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Names Index

Our database currently includes 500,000 names found in our historic documents and client lists, with more being added regularly.

Recent Stories

Bringing Sights and Sounds of the JDC Archives to Life

Bringing Sights and Sounds of the JDC Archives to Life

It Started and Ended with a Newspaper Article

It Started and Ended with a Newspaper Article

JDC Archives Events in November and December

JDC Archives Events in November and December

Exploring the Lists in the Names Index

Exploring the Lists in the Names Index

For Researchers

Snapshots of a Forgotten World

Snapshots of a Forgotten World

From the Collections

New Book—Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran

New Book—Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran

How a Recent Grant Helped Uncover a Rare Artifact’s Provenance

How a Recent Grant Helped Uncover a Rare Artifact’s Provenance

From the Collections

Michael Nutkiewicz Lectures on Eli Gumener’s Memoirs

Michael Nutkiewicz Lectures on Eli Gumener’s Memoirs

Fellowship Lectures