us-005578-irn502237
type: RecordSet
is copy of: pl-003146
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
has beginning date: 1939-01-01
has end date: 1941-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had identifier: 2
has or had some members with language: pol
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 347
has or had subject: 843
has record set type: Item
history: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
history: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. The JDC was founded in 1914 to assist Jewish persons in Palestine during World War I. The Holocaust and World War II caused the JDC to ramp up its relief efforts. With the end of the war in 1945, Jewish survivors were placed into hastily created displaced persons camps throughout Europe. Along with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), the JDC helped administer these camps and provide supplies. The JDC has aided millions of Jews in more than 85 countries.
identifier: irn502237
record resource extent: 779 digital files, PDF 21 microfilm reels, 35 mm 6 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Contains mainly correspondence of the AJDC Committees in Warsaw and Krakow with Jewish communities across Polish territory during German occupation (approximately 500 communities). Includes information about the committee’s administration, budgets and finance, activities of Jewish Councils in particular regions, Warsaw ghetto, emigration, charities. Included are name indexes of Jews asking families in USA and other countries for emigration papers; as well other name lists of distribution of help.
title: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Sygn. 210)