gb-003348-wl1953
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archival history: Part of Wiener Library Archive
biographical history: The Committee of Jewish Refugees was founded in April 1933. It was part of the Committee of Special Jewish interests (CBJB). The main task was to arrange the practical assistance and care of Jewish refugees in Amsterdam. Prof. D. Cohen was appointed Chairman of the Refugee Committee. The committee was in 1939 at the 's Gravenhekje 7 in Amsterdam. The point of departure of the CJV was that the policy of the Dutch government had to be followed. The Dutch government did not want the reception of Jewish refugees to be burdened by the government. The CJV's policy was that all the childbirths were paid and settled by the Committee itself. Although there were several refugee committees in the Netherlands, most of whom were found in Rotterdam , The Hague and Enschede , the CJV soon played a central role. Issues concerning work permits, entry visas and identity passes were dealt with centrally by the Amsterdam Committee. The Committee represented the refugee work and the provincial refugee committees at the Dutch government and all Jewish and non-Jewish bodies involved in refugees at home and abroad. The local committees kept the Central Committee in Amsterdam informed of the situation of refugees in the province. These committees were accountable to the CJV. In return, the CJV supported the provincial committees as necessary. The provinces, in turn, contributed to the central cash register of the CJV. The committee had more than one hundred paid and voluntary employees. The composition changed strongly because of the ranks of the refugees and these people often left the Netherlands over time. In addition to the chairman, Prof.dr. D. Cohen , had two members daily management of the CJV, Raphael Henri Eitje , from Hachnosas Ourechim, an organization that provided assistance to Jewish emigrants in Amsterdam and Gertrude van Tijn-Cohn, from the Jewish Women's Organization . Cohen left the committee's daily management to Eitje and Van Tijn. He focused on his work for the CBJB, Wh…
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has beginning date: 1933-01-01
has end date: 1936-01-31
has or had holder: gb-003348
has or had identifier: 1
has or had subject: 304
has record set type: Collection
identifier: WL1953
record resource extent: 4 boxes
title: Comite voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen: Correspondence