translating works from Russian and German, a large amount of which are located in Series VI, Subseries 17, Bernstein often served as the agent for playwrights whose works he translated. He corresponded regularly with playwrights, actors, agents, theater companies, publishers, and producers. Among the noted playwrights represented (by correspondence and scripts) are Leonid Andreyev, Georg Erastov, Ossip Dymow, Nicolas Evreinoff, Rudolf Lothar, Luigi Pirandello (1 letter), Arthur Schnitzler, George Bernard Shaw (1 note), and Leo Urvantzov. Other correspondents relevant to his theatrical work include Nina Caraciollo, Feodor Chaliapin, Morris Gest, Jacob Gordin, Bertha Kalich, Alla Nazimova, Max Rabinoff, and Maurice Schwartz. Organizations represented include: Brady and Wiman, the Theatre Guild, Radiant Productions, and the Yiddish Art Theatre. The collection also includes programs, reviews, and some photographs of theatrical productions and personalities.

Bernstein’s involvement in the American Jewish community is documented by his work with organizations such as the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Relief Committee, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), the Jewish National Fund, Joint Distribution Committee, ORT (Obschestvo Rasprostraneniia Truda sredi Evreev, the Society for Spreading Work Among Jews), and the Zionist Organization of America. In his work with these organizations Bernstein corresponded with prominent political, philanthropic and communal society leaders including Cyrus Adler, Joseph Barondess, Bernard Baruch, Jacob Billikopf, Josephus Daniels, Adolph Lewishohn, Louis Marshall, Jacob Schiff, Nathan Straus, and Stephen Wise. Correspondence with these organizations and individuals is located chronologically in Series I through V. Some organizational papers include minutes and reports.

Materials relating to Bernstein’s tenure as the Minister to Albania are located in Series V, Subseries 6, and include official letters and invitations, general correspondence and correspondence with other legations, reports, clippings, press releases, and writings including King Zog’s story as told to Herman Bernstein. Photographs from Bernstein's time in Albania will be found in Series VI: Subseries 16.

The scope of Bernstein’s many pursuits is reflected in his correspondence. Other prominent correspondents are Shalom Aleichem, Auguste Rodin, Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and William G. McAdoo.

Family papers include correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous materials. The earliest letters in the collection are letters from Herman Bernstein (in Russian and English) to Sophie Friedman, written in 1896 and located in Series I. The collection also includes letters from Bernstein’s children, and from his brother, Harry Bernstein.

This collection holds photographs, which will be found in Subseries 16 of Series VI, that portray Bernstein's work and travels, including photos related to his theatrical work, such as production photos and photos of performers. Of particular interest to researchers may be photos acquired during Bernstien's tenure as ambassador to Albania. These include photos of King Zog and other government officials, of offical functions, and of an archeological excavation in the city of Butrinto. The collection also contains personal photos, including portraits and family images. Photos of American and French soldiers from World War I will also be found in this subseries, as well as images of Bernstein's trip to Siberia under the auspices of the American Expeditionary Forces.

Users of this collection should be aware that there this collection has an index. Information on this index may be found here.

Historical Note

Herman Bernstein, journalist, author, translator, diplomat, and advocate for the rights of the Jews of Eastern Europe, was born in Neustadt-Schwerwindt on the Russo-German border on September 21, 1876. He was the son of David and Marie (Elsohn) Bernstein. In 1893 Bernstein emigrated to the United States where he completed his education. He was married to Sophie Friedman on December 31, 1901.

Bernstein’s journalistic career began in 1900 when his first stories were published. He was a contributor to the New York Evening Post, The Nation, The Independent and Ainslee’s Magazine. He was a founder and editor of The Day (1914-1916) and an editor of The Jewish Tribune (1924-1926; 1930), and an editor of the Jewish Daily Bulletin (1933-1934). As a special correspondent to the New York Times, Bernstein traveled to Europe in 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1912. On these visits he interviewed many prominent individuals of the day and his dispatches and articles were widely read in the U.S. Bernstein also went to Europe in 1915 to study the conditions of Jews in the war zones. He went to Russia in 1917 to report on the Revolution for the New York Herald, which also sent him to Japan and Siberia with the American Expeditionary Forces. His work for the Herald extended to his coverage of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. In the 1920s Bernstein wrote for the New York American and the Brooklyn Eagle, often reporting from Europe and writing frequently about Russia. One of Bernstein’s journalistic coups was his publication of the so-called “Willie-Nicky” correspondence between Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, which he discovered in Russia in 1917. These secret telegrams between the Kaiser and the Tsar during the years 1904-1907 revealed, according to Bernstein, how “Both talked for peace and plotted against it.” The telegrams were first published in the Herald.

Many of Bernstein’s interviews, including those with Henri Bergson, Hall Caine, Albert Einstein, Havelock Ellis, Vladimir Jabotinsky, Max Nordau, Auguste Rodin, Romain Rolland, Theodore Roosevelt, George Bernard Shaw, Leo Tolstoy, Chaim Weizmann, Count Sergius Witte, Woodrow Wilson, and Israel Zangwill, were later published in three volumes: Celebrities of Our Time (1924), With Master Minds, and The Road to Peace (1926).

Bernstein’s literary work included translations of short stories and plays by Gorky, Tolstoy, Andreyev, Lothar, Urvantzov, Schnitzler, Asch, Chekov, and Turgenev. Bernstein’s own writings include a book of verse, The Flight of Time (1899), a book of short stories, In the Gates of Israel (1902), and a novel, Contrite Hearts (1905). He also wrote his own plays including The Mandarin and The Right to Kill which were presented on Broadway.

Bernstein was also known for his efforts to expose anti-Semitism in the United States and elsewhere. He won a retraction from Henry Ford after suing him for libel for anti-Semitic statements Ford had published in the Dearborn Independent. In 1921 Bernstein’s book, The History of a Lie, exposed the fraudulent origins of the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” His 1935 work The Truth about the Protocols of Zion was released to combat a renewed interest in the Protocols coinciding with the rise of anti-Semitism in pre-war Europe. Throughout his career Bernstein researched and wrote about the conditions of Jews in Europe, reporting on pogroms in Poland and Russia, and the effects of the Revolution on Russia’s Jews. Bernstein worked with organizations such as ORT, the Central Relief Committee, the American Jewish Relief Committee, and the Joint Distribution Committee to improve conditions for Jews in Europe. He also served as secretary of the American Jewish Committee, as an officer of the Zionist Organization of America, and as a member of various committees of HIAS. Politically he advocated for liberal immigration policies and was a member of the Democratic National Committee and worked to elect Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Bernstein also supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine and wrote about the politics of the Middle East and the settlement of Palestine.

Bernstein met Herbert Hoover at the Paris Peace Conference and supported his bid for the presidency in 1928. In 1930 Hoover appointed Bernstein as the United States minister to Albania, a position he held until 1933. During this appointment, he worked on negotiation and extradition treaties between the U.S. and Albania, and received an award from King Zog for his service to Albania, the Grand Cordon of the Order of Skanderberg.

Herman Bernstein died in Sheffield, Massachusetts on August 31, 1935. He was survived by his wife Sophie and three daughters, Violet Bernstein Willheim, Hilda Bernstein Gitlin, and Dorothy Bernstein Nash, as well as a son, David.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers by appointment with a YIVO archivist.

Use Restrictions: There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact: Chief Archivist, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 email: archives@yivo.cjh.org

Acquisition Method: The Herman Bernstein Papers were donated to YIVO by David Bernstein, Adele Bernstein, and Ann Weissman.

Preferred Citation: Published citations should take the following form:Identification of item, date (if known); YIVO Archives; Herman Bernstein Papers; RG 713; box number; folder number.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

Series 1: Series I, 1896-1917,
Series 2: Series II, 1913-1916,
Series 3: Series III, 1917-1924,
Series 4: Series IV, 1920-1930,
Series 5: Series V, 1930-1935,
Series 6: Series VI: Mostly Undated, , 1898-1935,
Series 7: Series VII: Addenda, 1915-1956,
All

Series IV 1920-1930

The first two subseries in Series IV are comprised of correspondence from 1920 through 1930. Subseries 3 contains such items as articles and invitations to dinners, as well as family correspondence.

Arrangement: Series IV is divided into three subseries: Individuals; Organizations; and Personal.

Subseries 1: Individuals 1920-1929

Subseries 1 holds correspondence between Bernstein and individuals. Well-known individuals with whom he exchanged letters during this time period include Albert Einstein, Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, Louis Marshall, Stephen S. Wise. This subseries also contains extensive correspondence with Nathan Straus as well as with Rudolf Lothar.

Arrangement: Alphabetical by last name.

Box 16

Folder 427: A Adler, Cyrus (1925-1926); Alexander, Milton (1927); Viscount, Allenby; Arkatov, A. (1926); Auranio, Celia (1928) 1925-1928
Folder 428: Balfour, Lord 1925-1927
Folder 429: Barondess, Joseph 1925-1929
Folder 430: Bartsch, Hans 1925-1928
Folder 431: Ba-Be Beilis, Mendel (1920-1928); Ben-Ami, Jacob (1925); Ben, Zevie; Berger, Ludwig (1929); Berkowitz, Tamara (1927); Bero, Stanley (1925) 1920-1929
Folder 432: Bialik, Chaim Nachman 1927
Folder 433: Bilikoff, Jacob 1926-1929
Folder 434: Bl Bloch, Chaim (1930); Bloch, David (1928); Bloch, Joshua (1926); Blum, Gustav (1925-1928) 1925-1930
Folder 435: Bo-Br Bookstaver, Joseph (1927-1930); Bressler, David (1929); Brown, Sargent Edward (1927); Bryant, Charles (1926-1929) 1926-1930
Folder 436: Bu Bucharoff, Simon (1930); Burg, M.; Burrell, Jonas (1928); Butler, Nicholas (1926-1929) 1926-1930
Folder 437: C Callies, Charlotte; Caracciolo, Nina (1925-1926); Chernoff, V.M. (1929) 1925-1929
Folder 438: Da-Di Daniels, Joseph (1926-1928); Davidson, David (1928); Deltaas, Jacob (1926-1927); DE Mackiels, Robert (1929); Dickinson, G.H. (1925); Discount, George (1926); Dix, Henry (1925) 1925-1928
Folder 439: Do-Dy Dolgorovky, Stephanie (1926); Dowling, Victor J. (1926); Drankoff, Alexander (1927); Dykaar, Moses (1927-1929) 1926-1929
Folder 440: E Eastman, Nat (1926-1928); Edelhertz, Bernard (1925-1928); Edison, Thomas (1928); Elkus, Abram (1927-1929); Engelman, Morris (1926); Engels, P.J. (1926) 1925-1929
Folder 441: Einstein, Albert 1929
Folder 442: Einstein, Albert - Jubilee Committee 1929
Folder 443: Evreinoff, Nicolas 1926
Folder 444: F Filene, Edward (1926); Fishberg, M. (1928); Fisher, Rabbi Mitchell (1928) 1926-1928
Folder 445: Ford, Henry 1926-1929
Folder 446: Ga-Gl Garfunkel, Morris (1925); Gerard, James (1926); Gest, Morris (1925); Glagolen, B.S. (1925-1926); Glaser, Benjamin; Glicenstein, Emanuel (1927-1929) 1925-1929
Folder 447: Go Goldberg, A. (1927); Goldstein, Rabbi Israel (1928); Goldbaum, Allen (1925); Gordin, A. (1926); Gordon, Dorothy (1928); Gordon, H.L. 1926-1928
Folder 448: Gr-Gu Graves, General William (1924); Greenhut, Joseph (1926); Grossman, Elias (1926); Grossman, V.; Guinsburg, Col. H. (1926) 1924-1926
Folder 449: Goldstein, Jonah 1926-1927
Folder 450: Golinkin, M. 1927-1929
Folder 451: Gorny, J. 1925
Folder 452: Gottwald, Fritz 1927-1928

Box 17

Folder 453: H Halperin, Dorothy (1927); Hapgood, Norman (1927); Hattman, Judge Gustave; Hill, Samiel (1926); Holmes, John Haynes (1927) 1926-1927
Folder 454: Hoover, Herbert 1924-1928
Folder 455: House, Edward 1926
Folder 456: I-J Ignatoff, David; Jabotinsky, Vladimir (1926-1927); Juhn, Erich 1926
Folder 457: K Kalich, Madame (1929); Kaufman, Mrs. (1928); Karl, Ernst (1926); Kohut, Dr. (1923-1929); Kraft, Irma (1925); Kramer, Samuel (1929) 1923-1929
Folder 458: Kaun, Alexander 1925
Folder 459: Kogan, Alexander 1926
Folder 460: La Lamport, S.C. (1925); Lande, Irving (1926); Lord, Thomas & Logan (1928); Lasslow, Arthur (1926) 1925-1928
Folder 461: Le Leblang, Joe (1926); Leckie, Katherine (1925); Leftwich, Joseph (1926-1927); Le Galliene, Eva (1928); Lehman, Herbert H. (1925-1928); Lehman, Irving (1926); Lehman, Rae (1928); Lemon, Courtenay (1925); Levine, Isaac (1926); Levitan, Sol (1926-1928); Lewitt, Joel (1926) 1925-1928
Folder 462: Li-Ly Lewinson, Mr. (1928); Lipsky, Louis (1926); Littell, Robert (1928); Loeb, Sophie Irene (1928) 1926-1928
Folder 463: Lawren, Joseph 1923-1928
Folder 464: Leigh, Julian 1926-1930
Folder 465: Levenson, Boris 1926
Folder 466: Lewisohn, Adolph Sam 1925-1928
Folder 467: Lhevinne, Isadore 1925-1926
Folder 468: Lothar, Rudolf 1922-1927
Folder 469: Lothar, Rudolf 1928
Folder 470: Lothar, Rudolf 1929
Folder 471: Ma Magnes, David (1926); Mack, Julian (1926); Maisel, Max (1925); Mandel, Rabbi Moshe; Mauner, Jane (1926); Marek, Andre (1926); Margolis, Rabbi M.S. (1926); Margolin, Arnold (1926); Markham, Edwin (1929-1930); Marshall, James (1928-1930) 1925-1930
Folder 472: Mc-Mu McAdoo, William (1925-1927); McLean, Henry C. (1925-1926); McKauer, Walter (1929); Melamed, Irwin M. (1927); Mengelberg, William (1926); Metzger, Otto (1926); Meyers, Emil (1926); Milch, Jacob (1929); Milton, Robert (1927); Morgenthau, Henry (1926-1928); Moritzen, Oliver (1924); Morris, Ira Nelson (1926); Moskowitz, Mrs. H. (1925); Mueller, Martin 1924-1929
Folder 473: Macgowan, Kenneth 1925-1929
Folder 474: Manson, Philip 1923-1929
Folder 475: Marshall, Louis 1926

Box 18

Folder 476: Michaelson, L.B. 1926-1929
Folder 477: Mosessohn, N. and Mosessohn, Moses D. 1926
Folder 478: N Nagle, H. (1926); Nicholas, H. (1926); Nordau, Max (1926) 1926
Folder 479: Nazimova, Alla 1926
Folder 480: O Ochs, Adolph S.; Olvany, Judge (1925); Osherowitch, M. (1925); Ottinger, Albert (1928); Oursler, Fulton (1926) 1925-1928
Folder 481: Oberoutcheff, C.M. 1927
Folder 482: P Panken, Jacob (1927); Parvin, Joseph (1925-1927); Pelman, William J. (1926); Payson & Clarke (1927); Plumer, Lord; Podrushnik, J. (1928); Pollack, Channing (1928) 1925-1928
Folder 483: Pauker, Edmond 1927-1929
Folder 484: Pilchowski, L. 1928-1929
Folder 485: Poliakoff, Solomon 1925-1928
Folder 486: Pool, David de Sola 1924-1929
Folder 487: Ra-Re Rabbinowitz, Alexander; Rathbone, Basil (1925); Reichlin, Henry (1929); Reiss, Lionel S.; Relkin, E. (1926) 1925-1929
Folder 488: Rh-Ru Rhoade, Max (1928); Rolland, Romain; Rongy, A.J. (1927); Rosalsky, Otto A. (1926); Rosengard, Rabbi Bernard (1927) 1926-1928
Folder 489: Rabinoff, Max 1924-1929
Folder 490: Rabinowitz, Ezekiel 1925-1929
Folder 491: Richter, I.S. 1926-1928
Folder 492: Rosenberg, James N. 1926-1929
Folder 493: Rosenwald, Julius 1927-1928
Folder 494: Ross, Betty (1926) and Ross, Sidney (1925-1927) 1925-1927
Folder 495: Sa Sackler, Harry (1928); Samach, Samuel (1928); Samoiloff, Lazar (1928); Samsonov, E.; Sapiro, Aaron (1927); Sayler, O. (1925-1929) 1925-1929
Folder 496: Savage, Leon 1925-1929
Folder 497: Sc Scheffauer, Herman George (1925); Schiff, Mortimer L. (1928); Schaeersohn, A.M. (1929); Schwager, Charles (1929) 1925-1929
Folder 498: Schacht, Hjalmar 1925
Folder 499: Schiffer, Henry 1926-1929
Folder 500: Schneiderman, H. 1928
Folder 501: Schnitzler, Arthur 1928
Folder 502: Se-Sh Slewyn, Edgar (1928); Semel, Bernard (1926); Shatzky, B.; Sheean, Vincent (1929) 1926-1929
Folder 503: Silverman, Mrs. A. 1926-1928
Folder 504: Singer, Isidor 1927-1929

Box 19

Folder 505: Sk-Sm Skuirsky, B.E. (1927-1929); Sliosberg, H. (1925); Slosson, Edwin (1927); Slutzky, S. (1926) 1925-1929
Folder 506: Smit, Ingrid 1924-1926
Folder 507: So-Sp Somlyo, Maria (1928); Sommer, Leon (1929); Spier, Paul (1927); Spitz, Rabbi Leon (1927) 1927-1929
Folder 508: Snegoff, Leonid 1928-1929
Folder 509: St-Sy Starr, Fredrick; Stern, Louis (1927); Sternberg, Hope (1927); Stoppelman, Joop (1927); Strunsky, Manya (1925-1926) 1925-1927
Folder 510: Strauss, Nathan (1925-1926); Straus, Percy (1927-1929); Strauss, Lewis L. (1925-1929) 1925-1929
Folder 511: Straus, Nathan 1925
Folder 512: Straus, Nathan 1926
Folder 513: Straus, Nathan 1926
Folder 514: Straus, Nathan 1926
Folder 515: Straus, Nathan 1927
Folder 516: Straus, Nathan 1927
Folder 517: Straus, Nathan 1928
Folder 518: Straus, Nathan 1928
Folder 519: Straus, Nathan 1928
Folder 520: Straus, Nathan 1929
Folder 521: Straus, Manny 1925-1928
Folder 522: Straus, Oscar 1925
Folder 523: Surgutcheff, J. 1928
Folder 524: T Taylor, Amas; Tellegen, Diane; Tillman, Mr. (1927); Todoroff, K. (1927); Trigago, John (1928); Turner, Caroline (1925) 1925-1928
Folder 525: Tepper, Joseph 1925-1927
Folder 526: U Ullmann, Mary (1927); Untermyer, Samuel (1926); Urvantzoff, Lew (1925-1929) 1925-1929
Folder 527: V Van Dyke, Henry (1926); Van Hogestraten, Wilhelm (1926); Vernevil, Louis (1928); Villard, Oswald Garrison; Vostokoff, Rev. Vladimir (1927) 1926-1928
Folder 528: Wa-We Wagner, Charles (1928); Walker, C.E.; Webster, Elizabeth (1926); Weinberg, Jacob; Weiss, Rabbi Max (1926); Wisenfrend, Muni (1928); Wendst, Charles (1926); Westarf, E. (1925) 1925-1928
Folder 529: Wi Willy, Luis (1929); Winburn, Jesse (1925-1927); Winkler, Paul (1928); Winslow, Thyra Samter (1925-1926) 1925-1929
Folder 530: Warburg, Felix 1925-1928
Folder 531: Wingardh, Fred 1925-1930
Folder 532: Wise, Stephen S. 1925-1933
Folder 533: Y Yezierska, Anzia (1925); Young, Owen D. (1925-1926) 1925-1926
Folder 534: Z 1926

Subseries 2: Organizations 1920-1930

As in the organizational correspondence in previous series, much of the correspondence in this subseries is between Herman Bernstein and publishers or publications, such as The New York Times , the Jewish Daily Bulletin , and several folders of correspondence with the Jewish Tribune . Correspondence with various government agencies includes Czechoslovak, French, and Polish government offices and the U.S. Departments of Labor and State. A large amount of the correspondence here is with Jewish organizations and agencies; the most prominent represented here are the American Jewish Committee, American ORT, and the Zionist Organization of America.

Arrangement: Alphabetical by organization.

Box 20

Folder 535: A Amalthea Verlag (1925); The American Dramatists (1927); American Educational Press (1928); The American Hebrew (1925); The American Foundation (1925); The American Peace Society (1928); American White Star Brotherhood (1924); American Zion Commonwealth Inc. (1926); Archive Russe (1929); Author’s League of America (1927); Avukah-American Student Zionist Federation (1929) 1924-1929
Folder 536: American Jewish Committee 1925-1927
Folder 537: American Jewish Committee 1928-1929
Folder 538: American Jewish Congress 1925-1928
Folder 539: American Play Company 1924-1928
Folder 540: B Bezalel Exhibitor; Ed Bote & G. Bock (1928); Brentano's; The Brooklyn Jewish Chronicle; The Brooklyn Jewish Center (1926) 1926-1928
Folder 540A: Bne - Binyamin 1926-1928
Folder 541: Brady & Wiman Productions Corporation 1926-1928
Folder 542: C Central Yeshivah (1929); Chanin's Theatre (1926); Covic, Friedi, Incorporated Publishers (1934); Current History (1925) 1925-1934
Folder 542A: Columbus Research Association 1926
Folder 543: Cosmos Newspaper Syndicate 1926-1927
Folder 544: Czechoslovak Offices and Officials 1926-1927
Folder 545: D Daughters of Jacob (1926-1927); The Day (1926-1929); George H. Doran Company (1927-1928); The Drama Guildhouse (1929); Drei Masken Verlag (1929); The Dvir Company (1927-1928) 1926-1929
Folder 546: E The Eagle Publishing Company (1925-1929); Emergency Foreign Policy Conference (1925); Emmerich Lecture Bureau, Inc. (1925) 1925-1929
Folder 547: F Federation of Polish in America (1928); Felix Bloch Erben (1927-1931); Film Arts Guild (1927); Forty-Ninth Street Theatre (1928); Fox Film Corporation (1927); Frank Maurice, Inc. Publishers (1926-1927) 1926-1928
Folder 548: Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America 1926-1928
Folder 549: Federation of Jewish Philanthropic Agencies 1926-1927
Folder 550: French Government Offices and Officials 1925-1926
Folder 551: Fund For The Relief of Men of Letters and Scientists 1925-1930
Folder 552: G Gan Chaim Corporation (1928); German Embassy (1925); The Golden Book (1925); Gooding College (1928); Goron Paris Films (1925-1926); Gottheil Medal Award (1928) 1925-1928
Folder 553: Georg Marton Verlag 1928
Folder 554: Ha Habimah (1927); Hadassah Medical Organization (1925); Hadoar Banquet Committee (1925); Hakoah Soccer Team (1926); Harper & Brothers (1926) 1925-1927
Folder 555: He-Hu Hearst Newspapers (1926); Hebrew Free Loan Society (1925); Hebrew National Orphan Home (1927); The Hebrew Publishing Company; Hebrew Secondary School (1925); Hebrew Sheltering & Immigrant Aid Society of America (1926); Hebrew Teacher's Union (1929); The Herzl Club (1927); Hillel Foundation (1928); The Hunterberg League (1927) 1925-1928
Folder 556: Hebrew University 1925-1927
Folder 557: Herzliah Hebrew Academy 1925-1927
Folder 558: I The Independent Theatres Clearing House (1926); International Jewish Press Bureau (1928); International Ladies Garment Worker's Union (1928-1930); Inter-Racial Press of America, Inc. (1924-1926); Israel Orphan Asylum (1929) 1926-1930
Folder 559: Israel's Messenger 1926-1928
Folder 560: J Jaffe Art Film Corporation (1926); Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation (1929-1930); The Jewish Agricultural Society, Inc. (1926); Jewish Big Brothers; The Jewish Chronicle (1926); The Jewish Club (1929); Jewish Communal Directory (1929); Jewish Court of Arbitration (1929); Jewish Maternity Hospital New Building Fund (1926); The Jewish Morning Journal (1926); Jewish National & University Library (1926); Jewish National Worker’s Alliance (1929); Jewish Palestine Exploration Society (1924); The Jewish World (1926); The Judeans (1925-1929); Judea Industrial Corporation (1926) 1925-1930
Folder 561: Jewish Agency For Palestine 1929
Folder 562: -Jewish Telegraphic Agency 1925-1926
Folder 563: Jewish Education Association, 1925-1928

Box 21

Folder 564: Jewish National Fund 1925-1929
Folder 565: Jewish Tribune 1925-1928
Folder 566: Jewish Tribune 1926
Folder 567: Jewish Tribune 1925-1926
Folder 568: Joint Distribution Committee 1925-1928
Folder 569: No folder
Folder 570: K Kehilath Israel Talmud Torah Campaign Fund (1928); Kennedy & Livingston, Inc.; Alfred A. Knopf (1926) 1926-1928
Folder 571: L The Lamp (1926); League For American Citizenship (1926); The League of Zionists Revisionists of America (1926); The Lenox Hill Players, Inc. (1928); Lewis & Gordon (1926); Liberty (1926-1929); Library of Congress (1928); Lithvanian Jewish Relief Fund (1929); Little Brown & Company (1924) 1924-1929
Folder 572: M The MacMillan Company (1925-1929); Madison Square Garden Broadcast Corporation (1926); MacFadden Publications (1925); McClure's Magazine (1925-1928); Intercollegiate Menorah Association (1925-1927); Menorah (1927); Metro Goldwyn Pictures (1925); The Mimers (1925-1926) 1925-1929
Folder 573: Na The Nation (1929); The National Council of Jewish Women (1926); National Farm School Conference (1926); National Golden Rule Committee (1926); National Labor Committee (1928); National (1927); National Press Club (1926) 1926-1929
Folder 574: Ne-No Das Neue Ullstein Magazin (1925); The New Palestine (1928); New York Evening Post (1928-1929); New York Zionist Region (1928); Non Zionist Conference (1928); The Note Book (1927); Novoye Russkoye Slovo (1924) 1924-1929
Folder 575: New York Times 1925-1926
Folder 576: O Oesterneld & Company (1928); J.S. Ogilive Publishing Company (1926); The Thousand Mizrachi League (1925) 1925-1928
Folder 577: American ORT 1925-1926
Folder 578: American ORT 1928-1929
Folder 579: ORT-Reconstruction Fund 1925-1929
Folder 579A: ORT-Overseas Offices 1925
Folder 580: P Palestine Consumers League In America (1928); Palestine Economic Corporation (1925-1927); Palestine Foundation Fund (1924); The Palestine Weekly (1927); Palestine Zionist Executive (1927); Payson & Clarke Limited (1927); The Philadelphia Jewish Times (1926); Provincetown Playhouse 1924-1928
Folder 581: Palestine Chamber of Commerce 1925-1929
Folder 582: Peck Advertising Agency 1927
Folder 583: Pinker, James B. & Son 1925-1930
Folder 584: Planned Publicity Service 1924-1928
Folder 585: Polish Government Offices and Officials 1925-1928

Box 22

Folder 586: R Rabbinical Assembly of Greater New York; Radiant Productions (1929-1930); Relief Society for Socialist Prisoners and Exiles In Soviet Russia (1926-1928); Russian Refugee Relief Society of America (1920); Financial Report of the Russian Zemstovs and Towns 1920-1930
Folder 587: Republican National Committee 1928
Folder 588: S Saturday Evening Post (1929); Die Schmiede (1928); American Committee of the Schwartzbord Defence (1926); Seed of Abraham (1927); Seven Arts Feature Syndicate (1924); Joseph E. Shea & Company Inc. (1929); Sam & Lee Shubert Inc. (1926-1929); Slobodka Yeshivah in Hebron (1926); Smart See (1922); Society For Jewish Culture (1926); Source Research Council (1928-1929); Stephany & Company (1926); The Stratford & Company (1925-1929) 1922-1929
Folder 589: Talmudic Library - Kitzur Hatalmud 1926-1928
Folder 590: Tarbuth n.d.
Folder 591: Theatre Guild 1925-1929
Folder 592: U U.S. Department of Labor (1926-1927); U.S. Department of State; United Synagogue Enrollment (1926) 1926-1927
Folder 593: United Jewish Campaign 1926-1929
Folder 594: United Palestine Appeal 1925-1929
Folder 595: V Vanity Fair (1929); Verlag Ullstein (1928); The Viking Press (1928); Volga Rossu (1926-1927) 1929-1929
Folder 596: W C.C. Wilkewing & Son (1928); The Williams Press (1925); World Organization of Jewish War Invalids; (1928); World Union For Preserving The Health of Jews; Wundham's Theatre (1928) 1925-1928
Folder 597: Y Yiddish Home University (1927-1928); Yehosah Publication Society (1925) 1925-1928
Folder 598: Yiddish Art Theatre 1925-1928
Folder 599: Yeshivah College Building Fund 1925-1928
Folder 600: Z The Zionist (1926); Zionist Information Bureau (1927); Zionist Labor Party (1926); Zionist Council of Greater New York (1926) 1926-1927
Folder 601: Zionist Organization Central Office 1925-1929
Folder 602: Zionist Organization of America 1925-1927
Folder 603: Z.O.A. (Zionist Organization of America) 1928
Folder 604: Z.O.A. (Zionist Organization of America) 1929
Folder 605: Z.O.A. (Zionist Organization of America) - Committee Reports & Meeting Minutes 1928-1929

Subseries 3: Personal 1925-1930

The Personal Subseries contains various types of documents. There is some correspondence here, including general family correspondence as well as correspondence concerning Herman Bernstein's trip to Europe. Besides these, there are also two folders of letters recommending Herman Bernstein to President Herbert Hoover. Other than correspondence, this subseries also features material focusing on congratulatory events, such as Bernstein's fiftieth birthday and two folders focusing on a testimonial dinner given in his honor in 1927. Herman Bernstein's professional work is also represented here in the form of articles and information on his speaking engagements.

Box 23

Folder 606: Personal Materials 1925-1929
Folder 607: Tribute to Herman Bernstein on Fiftieth Birthday 1927
Folder 608: Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Herman Bernstein 1927
Folder 609: Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Herman Bernstein 1927
Folder 610: Notes and Outlines n.d.
Folder 611: Speaking Engagements 1925-1929
Folder 612: Letters Recommending H. Bernstein to Herbert Hoover 1929
Folder 612A: Letters Recommending H. Bernstein to Herbert Hoover 1930
Folder 613: Family Correspondence 1925-1929

Box 24

Folder 617: Articles by Herman Bernstein 1928
Folder 618: The Road to Peace 1925-1926
Folder 619: Correspondence - Trip to Europe 1926-1927
Folder 620: Articles n.d.
Folder 621: Biography of Prominent American Jews - Includes: Franklin Adams, Cyrus Adler, Carl Alberg, Meyer Bloomfield, Solomon Bloomgarde, Fraz Boas, Lowell Brentano, David Brown, Morris Fishbein 1925-1929
Folder 622: Unidentified 1925-1929