Malbish Arumim Society

Irene Kaufmann Settlement House Photographs [MSP 78]
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center

The Malbish Arumim Society (Cloth the Naked Society) began in the early 1900s as the Mother’s Club of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement House.[1]“Irene Kaufmann Settlement House” report, Jewish Criterion, January 12, 1912, p4, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.[2]“Malbish Arumim Society” notice, Jewish Criterion, February 5, 1926, p14, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project. The organization held social events to raise funds and collect goods for distribution locally, as well as overseas.[3]“Irene Kaufmann Settlement House” report, Jewish Criterion, January 31, 1913, p11, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.

Throughout World War I and its aftermath, the Malbish Arumim Society prepared shipments of used clothing to send to Jewish families in Europe from a facility at 21 Townsend St.[4]Malbish Arumim Charity Ball advertisement, Jewish Criterion, January 28, 1921, p13, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.[5]“Malbish Arumim Society” notice, Jewish Criterion, November 11, 1921, p18, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project. In those years, its membership appears to have expanded to include men.

Bibliography

  • Malbish Arumim articles, Jewish Criterion, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project (online—Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project).
  • Irene Kaufmann Settlement House Records [MSS 78], Rauh Jewish Archives (catalog record).

Exhibit history

  • Author: Eric Lidji
  • Original: October 31, 2022
  • Current: October 31, 2022

References

References
↑1 “Irene Kaufmann Settlement House” report, Jewish Criterion, January 12, 1912, p4, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
↑2 “Malbish Arumim Society” notice, Jewish Criterion, February 5, 1926, p14, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
↑3 “Irene Kaufmann Settlement House” report, Jewish Criterion, January 31, 1913, p11, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
↑4 Malbish Arumim Charity Ball advertisement, Jewish Criterion, January 28, 1921, p13, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.
↑5 “Malbish Arumim Society” notice, Jewish Criterion, November 11, 1921, p18, Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project.

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