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Incl.: typewritten memoirs of his father, Zev Dushkin on his childhood in Poland.

In addition to his professional activities, Dushkin was involved in many other aspects of Jewish life, such as the Reconstructionist movement in the USA, the David Yellin Teachers’ Seminary and the Neot Kedumim Biblical reserve in Israel. He maintained close friendships with many affluent American Jews, who often contributed funds to the various causes with which he was connected.
The papers reflect these activities and friendships.
Dushkin’s files are arranged in a loose chronological order. Most of the files contain private correspondence as well as letters on a variety of subjects, of which only the major ones have been mentioned in the file descriptions.

15 "Alyn" (The Palestine Society for Crippled Children) – correspondence, minutes, invitations for activities, papers, articles, photos, 1935-1938.
16 "Alyn" (The Palestine Society for Crippled Children) – Correspondence concerning donation of candies to ALYN, 1953-1954.
17 "Alyn" (The Palestine Society for Crippled Children) – notes, programs etc., no date.
18 "The Boys’ Shelter", Jerusalem – statutes, correspondence, budget etc., 1940-1941.
19 "Child Home Placement Bureau (Miklat Dati), Jerusalem – letters and papers, 1938-1939.
20 "Agricultural Training Centre for Palestine Children, David Florentin" – letters and statutes. Incl.: letters to Ms. Affachiner from Recha Freier. (Engl., Hebr.), 1942.
20a "Institute of Jewish Social Research for Palestine, Jerusalem Industrial and Trade School" – proposed program, Nov. 1934.
91 Invitations to various public ceremonies in Jerusalem, 1955-1965.

102 Trip to Europe – Diary July - Aug. 1913.
103 Trip to California – Diary, July-Aug. 1915; Trip in America and on sea – Diary, Aug.-Sept. 1916.
104 Hudson Valley, weekly visits; notes 1916-1919.
105 Trips to Europe, Jewish Welfare Board – Diary 1918-1919, 1923.
106 Appointment book (almost empty) 1919.
107 Idem 1928.
108 Idem 1929.
109 Idem 1930.
110 Idem 1931.
111 Idem 1932.
112 Idem 1933.
113 Trip to Russia – Diary July - Aug. 1932.
114 Trip to America – Diary June-July 1933.
115 Appointment book, notebook 1934-1938.
116 Appointment book 1938.
117 Idem 1941.
118 Idem 1942.
119 Court records, Hudson Valley (1899-1916).

Incl.: a memorandum on the Ben Yehuda dictionary, 1943