Ellen Brett Aibel Bierman Family Collection undated, circa 1865-2002 [bulk 1900-1943]

This collection spans three generations of the Bierman, Bressler, Bretzfelder, Brett, Lieberman and Loeb families. A substantial portion of this collection relates to David M. Bressler, who was highly active in philanthropic, charity, and social services circles throughout his life, serving as general manager of the Industrial Removal Office from 1901-1917. This collection consists primarily of family photographs and includes a significant quantity of the papers of David M. Bressler. The collection offers a view of the domestic life of a prominent American Jewish family in the first half of the 20th Century.Description of item, date of item, Ellen Brett Aibel Bierman Family Collection, P-940, Box #/Folder #, Collection of the American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA, and New York, NY.Donated by Ellen Brett Aibel Bierman inDavid M. Bressler was born in Germany in 1879, immigrating with his parents to the United States as a small child. Bressler was highly active in the philanthropic, charity, and social services circles throughout his life, serving as general manager of the Industrial Removal Office from 1901-1917. Bressler also worked integrally with the Jewish Immigration Information Bureau’s Galveston, Texas Immigration Plan. He served as president of the National Association of Jewish Social Workers, was a member of the executive committees of the National Campaign for Jewish War Relief and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, served on the boards of the Joint Distribution Committee, the New York State Planning Board, and the Appeal Board of Unemployment Insurance. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1942.Finding Aid available in Reading Room and on Internet.far031