Our Collections
With records of activity in over 90 countries dating from 1914 to the present, the JDC Archives is an extraordinary and unique treasure in the archival world. The JDC Archives is located in two centers, one at JDC’s NY headquarters and the second in Jerusalem, and is open to the public by appointment.
Photograph Collection
Search more than 70,000 digitized photographs from our historic collection, spanning from 1914 to the present. This collection provides visual documentation of JDC’s work in communities across the globe.
Photograph Collection
Search 76,000 digitized photographs from our historic collection, spanning from 1914 to the present. This collection provides visual documentation of JDC’s work in communities across the globe.
Historic Film, Video, and Audio Collection
Throughout its history, JDC used audiovisual media to document its work, commissioning films and videos of its relief operations and the circumstances to which it responded, and sound recordings of speeches and radio broadcasts.
Historic Film, Video, and Audio Collection
Throughout its history, JDC used audiovisual media to document its work, commissioning films and videos of its relief operations and the circumstances to which it responded, and sound recordings of speeches and radio broadcasts.
Text Collection
This search is designed for historians, educators and others looking for primary source materials. It includes 3.5 million digitized pages from the JDC text collections spanning 1914-1977.
Text Collection
This search is designed for historians, educators and others looking for primary source materials. It includes 3.8 million digitized pages from the JDC text collections spanning 1914-1989.
Artifacts Collection
Search hundreds of works ranging from posters and illuminated records to precious artwork and gifts from Jewish communities around the world.
Artifacts Collection
Search hundreds of works ranging from posters and illuminated records to precious artwork and gifts from Jewish communities around the world.
Family Researchers and the
JDC Names Index
The JDC Names Index is an indispensable resource tool for genealogists, personal historians, and scholarly researchers alike. Here you can search for relatives, friends, ancestors; anyone worldwide who has received JDC aid, financial or otherwise.
Family Researchers and the
JDC Names Index
The JDC Names Index is an indispensable resource tool for genealogists, personal historians, and scholarly researchers alike. Here you can search for relatives, friends, ancestors; anyone worldwide who has received JDC aid, financial or otherwise.
Other Information
Oral History Collection
JDC’s Oral History Collection contains interviews conducted with over 150 JDC staff members and lay leaders between 1966 and 2022.
Request Information
If you would like to submit a research request to JDC Archives staff, please fill out this form.
Finding Aids
Our finding aids enable users to identify materials in our collections that are of interest and relevance to their research.
Access & Restrictions Policy
JDC Archives policy on restricting access to confidential and personal information and rules for visiting researchers.