Комитет по делам еврейской эмиграции (ГИЦЕМ) (г. Париж)

Комитет по делам еврейской эмиграции (ГИЦЕМ) (г. Париж) 

HICEM was the Jewish emigration association founded in April 1927 by HIAS (the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, New York), the JCA (the Jewish Colonization Association, Paris), and Emigdirect, an organization founded jointly by HIAS and the JCA and headquartered in Berlin. The acronym HICEM contains the first letters of the abovementioned three organizations. HICEM's mission was to provide information as well as legal, material, and practical aid to Jewish émigrés. On the eve of the Second World War, HICEM had 51 committees (branch offices) in 23 countries. HICEM's administrative council and central directorate were located in Paris. The central directorate consisted of ten members, five each from HIAS and the JCA. HICEM was active in every country that admitted Jewish immigrants, with the exception of the United States, Germany, and Palestine, where these functions were under the competence of HIAS, the German Jewish Aid Society, and the Jewish Agency, respectively. The first president of HICEM was James Simon, who occupied the post until his death in 1932. The leadership was comprised of three executive co-directors: Aaron Benjamin (HIAS), Edouard Oungre (JCA), and Miron Kreinin (Emigdirekt).  

Комитет по делам еврейской эмиграции (ГИЦЕМ) (г. Париж)