INVENTORY

Series: A

Series A. Writings and Addresses. 1947-1991. [7 Hollinger boxes]

Arrangement Note: Chronological.

Scope and Content Note: This series contains the major portion of Tanenbaum's writings [other than published monographs] as well as copies of addresses and lectures. Subjects range from interfaith relations, various aspects of Judaism, race relations, psychology, the Holocaust, evangelism, Israel and international affairs. The series also includes copies of his WINS radio and Jewish Telegraphic Agency commentaries and various newspaper columns, articles and book reviews he authored.

DescriptionDateBox/Folder
"The Atomic Bomb Foreshadowed: 1700 Years Ago." 1947. 1/1
Poetry. 1947-1948. 1/2
"Blueprint to Broadcast: The Eternal Light." 1949. 1/3
"Non-Jewish Influences on Jewish Religious and Moral Development: Parts 1 and 2." December 1949. 1/4
"Maryland - The 'Free State'." June 1953. 1/5
Fragments of untitled sermons. 1954. 1/6
"Hanukah." November 1956. 1/7
"The Power of You." 17 November 1957. 1/8
Federation-Synagogue Relationships. 12-15 November 1959. 1/9
"The Role of the Rabbi in Jewish-Christian Relations." 1959. 1/10
Early unpublished short stories and poems. circa 1950s. 1/11
"On Proselytes." 17 July 1961. 1/12
"Anti-Jewish Elements in Catholic Liturgy." 17 November 1961. 1/13
"Paths to Agape." November 1962. 1/14
Draft typescript of manuscript re: early Jewish-Christian relations. 4 December 1962. 1/15
National Conference on Religion and Race statement [excerpts]. 14 January 1963. 1/16
"What is a Jew?" 29 January 1963. 1/17
Address before 1000 delegates to the National Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs 34th annual convention [excerpts]. 29 April 1963. 1/18
"Pope John XXIII: One of the Righteous Among the Peoples of the Earth." 15 June 1963. 1/19
"The New Realities." June 1963. 1/20
"Vatican Move - A Boon to Jewish-Catholic Dialogue." 10 November 1963. 1/21
"The Council and Judaism." 1963. 1/22
"Confronting the New Realities of the Nuclear-Space Age." 1963. 1/23
"The American Negro: Myths and Realities." January-February 1964. 1/24
Marc H. Tanenbaum before the Catholic Press Association [excerpts]. 29 May 1964. 1/25
"An Ecumenical Re-examination of Christian-Jewish Relations." 2 June 1964. 1/26
"The Ecumenical Council and the Jews." 17 July 1964. 1/27
"How the Jews Prayed on Rosh Hashanah in the Death Camps of Auschwitz." 6 September 1964. 1/28
"A Jewish View of Vatican Council II." 22 October 1964. 1/29
Address before the second annual Interreligious Institute at Loyola University. October 1964. 1/30
"Catholic-Jewish Relations: Promises and Problems." November 1964. 1/31
"A Rabbi Speaks" in The Harvest. 1964. 1/32
"Encounter: A Catholic-Jewish Confrontation." 1964. 1/33
Statement at Christian-Jewish reception, San Antonio, Tex. 12 February 1965. 1/34
"Interreligious Relations in Light of New Realities of Nuclear-Space Age" [excerpts]. 20-24 September 1965. 1/35
"The Catholics and the Jews: Two Views." 17 October 1965. 1/36
"Design for the Future of Jewish-Christian Relations." 24 January 1966. 1/37
"The Ecumenical Ministry." January 1966. 1/38
"Vatican II and the Jews." 20 February 1966. 1/39
"International Conference on Theological Issues of Vatican II." 20-26 March 1966. 1/40
"A Radical Openness to Judaism." March-April 1966. 1/41
"This is the Synagogue." 15 May 1966. 1/42
"A Jewish Reaction to Catholic Positions in Vatican II." 20-23 June 1966. 1/43
Paper delivered before the Catholic Theological Society of America. June 1966. 1/44
"A Survey of Jewish-Christian Relations in the United States." 7-14 August 1966. 1/45
"The Future of Jewish-Christian Relations." December 1966. 1/46
"The Role of the Church and Synagogue in Social Action." 1966. 1/47
Bollettino articles by Marc H. Tanenbaum [in Italian]. December 1966-March 1967. 1/48
"The New World of Jewish-Christian Relations." 8 December 1967. 1/49
"Israel and the Jewish-Christian Dialogue." 1967. 1/50
"Ecumenism, Pluralism, Judaism and AJC'ism." 1967. 2/1
"Is Jewish-Christian Dialogue Worthwhile?" in Hadassah Magazine. January 1968. 2/2
"Institute on Religion and the Modern World." 25-28 March 1968. 2/3
"Interfaith Weekend." 8-10 November 1968. 2/4
"Biafra: Test Case of the Interreligious Relevance." 1968. 2/5
International seminar on "Justice and Peace in the Near East." 1968. 2/6
"A Comemorao dos Acontecimentos Histricos nas Comunidades Judaicas." 1968. 2/7
"Israel's Hour of Need and the Jewish-Christian Dialogue." 1968. 2/8
"How Jews Celebrate Their History To-day." 1968. 2/9
Statement before the New York chapter of the American Jewish Committee. 12 January 1969. 2/10
"Israel: Its Dilemma and Ours." 24 January 1969. 2/11
"Arab Propaganda in the Christian Churches." May 1969. 2/12
"Moonlanding and National Priorities." 27 July 1969. 2/13
"The Meaning of Israel: A Jewish View." 18-20 August 1969. 2/14
"The Future of Organized Religion: A Jewish View." 6-8 October 1969. 2/15
"Jewish-Christian Relations: The Unfinished Agenda." 5 May 1970. 2/16
Lecture. 5 May 1970. 2/17
"The Myths of Arab Liberation." 13 September 1970. 2/18
"A Survey and Evaluation of Christian-Jewish Relationships Since Vatican Council II." 25-28 October 1970. 2/19
"Jewish-Christian Relations: Issues and Prospects." 1970. 2/20
"A Jewish Viewpoint on Nostra Aetate." 1970. 2/21
"The Passover and Proselytizing." 17 April 1971. 2/22
"Apostle to Gentiles." 25 June 1971. 2/23
"Judaism, Ecumenism, Pluralism." 2 May 1971. 2/24
"Jerusalem" [statement before the Near East Subcommittee of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs]. 28 July 1971. 2/25
"Some Current Mythologies and World Community." 1971. 2/26
"Is Christian Ecumenism a Threat to the Jews?" 1971. 2/27
"Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Discovery of Mutual Harmonies." 16 February 1972. 2/28
"Do You Know What Hurts Me?" February 1972. 2/29
"Jewish-Christian Relations and the Future of America." 2 November 1972. 2/30
Keynote address before the Religious Education Association. 20 November 1972. 2/31
"Christian Evangelism and Jewish Responses: An Exchange." 9 February 1973. 2/32
"Religious Education in the Future Tense." March-April 1973. 2/33
"Key 73 - An Interim Report" [draft]. 19 April 1973. 2/34
"Jewish Affairs." 1973. 2/35
"Judaism, Ecumenism, and Pluralism." 1973. 2/36
"Major Issues in the Jewish/Christian Situation Today." January-February 1974. 2/37
"Interreligious Relations in Global Perspective." 18 May 1974. 2/38
"Holy Year 1975 and its Origins in the Jewish Jubilee Year." August 1974. 2/39
"Is There a Rise in Anti-Catholicism?" 25 October 1974. 2/40
Testimony before the Ad Hoc Senate Committee hearings on world hunger. 18 December 1974. 2/41
"Das Heilige Jahr und seine Ursprunge im judischen Jubeljahr" in Freiburger Rundbrief. 1974. 2/42
"O Humorismo No Talmud." 1974. 2/43
"Matters that Stand at the Heights of the World." February 1975. 2/44
"Vatican Guidelines and the Jews." February 1975. 2/45
"Seeking a Just Society." 31 March 1975. 2/46
"Comments on the Guidelines" in Catholic Mind. May 1975. 2/47
"Human Rights Day: Some Jewish Reflections Relating to the Bicentennial Observances." August 1975. 2/48
Response to Christian Century editorial. 5 November 1975. 3/1
"American Religious Values and the Future of America." 6 November 1975. 3/2
"Vatican Council II Tenth Anniversary" [excerpts]. 1975. 3/3
"Speaking of God Today: Jews and Lutherans in Conversation." 1975. 3/4
"Moral Aspects of America's Foreign Policy." 21 January 1976. 3/5
"Religious Values in an Age of Violence." 28 March 1976. 3/6
"Contemporary Issues of Church-State Relations." 28 April 1976. 3/7
American Jewish Committee 70th anniversary meeting. 13-16 May 1976. 3/8
"The 1976 Presidential Election, Evangelism, and the Jews." 24 May 1976. 3/9
"Rabbinic Leadership in an Age of Moral Crisis." 28 November 1976. 3/10
"The Evangelical Renaissance - Promise or Menace?" November 1976. 3/11
"Orthodox Christian-Jewish Dialogue" in Journal of Ecumenical Studies , edited by Marc H. Tanenbaum. Fall 1976. 3/12
"The Biblical Heritage and Human Rights." 10 December 1976. 3/13
"A Rabbi Looks at Christmas." 19 December 1976. 3/14
"Gov. Jimmy Carter's Candidacy - The Fourth Great Awakening?" 1976. 3/15
"The Religious Issue in the Presidential Campaign." 1976. 3/16
"Festivals of Hope - Passover and Easter." 1 April 1977. 3/17
Hearings before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. 27-28 April 1977. 3/18
"Messianism and Human Survival." May 1977. 3/19
"Contemporary Issues of Church-State Relations." 1977. 3/20
Book Review, An Ugly Little Secret: Anti-Catholicism in North America, by Andrew Greeley. 26 December 1977. 3/21
"The Wide, Wide World of Jewish-Christian Relations in 1978." 22-25 January 1978. 3/22
"Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of the Food Crisis." September 1978. 3/23
"Pope John Paul I, The Jews, and Israel." 12 September 1978. 3/24
"The Role of the Passion Play in Fostering Antisemitism." 19 November 1978. 3/25
"The Boat People: A Plea to Humanity." 1 December 1978. 3/26
"Oberammergau Update." 14 December 1978. 3/27
"Jews and Social Responsibility." 1978. 3/28
"Values, Events, and Features in the American Religious Experience." 1978. 3/29
"Jewish Statement Prepared for Audience with Pope John Paul II" [draft]. 12 March 1979. 3/30
"The Impact of Holocaust on German TV" in Jewish Digest. May 1979. 3/31
"Pope John Paul II's Pilgrimage to Auschwitz is an Historic Turning Point in Jewish-Christian Relations." 8 June 1979. 3/32
"On Reacting to the Universal Human Crisis, a Jewish Perspective." 13 June 1979. 3/33
Marc H. Tanenbaum interview. 20 June 1979. 3/34
"Camp David and American Religion." 24 July 1979. 3/35
"Pope John Paul II's Visit- A Jewish Perspective." 24 September 1979. 3/36
Testimony of Marc H. Tanenbaum before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs. 18 December 1979. 3/37
NBC Miniseries - Holocaust. 1979. 3/38
Address at Ecumenical service commemorating 51st birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 15 January 1980. 3/39
"The Moral Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr." January 1980. 3/40
"Jewish-Christian Relations in the 1980s - A Jewish Perspective." 16 May 1980. 3/41
Oral History - Marc H. Tanenbaum. October-November 1980. 3/42
"No, They have Forsaken the Faith" in Concerning Evangelicals and Jews. 9-11 December 1980. 4/1
American Jewish Committee statement on 1980 "Revised" Oberammergau Passion Play. 1980. 4/2
"New Right Evangelicals." 1980. 4/3
"The Moral Majority - Threat or Challenge?" 3 March 1981. 4/4
"On Messianic Judaism." 12 March 1981. 4/5
Address on 75th anniversary of the American Jewish Committee. 15 May 1981. 4/6
"The Concept of the Human Being in Jewish Thought - Some Ethical Implications." 6-8 July 1981. 4/7
"Dr. James Parkes: The Righteous Christian." 23 August 1981. 4/8
"The Concept of the Human Being in Jewish Thought - Some Ethical Implications." June 1982. 4/9
"Antisemitism Today - Problems and Prospects." 1982. 4/10
"Heschel and Vatican II - Jewish-Christian Relations." 21 February 1983. 4/11
"The Role of the Passion Play in Fostering Antisemitism Throughout History." March 1983. 4/12
"Luther and the Jews." 18 May 1983. 4/13
"Judaism" - World Council of Churches, 6th Assembly. 24 July - 10 August 1983. 4/14
"Life: A Gift of God" - World Council of Churches, 6th Assembly. 24 July - 10 August 1983. 4/15
"Holy Year and Its Origins in the Jewish Jubilee Year" in L'Osservatore Romano [in Italian]. 21 December 1983. 4/16
"Moral Challenges to Jews and Christians in the 1980s." 19 February 1984. 4/17
"The Joint Responsibility of Jews and Christians for Freedom and Justice in the World." 17 June 1984. 4/18
"Introduction to: Jews and Judaism in Christian Education" in Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Summer 1984. 4/19
"O Conceito De 'Ser Humano' No Pensamento Judaico - Algumas Implicacoes Eticas" [in Portuguese]. 7 August 1984. 4/20
Report on fact-finding mission to Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. 6-18 August 1984. 4/21
Response on receiving Pope John XXIII's "Pacem in Terris." 13 October 1984. 4/22
"Vatican Officials Float Trial Balloon on Relations with Israel." 23 October 1984. 4/23
"Fanaticism and Fundamentalism." 3 November 1984. 4/24
"Vatican-Israeli Relations Affected by Islamic Fanatics (An International Relations Department Background Analysis)" [American Jewish Committee]. 19 February 1985. 4/25
Rabbinical Assembly session with Marc H. Tanenbaum and Jerry Falwell [tape transcription]. 19 March 1985. 4/26
"Global Reach - Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, AJC's Agenda Straddles the World." Spring 1985. 4/27
Remarks on Action for International Religious Freedom. Spring 1985. 4/28
Address before Kirchentag Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany. 8 June 1985. 4/29
"Rev. Louis Farrakhan, the Devil, and the Jews." 4 October 1985. 4/30
"Twenty Years of Jewish-Catholic Dialogue: A Jewish Perspective." 18 November 1985. 4/31
"The Future of Jewish-Christian Relations." 1985. 4/32
"A Jewish Viewpoint on Nostra Aetate." 1985. 4/33
"A Response to Professor Maccoby's Thesis." 1985. 4/34
"The American Jewish Committee at the White House." 1985. 4/35
Proposal for the Convening of a White House Conference on Combatting International Terrorism. 28 April 1986. 5/1
Statement honoring Archbishop Iakovos. 2 October 1986. 5/2
"The Issues as I See Them" - Symposium on Respect and Reconciliation Among the Abrahamic Religions. 16 November 1986. 5/3
Invocation - 90th anniversary Nobel Laureate dinner. 9 December 1986. 5/4
"Sexual Revolution" - Playboy interviews including Marc H. Tanenbaum. 1986. 5/5
"Black-Jewish Relations" address with Jesse Jackson. 11 March 1987. 5/6
"Jewish Realities in the United States." 18-20 March 1987. 5/7
Response upon receiving Interfaith Award of the International Council of Christians and Jews. 11 May 1988. 5/8
Statement on Pope John Paul II's visit to Austria. 23-28 June 1988. 5/9
"The Demonization of Jews and Judaism in Western Christian Civilization." September 1988. 5/10
"Jewish-Christian Relations: Achievements and Unfinished Agendas." 27-30 November 1988. 5/11
Response upon receiving the American Jewish Committee citation. 30 October 1988. 5/12
"Vatican Rejects Racism, Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism." 13 February 1989. 5/13
"Address to the Queens Black-Jewish People to People Project." 7 May 1989. 5/14
Invocation Honoring President von Weiszacker. 4 June 1989. 5/15
"French Bicentennial - Mixed Blessing for Jews." 4 July 1989. 5/16
"Carmelite Nuns" - Op-ed in New York Times. 5 July 1989. 5/17
"Cardinal Glemp Betrays Vatican Council II." 3 September 1989. 5/18
"The Myths of a Christian America." 1989. 5/19
"Dr. Martin Luther King and the Jews." 14 January 1990. 5/20
"The Vatican, the Jews and Demons." 8 October 1990. 5/21
Rabbinical Assembly tribute to Wolfe Kelman. 1990. 5/22
Draft manuscripts [typescript]. circa 1990s. 5/23
"Queen Isabella of Spain - Saint or Criminal?" 14 January 1991. 5/24
"Cardinal Glemp's Visit is a Time for Change." 12 September 1991. 5/25
"Jewish-Ethnic Dialogue - A Renewed Cycle." 21 May 1991. 5/26
"Catholics and Jews - Spiritual Man at the Crossroads." undated. 5/27
"The Jewish World-View." undated. 5/28
"The Relevancy of Organized Religion: An Agenda for the Future - A Jewish View." undated. 5/29
"Jesus as a Jew." undated. 5/30
"The Jewish Calendar." undated. 5/31
"The Jewish Holidays - Their Meanings, Origins and History." undated. 5/32
"Vatican, Zionism and Israel - Myths and Realities" [draft]. undated. 5/33
Response to Mayor Ed Koch. undated. 5/34
Tri-faith Dialogues statement [excerpts]. undated. 5/35
"The Vatican Council Decree and the Jews." undated. 5/36
Vatican/Israel. undated. 5/37
"On Overcoming Delusions in Vatican-Israel Relations." undated. 5/38
Statement for prospective passage of genocide legislation. undated. 5/39
Statement on Pope Paul VI - Golda Meir visit. undated. 5/40
"The Dangerous Precedent for 'Indirect Responsibility'" [co-authored with Georgette Bennett]. undated. 6/1
"The Vatican, Jews and Israel." undated. 6/2
"Evangelism and Jews." undated. 6/3
"Passion Play." undated. 6/4
"International Seminar on Justice and Peace in the Middle East." undated. 6/5
"Patriotism and Piety - New Right Evangelicals." undated. 6/6
Book Review of My Search for the Messiah by Mark Jay Mirsky. undated. 6/7
"Evangelical Renaissance - Promise or Menace" [partial typescript draft]. undated. 6/8
"New Film on Pope Paul II is Positive Contribution to Jewish-Catholic Relations." undated. 6/9
Comments on a talk by Alexander Schindler. undated. 6/10
Comments on Michael Novak's paper, "American Religious Values and the Future of America." undated. 6/11
Jewish-Christian Dialogues co-authored with Leonard Swidler. undated. 6/12
Miscellaneous unpublished manuscripts [typescript & handwritten]. undated. 6/13
Miscellaneous unpublished manuscripts [typescript & handwritten]. undated. 6/14
Miscellaneous unpublished manuscripts [typescript & handwritten]. undated. 6/15
Miscellaneous unpublished manuscripts [typescript & handwritten]. undated. 6/16
WINS Religion commentary. 1969-1979. 7/1
WINS Religion commentary. 1980-1991. 7/2
Jewish Telegraphic Agency commentary. 1972-1989. 7/3
Jewish Telegraphic Agency commentary. 1990-1991. 7/4
News articles by Marc H. Tanenbaum. 1962-1979. 7/5
News articles by Marc H. Tanenbaum. 1980-1989. 7/6
News articles by Marc H. Tanenbaum. 1990-1991, undated. 7/7
Miscellaneous commentaries. undated. 7/8
Fragments [Fr 1-28]. undated. 7/9
Fragments [unnumbered]. undated. 7/10