Record Group: Tripolitania

The Tripolitania (Libya) record group covers the years 1946-1954 and iscomprised of 35 folders in four series: Administration, Localities,Organizations, and Subject Matter. These years saw the emigration of themajority of Libyan Jews, many of whom moved to Israel, facts reflectedin files dealing with emigration. Many files deal with the medicalprogram, including reports from the OSE on their activities in Libya andother medical reports covering topics including the treatment oftuberculosis and trachoma. The record group also contains reports onJewish communities, AJDC finances, and the political situation. Othertopics in the files include feeding programs and education. Ruben Hassanacted as volunteer director of AJDC Tripoli until Abe Loskove took overas director in November 1950. Louis D. Horowitz then served as directorfrom June 1952 until the closing of the office on July 1, 1954.

Series 1: Tripolitania: Administration

Series 2: Tripolitania: Organizations

Series 3: Tripolitania: Subject Matter

Series 4: Tripolitania: Localities

Record Group: Tunisia

The Tunisia record group covers the years 1947-1954 and contains 89 filesin the series Administration, Organizations, Subject Matter, andLocalities. After World War II, JDC’s Tunisia program was run on avolunteer basis by Paul Ghez, a prominent member of the Tunisian Jewishcommunity, until an overseas country director was appointed in 1950. TheAdministration series contains JDC activity reports, statisticalreports, audit reports, a file on budgetary planning, and files onpersonnel. The Organizations series consists mostly of files containingmedical and financial reports from the medical organization Oeuvre deSecours aux Enfants (OSE) and reports on extension training in socialwork by the Paul Baerwald School. The Subject Matter series containscorrespondence, reports, statistical materials, teaching materials, andmenus. It details activities in education, medical services, socialservice, canteens, plans for community centers, and welfare. TheLocalities series contains copies of the Tunis Community Bulletin,information on attacks on the Jewish community in Tunis, material onlocal fundraising, and material on the importation of supplies toTunisia.

Series 1: Tunisia: Administration

Series 2: Tunisia: Organizations

Series 3: Tunisia: Subject Matter

Series 4: Tunisia: Localities

Record Group: Turkey

The Turkey Record Group consists of five folders, covering the years1945-1947, in the Subject Matter and Organization series. The folderscontain correspondence and cables concerning requests to tracerelatives; the difficulties faced by a group of Turkish Jewishconcentration camp survivors who are on board a ship, but lackdocuments; requests for aid for Jews in Romania; the situation ofrefugees; closing the Istanbul office and transferring to the office ofthe Grand Rabbi of Turkey responsibility for coordinating JDC cargoshipments through Istanbul.

Series 1: Turkey: Organizations

The Organizations series is comprised of one folder, which discussesclosing of the Istanbul office and transfering to the office of theGrand Rabbi of Turkey coordination of JDC cargo shipments throughIstanbul.

Series 2: Subject Matter: DPs/Survivors

The Subject Matter series covers the year 1945. It consists of fourfiles. The files contain correspondence and cables on a number oftopics: requests to help find relatives, passengers on a shipcarrying Turkish Jewish survivors who have encountered difficultiesbecause of their lack of documents, requests for aid shipments, andthe situation of refugees.

Series 3: Subject Matter: Emigration

The Subject Matter series covers the year 1945. It consists of fourfiles. The files contain correspondence and cables on a number oftopics: requests to help find relatives, passengers on a shipcarrying Turkish Jewish survivors who have encountered difficultiesbecause of their lack of documents, requests for aid shipments, andthe situation of refugees.

Series 4: Turkey: Subject Matter

Record Group: United States

The United States Record Group covers the years 1947-1954 and iscomprised of 31 folders in three series: Administration, Subject Matter,and Organizations. The folders are contained in three boxes. There isapproximately 1.25 linear feet of material. Documents includecorrespondence, notes from staff meetings, memos, cables, meetingminutes, reports, and statistics. Many of these files reflect JDC’s PRefforts with elected and career officials in the United States andoverseas, including information about members of Congress visiting DPcamps. Administrative matters covered in this record group include amemo about redistribution of country responsibilities among JDC staffmembers and insurance for trips to Palestine. The emigration process isdocumented, from transportation arrangements, visa issues to the impactof legislation and court cases. The one Education series folder containscopies of newly written Yiddish children’s songs.

Series 1: Administration: General

The Administration series covers the years 1947-1950. Included in theseries are copies of notes from New York staff meetings, a memoabout the redistribution of country responsibilities among staffmembers, correspondence about weekly letters sent by MelvinGoldstein, correspondence stating the insurance policy for trips toPalestine. Also included are two restricted files containingcorrespondence with or about personnel.

Series 2: Administration: Personnel

The Administration series covers the years 1947-1950. Included in theseries are copies of notes from New York staff meetings, a memoabout the redistribution of country responsibilities among staffmembers, correspondence about weekly letters sent by MelvinGoldstein, correspondence stating the insurance policy for trips toPalestine. Also included are two restricted files containingcorrespondence with or about personnel.

Series 3: Organizations: Governments

The Organizations series covers the years 1947-1954 and includes thesubseries Government, Jewish Organizations, and Non-GovernmentalOrganizations. The Government subseries includes correspondence withan employee of the State Department about senators, policies, and apotential Israel visit, as well as a letter of thanks from theAmerican Embassy in London and a letter about a planned visit of USCongressmen to DP camps. The Jewish Organizations subseries containscorrespondence and cables from Jewish Organizations in Americarequesting information from the JDC, passing along an individualrequest, and thanking the JDC for its activities in Europe. Alsoincluded is a file on a foundation that helped obtain affidavits forsurvivors to help in their emigration to the United States. The NGOssubseries includes copies of the minutes of meeting of the UnitedService for New Americans, reports and statistics from theIntergovernmental Committee for European Migration, lists ofdepartees, and correspondence about emigration from Shanghai andEurope.

Series 4: Organizations: Jewish Organizations

The Organizations series covers the years 1947-1954 and includes thesubseries Government, Jewish Organizations, and Non-GovernmentalOrganizations. The Government subseries includes correspondence withan employee of the State Depolpartment about senators, policies, anda potential Israel visit, as well as a letter of thanks from theAmerican Embassy in London and a letter about a planned visit of USCongressmen to DP camps. The Jewish Organizations subseries containscorrespondence and cables from Jewish Organizations in Americarequesting information from the JDC, passing along an individualrequest, and thanking the JDC for its activities in Europe. Alsoincluded is a file on a foundation that helped obtain affidavits forsurvivors to help in their emigration to the United States. The NGOssubseries includes copies of the minutes of meeting of the UnitedService for New Americans, reports and statistics from theIntergovernmental Committee for European Migration, lists ofdepartees, and correspondence about emigration from Shanghai andEurope.

Series 5: Organizations: Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOs)

The Organizations series covers the years 1947-1954 and includes thesubseries Government, Jewish Organizations, and Non-GovernmentalOrganizations. The Government subseries includes correspondence withan employee of the State Depolpartment about senators, policies, anda potential Israel visit, as well as a letter of thanks from theAmerican Embassy in London and a letter about a planned visit of USCongressmen to DP camps. The Jewish Organizations subseries containscorrespondence and cables from Jewish Organizations in Americarequesting information from the JDC, passing along an individualrequest, and thanking the JDC for its activities in Europe. Alsoincluded is a file on a foundation that helped obtain affidavits forsurvivors to help in their emigration to the United States. The NGOssubseries includes copies of the minutes of meeting of the UnitedService for New Americans, reports and statistics from theIntergovernmental Committee for European Migration, lists ofdepartees, and correspondence about emigration from Shanghai andEurope.

Series 6: Subject Matter: Case Files

This series is restricted in accordance with our Access & Restrictions Policy.

Series 7: Subject Matter: Case Files: Multiple Cases

This series is restricted in accordance with our Access & Restrictions Policy.

Series 8: Subject Matter: Education

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1947-1954. Eleven of thefifteen files in this series are on the topic of emigration to theUnited States. The correspondence and cables contained in thesefiles cover a variety of issues related to emigration:transportation arrangements, visa issues, emigration from Shanghai,the impact of immigration legislation, the implications of courtcases, quotas, problems for TB patients, an agreement with theUnited Service for New Americans on how to deal with hard corecases, what to do about people who want to return to Europe, andother strategizing about dealing with emigration issues. Otherdocuments in the files are sheets of information about proceduresfor the emigration of DPs from Germany to the United States, copiesof legislation, departure statistics, a message to a US Congressman,an interview with the head of USNA, statements to the President’sCommission on Immigration and Naturalization, a report on a meetingwith US Congressman, the text of agreements between the JDC andother organizations, minutes of meeting of the American Council ofVoluntary Agencies for Foreign Service, minutes of meeting of the USResettlement Program Technical Committee and Displaced PersonsCommission, and reports on the quota situation. In addition to theemigration files, there is one file in the Education subseries,which includes correspondence on the ordering and receipt of booksand other publications and copies of newly written Yiddishchildren’s songs. The remaining files of the series are case filesabout immigration advice, aiding a former employee, andrestitution.

Series 9: Subject Matter: Emigration

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1947-1954. Eleven of thefifteen files in this series are on the topic of emigration to theUnited States. The correspondence and cables contained in thesefiles cover a variety of issues related to emigration:transportation arrangements, visa issues, emigration from Shanghai,the impact of immigration legislation, the implications of courtcases, quotas, problems for TB patients, an agreement with theUnited Service for New Americans on how to deal with hard corecases, what to do about people who want to return to Europe, andother strategizing about dealing with emigration issues. Otherdocuments in the files are sheets of information about proceduresfor the emigration of DPs from Germany to the United States, copiesof legislation, departure statistics, a message to a US Congressman,an interview with the head of USNA, statements to the President’sCommission on Immigration and Naturalization, a report on a meetingwith US Congressman, the text of agreements between the JDC andother organizations, minutes of meeting of the American Council ofVoluntary Agencies for Foreign Service, minutes of meeting of the USResettlement Program Technical Committee and Displaced PersonsCommission, and reports on the quota situation. In addition to theemigration files, there is one file in the Education subseries,which includes correspondence on the ordering and receipt of booksand other publications and copies of newly written Yiddishchildren’s songs. The remaining files of the series are case filesabout immigration advice, aiding a former employee, andrestitution.

Record Group: Uruguay

The Uruguay Record Group comprises four folders covering the years1947-1954 and is divided into two series: Organizations and SubjectMatter. These files contain correspondence and cables concerningemigration, the possibility of establishing a JDC office in Uruguay,requests from other agencies to increase cooperation with JDC and arequest from the Staschewer Landsmanschaft of Montevideo, anorganization of immigrants from the town of Staschewer, to find landsmen(people from the same area or town) who may be in DP camps, so thelandsmanschaft can provide aid.

Series 1: Organizations: Jewish Organizations

The Organizations series covers the years 1947-1948. It consists ofthree file. One concerns the arrangements for a trip to Uruguay fora representative of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland. Onecontains correspondence relating to the request of therepresentative of HIAS and the Comite de Proteccion a LosInmigrantes Israelites in Montevideo to increase cooperation withthe JDC. The third file is a request for information from theStaschewer Landsmanschaft of Montevideo for the purpose of aidinglandsmen that may be in DP camps and related correspondence.

Series 2: Subject Matter: Emigration

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1947-1954. It consists ofone file containing cables and correspondence about emigration toUruguay and includes material on obtaining visas, the potentialestablishment of a JDC office in Uruguay, and the personal detailsof potential immigrants. This series is restricted in accordance with our Access & Restrictions Policy.

Record Group: USSR

The USSR Record Group covers the years 1945-1950 and consists of 7folders in two series: Administration and Subject Matter. Documentsinclude lists, correspondence, and cables. One file is a legal case fileinvolving an individual submitting a claim to JDC for money loanedduring the Holocaust. There are lists of towns in Eastern Europe withJewish community councils and lists of liberated communities. There iscorrespondence about communication with Moscow and about Soviet policy.A number of folders concern aid, including providing matzah, organizingrelief parcel shipments to the Baltic states and individuals who want tosend aid to relatives in the Soviet Union.

Series 1: Administration: Legal Case Files

The Administration series covers the year 1950. It consists of onelegal case file involving an individual claiming money from theJoint in repayment of a loan. This series is restricted in accordance with our Access & Restrictions Policy.

Series 2: Subject Matter: DPs/Survivors

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1945-1949 and containsfive files. One file contains lists of towns in Eastern Europe withJewish community councils, lists of liberated communities,correspondence about communication with Moscow, and correspondenceabout Soviet policy. Another file contains correspondence aboutorganizing aids for Polish citizens repatriated from Russia andconnecting some of them with Zionist organizations. Other filescontain correspondence and cables about providing matzah, organizingrelief parcel shipments to the Baltic States, and what to do aboutindividuals who want to send aid to relatives in the SovietUnion.

Series 3: Subject Matter: Emigration

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1945-1949 and containsfive files. One file contains lists of towns in Eastern Europe withJewish community councils, lists of liberated communities,correspondence about communication with Moscow, and correspondenceabout Soviet policy. Another file contains correspondence aboutorganizing aids for Polish citizens repatriated from Russia andconnecting some of them with Zionist organizations. Other filescontain correspondence and cables about providing matzah, organizingrelief parcel shipments to the Baltic States, and what to do aboutindividuals who want to send aid to relatives in the SovietUnion.

Series 4: Subject Matter: Religious/Cultural

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1945-1949 and containsfive files. One file contains lists of towns in Eastern Europe withJewish community councils, lists of liberated communities,correspondence about communication with Moscow, and correspondenceabout Soviet policy. Another file contains correspondence aboutorganizing aids for Polish citizens repatriated from Russia andconnecting some of them with Zionist organizations. Other filescontain correspondence and cables about providing matzah, organizingrelief parcel shipments to the Baltic States, and what to do aboutindividuals who want to send aid to relatives in the SovietUnion.

Series 5: Subject Matter: Supplies

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1945-1949 and containsfive files. One file contains lists of towns in Eastern Europe withJewish community councils, lists of liberated communities,correspondence about communication with Moscow, and correspondenceabout Soviet policy. Another file contains correspondence aboutorganizing aids for Polish citizens repatriated from Russia andconnecting some of them with Zionist organizations. Other filescontain correspondence and cables about providing matzah, organizingrelief parcel shipments to the Baltic States, and what to do aboutindividuals who want to send aid to relatives in the SovietUnion.

Series 6: USSR: Subject Matter

Record Group: Yugoslavia

The Yugoslavia Record Group covers the years 1945-1954 and is comprisedof 54 files contained in two boxes, less than 1 linear foot of material.The folders are organized into four series: Administration, SubjectMatter, Organizations and Localities. Documents include financialmaterial, budgets, statistics, meeting minutes, and correspondence. TheYugoslavia Record Group reflects assistance to the Jewish community anddocuments medical assistance, vocational training, aid to refugees,emigration, restitution and religious matters. JDC worked with a numberof different Jewish welfare organizations in Yugoslavia and filesinclude financial information and correspondence with theseorganizations. There are discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature and correspondence about the sale andshipment of coffee.

Series 1: Administration: Financial

The Administration series covers the years 1945-1954. This series ismostly comprised of financial material and legal case files. Thefinancial material includes: budgets, financial proposals,statistical reports, and other matters. The legal case files arelargely comprised of individuals putting forth claims against theJDC. There are also files in this series that contain reports ongeneral JDC activity.

Series 2: Administration: General

The Administration series covers the years 1945-1954. This series ismostly comprised of financial material and legal case files. Thefinancial material includes: budgets, financial proposals,statistical reports, and other matters. The legal case files arelargely comprised of individuals putting forth claims against theJDC. There are also files in this series that contain reports ongeneral JDC activity.

Series 3: Administration: Legal

The Administration series covers the years 1945-1954. This series ismostly comprised of financial material and legal case files. Thefinancial material includes: budgets, financial proposals,statistical reports, and other matters. The legal case files arelargely comprised of individuals putting forth claims against theJDC. There are also files in this series that contain reports ongeneral JDC activity.

Series 4: Administration: Legal Case Files

This series is restricted in accordance with our Access & Restrictions Policy.

Series 5: Organizations: Jewish Organizations

The organizations series covers the years 1946-1954. Theorganizations in this series include a variety of different Jewishwelfare organizations. The files include: financial information ofvarious organizations, correspondence dealing withinter-organizational matters, minutes of an organizational meeting,a discussion of the emigration of Yugoslav Jews and requests for JDCaid.

Series 6: Subject Matter: Case Files

This series is restricted in accordance with our Access & Restrictions Policy.

Series 7: Subject Matter: DPs/Survivors

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1946-1954. This series iscomprised largely of medical and supplies files. The medicalmaterial includes: discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature, lists of medical organizations thatJDC works with and a number of cross-reference sheets. The suppliesmaterial includes: lists of Jews that are in need of supplies,correspondence about the sale and shipment of coffee, and theshipment of supplies and machinery needed for vocational trainingprograms. There are also files in this series that contain subjectssuch as: emigration, Yugoslavian refugees, restitution of Jewishproperty, and religious matters.

Series 8: Subject Matter: Emigration

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1946-1954. This series iscomprised largely of medical and supplies files. The medicalmaterial includes: discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature, lists of medical organizations thatJDC works with and a number of cross-reference sheets. The suppliesmaterial includes: lists of Jews that are in need of supplies,correspondence about the sale and shipment of coffee, and theshipment of supplies and machinery needed for vocational trainingprograms. There are also files in this series that contain subjectssuch as: emigration, Yugoslavian refugees, restitution of Jewishproperty, and religious matters.

Series 9: Subject Matter: Medical

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1946-1954. This series iscomprised largely of medical and supplies files. The medicalmaterial includes: discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature, lists of medical organizations thatJDC works with and a number of cross-reference sheets. The suppliesmaterial includes: lists of Jews that are in need of supplies,correspondence about the sale and shipment of coffee, and theshipment of supplies and machinery needed for vocational trainingprograms. There are also files in this series that contain subjectssuch as: emigration, Yugoslavian refugees, restitution of Jewishproperty, and religious matters.

Series 10: Subject Matter: Reconstruction

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1946-1954. This series is comprised largely of medical and supplies files. The medicalmaterial includes: discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature, lists of medical organizations thatJDC works with and a number of cross-reference sheets. The suppliesmaterial includes: lists of Jews that are in need of supplies,correspondence about the sale and shipment of coffee, and theshipment of supplies and machinery needed for vocational trainingprograms. There are also files in this series that contain subjectssuch as: emigration, Yugoslavian refugees, restitution of Jewishproperty, and religious matters.

Series 11: Subject Matter: Cultural/Religious

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1946-1954. This series iscomprised largely of medical and supplies files. The medicalmaterial includes: discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature, lists of medical organizations thatJDC works with and a number of cross-reference sheets. The suppliesmaterial includes: lists of Jews that are in need of supplies,correspondence about the sale and shipment of coffee, and theshipment of supplies and machinery needed for vocational trainingprograms. There are also files in this series that contain subjectssuch as: emigration, Yugoslavian refugees, restitution of Jewishproperty, and religious matters.

Series 12: Subject Matter: Restitution

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1946-1954. This series iscomprised largely of medical and supplies files. The medicalmaterial includes: discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature, lists of medical organizations thatJDC works with and a number of cross-reference sheets. The suppliesmaterial includes: lists of Jews that are in need of supplies,correspondence about the sale and shipment of coffee, and theshipment of supplies and machinery needed for vocational trainingprograms. There are also files in this series that contain subjectssuch as: emigration, Yugoslavian refugees, restitution of Jewishproperty, and religious matters.

Series 13: Subject Matter: Supplies

The Subject Matter series covers the years 1946-1954. This series iscomprised largely of medical and supplies files. The medicalmaterial includes: discussions of tuberculosis in Yugoslavia,requests for medical literature, lists of medical organizations thatJDC works with and a number of cross-reference sheets. The suppliesmaterial includes: lists of Jews that are in need of supplies,correspondence about the sale and shipment of coffee, and theshipment of supplies and machinery needed for vocational trainingprograms. There are also files in this series that contain subjectssuch as: emigration, Yugoslavian refugees, restitution of Jewishproperty, and religious matters.

Series 14: Localities: Abbazia

This series covers the year 1946-1954. This series is composed tothree small files. Two of these files contain reports on Yugoslaviathat deals with both the general situation of Yugoslav Jews and alsomore specific information such as the status of medical facilities.The third file contains a correspondence dealing with the town ofAbbazia.

Series 15: Yugoslavia: Localities

This series covers the year 1946-1954. This series is composed tothree small files. Two of these files contain reports on Yugoslaviathat deals with both the general situation of Yugoslav Jews and alsomore specific information such as the status of medical facilities.The third file contains a correspondence dealing with the town ofAbbazia.