The Administration subcollection provides a comprehensive view of how JDC executives and staff members identified, prioritized, and implemented its global humanitarian work in this period, including, among numerous others, the organization’s extensive efforts to rebuild and sustain Jewish life in Europe in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust and to support Jewish refugees displaced by geopolitical instabilities such as the Suez Crisis in 1956 and the aftermath of the Algerian War in the early 1960s.
These materials also detail JDC’s efforts to raise awareness of the urgent needs of vulnerable communities overseas among the American Jewish community and the organization’s internal functions, primarily captured through correspondence of JDC executive personnel and conference and meeting minutes.
Arrangement
To distinguish the activities of the European Headquarters from those of JDC’s global headquarters in New York, the Administration subcollection is designated as the Overseas Record Group.This subcollection is organized into nine series. Within each series, folders are organized alphabetically; within individual folders, documents are generally organized chronologically.
Record Group : Overseas
Series 1: Country Directors Conferences
The Country Directors Conferences series contains transcripts of the proceedings of JDC’s annual Country Directors Conferences for the years 1955-1963, officially named the Overseas Conference starting in 1959 due to increased participation by people unaffiliated with JDC, such as European Jewish community leaders and UJA delegations. These conferences summarized the situations of Jewish communities and JDC operations and served as platforms for discussing problems and challenges faced by JDC and planning for the future.
The 1960 and 1961 conference proceedings also include the proceedings of the Assembly of European Jewish Communities, which developed out of the Country Directors Conferences and was subsequently held under the officially independent auspices of the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services. The proceedings of the 1964 conference are not present in this collection, but a transcript is available in the New York 1955-1964 Administration files. Some years also featured “little country directors conferences” which focused exclusively on JDC personnel and the scope of their work.
File ADM.1: Country Directors Conference 1954 - Distribution of Minutes
Old Folder Number: S-1215.6 “A”
Correspondence and distribution lists regarding the distribution of the minutes of the 1954 Country Directors Conference.
File ADM.2: Country Directors Conference Chart 1955
Old Folder Number: S-1215.7A
Chart of invitees to conference with information on attendance and arrangements.
File ADM.3: Country Directors Conference 1955 - Conference Working Documents
Old Folder Number:
List of conference participants with titles and travel and hotel information, outline of conference plan, glossary of organizations, and seating chart.
Country Directors Conference 1955 – Conference Working Documents
File ADM.4: Country Directors Conference 1955 - Correspondence and Documents
Old Folder Number: S-1215.2
Correspondence, cables, drafts of speeches by Herbert Katzki, list of invitees to reception, message from Paul Baerwald, list of conference participants, text of remarks by Giora Josephthal, preliminary program of conference, list of conference expenses, and distribution lists for conference minutes. Topics covered include preparations for a country directors conference, the situation of Jewish communities in North Africa and Europe, reactions to the conference, and distribution of proceedings and documents from the conference.
Country Directors Conference 1955 – Correspondence and Documents
File ADM.5: Country Directors Conference Document 1955
Old Folder Number: G-2(d)
Correspondence, meeting minutes, drafts of conference program, lists of suggested and actual invitees, and stencil perforation example. The material regards planning and preparation for the content, participants, and location of the country directors conference.
File ADM.6: Country Directors Conference 1955 - Part I - Proceedings
File ADM.7: Country Directors Conference 1955 - Part II - Statistical Material and Country Reports
Old Folder Number: 36
Documents relating to Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Sweden, Tunisia, Financial and Statistical Data – AJDC Operations, and Reconstruction Department.
Country Directors Conference 1955 – Part II – Statistical Material and Country Reports
File ADM.7.1: Country Directors Conference 1955 Participants and Program Planning
Old Folder Number: 15
Lists of invitees, correspondence, notes, and drafts of conference program.
Country Directors Conference 1955 Participants and Program Planning
File ADM.7.2: Country Directors Conference 1955 Planning
Old Folder Number: 21
Correspondence, notes, minutes of meeting, and
lists of participants regarding planning and preparation for conference.
File ADM.8: Country Directors Conference 1955 - Preparations
Old Folder Number: S-1215.7
Correspondence, excerpt of meeting minutes, lists of suggested and actual invitees, preliminary and final versions of conference program, and attendance list. Topics covered include the format of the Country Directors Conference, planning and preparations for the conference, potential speakers, invitations to the conference and replies, written reports prepared for the conference, and other matters.
File ADM.9: Conferences - Country Directors and Others - Medical Department File 1955-1958
Old Folder Number: 3
First part of minutes of the 1953 Country Directors Conference.
Conferences – Country Directors and Others – Medical Department File 1955-1958
File ADM.10: Country Directors Conference 1956 - Conference Working Documents and Notes - Daniel Lack
Old Folder Number:
Table of contents of conference workbook, conference program, glossary of organizations, participant list with titles and travel information, and handwritten notes.
Country Directors Conference 1956 – Conference Working Documents and Notes – Daniel Lack
File ADM.11: Country Directors Conference - Manual for Conference Preparation 1956
Old Folder Number: G-2(e)2
Manual for preparing JDC country directors conferences by Izaak Kleinbaum.
Country Directors Conference – Manual for Conference Preparation 1956
File ADM.12: Country Directors Conferences Notes 1956
Old Folder Number: G-2(e)1
Correspondence, memorandum on suggested meeting items, and notes on meetings.
File ADM.13: Country Directors Conference October 1956 - Charles Jordan File
Old Folder Number: G-2(e)
Correspondence, tentative program, list of invitees, actual program, and notes about what to say in a summary statement. Topics covered include conference space and dates, the program of the conference, and summarizing the conference. The documents in the file were addressed to Charles Jordan or to his secretary.
Country Directors Conference October 1956 – Charles Jordan File
File ADM.13.1: Country Directors Conference October 1956 Jerome Jacobson File
Old Folder Number: 8
Correspondence and documents regarding planning and preparations for conference.
Country Directors Conference October 1956 Jerome Jacobson File
File ADM.14: Country Directors Conference 1956 Part I - Proceedings
Old Folder Number: 1
Proceedings of conference with participant list and table of contents.
AJDC Country Directors Conference 1953 – Proceedings (3 of 3)
File ADM.15: Country Directors Conference 1956 Part II - Statistical Material and Country Reports (1 of 2)
Old Folder Number: 1.1
Reports on Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, and the Jewish communities of Latin America.
Country Directors Conference 1956 Part II – Statistical Material and Country Reports (1 of 2)
File ADM.16: Country Directors Conference 1956 Part II - Statistical Material and Country Reports (2 of 2)
Old Folder Number: 1.2
Reports on Morocco, Sweden, Switzerland, and Tunisia. Financial and statistical data, reports of the Health Department and Reconstruction Department, and Review on the Handling of Individual German Indemnification and Restitution Claims of Relief and Institutional Clients in the Jewish Communities of Europe.
Country Directors Conference 1956 Part II – Statistical Material and Country Reports (2 of 2)
File ADM.17: Country Directors Conference 1956 - Review of Handling of Individual German Indemnification and Restitution Claims of Relief and Institutional Clients in the Jewish Communities of Europe 1956
Old Folder Number: S-A/7/0
Report prepared by the Office of the General Counsel and Paul Baerwald Department of Social Service and Personnel Development containing charts and narrative sections. Letter requesting the sending of a copy of the JDC Annual Report for 1959.
File ADM.18: Little Country Directors Conference 1956
Old Folder Number: S-1215.8 “L”
Correspondence, memoranda, list of suggested discussion topics, draft of conference agenda, and actual conference agenda. Topics covered include a proposed program of technical assistance to communities, suggested conference agenda items, Claims Conference matters relevant to the country directors conference, distribution of a transcription of conference proceedings, and other matters.
File ADM.18.1: Little Country Directors Conference March 1956 Planning
Old Folder Number: 20
Correspondence, notes, and drafts of program
regarding planning and preparation for conference.
File ADM.19: Little Country Directors Conference - Transcript - March 1956
Old Folder Number: S-1215.7B
Transcript of discussions at conference of JDC country directors and top headquarters staff. The discussions cover a wide range of geographical regions and topical matters of interest to JDC leadership.
Little Country Directors Conference – Transcript – March 1956
File ADM.20: Country Directors Conference - Charles Jordan File 1957
Old Folder Number: G-2(f)
Correspondence, list of people receiving notice of a plannned country directors conference, list of participants, and conference program. Topics covered include scheduling, points for participants of the conference to be aware of, and a UJA study mission. Two misfiled letters dealing with unrelated matters. The file appears to have been kept by Charles Jordan.
File ADM.21: Country Directors Conference 1957 - Delegates Kit
Old Folder Number: 10
List of documents in the delegates kit for
conference.
File ADM.22: Country Directors Conference - Invitations and Replies 1957
Old Folder Number: S-1215.9
Letters of invitation to community leaders and officers of cooperating organizations to attend JDC’s country directors conference and replies.
File ADM.23: Country Directors Conference 1957 - Participant and Hotel List and Note
Old Folder Number: Misc.161
Lists of expected participants and of hotels. Note regarding transcription of conference, microphone placement, and discussion time.
Country Directors Conference 1957 – Participant and Hotel List and Note
File ADM.24: Country Directors Conference 1957 - Proceedings
Old Folder Number:
Proceedings of conference with participant list and table of contents.
File ADM.25: Little Country Directors Conference 1957
Old Folder Number: S-1215.9 “L”
Correspondence, draft of letter, list of suggested discussion topics, and agenda drafts and agenda. Topics covered include potential subjects for discussion, and reactions to discussions on education and USDA supplies.
File ADM.26: Country Directors Conferences - Deborah Miller File 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: 14
Preliminary conference program, correspondence, and report by Deborah Miller on summer camping in the Jewish communities of continental Europe. Topics covered include summer camping and preparations for conferences.
Country Directors Conferences – Deborah Miller File 1957-1958
File ADM.26.1: Country Directors Conference 1958 - Brussels Correspondence
Old Folder Number: 8
Correspondence regarding attendance at the conference, distribution of proceedings of a conference session, and other matters.
File ADM.26.01: Country Directors Conferences 1957-1958 Jerome Jacobson File
Old Folder Number: 7
Correspondence, report, conference program
draft, and meeting agenda regarding conference preparations.
Country Directors Conferences 1957-1958 Jerome Jacobson File
File ADM.27: Country Directors Conference 1958 - Documents
Old Folder Number: 1
Documents and correspondence relating to
Country Directors Conference. The file appears to have been kept by the medical department.
File ADM.27.1: Country Directors Conference 1958 Henri Elfenbein File
Old Folder Number: 4
Correspondence and documents regarding planning and follow-up to JDC’s Country Directors Conference.
File ADM.28: Country Directors Conference 1958 - Proceedings
Old Folder Number: S-1215.6C
Proceedings of conference with participant list and table of contents.
File ADM.29: Country Directors Conferences - Deborah Miller File 1958, 1963
Old Folder Number: 13
Correspondence, conference program, general information pages for conference attendees, list of conference participants, documentation from the Cefina social welfare organization, outline of speech, and list of Jewish centers that received Claims Conference grants. Topics covered include planning for a discussion on community centers and general conference information. The whole file deals with 1958, except for one memorandum concerning the 1963 conference.
Country Directors Conferences – Deborah Miller File 1958, 1963
File ADM.30: North African Country Directors' Conference March 26, 1958
Old Folder Number: S-N/1/0
1123742
Incomplete transcript of conference discussions – 165 pages. Correspondence regarding mutual North Africa in preparation for the conference and potential subjects for discussion. Much of the discussion focused on the political pressures facing the Jewish communities and the JDC in North African countries and how to deal with them.Country Directors Conference 1954 – Statistical Material and Country Reports (2 of 2)
File ADM.31: Proceedings of the AJDC Country Directors' Conference Session on Fund-Raising and Community Organization 1958
Old Folder Number: 34
Proceedings of one session of conference with
its own cover page and list of participants.
File ADM.32: Country Directors Conference 1959 - Discussion Topics
Old Folder Number: 12
Lists of discussion topics for conference.
File ADM.33: Country Directors Conference 1959 - Medical Department File
Old Folder Number: 25
Memoranda, correspondence, conference documents, and issues of Exchange relating to the 1959 Annual Overseas Conference. Topics covered include preparations for the conference, basic documents on the conference and its participants, family health programs, and highlights of the conference. The file appears to have been kept by the medical department.
File ADM.33.1: Overseas Conference 1959 - Benelux Correspondence
Old Folder Number: 7
Correspondence regarding distribution of conference highlights and reimbursement of expenses connected with conference attendance.
File ADM.34: Proceedings of the Annual Overseas Conference 1959
Old Folder Number: 5
Proceedings of conference with participant list and table of contents.
File ADM.34.1: Overseas Conference 1960 - Benelux Correspondence
Old Folder Number: 4
Correspondence regarding attendance at and travel expense reimbursements for the 1960 Overseas Conference.
File ADM.34.01: Country Directors Conferences 1959-1961 Legal Department File
Old Folder Number: 17
Texts of presentations and correspondence relating to conferences.
Country Directors Conferences 1959-1961 Legal Department File
File ADM.35: Overseas Conference 1960 - Medical Department File
Old Folder Number: 24
Correspondence, press release, tentative conference programs, minutes of planning meetings, notes for use in presentation, discussion programs, conference information sheets, list of conference participants, and reports on discussion groups. Topics covered include preparation for the conference, particularly matters pertaining to medical and old age care, and conference workshops on various subjects.
File ADM.36: Proceedings of the Annual Overseas Conference - Assembly of European Jewish Communities 1960
Old Folder Number: 7
Proceedings of conference with participant list and table of contents.
Proceedings of the Annual Overseas Conference – Assembly of European Jewish Communities 1960
File ADM.37: Overseas Conferences 1960-1961 - Tentative Agenda, Highlights, and Report on Youth Services Workshop
Old Folder Number: 24
File contains the three documents listed in title relating to three different conferences. There are both English and French versions of the report from a discussion workshop on youth and community services.
Overseas Conferences 1960-1961 – Tentative Agenda, Highlights, and Report on Youth Services Workshop
File ADM.38: Country Directors Conference France-Italy-Benelux 1961
Old Folder Number: G-1.1
Tentative agenda and minutes of meeting of country directors from France, Italy, and Benelux and headquarters staff.
File ADM.39: Manual for Preparation of Annual Overseas Conference 1961
File ADM.40: Meetings with AJDC Country Directors 1961-1964
Old Folder Number: S-A 4/1
Transcript of meeting, correspondence, conference agendas, papers, and discussion guidelines. Topics include fundraising and budgeting, conference agenda items, reactions to conferences and recommendations for future ones, and problems in the various regions of JDC activity.
File ADM.40.1: Overseas Conference 1961 - Benelux Correspondence
Old Folder Number: 5
Correspondence regarding workshop agenda and reimbursement of expenses for conference attendance.
File ADM.40.2: Country Directors Conferences 1961 Documents
Old Folder Number: 9
Texts of presentations for October conference and correction to minutes of May conference.
File ADM.41: Proceedings of the Annual Overseas Conference - Assembly of European Jewish Communities 1961
Old Folder Number: 4
Proceedings of conference with participant list and table of contents.
Proceedings of the Annual Overseas Conference – Assembly of European Jewish Communities 1961
File ADM.41.1: Overseas Conference and Assembly on European Jewish Community Services - Program and Highlights 1961
Old Folder Number: 5
Program for conference and drafts of conference highlights document.
Overseas Conference and Assembly on European Jewish Community Services – Program and Highlights 1961
File ADM.41.2: Overseas Conference 1962
Old Folder Number: 2
Correspondence and documents regarding planning for JDC Overseas Conference and Assembly on European Jewish Community Services and report of the health commission.
File ADM.42: Country Directors Conference 1962 - Planning
Old Folder Number: G-1.2
Correspondence and summary of recommendations regarding the format and content of the 1962 Country Directors Conference.
File ADM.43: Overseas Conference 1962 - Program and Preparations
Old Folder Number:
Correspondence, minutes of meting, and tentative and actual program. The material regards planning and preparations for the Assembly on European Jewish Community Services and the Country Directors Conference. The file appears to have been kept by Akiva Kohane.
File ADM.44: Proceedings of the Annual Overseas Conference - Assembly on European Jewish Communities 1962
Old Folder Number: 9
Bound proceedings of conference with
participant list and table of contents. The first part of the document contains the proceedings of
the assembly of European Jewish communities. The second part of the document, without a participant
list or table of contents and with its own page numbering, contains the proceedings of a meeting
of JDC country directors and staff without the larger conference.
Proceedings of the Annual Overseas Conference – Assembly on European Jewish Communities 1962
File ADM.44.2: Country Directors Conferences 1962, 1964 Preparatory Documents
File ADM.44.1: Overseas Conference 1962-1963 - Benelux
Old Folder Number: 6
Correspondence, notes, invitation cards, and lists of conference invitees from Belgium, Holland, and Denmark. Topics covered include arrangements for conferences.
File ADM.45: Country Directors Conference 1963 - Correspondence and Agenda
Old Folder Number: G-1.3
Letters of notification regarding the 1963 Country Directors Conference and Assembly of European Jewish Community Services. Agenda of Country Directors Conference.
Country Directors Conference 1963 – Correspondence and Agenda
File ADM.46: Overseas Conference 1963 - Correspondence and Preliminary Documents
Old Folder Number: 10
Correspondence, suggested agenda, proposed list of invitees, minutes of meetings, and preliminary program. Topics covered include notifications and planning for the Country Directors Conference and the Assembly of European Jewish Community Services, and an analysis of the conference format.
Overseas Conference 1963 – Correspondence and Preliminary Documents
File ADM.47: Proceedings of the Country Directors Conference 1963
Old Folder Number: 4
Bound proceedings of conference with participant list and table of contents.
File ADM.48: Country Directors Conference 1964 - Agenda Planning and Papers
Old Folder Number: 4
Memoranda, list of agenda items, papers, conference agenda, and meeting notes. Topics covered include planning the agenda of the conference and issues of concern in the regions of JDC activities. The file appears to have been kept by the medical department.
Country Directors Conference 1964 – Agenda Planning and Papers
File ADM.49: Overseas Conference 1964 - Correspondence and Documents
Old Folder Number: 9
Memoranda, correspondence, discussion guidelines, papers, reports, and notes on a meeting. The material relates to the planning of the conference program, preparation of d
Series 2: Finance
The Finance series includes JDC audits, financial reports of JDC’s European headquarters and Israel offices, monthly reports on receipts and disbursements related to Claims Conference funds, appropriations ledgers and general ledgers for French francs, Swiss francs, and other currencies, budgets and budget recommendations, audit reports on affiliated organizations, statistical abstracts, and correspondence regarding various financial matters. Additional financial material relating to specific countries can be found in the Countries and Regions subcollection.
File ADM.50: Accounting Matters 1955
Old Folder Number: S-1009 “A”
Monthly financial reports, correspondence, and note. Most of the file consists of monthly reports. Correspondence covers various financial and banking matters.
File ADM.51: Accounting Matters 1956
Old Folder Number: S-1009 “A”.1
Monthly financial reports regarding JDC’s European headquarters. Letter to country offices regarding financial reporting.
File ADM.52: Accounting Matters 1957
File ADM.52.1: Accounting - Medical Department File 1957
File ADM.53: Administration Costs General 1955-1957
Old Folder Number: S-1002″A”
Monthly statements of administrative expenses covering JDC’s European headquarters and Office for France with attached memoranda and notes. Expenses shown include salaries, other personnel expenses, utilities, maintenance, supplies, and travel. Tables showing statistics on salaries and nationalities of foreign service personnel as of January 1, 1954 and January 1, 1955. Tables and lists showing employment changes from 1951 to 1953.
File ADM.54: Administration Costs General 1963-1964
Old Folder Number: 2
Correspondence, financial reports, and file memorandum regarding overseas service costs
File ADM.55: AJDC European Headquarters Audit Reports 1955-1957
Old Folder Number: 4
Audit report with covering letters and comments.
File ADM.56: AJDC European Headquarters Audit Reports 1958-1960
Old Folder Number: 3
Audit report with requests for comments.
File ADM.57: AJDC European Headquarters Audit Reports 1961-1963
Old Folder Number: 2
Audit report with requests for comments.
File ADM.58: AJDC European Headquarters Audit Report 1964
Old Folder Number: 74
Audit report with covering letter and requests for comments.
File ADM.59: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1961
Old Folder Number: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41
Financial reports of JDC’s European headquarters. There are separate reports for different currencies, including dollars, Swiss Francs, and New French Francs, as well as summary statements.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1961
File ADM.60: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1962
Old Folder Number: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40
Financial reports of JDC’s European headquarters. There are separate reports for different currencies, including dollars, Swiss Francs, and New French Francs, as well as summary statements.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1962
File ADM.61: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1963
Old Folder Number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13
Financial reports of JDC’s European headquarters. There are separate reports for different currencies, including dollars, Swiss Francs, and French Francs, as well as summary statements.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1963
File ADM.62: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1964
Old Folder Number: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18
Financial reports of JDC’s European headquarters. There are separate reports for different currencies, including dollars, Swiss Francs, and French Francs, as well as summary statements.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1964
File ADM.63: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1955
Old Folder Number: 18
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1955
File ADM.64: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1956
Old Folder Number: 21
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1956
File ADM.65: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1957
Old Folder Number: 24
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1957
File ADM.66: AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1958
Old Folder Number: 27
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
AJDC European Headquarters Monthly and Annual Financial Reports for 1958
File ADM.67: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund - Report - December 31, 1959
Old Folder Number: 30
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund – Report – December 31, 1959
File ADM.68: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund - Report - December 31, 1960
Old Folder Number: 33
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund – Report – December 31, 1960
File ADM.69: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund - Report - December 31, 1961
Old Folder Number: 36
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund – Report – December 31, 1961
File ADM.70: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund - Report - December 31, 1962
Old Folder Number: 40
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund – Report – December 31, 1962
File ADM.71: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund - Report - December 31, 1963
Old Folder Number: 41
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund – Report – December 31, 1963
File ADM.72: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund - Report - December 31, 1964
Old Folder Number: 42
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund – Report – December 31, 1964
File ADM.73: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund - Report - December 31, 1955
Old Folder Number: 1
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. General Fund – Report – December 31, 1955
File ADM.74 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1956
Old Folder Number: 2
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1956
File ADM.75 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1957
Old Folder Number: 3
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1957
File ADM.76 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1958
Old Folder Number: 4
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1958
File ADM.77 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1959
Old Folder Number: 5
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1959
File ADM.78 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1960
Old Folder Number: 6
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1960
File ADM.79 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1961
Old Folder Number: 7
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1961
File ADM.80 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1962
Old Folder Number: 8
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1962
File ADM.81: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Report - December 31, 1963
Old Folder Number: 9
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Report – December 31, 1963
File ADM.82: American Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices - Financial Report 1964
Old Folder Number: 10
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC’s Israel offices.
American Joint Distribution Committee Israel Offices – Financial Report 1964
File ADM.83: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1955
Old Folder Number: 16
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1955
File ADM.84: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1956
Old Folder Number: 20
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1956
File ADM.85: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1957
Old Folder Number: 23
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1957
File ADM.86: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1958
Old Folder Number: 26
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1958
File ADM.87: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1959
Old Folder Number: 28
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1959
File ADM.88: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1960
Old Folder Number: 31
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1960
File ADM.89: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1961
Old Folder Number: 34
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1961
File ADM.90: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1962
Old Folder Number: 37
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1962
File ADM.91: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1955
Old Folder Number: 17
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1955
File ADM.92: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1956
Old Folder Number: 19
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1956
File ADM.93: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1957
Old Folder Number: 22
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1957
File ADM.94: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1958
Old Folder Number: 25
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1958
File ADM.95: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1959
Old Folder Number: 29
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1959
File ADM.96: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1960
Old Folder Number: 32
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1960
File ADM.97: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1961
Old Folder Number: 35
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1961
File ADM.98: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. - Summary Report - December 31, 1962
Old Folder Number: 39
Loeb and Troper audit report on JDC.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. – Summary Report – December 31, 1962
File ADM.99: Appropriations, Commitments and Payments 1958
Old Folder Number: S-F/1/1
Correspondence and financial tables. Topics covered include budgetary requirements, appropriations and grants approved by the Administration Committee, and accounting for appropriations and payments.
File ADM.100: Appropriations Ledger 1957
File ADM.101: Appropriations Ledger 1958 - French Francs
File ADM.102: Appropriations Ledger 1958 - Swiss Francs
File ADM.103: Appropriations Ledger 1959 - French Francs
File ADM.104: Appropriations Ledger 1959 - Swiss Francs
File ADM.105: Appropriations Ledger 1960 - French Francs
File ADM.106: Appropriations Prior Years 1963-1964
Old Folder Number: 10
Correspondence, recommendations, and financial tables regarding adjustments and cancellations of appropriations from prior years.
File ADM.108: Austria Budget 1961-1962, 1964
Old Folder Number: 1
Correspondence and financial tables relating to budgetary requirements and expenditures.
File ADM.109: Bank Confirmations - Alliance Israélite Universelle 1961
Old Folder Number: 4
List of bank confirmations and letter from
bank.
File ADM.110: Bank Confirmations - Alliance Israelite Universelle 1962
Old Folder Number: 4
List of bank confirmations and letter from
bank.
File ADM.111: Bank Confirmations - JDC - OSE - CIRE - JRSO 1961
Old Folder Number: 4
Requests for banks to send information to auditors, bank certification, and lists of bank confirmations.
File ADM.112: Bank Confirmations - JDC, CIRE, OSE, CIDE 1962
Old Folder Number: 4
List of bank confirmations, correspondence regarding bank signature authorizations, and bank certificate of account balance and other account details.
File ADM.113: Bank Confirmations - JDC, CIRE-CRAI, OSE, CIDE, CASIP, ZWST 1963
Old Folder Number: 4
Lists of bank confirmations, bank statements regarding balances at the end of 1963, and correspondence regarding such statements.
Bank Confirmations – JDC, CIRE-CRAI, OSE, CIDE, CASIP, ZWST 1963
File ADM.114: Bank and Other Confirmations - ORT 1961
Old Folder Number: 4
Requests from World ORT Union to ORT country branches to send information to auditors. List of bank and other confirmations.
File ADM.115: Bank Confirmations - ORT - Central ORT Institute - American ORT Federation 1962
Old Folder Number: 4
Lists of bank and other confirmations.
Bank Confirmations – ORT – Central ORT Institute – American ORT Federation 1962
File ADM.116: Bank Confirmations - ORT - Central ORT Institute - ORT S.A. - Women's ORT - American ORT Federation 1963
Old Folder Number: 4
Correspondence requesting the sending of financial information for audits, lists of bank and other confirmations regarding ORT, and bank confirmation.
File ADM.117: Bank and Other Confirmations - World ORT Union 1961
Old Folder Number: 4
Confirmations to auditors of accounts between World ORT Union and ORT country branches. List of bank and other confirmations regarding World ORT Union.
File ADM.118: Bank Confirmations - World ORT Union 1962
Old Folder Number: 4
Copies of requests for statements to be sent to Loeb and Troper auditors, lists of bank and other confirmations for World ORT Union and ORT Comité Féminin, and confirmations of accounts owed by the World ORT Union to country branches of ORT and vice versa.
File ADM.119: Bank Confirmations - World ORT Union 1963
Old Folder Number: 4
Copies of requests for statements to be sent to Loeb and Troper auditors, list of bank and other confirmations, and confirmations of accounts owed by the World ORT Union to country branches of ORT and vice versa.
File ADM.120: Book Rates Correspondence 1963-1964
Old Folder Number: 4
Correspondence regarding exchange rates for the rial and the Tunisian dinar.
File ADM.120.1: Budget 1957
Old Folder Number: 4
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1957 requirements and annual expenditures for 1954-1956, including global needs and country programs. Narrative report of estimated global requirements for 1957.
File ADM.120.2: Budget 1958
Old Folder Number: 4
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1957 requirements and annual expenditures for 1956-1957, including global needs and country programs. Narrative report of estimated global requirements for 1958.
File ADM.120.3: Budget for 1959
Old Folder Number: 146
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1957 requirements and annual expenditures for 1957-1958, including global needs and country programs. Narrative report of estimated global requirements for 1959.
File ADM.120.4: Budget 1960
Old Folder Number: 146
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1960 requirements and annual expenditures for 1958 and 1959, including global needs and country programs. Budgetary tables for JDC’s application for Claims Conference funds.
File ADM.120.5: Budget 1961
Old Folder Number: 146
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1961 requirements and annual expenditures for 1959 and 1960, including global needs and country programs. Narrative description of 1961 global budgetary requirements.
File ADM.120.6: Budget 1962
Old Folder Number: 146
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1962 requirements and annual expenditures for 1960 and 1961, including global needs and country programs.
File ADM.120.7: Budget 1963
Old Folder Number: 146
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1963 requirements and annual expenditures for 1961 and 1962, including global needs and country programs.
File ADM.120.8: Budget 1964
Old Folder Number:
Budgetary tables showing estimated 1964 requirements and annual expenditures for 1962 and 1963, including global needs and country programs.
File ADM.121: Budget Appropriations 1955
Old Folder Number: S-1006 “G”
Correspondence and financial tables. Topics covered include the 1955 budget, budgetary and special allocations, cancellation of unexpected balances, and analysis of allocations.
File ADM.122: Budget and Appropriations 1956
Old Folder Number: S-1006 “H”
Budget estimate with textual explanation, correspondence, financial tables, and text of statement. Topics covered include budgeting, appropriations, and the need to include emigration expenses in the 1956 budget.
File ADM.123: Budget and Appropriations 1957
Old Folder Number: S-1006 “i”
Correspondence, financial tables, and textual budget report. Topics covered include budgeting, appropriations, analyses of payments and appropriations, financial matters regarding emergency refugee programs, and recommendations for what to do with unused balances of appropriations from previous years.
File ADM.124: Budget and Research 1955-1956
Old Folder Number: 27
Recommendation for budgetary appropriation for July 1955. Memorandum and attached tables regarding JDC’s use of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) supplies in 1955. The file appears to have been kept by the medical department.
File ADM.125: Budget General - Budget Research Department 1955-1957
Old Folder Number: S 1103
Correspondence and financial tables. Topics covered include budgeting, expenditures, and cancellation of appropriations. The correspondence is primarily between the budget department in European headquarters, the JDC director general, and JDC’s New York office.
File ADM.126: Budget General 1958-1962, 1964
Old Folder Number: S-B 2/10
Correspondence, financial tables, and text of speech. Topics covered include expenditures related to Nazi victims and Claims Conference-supported programs, budget expenditures, budget targets, budget requirements, local contributions in various countries, cancellations of appropriations, and other budgetary matters.
File ADM.127: Budget General 1958, 1962-1963
Old Folder Number: 26
Correspondence, committee report, list of capital grant beneficiaries, and comparative budget table. Topics covered include capital grants projects, the use of JDC/Claims Conference funds to benefit Nazi victims, and JDC budgets.
File ADM.128: Budgetary Requirements 1958-1964
Old Folder Number: S-B/2/1
Correspondence, tables, drafts of estimated global requirements for 1958 and 1961, statistics on Jewish populations and numbers receiving different types of aid, and cross-reference form. Topics covered include monthly, quarterly, and yearly budget requirements, comparison of past expenditures with projected annual requirements, and budgetary requirements for specific regions and programs.
File ADM.129: Budgetary Requirements 1962-1963
Old Folder Number: 16
Correspondence and financial tables relating to budgetary requirements and expenditures.
File ADM.129.1: Budgetary Requirements 1964
Old Folder Number: 15
Charts and correspondence regarding estimates for 1964 budget requirements and payment schedules.
File ADM.130: Budgetary Requirements - Monthly 1963
Old Folder Number: 15
Correspondence and financial tables regarding monthly budgetary requirements and appropriations.
File ADM.131: Budgetary Requirements - Monthly 1963-1964
Old Folder Number: 14
Correspondence and financial tables relating to monthly budgetary requirements for 1964.
File ADM.131.1: Budgetary Requirements (UJA) 1963-1965
Old Folder Number: 16
Correspondence, charts, narrative explanations regarding budget estimates to be submitted to UJA for campaign purposes.
File ADM.132: Claims Conference - Accounting Correspondence 1961
Old Folder Number: 33
Correspondence regarding accounting for transfers of funds related to the Claims Conference.
File ADM.133: Claims Conference - Accounting Correspondence 1962
Old Folder Number: 50
Correspondence regarding accounting for payments between JDC, the Ministry of Finance of Israel, and beneficiaries of the Claims Conference related to Claims Conference allocations.
File ADM.134: Claims Conference - Receipts 1961-1962
Old Folder Number: 51
Copies of cover letters for receipts issued by beneficiaries of Claims Conference allocations.The receipts were sent by JDC to the Claims Conference.
File ADM.135: Claims Conference - Statements 1960
Old Folder Number: 56
Monthly statements regarding JDC receipts and disbursements related to Claims Conference beneficiaries.
File ADM.136: Claims Conference - Statements 1961
Old Folder Number: 57
Monthly statements regarding JDC receipts and
disbursements related to Claims Conference beneficiaries.
File ADM.137: Claims Conference - Statements 1962
Old Folder Number: 52
Monthly statements regarding JDC receipts and
disbursements related to Claims Conference beneficiaries.
File ADM.138: Contributions - Various 1957-1964
Old Folder Number: 11
Correspondence and payment voucher regarding contributions by individuals and other sources,and a bequest.
File ADM.139: Control Sheets - 1961 Audits
Old Folder Number: 4
Lists of audit reports on JDC and related organizations, letters regarding submission of reports and statements to Loeb and Troper auditors, and letters giving permission for release of audit reports.
File ADM.140: Control Sheets - 1962 Audits
Old Folder Number: 4
Lists of audit reports on JDC and related organizations, distribution plans for reports, letters regarding submission of reports and statements to Loeb and Troper auditors and permission for release of audit reports, and table of days spent working on audits for 1961.
File ADM.140.1: Correspondence Regarding Loeb and Troper Audits 1955-1957
Old Folder Number:
Correspondence and financial table. Topics covered include auditing and accounting of JDC and subventioned organizations, practices of Malben that could potentially be done more efficiently, and disbursements by JDC on behalf of Loeb and Troper.
File ADM.141: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1955
Old Folder Number: 13
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1955.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1955
File ADM.142: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1957
Old Folder Number: 4
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1957.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1957
File ADM.143: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1959
Old Folder Number: 4
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1959.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1959
File ADM.144: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1960
Old Folder Number: 4
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1960.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1960
File ADM.145: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1961
Old Folder Number: 4
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1961.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1961
File ADM.146: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1962
Old Folder Number: 4
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1962.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1962
File ADM.147: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1963
Old Folder Number: 4
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1963.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1962
File ADM.148: Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1964
Old Folder Number: 1
Cumulative financial statements prepared by
Loeb and Troper covering the years 1914-1964.
Cumulative Financial Report October 1914 Through December 31, 1964
File ADM.149: Estimated 1963 Requirements Compared with Annual Expenditures 1961-1962
Old Folder Number:
Booklet of tables comparing expenditures and estimated requirements, broken down by countries and special projects.
Estimated 1963 Requirements Compared with Annual Expenditures 1961-1962
File ADM.150: Estimated 1964 Requirements Compared with Annual Expenditures 1962-1963
Old Folder Number: SB 2/1
Booklet of tables comparing expenditures and estimated requirements, with breakdowns by country and program.
Estimated 1964 Requirements Compared with Annual Expenditures 1962-1963
File ADM.151: Estimated Global Requirements for 1955-1956 and Expenditures Applicable to Claims Conference Allocation for 1954
Old Folder Number: S-1103.A
Textual presentation of budget estimates for 1955 and 1956. Report with text and tables on 1954 JDC expenditures applicable to the Claims Conference allocation. Correspondence regarding these matters and the funding of a Lubavitch installation in France.
File ADM.151.1: Expenditures 1964
File ADM.152: European HQ Administrative Expenses for October 1957
Old Folder Number: Misc.39
Statement of administrative expenses for October 1957 with comparison to October 1956 and handwritten notes.
File ADM.153: Financial 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: Misc.182
Correspondence regarding potential transactions to obtain French francs at favorable rates.
File ADM.154: General - Financial Department 1959-1960, 1964
Old Folder Number: S-F/1/0
Correspondence and cables. Topics covered include means for acquiring currency in various countries, communication regarding cash drawings, insurance declarations, and cancellations.
File ADM.155: General Ledger 1956
File ADM.156: General Ledger 1957
File ADM.157: General Ledger 1958 - French Francs
File ADM.158: General Ledger 1958 - Swiss Francs
File ADM.159: General Ledger 1959 - French Francs
File ADM.160: General Ledger 1959 - Swiss Francs
File ADM.161: General Ledger - French Francs 1960
File ADM.162: General Ledger - Swiss Francs 1960
File ADM.163: JDC Income 1962-1964
Old Folder Number: 1
Financial tables and correspondence regarding various sources of income for JDC. Most of the correspondence regards income from successor organizations.
File ADM.164: Ledger - Dollars 1959
File ADM.165: Ledger - Dollars 1960
File ADM.166: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1955
Old Folder Number: 20
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations for 1955 with columns for countries, draft received, draft returned, and filing or transmission information.
File ADM.167: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1956
Old Folder Number: 19
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations for 1955 with columns for countries, draft received, draft returned, and filing or transmission information.
File ADM.168: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1957
Old Folder Number: 18
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations for 1957 with columns for country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.169: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1958
Old Folder Number: 17
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations with columns for date released, country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.170: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1959
Old Folder Number: 16
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations with columns for date released, country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.171: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1960
Old Folder Number: 15
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations with columns for date released, country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.172: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1961
Old Folder Number: 14
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations with columns for date released, country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.173: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1962
Old Folder Number: 13
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations with columns for date released, country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.174: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1963
Old Folder Number: 12
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations with columns for date released, country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.175: Loeb and Troper Audit Reports 1964
Old Folder Number: 11
List of Loeb and Troper audit reports on JDC and related organizations with columns for date released, country, date received, assigned to, and final action.
File ADM.176: Loeb and Troper Audit Report on JDC Belgium for 1948
File ADM.177: Loeb and Troper - Correspondence 1962
Old Folder Number: 1
Copies of outgoing letters by Philip Grotsky and other Loeb and Troper staff regarding audits. List of letters.
File ADM.178: Loeb and Troper - Correspondence 1963
Old Folder Number: 1
Copies of outgoing letters by Loeb and Troper staff regarding audits. List of letters.
File ADM.179: Loeb and Troper - Finance and Accounts Department - Memos 1963
Old Folder Number: 1
Copies of memoranda from Loeb and Troper regarding audits, most of them addressed to JDC’s finance and accounts department. List of the memoranda.
Loeb and Troper – Finance and Accounts Department – Memos 1963
File ADM.180: Loeb and Troper - List of Organizations Audited in 1964 for 1963 Operations
Old Folder Number: S L/2
Loeb and Troper – List of Organizations Audited in 1964 for 1963 Operations
File ADM.181: Loeb and Troper - Memos 1961
Old Folder Number: 1
Memoranda from Philip Grotsky regarding submission of audits and other matters. List of memoranda.
File ADM.182: Loeb and Troper - Memos 1962
Old Folder Number: 1
Memoranda from Philip Grotsky regarding submission of audits, payments, and audit notes. List of memoranda. All memoranda are from 1962 except one from 1963.
File ADM.183: Loeb and Troper Report on AJDC Belgium and Subventioned Organizations 1955
Old Folder Number: 11
Audit reports on AJDC Belgium and JDC-subventioned organizations in Belgium with covering letters and note for correction.
Loeb and Troper Report on AJDC Belgium and Subventioned Organizations 1955
File ADM.184: Loeb and Troper - Special Jobs - Billings 1959-1965
Old Folder Number: 7
Correspondence regarding the expenses involved in auditing.
File ADM.184.1: Malben - Financial 1955-1957
Old Folder Number:
Correspondence, cable, budgetary tables and worksheets, and field trip notes. Topics covered include budgeting and priorities for Malben, analysis and estimates of expenditures, construction costs of Malben institutions, and the 1957 budget for Malben’s medical department. The file was kept by JDC’s health department.
File ADM.185: Monthly Reports 1958, 1960
Old Folder Number: S-F/1/3
Financial reports of JDC’s European headquarters. There are separate reports for different currencies, including French francs, dollars, pounds sterling, and other currencies.
File ADM.185.1: Office des Changes 1955
Old Folder Number: Misc.195
Correspondence regarding discussions with French officials relating to currency exchange.
File ADM.186: Overseas Audit 1959
Old Folder Number: S-B/2/2
Letter recommending that the Overseas Audit be kept as a separate budget item rather than included in Overseas Service Costs.
File ADM.187: Payment Authorizations for Austria 1962-1964
Old Folder Number: 5
Requests to banks to transmit funds, notices to AJDC Vienna that money has been transferred, and correspondence relating to these transmissions of funds.
File ADM.188: Payments by Other Offices 1964
Old Folder Number: 4
Monthly statements of appropriations and payments, analysis of overseas service costs and appropriations, and functional analysis of payments by or receipts from sources other than 1964 cash reports, and cover letters accompanying the statements. The statements show cumulative totals for the year through the period each one covers.
File ADM.189: Recommendations with Respect to Balances or Overdrafts 1959-1962
Old Folder Number: S-B/2/6
Tables, notes, and correspondence. The documents contain recommendations for unused appropriation balances and explanations of the recommendations.
Recommendations with Respect to Balances or Overdrafts 1959-1962
File ADM.190: Special Budget Meeting of Officers of the JDC 1961
Old Folder Number: G-44
Minutes of meeting regarding financing to meet increased needs for Romania, Morocco, and elsewhere.
File ADM.191: Statistical Abstract 1958-1961
Old Folder Number: S-B/2/4
Correspondence regarding statistical abstracts. Statistical tables. Printed JDC statistical abstract for 1957.
File ADM.192: Statistical Abstract 1961-1962
Old Folder Number: 7
Correspondence and statistical tables, including tables on JDC activities used in preparation of the 1961 Statistical Abstract. Topics covered include preparation of statistics for the 1961 Annual Meeting and Annual Report and distribution of the 1961 Statistical Abstract. Tables summarize JDC activities in each country.
File ADM.193: 1962 Statistical Abstract Tables
Old Folder Number: 2
Statistical tables for draft of the JDC statistical abstract for 1962.
File ADM.194: 1963 Statistical Abstract Tables
Old Folder Number: 3
Statistical tables for draft of the JDC
statistical abstract for 1963. Table of preliminary figures for the first six months of
1963.
File ADM.195: 1964 Statistical Abstract Tables
Old Folder Number: 1
Statistical tables for draft of the JDC statistical abstract for 1964.
File ADM.196: Summary of Time Sheets of Auditors for 1962-1963
Old Folder Number: 3
Time sheets showing which auditors worked how many hours or days on which audits.
File ADM.197: Summary of Time Sheets of Auditors for 1964
Old Folder Number: 3
Time sheets showing which auditors worked how many hours or days on which audits.
File ADM.198: UJA Mission Material 1964
Old Folder Number: 8
Financial and statistical tables and statement on European country programs by Julian Breen. The tables cover the whole range of JDC programs, with some focusing exclusively on Europe..
File ADM.199: Weekly Cash Reports 1955-1958
Old Folder Number: S-1009.1″A”
Weekly reports of JDC’s receipts and
disbursements, and two letters related to the reports.
File ADM.200: Weekly Cash Reports 1959-1960
Old Folder Number: S-F/1/2
Three weekly reports from February 1959 and July 1960.
Series 3: Fundraising
The Fundraising series covers the planning and proceedings of a JDC-organized conference on local community organizing and fundraising for European Jewish communities. Henry L. Zucker, a leader of the Cleveland Jewish community, played a central role in organizing and catalyzing the conference and helping to communicate American experience and expertise to participants. Other files hold campaigns and studies and reports by the Fonds Social Juif Unifié and Centrale d’Oeuvres Sociales Juives.
File ADM.200.1: Commission of Fundraising 1962-1965
Old Folder Number: S-S 3/6
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, and outline and proposals for fundraising study. Topics covered include recruiting members for a Fundraising Commission of the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services, fundraising campaigns to benefit Jewish refugees from North Africa in France, what the commission ought to do, a potential study of Jewish community fundraising in Europe, and contacts with Avraham A. Kessler and other individuals regarding the potential study.
File ADM.201: Conference on Fundraising - Financial 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: S-1212 “F”
Reports, tables, correspondence, and press excerpts regarding fundraising by various Jewish communities in Europe and compilation of material for a conference on fundraising.
File ADM.202: Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising - Correspondence by Country - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: 3
Notes and memoranda on Jewish communities. Reports on fundraising by communities. Correspondence regarding invitations and participation in title conference and the conference program.
File ADM.203: Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising - Correspondence by Country - Holland, Iran, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: 3.1
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and text of address. Topics covered include invitations to and participation in title conference, and fund raising and community organization in local communities.
File ADM.204: Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising - Development of Conference 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: 4
Correspondence, minutes of meeting, suggestions for conference arrangement and program, and texts of addresses. Topics covered include planning and preparation of written materials for a conference about fundraising by European Jewish communities.
Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising – Development of Conference 1957-1958
File ADM.205: Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising - Program, Proceedings 1958
Old Folder Number: 4.1
Tab “Program” containing conference program drafts and notes, final draft of program, general conference information, and paper “How to Make a Study of the Local Jewish Population.” Tab “Proceedings” containing texts of addresses to the conference and correspondence regarding preparation of, distribution of, and corrections to proceedings of the conference.
Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising – Program, Proceedings 1958
File ADM.205.9: Fund Raising Reports on the Fonds Social Juif Unifié and Centrale of Brussels 1959-1960
Old Folder Number: 9
Report on FSJU and draft report on Centrale about the development of these fundraising organizations, including numbers and statistics, development of techniques, increasing amounts raised, and looking ahead.
Fund Raising Reports on the Fonds Social Juif Unifié and Centrale of Brussels 1959-1960
File ADM.205.1: Fund Raising Campaigns 1958-1961, 1963
Old Folder Number: S-C/4/2-1
Documents relating to fundraising campaigns by American Jewish communities and other documents of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. Cover letters and correspondence regarding the distribution of these and other materials, a potential meeting of European Jewish communal organizations regarding fundraising, and a successful fundraising speech given by Sidney Nelson.
File ADM.206: Henry Zucker - Communities and Fundraising 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: Pers-8
Notes and memoranda on European Jewish communities and discussions with community leaders. Notes on planning discussions for conference. Correspondence and drafts of letter relating to Jewish communities, especially that of Brussels. List of suggested invitees to conference. Text of address on Jewish communities of Western Europe.
File ADM.207: JDC Conference on Community Organization and Fund Raising 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: CO 1
Correspondence, notes, pricing details, adaptations of articles, drawings, participant lists, booklet, conference program, and text of address. Topics covered include conference expenses, translation of documents and discussions, the conference program, hotel reservations, planning for the conference, fundraising techniques, and an exhibition at the conference.
JDC Conference on Community Organization and Fund Raising 1957-1958
File ADM.208: Proceedings of the Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising 1958
Old Folder Number: 35
Proceedings of conference on fundraising focusing on European Jewish communities, with representatives of American Jewish communities and the Tehran Jewish community participating as well. Includes table of contents and list of participants.
Proceedings of the Conference on Local Community Organization and Fund Raising 1958
File ADM.208.1: United States Fundraising for Israel 1956 1 of 2
Old Folder Number:
Report titled The Flow of Funds, to Date and Potential, from the United States to Israel Being Primarily a Study of Fund Raising by the American Jewish Community. Submitted to the American Friends of Israel by Leon H. Keyserling, dated April 16, 1956. Includes chart of yearly UIA Remittances to the Jewish Agency 1948-1988, dated December 26, 1990.
File ADM.208.2: United States Fundraising for Israel 1956 2 of 2
Old Folder Number:
Report titled The Flow of Funds, to Date and Potential, from the United States to Israel Being Primarily a Study of Fund Raising by the American Jewish Community. Submitted to the American Friends of Israel by Leon H. Keyserling.
Series 4: General
The General series contains files on a variety of subjects, including refugee aid, office management, celebrations of JDC’s fiftieth anniversary in 1964, relations with other organizations, compilation and distribution of JDC directories, communications with board members, travel arrangements, statistics on JDC activities, and other matters.
File ADM.209: Address List and Addresses 1955-1957
Correspondence, list of European directors and country directors of voluntary agencies prepared by the U.S. Escapee Program, and distribution list for the 1957 JDC directory. Topics covered include changes in addresses of offices of other organizations, distribution of directories of JDC offices, and updates of addresses for a new version of the directory.
File ADM.210: Administration - General - Medical Department File 1958-1959
Correspondence, text of regulation, draft of questionnaire, and customs forms. Topics covered include the move of JDC’s European headquarters from Paris to Geneva, various information received from other health and medical organizations, the development of a questionnaire on the use of volunteers by Jewish communities, personnel appointments in the medical department, travel arrangements and documents, and various other matters.
Administration – General – Medical Department File 1958-1959
File ADM.211: Administrative Services - Holidays 1956-1957
Correspondence regarding Jewish holidays and leave.
File ADM.212: AJDC Directory 1958-1964
Correspondence, information for inclusion in directory, draft of directory, and notes. Topics covered include the preparation, distribution, and updating of directories of the offices of JDC and related organizations.
File ADM.213: AJDC Guide to Overseas Activities 1958, 1960-1964
Correspondence regarding the preparation and distribution of Overseas Guides and reactions to their contents.
File ADM.214: AJDC Operations 1955, 1957
Correspondence regarding potential cooperation between JDC and US government programs, a training program for European surgeons, and the use of an American policy document relating to voluntary agencies. Copy of agreement between the JDC and the Foreign Operations Administration of the US government regarding the resettlement of and care for escapees. Minutes of meeting of the Committee on Health of the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service.
File ADM.215: Annual Report Correspondence 1959-1961
Correspondence regarding the contents and distribution of annual reports by JDC country directors and Claims Conference annual reports.
File ADM.216: Central Office Bulletins 1955-1957
Memoranda addressed to various groups of staff members regarding office management, personnel matters, and meetings. Digests of semi-monthly reports received at headquarters. The file appears to have been kept by the medical department.
File ADM.217: Charles Jordan Newsletters to AJJDC Board of Directors 1961-1963
Letters by Charles Jordan to members of JDC’s board of directors, including a letter regarding the needs requiring additional funds in 1961, the situation in Algeria immediately after the mass exodus in 1962, and a meeting at which problems that can’t be written about will be addressed. Letter with recommendations for what to write about in letter. Mailing list of board of directors for 1961.
Charles Jordan Newsletters to AJJDC Board of Directors 1961-1963
File ADM.218: Cocktail Parties and Dinners 1961-1963
Lists of invitees and attendees, bills, correspondence, and sample invitation cards regarding cocktail parties and dinners for JDC country directors conferences and the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services.
File ADM.219: Correspondence Concerning Edward Warburg Newsletter 1962-1963
Letters regarding the need to send information for potential use in Edward Warburg’s newsletter. Letter praising a report on Romania from the newsletter.
Correspondence Concerning Edward Warburg Newsletter 1962-1963
File ADM.219.1: Country Desks and Duties 1956
Correspondence and documents regarding division of responsibilities for European headquarters executive staff.
Correspondence Concerning Edward Warburg Newsletter 1962-1963
File ADM.220: European Headquarters - General 1964
CCorrespondence and invoices. Topics covered include advertising for staff positions and hotel arrangements.
File ADM.221: Fiftieth Anniversary of JDC 1963-1964
Correspondence, minutes and notes on meetings, memoranda, and lists of former and current staff members. Topics covered include planning and preparations for JDC’s fiftieth anniversary.
File ADM.222: The Fifty Years of the AJDC 1963-1964
Correspondence, minutes of meeting, memoranda, and invitation lists regarding planning and preparations for JDC’s fiftieth anniversary celebrations. File contains the following tabs: Correspondence with New York, Meetings, Internal Correspondence – HQs and Country Directors, General Correspondence, and Lists.
File ADM.223: The Fifty Years of JDC 1964
Correspondence, cables, newspaper articles, press releases, and text of statement by Joe Schwartz. Topics covered include events and celebrations connected with JDC’s fiftieth anniversary, and the history and significance of the JDC in its first fifty years.
File ADM.224: Files - Mail - Correspondence 1955-1957
Correspondence. Topics covered include letter and cable numbers, missed letters, confidential communications, addresses, mail shipments and delivery, distribution of communications, mail room practices, and other matters regarding mail and communications.
File ADM.225: General 1951, 1953, 1956
Correspondence regarding financial matters, migration, aid in various countries, and other matters.
File ADM.226: General Correspondence 1959-1960, 1964
Correspondence on various matters, including the income of successor organizations and the editing of the text of the book The Saving Remnant and another document.
File ADM.227: General Correspondence - Geneva/New York and Annual Meeting AJDC New York 1956-1964
Correspondence, texts of addresses, and cables. Topics include speeches at annual meetings by Edward Warburg and Herbert Agar, a speech memorializing Aron Syngalowski by Max Braude, travel between Europe and the USA for various purposes, sending of publications, community relations and fundraising, mailing practices, and various other matters.
General Correspondence – Geneva/New York and Annual Meeting AJDC New York 1956-19647
File ADM.228: Henry Selver Memorial Fund 1958-1960
Correspondence and lists regarding the establishment of and fundraising for the Henry Selver Memorial Fund, which was set up to honor Henry Selver’s memory through the establishment of a library and scholarship at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work at Hebrew University.
File ADM.229: Herbert Katzki Travel Correspondence 1957
Correspondence between Herbert Katzki and Mollie Blech regarding various matters needing attention while Katzki was traveling.
File ADM.230: Hotel Reservations - Paris 1955-1957
Correspondence regarding hotel reservations.
File ADM.231: Inter-Office Memoranda 1957
Memoranda regarding various matters, including staff assignments and addresses, immigration to Uruguay, and the Hungarian refugee situation in Yugoslavia.
File ADM.232: JDC 50th Anniversary 1964
Press release and newspaper clipping of article about the collaboration between the National Jewish Welfare Board and JDC throughout the existence of the two organizations.
File ADM.233: JDC Activities - Statitistical Tables for 1961
Statistical tables on JDC activities by country. Letter explaining that the tables were used for the preparation of the 1961 Statistical Abstract.
File ADM.233.1: JDC Archives 1955, 1957-1958, 1961, 1963-1964
Correspondence of the legal department relating to JDC archives, including the developing of a rational archival method, giving files to Yad Vashem, the use of files for indemnification claims, and Saly Mayer’s files.
File ADM.234: JDC General 1955-1958
Correspondence, invitation to reception, news clippings, and financial tables. Topics include the marking of JDC’s fortieth anniversary by yeshivot and in a newspaper article, listing of JDC in a directory of organizations, communications regarding JDC’s activities addressed to the French ministry of finance and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and other matters.
File ADM.235: JDC Geneva General 1958-1961
Correspondence, highlights of 1958 and 1959 country directors conferences, directory of organizations, directory cards, file note, meeting and conference agendas, invitations, document describing JDC, copies of articles, and other documents. Topics covered include relations between JDC and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, the preparation of a directory of Jewish Central Organizations in Europe, scholarships for teacher training, the JDC-ORT agreement, assistance for refugees, the potential creation of an International Center for Legal Aid focusing on aid for aliens, World Refugee Year, an interview with Jewish personalities in Rome regarding a movie about the deportation of Jews from Rome by the Germans, and other matters.
File ADM.236: JDC Geneva General 1962-1964
Correspondence, drafts of preface for book, order forms, draft of agreement between the United States Air Forces and the National Association of Social Workers, background information on JDC, outlines of proposed works by Edmond Muller, file memoranda, and memorandum of agreement. Topics covered include books relating to voluntary agencies, JDC’s pension plan, watch repair, accreditation with the UN, a conference of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services, investigative journalism on the Middle East, the Suez Crisis and antisemitism, the translation of The Saving Remnant into French by Edmond Muller, planning for a country directors conference, and other matters.
File ADM.236.1: JDC Historical Background 1959-1964
Various documents containing general information on JDC’s history and activities, including a questionnaire on refugee aid, a fact sheet for a television broadcast, a summary of a briefing session for a UJA mission, drafts of speeches by Charles Jordan, and a summary of JDC’s work from 1914 to 1964.
File ADM.237: JDC Statistical Abstracts 1956, 1962-1964
Booklets containing statistics on JDC activities.
File ADM.238: Jean Serres Farewell Luncheon 1955
Correspondence and receipts regarding a luncheon organized for Jean Serres and Baron Petit Beauverger in honor of their help for refugees before entering their new positions as French ambassadors to Pakistan and Holland.
File ADM.238.1: Jewish Population Statistics 1955-1957
Correspondence and statistical tables regarding the Jewish population in Morocco, Tunisia, and Germany.
File ADM.239: Miscellaneous - JDC New York 1955-1957
Correspondence, JDC 1955 Statistical Abstract, and text of remarks by Edward Warburg. Topics covered include distribution of various documents and publications. The file appears to have been kept by the health department.
File ADM.240: Miscellaneous - JDC Paris - Executive 1955-1956
Correspondence and memoranda. Topics covered include technical assistance, the death of Moses Beckelman, communications procedures and practices, and a request for input regarding U.S. foreign aid. The file appears to have been kept by the medical department.
File ADM.241: Miscellaneous Statistics - Populations 1955-1957
Correspondence, statistics, and charts regarding population surveys, the Jewish and general populations in countries and cities of Europe, and number of elderly in old age homes.
File ADM.242: OSE Claims Conference Application Correspondence 1960
Correspondence regarding formulating a response to OSE’s application for Claims Conference funds.
File ADM.243: Personnel Commission 1960-1962
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, and reports. Topics covered include the Personnel Commission of the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services, pensions, Jewish communal personnel, Jewish education, and an international guarantee fund for personnel for Jewish communities.
File ADM.244: Raymond Lloyd - Visit to Israel 1963
Correspondence regarding Raymond Lloyd’s visit to Israel and dispute with postal authorities regarding stamp issues.
File ADM.245: Request for Certain Tax and Customs Facilities 1958
Reports of the Personnel and Personal Committee regarding the moving of JDC’s European Headquarters from Paris to Geneva. Table of contents of file. Tables of JDC expenditures for 1914-1957 and 1954-1957. The file deals with JDC’s request for tax benefits from Swiss authorities in connection with the planned move of JDC’s European headquarters to Geneva.
File ADM.246: Special Projects for Fundraising 1960-1962
Correspondence, descriptions of institutions or projects needing funding, and notes. The UJA wanted to raise additional funds by providing the possibility to donate towards specific projects and to have naming opportunities in those projects, and JDC provided information on possible projects in Israel, France, Iran, and Poland.
File ADM.247: Staff Arrangements and Hotel Reservations 1958-1964
Correspondence, cables, and notes regarding hotel reservations and a mishap regarding flight arrangements.
File ADM.247.1: Technical Assistance - Plans, Programs, Reports of Committee on Technical Services 1955-1960
Plans, notes, and memoranda regarding technical assistance to Jewish communities and JDC’s departmental structures for providing such services.
Technical Assistance – Plans, Programs, Reports of Committee on Technical Services 1955-1960
File ADM.248: Telephone 1956-1957
Correspondence regarding repayment for telephone calls.
File ADM.249: Thank You Letters 1955-1956
Thank you letters from former DPs and refugees, students, and a school director.
File ADM.250: Travel Accommodation Service 1955-1958
Lists of travel plans of JDC employees and services rendered by the Travel Accommodation Service/Public Relations Department of JDC. Correspondence regarding travel regulations and other travel issues. Letters expressing thanks to Ernest Pines on the occasion of his leaving JDC and willingness to work with his new independent travel agency.
File ADM.251: Travel Plans - JDC Headquarters 1955-1957
Weekly lists of travel plans of headquarters staff.
Series 5: Individual Files
This series comprises extensive chronological files and correspondence registries for JDC global staff, including Moses Beckelman, JDC Director-General; Charles Jordan, who succeeded Beckelman as Director-General; Henri Elfenbein, later Elfen, JDC representative in Geneva until July 1958 and representative of the United HIAS Service; and Herbert Katzki, Assistant Director General.
The comprehensive and granular nature of chronological files offers glimpses of the swath of responsibilities for JDC staff. These records include discussions of Claims Conference projects; Jewish communities in China, North Africa and the Middle East; staff assignments; partnerships with the United States Escapee Program, the Red Cross, and various UN programs; provision of life annuities for Holocaust survivors; training and pensions for Jewish communal workers; publication and translation of The Saving Remnant, Herbert Agar’s history of JDC; and documentation of their involvement as administrators and leaders of outside bodies (such as Charles Jordan’s presidency of the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies).
File ADM.252: Stanley Abramovitch Personal Correspondence Administrative and A-F 1963-1964
Personal correspondence regarding matters including how to further Jewish education, educational personnel, potential charging of fees at JDC-supported schools, personal relationships, help and favors for individuals, travel arrangements, a complaint against El Al, and congratulations and greetings. List of addresses for new years’ cards. The file is arranged alphabetically according to Stanley Abramovitch’s correspondents’ names. Additional section of file labeled Administrative includes travel authorization request forms and correspondence regarding expenses and taxes.
Stanley Abramovitch Personal Correspondence Administrative and A-F 1963-1964
File ADM.253: Stanley Abramovitch Personal Correspondence G-Z 1963-1964
Personal correspondence regarding matters including how to further Jewish education, job searches, personal relationships, help and advice for individuals, invitations and congratulations, kosher meals, and holiday greetings. The file is arranged alphabetically according to Stanley Abramovitch’s correspondents’ names.
File ADM.253.1: Baerwald, Paul 1947, 1950-1953, 1955-1957, 1959-1961
Correspondence with and about title starting when he was JDC Treasurer. In addition, discussion regarding various Paris offices; public relations; birthday wishes from around the world; naming Jerusalem social work school for him; condolences letters upon his death.
File ADM.254: M.W. Beckelman Condolences December 1955
Telegrams sending condolences from communities and individuals worldwide, on the sudden death of Moses Beckelman in December 1955 while he served as Director General.
File ADM.255: M.W. Beckelman Correspondence 1955
Correspondence, travel authorization request forms, draft of article, list of South African former JDC employees, regarding: JDC-ORT agreement; presenting at conference; developments in Morocco; Beckelman’s South Africa trip; citation given to Shalom Asch; congratulations to new chief rabbi of France; inquiry regarding files of passports procured during WWII.
File ADM.255.1: Paula Borenstein 1962-1963
Meeting minutes, pamphlets, reports, press releases, draft of circular letter, newsletter, correspondence which had been kept in a Work Book folder from the 1962 JDC Annual Meeting. Topics include special needs of 1963, including Algerian emigrants to France. Borenstein was an employee in the Public Relations department.
File ADM.256: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File January-February 1955
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include cooperation with organizations such as the Red Cross and UNHCR, settling of hardcore cases such as elderly refugees from China needing placement in old age homes in Europe, payment to individuals by the Claims Conference, finances and payments, administrative matters regarding the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies, an office inventory, requests for assistance from Hungary, sending of ritual and medical items to Hungary, provision of medicines, travel arrangements, an insurance scheme for difficult cases in Italy, personnel recruitment, office expenses, a meeting in connection with the Refugee Relief Act, a potential old age home in Switzerland, and other matters.
File ADM.257: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File March-May 1955
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include requests for assistance or medicines from Hungary and other countries; cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; cooperation with the International Red Cross; resettlement of refugees, including refugees from China; insurance for difficult cases in Italy; Claims Conference grants to individuals; matters regarding the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies; travel arrangements; finances and payments of JDC’s Geneva office; an enquiry from the International Labor Office regarding employment discrimation against immigrants; Ford Foundation projects; and other matters.
File ADM.258: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File June-August 1955
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include requests for assistance and medicines from Hungary and other countries, payments to individuals on behalf of the Claims Conference, cooperation and problems with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR projects for permanent solutions for refugees, matters pertaining to United Hias Service for which Mr. Elfenbein also had responsibility in addition to his JDC position, travel arrangements, a pamphlet and bulletins of the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies, cooperation among voluntary agencies and between voluntary organizations and intergovernmental organizations, potential settlement of difficult cases, finances and payments of JDC’s Geneva office, and other matters.
File ADM.259: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File September-December 1955
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include requests for assistance or medications for individuals in Hungary and elsewhere in Eastern Europe; assistance by the International Red Cross in provision of medicines; settling of elderly refugees and other difficult cases in cooperation with the UN High Commission for Refugees; payments on behalf of the Claims Conference; matters related to the United Hias Service, which Mr. Elfenbein represented in addition to JDC; accounting and financing; travel arrangements; potential office space for JDC in Geneva; a Quaker mission to China intending to discuss European refugees stuck in China among other subjects; diplomacy to help permit Jews remaining in China to leave; UN refugee policies; potential apartments in Geneva for Charles Jordan; and other matters.
File ADM.260: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File January-February 1956
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and report on activities of AJDC Geneva. Topics covered include requests for assistance or medications for individuals in Hungary and elswhere in Eastern Europe; assistance by the International Red Cross in provision of medicines; settling of elderly refugees and other difficult cases, notably cases from China, in cooperation with the UN High Commission for Refugees; payments on behalf of the Claims Conference; matters related to the United Hias Service, which Mr. Elfenbein represented in addition to JDC; accounting and financing; payments and orders; travel arrangements; relations between the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies and the UN; registration of agencies in Austria; UN refugee policies and projects; and other matters.
File ADM.261: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File March-April 1956
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and memorandum on meeting. Topics covered include requests for medications for individuals in Eastern Europe; assistance by the International Red Cross in provision of medicines and the cessation of using their services in Hungary; settling and integration of elderly refugees and other difficult cases, including cases from China and Europe, in cooperation with the UN High Commission for Refugees and countries accepting refugees; internal politics of the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies; payments on behalf of the Claims Conference; matters related to the United Hias Service, which Mr. Elfenbein represented in addition to JDC; accounting and financing; payments and orders; travel arrangements; relations between voluntary agencies and organizations such as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration and the UNHCR; a visit of the UN High Commissioner to Latin America;UN refugee policies and projects; and other matters.
File ADM.262: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File May-July 1956
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include placement and settlement of refugees from China; projects of UN Refugee Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; provision of medicines and medical devices for individuals in Eastern Europe; payments to individuals in Switzerland on behalf of the Claims Conference; relationships between voluntary agencies, intergovernmental bodies, and government agencies relating to refugees; accounting and finances; purchases and orders; travel arrangements; conferences; preparation of a pamphlet for the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies; apartment hunting for Charles Jordan; and other matters.
File ADM.263: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File August-October 1956
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include projects of UN Refugee Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for the counselling, settlement, or integration of refugees; provision of medicines and parcels to individuals in Eastern Europe; the end of Red Cross activity in provision of medicines; accounting and finances; preparation and printing of a pamphlet for the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies; payments to individuals in Switzerland on behalf of the Claims Conference; relations with the International Red Cross; travel arrangements; relations between JDC and voluntary agencies in general with the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; planning an apartment for use by Charles Jordan; developing crises in Hungary and between Israel and Egypt; and other matters.
File ADM.264: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File November-December 1956
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and reports. Topics covered include the Hungarian refugee crisis in Austria and elsewhere and actions taken to help the refugees, including cooperation among voluntary agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and governments; humanitarian aid to Hungary by the International Red Cross; the perilous situation of Jews in Egypt after the Suez Crisis, expulsion and pressure against Egyptian Jews, and interventions to try to protect or aid them; projects of the UN Refugee Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for counselling, settlement, or integration of refugees; payments to individuals and organizations in Switzerland on behalf of the Claims Conference; accounting and finances; relations between JDC and voluntary agencies in general with the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; construction planning; travel arrangements; commemorative UN stamps; an education conference and seminars; and other matters.
File ADM.265: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File January-February 1957
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and translation of documents pertaining to Jews in Egypt. Topics covered include the Hungarian refugee crisis, including relations and cooperation among voluntary agencies, inter-governmental organizations, and governments in helping the refugees; provision of aid inside of Hungary by the International Committee of the Red Cross; the difficult situation of Jews in Egypt, emigration and expulsion from there, and actions to help Jews in or leaving Egypt; finances, payments, and accounting; payments to individuals in Switzerland on behalf of the Claims Conference; projects of the UN Refugee Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for settlement of refugees, particularly those from China; a draft constitution for the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies; planning for a conference of the Standing Conference; tracing requests; travel arrangements; education seminars in Geneva; and other matters.
File ADM.266: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File January-February 1958
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include payments to individuals on behalf of the Claims Conference; projects of the United Nations Refugee Fund and UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Ford Foundation projects; refugees from Egypt; assistance to individuals in Eastern Europe; matters pertaining to the United Hias Service, which Mr. Elfenbein represented in addition to his work for JDC; finances, accounting, and banking; purchases and payments; relations among voluntary agencies and inter-governmental organizations; searching for housing in Geneva for JDC staff expecting to move there; office space in Geneva; travel arrangements and hotel bookings for visitors; a fundraising conference; recruitment of office staff; and other matters.
File ADM.267: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File March-April 1958
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, minutes of meetings, and sporadic outgoing correspondence of Moneera Beckelman. Topics covered include payments to individuals and organizations on behalf of the Claims Conference; finances, accounting, and banking; orders and payments; recruitment of office staff for Geneva; hotel reservations; assistance to individuals; preparations for a conference; requests for medicine or assistance by individuals in Eastern Europe; assistance to Jews in Egypt and potentially those in Syria through the services of the International Committee of the Red Cross; refugee cases from various countries assisted with help from the UN; the purchase of a safe; potential emigration from Egypt; tracing requests; and other matters.
File ADM.268: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File May-July 1958
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, meeting agenda, report on Egypt, and translation of letter. Some letters written by Elfenbein went out under the name of Charles Jordan or Samuel Haber. Topics include the situation of Jews in Egypt and activities to help them; aid to individuals leaving Egypt; projects of the UN Refugee Fund involving agreements with JDC or the United Hias Service; the move of JDC European Headquarters to Geneva; payments to individuals on behalf of the Claims Conference; finances, banking, and accounting; requests for assistance from individuals in Eastern Europe; preparation of statistical material; a meeting of the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies; preparations for a conference on fundraising; hotel reservations; work on Charles Jordan’s apartment; bureaucracy relating to license plates; transfer of subscriptions to the new office; a gift of antibiotics from JDC to the International Committee of the Red Cross; referral of Claims Conference Applications to people responsible for evaluating them locally; emigration from China; assistance to Hungarian escapees by the United States Escapee Program; and other matters.
File ADM.269: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File August 1958
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, file memoranda, minutes of meeting, and translation of report of the Jewish community of Cairo. Some letters written by Elfenbein went out under the name of Charles Jordan. Topics covered include the situation of Jews in Egypt and aid provided to them with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross; assistance to the Jewish community of Shanghai; aid to individuals who were refugees or in other situations requiring help; Egyptian refugees stuck in Greece; projects of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for the benefit of specific groups of refugees or individuals; Claims Conference applications by organizations; assistance to individuals in Spain and Portugal; contracts with the United States Escapee Program; hotel reservations; planning for JDC’s country directors conference; and other matters.
File ADM.270: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File September-November 1958
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and minutes of meetings. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under the name of Charles Jordan. Topics covered include the situation of Jewish communities in Egypt and aid provided to Jews there; emigration from Egypt; a visit to Spain; arrangements for JDC’s country directors’ conference; Jewish cemeteries in China and the transferring of graves; hotel reservations; aid for individual cases; budgeting and policies of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Yugoslavian medical cases seeking treatment in other countries; Claims Conference applications by organizations; cooperation and potential cooperation with the Red Cross in Egypt and Iron Curtain countries; payments to the International Committee of the Red Cross; ideas for World Refugee Year; contracts between JDC and the United States Escapee Project; payments to the Council of the Jewish Community in Shanghai; requests for assistance form Eastern Europe; and other matters.
File ADM.271: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File December 1958-January 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and comments on application. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s or Herbert Katzki’s name. Topics covered include attention or aid for individual cases such as refugees, needy cases, and medical cases; emigration and resettlement issues pertaining to the United Hias Service, which Mr. Elfenbein represented in addition to his position at JDC; Claims Conference grant applications relating to cemeteries; aid to Jews in Egypt and Jews leaving Egypt, including the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross and division of responsibilities for emigrants between the Jewish Agency, the United Hias Service, and JDC; financial support for the Jewish community in China; transfers of graves and cemeteries in China; agreements with the United Nations Refugee Fund to aid specific categories of refugees; contracts between JDC and the United States Escapee Project regarding assistance to escapees from Iron Curtain countries and related policies; World Refugee Year; the Franz Kooijman Memorial Fund; Claims Conference applications by organizations; emigration from Romania; and other matters.
Henri Elfenbein Chronological File December 1958-January 1959
File ADM.272: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File February-March 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and file memorandum. Topics covered include relations, cooperation, and agreements between JDC and the United States Escapee Program, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Committee of the Red Cross; attention or assistance for individual cases, such as those of refugees, hardship cases, and medical cases; Claims Conference applications by organizations; plans for JDC’s annual Country Directors Conference; assistance to Jews in China or leaving China as refugees; assistance to refugees from Eastern Europe; assistance to refugees from Egypt; assistance to Jewish communities in Egypt; the Frans Kooijman Fund; World Refugee Year; and other matters.
File ADM.273: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File April 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, minutes of meetings, and file memorandum. Topics covered include Claims Conference applications by organizations; attention or assistance to individuals, such as refugees, potential emigrants from Egypt, a needy woman who had saved Jews and Jewish documents in Vilna, and an aspiring painter; World Refugee Year; projects or agreements with the United Nations Refugee Fund and the United States Escapee Program to aid specific categories of refugees; a conference on reducing statelessness; the situation of Jews in Egypt and aid to them via the International Committee of the Red Cross; a housing fund for Jewish refugees from Egypt in France; planning for the future JDC program in Spain; a potential merger of the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies and an organization of non-governmental organizations; and other matters.
File ADM.274: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File May-June 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, translation of letter, notes and memorandum on meetings, and Egypt emigration statistics. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under the name of Charles Jordan. Topics covered include various ideas and arrangements relating to World Refugee Year, including a potential loan to be issued in connection with World Refugee Year; a potential visit by Mr. Elfenbein to Egypt; mixed-faith returnee families from Israel; refugees from China and their placement with the help of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; attention or assistance to individuals, such as aid to needy cases and tracing requests; provision of armchairs and radios by the Frans Kooijman Fund; Claims Conference applications and grants for institutions and organizations; assistance to Jews in Egypt and refugees from Egypt; emigration cases; potential candidates for the chief rabbi of Egypt; mental cases in Egypt; movement of Torah scrolls out of Egypt; plans for moving the United Hias Service headquarters to Geneva; eligibility policies of the United States Escapee Program; compilation of information regarding Latin America; and other matters.
File ADM.275: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File July-August 1959
Topics covered include rapporteuring for Claims Conference applications, including comments on projects; activities of the International Committee of the World Refugee Year; a contract with the United States Escapee Project; attention or assistance to individual cases, including refugees, migrants, medical cases, claimants of indemnification from Germany, and other cases; an application to the US State Department for funds to help Jewish refugees from Egypt; relations with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees regarding policies and activities; assistance to Jews in Egypt with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross; legal assistance programs for refugees; annuity plans for refugees; and other matters.
File ADM.276: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File September 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s name. Topics covered include attention or assistance to individuals, including refugees, needy elderly, migrants; emigration and refugee movements from Egypt; assistance to Jews in Egypt through the International Committee of the Red Cross; relationships and agreeements with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Claims Conference applications and grants; the situation of the Jewish community of Barcelona; Torah scrolls from Egypt; the Karaite community in Egypt; Jewish schools in Egypt; the expected retirement of Rabbi Naoum, the chief rabbi of Egypt; grants for armchairs and radios by the Frans Kooijman Memorial Fund; and other matters.
File ADM.277: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File October-November 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and file memorandum. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s name. Topics covered include attention or assistance to individuals, including refugees, aged people; cooperation with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Claims Conference applications by organizations and institutions; activities and plans for World Refugee Year; the planned resignation of Rabbi Naoum, the grand rabbi of Egypt; matters pertaining to the United States Escapee Program; Jewish communities in China; aid to Egyptian refugees and Jews in Egypt; grants for armchairs, radios, and wheelchairs by the Frans Kooijman Fund; a planned International Center for Legal Aid; and other matters.
File ADM.278: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File December 1959-February 1960
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, memoranda, translation of letter, and translation of report. Topics covered include attention or assistance to individuals, including refugees, tracing requests, and migration cases; housing needs of Jewish refugees from Egypt and Poland in France; potential and actual projects and cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the United States Escapee Program; a new UNHCR representative in Latin America; activities related to World Refugee Year, such as special projects on behalf of refugees, international financing, and preparation of an exhibit; potential successors for the chief rabbi for Egypt; the situation of Jews in Syria; the situation of Jews in Lebanon; grants for armchairs, wheelchairs, and radios by the Frans Kooijman Memorial Fund; applications for Claims Conference grants by organizations and institutions and payment procedures; legal assistance in South America; Torah scrolls from Egypt; emigration from China; transfers of Jewish cemeteries in China; and other matters.
Henri Elfenbein Chronological File December 1959-February 1960
File ADM.279: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File March-May 1960
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s name. Topics covered include World Refugee Year projects; individual cases, such as emigration cases, tracing requests, elderly refugees, and medical treatment cases; Claims Conference applications and grants; contracts and projects with the United States Escapee Program; mental cases from China to be settled in Amsterdam; JDC’s budget for Spain; a crisis between the Council of the Jewish Community in Shanghai and the authorities there; vacation advice; and other matters.
File ADM.280: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File June-July 1960
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, memoranda, and summary of meeting. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s name. Topics covered include World Refugee Year projects and attempts to get financing for them; a potential annuity project for refugees in Spain submitted to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; attention or assistance to individual cases, such as refugees, migrants, and tracing requests; search for office space for the United Hias Service in Geneva; Claims Conference applications and grants; the situation and resources of the Jewish communities in Egypt; funds for housing for refugees from Egypt in France; a JDC grant for a summer camp near Barcelona; and other matters.
File ADM.281: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File August-September 1960
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s name. Topics covered include Claims Conference applications and grants; refugee assistance projects for the World Refugee Year; contracts or projects with the United States Escapee Program; US funds for Egyptian refugees; attention or assistance to individual cases, including tracing requests, Rothschild Hospital cases, refugees in Spain, and refugees from Egypt; discussions regarding the situation and assistance policies in Egypt, including discussions with Rabbi Nahoum; Torah scrolls from Egypt; United Hias Service’s joining a federation of international organizations in Geneva; Mr. Elfenbein’s trip to Spain focusing on an annuity project for elderly assistees and a reduction of JDC activities; and other matters.
File ADM.282: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File October-November 1960
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and file memoranda. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s name. Topics covered include refugee assistance projects for the World Refugee Year; contracts or projects with the United States Escapee Program; Claims Conference applications and grants; attention or assistance to individual cases, including refugees; planning of office space for the United Hias Service in Geneva; division of financial responsibilities for activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Egypt; planned participation in a migration conference; trouble with the authorities faced by the Council of the Jewish Community of Shanghai; condolences on the death Rabbi Nahoum, the grand rabbi of Egypt; the planned closing of JDC’s Barcelona office; and other matters.
File ADM.283: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File December 1960-February 1961
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and file memoranda. Topics covered include agreements or potential agreements with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to help Jewish refugees in China, Morocco, Germany, and Spain; World Refugee Year Projects; United States Escapee Program projects; various national schemes for accepting refugees; aid to the Jewish community in Egypt; preparation of an office for the United Hias Service; individual cases, including refugees, migrants, and medical cases; refugees from Egypt; planning the structure, finances, and leadership of the International Committee of Voluntary Agencies; Ethiopian Jews and potential activities on their behalf; finances of the Shanghai Jewish community; and other matters.
Henri Elfenbein Chronological File December 1960-February 1961
File ADM.284: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File March-April 1961
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein and file memoranda. Topics covered include Claims Conference applications; the situation in Cuba and a potential visit by Mr. Elfenbein; projects on behalf of refugees connected with World Refugee Year, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United States Escapee Program; the planned move of United Hias Service offices to Geneva; emigration solutions for Israeli infiltrees in Egypt and related tensions; mental health of refugees; individual cases of people needing particular help; assistance to the Jewish community in China and a crisis facing the Council of the Jewish Community in Shanghai; cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding assistance to Jews in Egypt; and other matters.
File ADM.285: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File May-June 1961
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, translation of letter, and file memorandum. Topics covered include projects on behalf of refugees connected with World Refugee Year or the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; attention or assistance to individual cases, including refugees, needy cases, and tracing requests; trouble faced by the Council of the Jewish Community in Shanghai from the Chinese authorities, including a fine and the takeover of welfare work by the authorities; activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Egypt; American funding for ICRC; assistance for Israeli returnees from Egypt in Italy; telephone installations for the United Hias Service’s future office in Geneva; meetings and policies of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees; assistance to the Jewish community in Greece; export of unused Torah scrolls from Egypt; a proposed international guarantee fund for Jewish communal personnel in Europe; attention to mental cases by the office of the UN High Commissioner; Claims Conference applications; and other matters.
File ADM.286: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File July-September 1961
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Some letters written by Mr. Elfenbein went out under Charles Jordan’s name. Topics covered include Claims Conference applications; projects to benefit refugees with the assistance of the UN High Commissioner for refugees or World Refugee Year programs; meetings and plans regarding the creation of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies; the transfer of Torah scrolls out of Egypt; attention or assistance to individual cases, such as refugees needing resettlement or old age arrangements; the situation of the Jewish community of Shanghai; assistance to an Israeli group allowed to emigrate after imprisonment in Egypt; travel arrangements; the potential end of Red Cross activities in Egypt; and other matters.
File ADM.287: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File October-December 1961
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, memoranda, and notes on meeting. Topics covered include projects and agreements to benefit refugees, including projects of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, World Refugee Year projects, and projects of the United States Escapee Program; Claims Conference applications; the situation of Jews in Egypt; the end of the presence of the International Committtee of the Red Cross in Egypt; attention or assistance to individual cases, such as refugees or migrants with particular difficulties; Israeli escapees from Egypt stuck in Italy; an inquiry into the situation of Jews in Turkey after World War I which led some Jews to leave the country; the situation of the Jewish community in China; the situation of the Jewish community in Manila; a meeting on migration from North Africa; eligibility for German indemnification; and other matters.
File ADM.288: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File January-February 1962
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein. Topics covered include projects to assist refugees, including projects of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, projects of the United States Escapee Program, and World Refugee Year projects; attention or assistance to individual cases, including refugees, such as those in Spain, and tracing requests; the situation of the Jewish commuity in China and aid to the community and emigrants; Claims Conference applications and recommendations; the estate of Johann Grabscheid, of which JDC was a beneficiary; JDC activities in Spain; Israeli escapees from Egypt stuck in Italy; and other matters.
File ADM.289: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File March-April 1962
Outgoing correspondence of Henri Elfenbein, report on Spain, comments on Claims Conference Applications, meeting notes, file memorandum. Topics covered include offices for the United HIAS Service; Claims Conference applications and recommendations regarding organizations and institutions; attention or assistance to individual cases, such as medical cases, refugees, elderly individuals, and tracing requests; the situation of Jews in Spain and JDC activities in Spain; assistance to Jews in China, particularly food parcels to prevent starvation; Israeli escapees in Egypt; projects to aid refugees; and other matters.
File ADM.290: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File May-July 1962
Outgoing correspondence, aide memoire, regarding individual cases, instructions for Claims Conference applications; USEP program; evaluation of SCVA and need for ICVA; life annuities for European refugees in Morocco, survivors in France, Spain, Belgium; 1963 Claims Conference applications; aid to Shanghai. During this time Elfenbein traveled to Belgium, Morocco.
File ADM.291: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File August-December 1962
Outgoing correspondence regarding individual cases, USEP program; ICVA Kooijman Fund; life annuities for European refugees in Morocco, survivors in Spain, and elsewhere; worsened situation of Jews in Egypt, arrival of refugees from there to Rome; surveys of caseload in various countries; continued work of UNHCR; 1963 Claims Conference applications, recommendations; aid to Shanghai Community Council, government prevention of package receipt, and matter involving UHS there. During this time Elfenbein traveled to Italy, Lichtenstein.
File ADM.292: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File January-April 1963
Outgoing correspondence, memorandum for the files, reports, meeting minutes, press release, regarding individual cases, maintenance for refugees with USEP program; life annuities for European refugees in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain; fundraising in Holland and Belgium; funding from UNHCR; Elfen’s participation in Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem (AWR); Personnel Commission of Claims Conference (for teacher and community center director salaries); Claims Conference spending, deadline for 1964 applications. During this time Elfenbein traveled to Italy, Portugal, France, Holland. In January, Elfenbein changed his name to Elfen.
File ADM.293: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File May-June 1963
Outgoing correspondence, aide memoire, notes, reports, position paper, list, regarding individual cases, maintenance for refugees with USEP program; life annuities for European refugees; fundraising in Holland; funding from UNHCR for Australia, Latin America; Elfen’s participation in Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem (AWR); situation in Portgual, Spain, Egypt; Personnel Commission of Claims Conference (for teacher and community center director salaries); Claims Conference 1964 applications. During this time Elfenbein traveled to Italy, Belgium, Norway, France.
File ADM.294: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File July-December 1963
Outgoing correspondence, memorandum for file, working papers, trip report, regarding individual cases; influx of refugees into Barcelona; Claims Conference applications; loan funds; project proposals; expulsions from Romania; UNHCR funding to Latin America, Australia; work as secretary of the personnel commission of the Standing Conference, planning session for it; fundraising in Holland. During this time Elfen visited Germany, Italy.
File ADM.295: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File January-March 1964
Outgoing correspondence, memorandum for file, working paper, meeting minutes, regarding individual cases; Freedom from Hunger campaign (FFH); influx of refugees into Spain; Claims Conference grant appeals; loan funds; UNHCR funding to Latin America, Australia, Italy; work as secretary of the personnel commission of the Standing Conference and session held by the commission; USEP program; life annuities; translation of Herbert Agar’s book on JDC “The Saving Remnant” into German; recruitment of personnel for the UN. During this time Elfen visited Belgium.
File ADM.296: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File April-August 1964
Outgoing correspondence, memoranda for file, aide memoire, annual reports, regarding individual cases; Barcelona Jewish community and educational efforts for Spain; Claims Conference grants appeals; loan funds; UNHCR projects and funding to Latin America, Australia, Italy; work as secretary of the personnel commission of the Standing Conference; life annuities; plans for 50th anniversary celebrations; translation of Herbert Agar’s book on JDC, The Saving Remnant, into German; recruitment of personnel for the UN; in-service training for personnel in Jewish communities. During this time Elfen visited Belgium, France, Germany.
File ADM.297: Henri Elfenbein Chronological File September-December 1964
Outgoing correspondence, questionnaire, file memoranda, circulars, budget, regarding USEP request to know JDC needs for 1965; development aid programs of ICVA member organizations, other ICVA activity; individual cases; planning country directors conference and 50th anniversary celebration; Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe in Spain; personnel commission of Standing Conference; life annuities; aid to UN in personnel recruitment; Libyan Jews; Egyptian Jewish refugees in Brussels and situation of Jews in Egypt; Claims Conference projects; UNHCR funding; transfer of responsibility for India activity from Sam Haber to Elfen. During this time Elfen traveled to Liechtenstein, France, Belgium, Holland.
File ADM.298: Henri Elfenbein Personal Correspondence and Personnel Request Forms 1958-1965
Correspondence, travel authorization requests, leave request forms, wedding invitation, visa application, receipts, bills, and list of founding members of the Geneva branch of the Society for International Development. Topics covered include weddings, donations and inscriptions in memory of relatives, travel arrangements, leave, insurance, friendships, favors, gifts, and other personal matters.
Henri Elfenbein Personal Correspondence and Personnel Request Forms 1958-1965
File ADM.299: Henri Elfenbein Public Relations A-Z 1957-1958
Correspondence, invitations, press clippings, conference program, and blank seminar application form. The file, which contains correspondence to and from Henri Elfenbein, is arranged alphabetically and covers relations with other organizations and individuals affiliated with them. Topics covered include meetings and conferences, events, donations, membership in organizations, relationships with other organizations, and requests.
File ADM.299.1: Inga Gottfarb Correspondence 1956-1957
Correspondence on a variety of issues including title’s MA research and condolences sent to her by JDC staff.
File ADM.300: Martin Greenberg Chronological File August-December 1958
Copies of outgoing correspondence of Martin Greenberg and lists of publications. Topics covered include community organization and fundraising, questionnaires regarding community use of volunteers, travel arrangements, follow up on a conference, preparations for the Country Directors Conference, questionnaires, shipment and storage of personal items, distribution of sample materials and literature regarding Jewish community organization, and other matters.
File ADM.305: Samuel L. Haber Miscellaneous Correspondence 1964
Incoming and outgoing letters of Samuel Haber and lists of incoming mail and outgoing mail. Topics covered include friendships, personal contacts, help and favors for individuals, gifts and payments for lost bets, emigration from Romania, travel and speaking plans, and various other matters.
File ADM.306: Jerome J. Jacobson Chronological File January-March 1955
Copies of outgoing letters and cables of Jerome J. Jacobson and his secretary Helen Krebs, translations of incoming correspondence, and drafts and copies of agreeements. Topics covered include restitution, negotiations and agreements relating to restitution and indemnification, particularly between Jewish successor organizations and Jewish communities in Germany, research on Austria including Austrian relations with Nazi Germany prior to the Anschluss and persecution of Jews in Austria after the Anschluss, planning for Claims Conference allocations strategies, claims against JDC, meeting arrangements, an agreement between OSE Union and JDC, the estate of Marie Wollner-Hofteuel, ordering and purchase of publications, currency transactions related to France, and other matters.
File ADM.308: Jerome J. Jacobson Chronological File 1958-1961
Correspondence and documents relating to foreign securities in France, stock corporations, mail received for Mr. Jacobson in his absence, patents, payments and bills, and other matters.
File ADM.308.1: Jerome Jacobson Correspondence with Executive Staff 1957-1958
Correspondence between Jerome Jacobson and Charles Jordan or Moses Leavitt, primarily regarding contacts with non-JDC personalities.
Jerome Jacobson Correspondence with Executive Staff 1957-1958
File ADM.309: Jerome Jacobson Helen Krebs Correspondence 1953-1955
Correspondence updating Mr. Jacobson on events during his vacation and asking for his response to various matters.
File ADM.309.1: Jerome Jacobson Memoranda to Executive Staff 1955-1958
Copies of letters from Jerome J. Jacobson to Moses Beckelman, Charles Jordan, Herbert Katzki, Moses Leavitt, and Sam Haber, and a few other documents relating to executive staff members.
File ADM.311: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-February 1955
Outgoing correspondence regarding individual cases for welfare, emigration, claims conference funds; matza to Czechoslovakia; aid to refugees in Uruguay, UNHCR aid to refugees in China; plan to move Hard Core cases to Norway; emigration from Hungary; repatriation of individuals from Israel who had gone to Brazil; anticipated budget for Italy for 1955; heirless property in Trieste; US Escapee Program (USEP) potential cases; Claims Conference applications from South America. Jordan was assistant Director General at this time.
File ADM.312: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-April 1955
Outgoing correspondence, lists, regarding parcels to Hungary; inquiries regarding individuals in Communist countries; matza to be supplied to various communities in Bulgaria; medications for Poland, Czechoslovakia; transfer of responsibility for emigration from Hungary to United HIAS Service under Israel Jacobson.
File ADM.313: Charles Jordan Chronological File March-April 1955
Outgoing correspondence regarding individual cases for welfare, emigration, claims conference funds; Karaites’ in China application for aid; start of Lou Kraft’s employment; emigration from China; issues regarding resettlement in Uruguay; efforts to liquidate Camp Foehrenwald and to keep the camp hospital open until this is accomplished; aid to refugees in Uruguay, plan to move Hard Core cases to Norway; UNHCR help to aged refugees in Italy; repatriation of individuals from Israel who had gone to Brazil; anticipated budget for Germany for 1955; cooperation with US Escapee Program (USEP); Claims Conference applications from Italy. The material includes correspondence between Jordan and Moses Beckelman while Beckelman was in New York. Jordan was assistant Director General at this time.
File ADM.314: Charles Jordan Chronological File May-June 1955
Outgoing correspondence, lists, regarding parcels and medications to Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania; inquiries regarding individuals in Communist countries.
File ADM.315: Charles Jordan Chronological File May-August 1955
Outgoing correspondence regarding individual cases for welfare, emigration, claims conference funds; concerns regarding Austria State Treaty; Shanghai finances; emigration from China; funding for institutions in India; efforts to liquidate Camp Foehrenwald; changes to program in Germany and technical assistance to it; cooperation with US Escapee Program (USEP); Claims Conference applications from Italy, France. The material includes correspondence between Jordan and Moses Beckelman while Beckelman was in New York. Jordan was assistant Director General at this time.
File ADM.316: Charles Jordan Chronological File July-September 1955
Outgoing correspondence, lists, regarding parcels and medications to Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania; inquiries regarding individuals in Communist countries.
File ADM.317: Charles Jordan Chronological File September-October 1955
Outgoing correspondence regarding individual cases for welfare, emigration, claims conference funds; payment to Norwegian government for resettlement; support for aged in Italy by JDC, UN High Commissioner’s office and US Escapee Program (USEP); thank you notes to individuals in Yugoslavia following the Jordans’ trip there; report on Yugoslavia; loan funds in Australia; emigration from China; grants to Bombay; closure of Camp Foehrenwald’s hospital and successful transfer of patients; Claims Conference grants to Italy. Jordan was assistant Director General at this time.
File ADM.318: Charles Jordan Chronological File October-December 1955
Outgoing correspondence regarding aid to individuals in Eastern Europe.
File ADM.319: Charles Jordan Chronological File November-December 1955
Outgoing correspondence regarding individual cases for welfare, emigration, claims conference funds; impact of North African aliya on budgets in other countries; loan funds in Uruguay, Brazil, Australia; emigration from China; Claims Conference grant application from Vienna, Italy; aid to Vienna transmigrants. After the sudden death of Moses Beckelman in December Jordan became Director General and requested weekly reports from all department or country heads; responded to condolence notes.
File ADM.320: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-April 1956
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written at his request. Jordan became acting Director-General of JDC after the December 1955 death of Moses Beckelman. Topics include auditorium named for Beckelman in Paris; Claims Conference budget; loan budget to Lubavitch; relationship with new regime in Morocco; cover letters regarding investigation of Claims Conference applicants’ economic situation; Administrative changes in office with arrival of Morris Laub; conflicts in Austrian community; the future of OSE Israel; yeshivot program; thank you notes after trip to Israel and Iran.
File ADM.321: Charles Jordan Chronological File May-July 1956
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written at his request. During this period Jordan traveled to Morocco several times because of government action against the Jewish community there. In addition, he was chair of the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies (SCVA). Topics include conference attendance; aid to East Germany; mental health program in Holland; repatriation from China to Soviet Russia; cover letters regarding investigation of Claims Conference applicants’ economic situation; bringing Mrs. Hekmat from Iran to the US for a UJA speaking tour; emigration from Tunisia, Morocco; medical and psychiatric care in Israel; proposed changes to the yeshivot program; thank you notes after trip to Israel and Iran.
File ADM.322: Charles Jordan Chronological File July-December 1956
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written at his request. During this period Jordan was chair of the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies (SCVA). Topics include cover letters regarding investigation of Claims Conference applicants’ economic situation; applications from various countries for Conference funds; emigration from Morocco; medical personnel and other services for Israel; conference on Jewish Education for European communities; situation of Libyan Jews; 1957 budget estimate; action precipitated by the Hungarian refugee crisis.
File ADM.324: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-April 1957
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written in his stead. During this period, in January, Jordan traveled to Athens on an Egyptian refugee ship, and traveled extensively in the US for the UJA during the month of March. Topics include investigation of Claims Conference applicants’ economic situation; applications from various countries for Conference funds; emigration from Poland, Hungary and Egypt; medical services for Israel; grants to various Lubavitch projects; Israel budget estimate; action precipitated by the Hungarian refugee crisis and the Egyptian refugee crisis.
File ADM.325: Charles Jordan Chronological File August-September 1957
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written in his stead. During this period, Jordan traveled to Greece in August, and elsewhere in Europe, including Poland, in September. Topics include investigation of Claims Conference applicants’ economic situation; aid to Eritrean Jewish community; plans for Country Directors’ Conference in October; grants to various Lubavitch Relief in Transit; action precipitated by the Hungarian refugee crisis, such as care for Orthodox refugees in Vienna; fact finding mission to Egypt; Egyptian, Moroccan, and Tunisian refugees.
File ADM.326: Charles Jordan Chronological File October-December 1957
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written in his stead. During this period, Jordan traveled to Israel in October and the United States in December. Topics include reflections on Jordan’s September trip to Poland to which he had been invited by the Polish government; investigation of Claims Conference applicants’ economic situation; Jews in Afghanistan; aid to Eritrean Jewish community; invitations to and plans for October Country Directors’ Conference, as well as thank you notes to speakers; eventual self-funding of Brussels Jewish community; help to individuals; potential emigration of Egyptian refugees to England.
File ADM.327: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-April 1958
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written in his stead. During this period, Jordan traveled to Rome in January, Israel in February, Brussels in March, and Poland in April, for an official commemoration of fifteen years since the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Topics include fundraising for Germany; support for Lubavitch projects in France, Israel; investigation of Claims Conference applicants’ economic situation; plans for conference on Fundraising and Community Organization in Geneva in June; update on Poland and renewed activity there; transferring religious items from Egypt, Torah scrolls from Hungary to Israel; registry of Egyptian losses; relationship with Union OSE; help to Oskar Schindler; plans for May trip to Israel; Jews in Syria; help to individuals; relationship between Malben and the Israeli government.
File ADM.328: Charles Jordan Chronological File May-August 1958
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written in his stead. During this period, JDC European headquarters moved from Paris to Geneva. Topics include plans for and invitations to the conference on Fundraising and Community Organization in Geneva in June, as well as the Country Directors’ Conference in October; grant application on behalf of Malben as well as various developments of Malben; help to Herman Dicker on his book on Shanghai; relationship with OSE; potential expanded educational staff; aid to Samaritans; a proposal for Malben to help developmentally delayed children.
File ADM.329: Charles Jordan Chronological File September-December 1958
Outgoing correspondence by Charles Jordan or written in his stead. During this period, Jordan traveled to Vienna and Israel in September, London, Warsaw and Paris in October, Israel for the opening of the Paul Baerwald School at the Hebrew University in November, and to the United States in December. Topics include plans for, invitations to, and thank you notes written after the Country Directors’ Conference in October; replacement of Leonard Seidenman by Henri Elfenbein as liason to Spain and Portugal; continued emigration from Yemen; Jewish education in Europe; emigration from Romania and Poland through Vienna; planned mission to Poland and situation there; plans for memorializing Henry Selver who had died in September 1957.
File ADM.330: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-March 1959
Correspondence regarding travel plans to South America; cash requirements to North Africa; Jewish situation in Tunisia; emigration from Romania through Naples; care in various countries for refugees in transit; negotiations for aid in Poland; interest in Torah scrolls taken out of Egypt; introduction of travelers; preparations for World Refugee Year. During this time Jordan traveled to Morocco and the United States in January; Israel and Iran in February, and Italy and Belgium in March.
File ADM.331: Charles Jordan Chronological File April-May 1959
Outgoing correspondence regarding situation of and aid to Jews in Bombay; Henry Selver Memorial Fund; invitations to heads of other organizations to report to JDC on their activities; ceasing of emigration from Romania and arrest of Rabbi Portugal; program in Poland; worsening situation in Hungary and other Eastern Bloc countries. At this time, Jordan was co-chair of the International World Refugee Year, planned for 1960. He traveled in April to visit a claims conference-funded synagogue and community center in Strasbourg, and was to leave for South America in mid-June.
File ADM.332: Charles Jordan Chronological File June-September 1959
Outgoing correspondence regarding staff and next steps for Malben; job description for opening in Germany; registration of Jewish organizations including JDC in Morocco; loan to Lubavitch Israel; reports to board of World Refugee Year from June-August trip to New York and South America. Jordan was chair of WRY at this time.
File ADM.333: Charles Jordan Chronological File September-December 1959
Correspondence regarding Claims Conference projects; aid to Egyptian Jews in Israel; Swiss heirless property; plans for World Refugee Year; invitations to speak at Country Directors’ Conference; invitations to meeting about problems facing European Jewish communities; thank you notes to conference participants. During this time Jordan visited Poland in October, Israel in November, and New York in December.
File ADM.334: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-May 1960
Outgoing correspondence, invitations, report, brochures, regarding trips to London, Iran; event for opening of World Refugee Year; headquarters staff assignments; visiting guests; funding to Central British Fund for Romanian immigrants; plans for Israel trip; application for Claims Conference funding in Brussels; aid to Agadir, Morocco earthquake victims; sheltered employment in Norway making use of sperm whale teeth; customs fine to Jewish community in Hong Kong. During this time Jordan traveled to London and Holland in January, a U.S. speaking tour in February and March, Norway, Iran and Israel in May.
File ADM.335: Charles Jordan Chronological File May-July 1960
Outgoing correspondence regarding situation in Iran; OSE agreement; Alliance in Morocco; congratulations on successful campaigns; future of claims conference; aid after earthquake in Concepcion, Chile; situation in Belgium, France, Sweden and Holland as seen by Martin Greenberg before his departure from Geneva. During this time Jordan took short trips to Paris and London and served on a sub-committee of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA).
File ADM.336: Charles Jordan Chronological File August-September 1960
Outgoing correspondence regarding Claims Conference applications from Sweden, France, Belgium; reporting on situation in Chile; invitations to Overseas Conference, in particular to discussion of youth services; travel plans; Claims Conference projects in Greece. During this time Jordan traveled to Italy, Greece, Vienna, Poland.
File ADM.337: Charles Jordan Chronological File October-December 1960
Outgoing correspondence regarding travel plans; considering starting program in India; invitations to Overseas Conference discussion group on public relations; thank you notes to participants in conference; aid to individuals in Holland; attempts to replace chief rabbi of Egypt who is ill; FSJU real estate plans; distribution of The Saving Remnant by Herbert Agar; emigration of intermarried couples from Poland to Israel. In this period Jordan travelled to Italy for the UJA Study Mission, Holland, Belgium, Germany, London and Paris. On these trips he met the pope and the Queen of Holland.
File ADM.338: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-April 1961
Outgoing correspondence regarding plans for trips; program in India; proposals for program in Ethiopia; potential speaker for campaign; difficulties with getting visas for Poland; emigration from Egypt; Jewish education in France; establishment of International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services; UJA missions; Jewish Community Centers in Europe; increasing program in Morocco; stamp collecting; thank you notes; congratulations; letters of recommendation. During this time Jordan traveled to Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Amsterdam, and Israel.
File ADM.339: Charles Jordan Chronological File May-June 1961
Outgoing correspondence regarding proposals for program in Ethiopia; potential speakers for campaign, various dinners; beginning of emigration from Algeria; removal of Sifrei Torah from Egypt; establishment of International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services; UJA missions; stamp exhibition. During this time Jordan traveled to New York, Vienna, and Paris.
File ADM.340: Charles Jordan Chronological File July-September 1961
Outgoing correspondence regarding proposed new International Council of Voluntary Agencies, International Council of Jewish Social and Welfare Services participation; visit to Polish summer camps; benefits for personnel in Jewish organizations; emigration from Algieria, Tunisia; speakers for UJA missions (later cancelled), overseas conference, plans for ICJSWS meeting; stamp exhibition. During this time Jordan traveled to Poland, Marseilles, Los Angeles, Paris.
File ADM.341: Charles Jordan Chronological File October-December 1961
Outgoing correspondence, cover letters, circulars, thank you notes, regarding application for consultative status to the UN by the International Council of Jewish Social and Welfare Services; World Refugee Year publicity; Charles Lutz grant; emigration from North Africa. During this time Jordan traveled to Finland and the United States.
File ADM.342: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-March 1962
Outgoing correspondence regarding trip to Beirut, Damascus; condolence and congratulations letters; contribution by Central British Fund to International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services; Claims Conference projects in Rome, Amsterdam, France. During this time Jordan traveled to the United States in January; New York, Paris, London and Copenhagen in March.
File ADM.343: Charles Jordan Chronological File April-May 1962
Outgoing correspondence regarding Joseph Meyerhoff visit to Morocco, Paris, Israel, Iran; situation of Jewish community in Beirut including search for American rabbi; condolence and congratulations letters; potential contributions by Central British Fund; Claims Conference projects in France; assistance to Romanian emigres; tensions with Guy de Rothschild and FSJU; potential employees; plans for Medical Advisory Board meetings in New York. During this time Jordan traveled to Holland in April as well as Oslo and Stockholm in May. In addition, at this time Jordan was re-elected as Chairman of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies Governing Board.
File ADM.344: Charles Jordan Chronological File June-August 1962
Outgoing correspondence, news bulletin, article, regarding mending ties with FSJU; housing for North African Jewish refugees in France; congratulations and condolence letters; thank you notes for equipment used in summer camp for Algerian refugee children run by the FSJU; situation in Algiers, food donated there, and emigration from there; new community center in Sweden; Sam Haber taking over from Fred Ziegellaub in Frankfurt office; During this time Jordan flew to the United States in June; Poland in July, and South America in August.
File ADM.345: Charles Jordan Chronological File September-October 1962
Outgoing correspondence regarding immigration to Sao Paolo; new education initiative; invitation to meetings of the International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services, Claims Conference, change in Country Directors Conference; application of the ICJSWS to have an official relationship with the World Health Organization; thank you notes to people in Sao Paolo; plans for UJA mission in Paris.
File ADM.346: Charles Jordan Chronological File November-December 1962
Outgoing correspondence regarding community centers in Sweden; formation of the International Council of Jewish Social and Welfare Services; exhibits in Paris; meeting with German officials reporting on Relief in Transit; Claims Conference activities; thank you and congratulations notes. At the end of November to mid-December Jordan traveled to the United States.
File ADM.347: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-March 1963
Outgoing correspondence regarding travel arrangements for upcoming trips; fundraising for Algerian refugees in France; efforts by Poles for Treblinka memorial; thank you, congratulations, and condolence notes, including for rescuer of French Jewish children Joseph Millner. In January Jordan traveled to Paris, Manchester, Frankfurt, Vienna, Poland, Egypt. In February he and Ellie went to Lebanon, Nablus and Israel, and to the United States in February and March.
File ADM.348: Charles Jordan Chronological File April-May 1963
Outgoing correspondence regarding preparation of visit of US Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to various countries; travel arrangements for upcoming trip to Australia; potential emigration for Jews from Qamishli, Syria to Germany; concern regarding possible withdrawal of Norway and Denmark from ICEM (Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration); thank you notes including for visit to Buckingham Palace, congratulations and recommendation letters. In April Jordan traveled to New York, and in May to London.
File ADM.349: Charles Jordan Chronological File May-August 1963
Outgoing correspondence regarding travel arrangements for Manila, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand trip which was subsequently postponed; efforts on behalf of Warren Pinegar; corruption regarding sale of Alexandria Torah scrolls; indemnification case; potential emigration for Jews from Kamishly, Syria to Germany; speakers for U.S. fundraising campaign; congratulations notes. Jordan traveled to New York in June.
File ADM.350: Charles Jordan Chronological File September-December 1963
Outgoing correspondence including thank you, condolence notes. Jordan was appointed president of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies, traveled to Israel in September; Rome and New York in October, as well as New York and Morocco in December.
File ADM.351: Charles Jordan Chronological File January-March 1964
Outgoing correspondence regarding new synagogue center in Madrid; old age home in Gothenberg, Sweden; plans for US speaking tour and rescheduled Australia trip; situation of Jews in Syria, Libya; inquiries regarding employment for individuals; thank you notes, get well notes, condolence notes, in particular after the death of Nehemiah Robinson. Jordan traveled to Spain and Morocco in January, New York in February, Belgium for Claims Conference meetings.
File ADM.352: Charles Jordan Chronological File April-May 1964
Outgoing correspondence regarding plans for center in Warsaw, welfare committees for Poland; mission to Israel; loan request from Sao Paolo; FSJU activity; plans for rescheduled Australia trip; letter of recommendation, thank you notes, get well notes, condolence notes. Jordan traveled to New York and London in April, and to Treblinka, Paris and Oslo in May.
File ADM.353: Charles Jordan Chronological File June-July 1964
Outgoing correspondence regarding difficulty of getting life annuities for refugees in France; speakers for 1964-1965; publication of the French version of The Saving Remnant; loan request from Mexico;covering FSJU debt; thank you notes, get well notes; observations on Australian Jewish community; plans for ICVA Day at International Conference of Social Work; emigration from Romania. Jordan traveled to Beirut, Tehran, New Delhi, Bombay, Manila, Australia and New Zealand in June and July.
File ADM.354: Charles Jordan Chronological File August-October 1964
Outgoing correspondence, circulars, regarding 1965 budget in light of Claims Conference funding ending; planning for 50th anniversary celebrations and meetings in Geneva and New York; Claims Conference applications; International Conference of Social Work in Athens; compensation for health issues of Holocaust survivors in Australia; UJA Study Mission in Israel; INTERCO (International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services); thank you notes, get well notes; observations on Australian Jewish community, including fundraising; emigration from Romania. Jordan traveled to London in September as well as to Athens for the ICSW conference that month, in addition, he went to Israel in October.
File ADM.355: Charles Jordan Chronological File November-December 1964
Outgoing correspondence, circulars, regarding training for Tibetan students in Israel; frustration at JDC not getting credit for projects in Europe; new building for communal organization in Brussels; 1965 budget in light of Claims Conference funding ending; planning for 50th anniversary celebration and meetings in New York; Claims Conference applications; thank you notes, Jordan traveled to Paris in November as well as to New York at the end of November-December.
File ADM.356: Charles Jordan Claims Conference Notebook
Photocopy of cover and pages of looseleaf binder containing Jordan’s notes on various proposals, programs, and budgets for countries in which Claim Conference money funded activity. Includes reports on various countries by Herb Katzki; summaries of allocations for 1955 and 1956, notes of applications and projections for 1957. In some cases attached pages are visible on the following photocopied page.
File ADM.356.1: Charles Jordan Correspondence 1955-1956
Correspondence, invitations, thank you notes, congratulatory notes, new year’s greetings, article translation, newspaper clipping, regarding events, travel, Jordan’s taking over as representative on the French branch of the Jewish Trust Corporation for Germany; Jordan as new director of JDC; Jordan’s trip to Iran; photographs enclosed from various trips; Includes many individuals making contact for the first time in many years, such as those who knew Jordan in Shanghai.
File ADM.356.2: Charles Jordan Correspondence 1957
Correspondence, invitations, thank you notes, congratulatory notes, pamphlet, new year’s greetings, newspaper clippings, regarding events, travel, Jordan’s nomination as a Knight of the Order of King David by the Scandanavian Jewish Federation; opening of Jewish old age home in Sweden and project in Norway; Jordan’s trip to Israel and meetings there; photographs enclosed from various trips.
File ADM.357: Charles Jordan Correspondence 1958-1959
Invitation, birthday wishes, condolences, congratulations, Rosh Hashana greetings, thank you notes, newspaper clipping, itinerary, regarding travel plans, conferences, evaluation of Jewish education in Europe, luncheons attended by High Commisionner for Refugees, Deputy Director of ICEM, Jordan’s receipt of the French Legion of Honor; trip to South America; books received.
File ADM.358: Charles Jordan Correspondence 1960-1964
Invitations, birthday wishes, birth announcement, condolences, congratulations, Rosh Hashana greetings, thank you notes, regarding travel plans, conferences, Jordan’s trips to Los Angeles, Finland; death of Jordan’s father March 1962; new appointments such as Philip Klutznick to be US ambassador to UN, Katriel Katz Israel Consul in New York.
File ADM.359: Charles Jordan Country Correspondence 1959, 1962-1964 Part I
Correspondence, cables, invitations, regarding Switzerland, Austria, England, Belgium, France, Germany. Includes an invitation to Rabbi Hugo Gryn’s induction at West London Synagogue.
Charles Jordan Country Correspondence 1959, 1962-1964 Part I
File ADM.360: Charles Jordan Country Correspondence 1959, 1962-1964 Part II
Correspondence, cables, invitation, condolence letters, regarding events in Greece, Israel, United States, Canada. Topics include funding to loan kassas, plans for 50th anniversary meetings; establishment of the Technical Assistance Information Clearing House in New York for disseminating information about services provided by voluntary agencies; death of Yitzhak Ben Zvi.
Charles Jordan Country Correspondence 1959, 1962-1964 Part II
File ADM.361: Charles Jordan Handwritten Letters to M.W. Beckelman 1955
Handwritten letters on a wide range of issues relating to personnel transfers, situations in various countries, and more.
File ADM.362: Charles Jordan Notes and Papers 1955-1957
Magazine clippings, charts, lists, draft papers, regarding social work in Switzerland; Claims Conference in Italy; situation in various countries; questions for discussion at the Little Country Directors Conference.
File ADM.363: Charles Jordan Outgoing Cables 1956
Outgoing cables sent by Jordan and others regarding travel arrangements, bereavements, emigration from Morocco; congratulations for birthdays, anniversaries, also to George Warren upon receipt of honor by pope; Hungarian refugees; Egyptian refugees.
File ADM.364: Charles Jordan Outgoing Cables 1957
Cables from Jordan and others regarding press coverage of Egyptian refugees, as well as details of boat arrivals; Hungarian refugees in Austria; travel arrangements; condolences for tragedy in Teheran.
File ADM.365: Charles Jordan Publications 1963-1964
Memorandum, paper reprint, Rosh Hashana message, article by Jordan surveying JDC’s work historically and currently.
File ADM.369: Charles Jordan "Schweizer Illustrierte Zeitung" November 1963
Magazine, clipping, draft translation, list of Governing Board regarding International Council of Voluntary Agencies.
Charles Jordan “Schweizer Illustrierte Zeitung” November 1963
File ADM.370: Charles Jordan SCVA Chronological File 1955
Outgoing correspondence regarding Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies (SCVA) Working for Refugees sent in Jordan’s capacity as president. Topics include the situation in Austria; invitations to meetings; status of American employees abroad.
File ADM.371: Charles Jordan SCVA Chronological File 1956
Outgoing correspondence relating to the Standing Conference of Voluntary Agencies Working for Refugees (SCVA). Much of the file is a circular letter sent to various agencies and organizations regarding the Hungarian refugee crisis. See also correspondence in the SCVA record group in the Geneva 1955-1964 Organizations subcollection.
File ADM.372: Charles Jordan Speeches 1961, 1963-1964
Correspondence, drafts and transcripts of speeches given by Jordan. Includes basic material, as well as address given at the opening of the Refugee Relief program in Norway and at the annual JDC meeting.
File ADM.373: Charles Jordan Speeches and Articles 1960-1961
Correspondence, articles, press releases, drafts and transcripts of speeches given by Jordan. Topics include situation in Tunisia, a humorous skit (perhaps Purim Spiel), school programs, World Refugee Year, memo to speakers emphasizing importance of oral communication as written publicity is problematic in 1961 because of nature of activities.
File ADM.374: Charles Jordan Speeches and Publications 1958-1959, 1961-1962
Correspondence, speeches given at opening of Liege Center in Belgium, other openings and occasions in Benelux; Rosh Hashana message by Jordan.
Charles Jordan Speeches and Publications 1958-1959, 1961-1962
File ADM.375: Charles Jordan Speeches Brussels 1962
Speech transcript of paper given by Jordan at the Colloquium on Contemporary Jewish Life in Europe which took place in Brussels in September 1962. Titled “Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies” summarizes JDC activity generally in Western Europe since World War II.
File ADM.376: Charles Jordan Speeches CJFWF Philadelphia 1962
Draft and final version of speech transcript given by Jordan to the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds (CJFWF) in Philadelphia, November 17, 1962. Contains much information on conditions in Algeria, among North African emigres in France, aid to Eastern Europe, formation of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services.
File ADM.377: Charles Jordan Speeches ORT Divonne 1963
Transcript of speech given by Jordan at ORT meeting in Divonne, France.
File ADM.378: Charles Jordan Speeches ORT NY 1963
Correspondence, transcript of speech given by Jordan to American Women’s ORT meeting in New York.
File ADM.379: Charles Jordan Speeches Staff Meeting UJA NY 1962
Meeting minutes of speech given by Jordan at a staff meeting at the UJA New York office.
File ADM.380: Charles Jordan Speeches Young Leaders Paris 1963
Meeting minutes of speech given by Jordan to the Young Leaders Mission in Paris, July 1963.
File ADM.381: Charles Jordan Staff Issues January-June 1958
Chronological file relating to internal staff concerns, such as loans for move to Geneva; placement of personnel who will not be moving to Geneva; filling positions available.
File ADM.382: Charles Jordan Staff Issues July-December 1958
Correspondence regarding staff positions, travel, Laura Margolis Jarblum joining Malben staff; salary payments to overseas staff; loans to staff.
File ADM.383: Herbert Katzki Chronological File July-August 1955
Outgoing correspondence, condolence letter, cover letters, file memoranda, regarding summer colonies in Greece (considered welfare, not cultural, by JDC); housing for earthquake survivors in Greece; individual cases; education in Morocco, Tangiers; youth aliya from Morocco, anti-Semitic riots in Mazagan; loan kassas, youth federation, cultural work, in Sweden; youth activity in Norway; community center in Belgium, other subventions there; kindergarten, medical service in Iran. Much of the activity in certain countries is to be funded by the Claims Conference. During this period Katzki traveled to Morocco.
File ADM.384: Herbert Katzki Chronological File September-October 1955
Outgoing correspondence, new year’s greetings, thank you note, cover letters, file memoranda, regarding housing for earthquake survivors, communal politics, in Greece; individual cases; education in Tunisia, Morocco, Tangiers; youth aliya from Morocco, anti-Semitic incidents in Morocco; loan kassas, cultural work, in Sweden; community center in Trondheim,Norway; Claim Conference applications from Holland, Finland; community center old age home in Belgium, other subventions there; medical service in Iran. Much of the activity in certain countries is to be funded by the Claims Conference. During this period Katzki travelled to Belgium.
File ADM.385: Herbert Katzki Chronological File November-December 1955
Outgoing correspondence, thank you notes, note of congratulations, cover letters, file memorandum, regarding aid to earthquake survivors, including Volo housing project, in Greece, press release about it; individual cases; scholarships; education in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Tangiers; youth aliya from North Africa, aliya from Tunis via Naples, training of North Africans at Laversine, France; 1956 budgets for North Africa; ORT in Tehran, Tunisia, France, Morocco; planning date for 1956 Country Directors’ Conference; speaker from Morocco for UJA campaign; Claim Conference applications from Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Belgium; responsibilities in Spain; application for help from JDC from Finland; subventions to Belgium, request for Matzot for Iran, 1956 budget for Iran; audit of JDC-subsidized agencies. During this period Katzki traveled to Sweden, Amsterdam. Moses Beckelman died December 12, and acknowledgments of condolence notes were sent out.
File ADM.386: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-April 1957
Outgoing correspondence, press excerpt, notes for file, regarding Claims Conference in Sweden, Finland, Holland, Australia, Belgium, Greece; program in Algiers, Egyptian expulsion order, program, refugees and their maintenance; OSE matters, including public relations film; help to Hungarian refugees coming to Sweden, those in need of clothes, publicity photos, statistics; campaign speakers, aid to Orthodox in Austria; currency transfers to Australia; earthquake in Greece; requests for the JDC to guarantee immigrants to Holland and Finland.
File ADM.387: Herbert Katzki Chronological File May-September 1957
Outgoing correspondence, thank you notes, new year’s wishes, congratulations letters, press excerpts, notes for file, regarding Claims Conference in Sweden, Finland, Yugoslavia, Holland, Australia, Belgium, Greece; situation in Tangiers; Egyptian refugees in Greece and agreement concerning their care with UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Ozar HaTorah in various places; Lubavitch yeshiva in Casablanca; organization of disabled survivors of Wapniarka camp; OSE matters, currency transfers to Australia; earthquake recovery in Greece; benefits to employees of subventioned organizations. During this time Katzki visited Algiers and Tehran.
File ADM.388: Herbert Katzki Chronological File October-December 1957
Outgoing correspondence, condolences, congratulations letters, notes for file, regarding Claims Conference in Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Australia, Belgium, Greece; individual cases of Hungarian refugees in Yugoslavia; North African students for vocational training in France; situation in Libya, Tangiers, Kamichlie, Syria; Egyptian refugees in France, Greece; Ozar HaTorah in various places; community achievements in Iran; educational bodies in North Africa, Aleppo, France; Hebrew books and food supplies for Tunisia; Lubavitch programs; OSE matters, salaries and benefits for employees of subventioned organizations.
File ADM.389: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-March 1958
Outgoing correspondence, new year’s greetings, file memoranda, circulars, regarding payment to Alliance; Hungarian refugees in Austria; new staff assignments; Ozar HaTorah in Morocco and Iran; individual cases; training for Algerian youth in Laversine, France; Hungarian refugees, other topics, in Australia; school in Athens; aid to Luxembourg; Lubavitch in Morocco; benefits to employees of subventioned organizations in Sweden, Morocco; situation for Jews in Egypt; Claims Conference funds to Switzerland. During this time Katzki travelled to Algiers.
File ADM.390: Herbert Katzki Chronological File April-July 1958
Outgoing correspondence, birthday greetings, condolence letters, file memorandum, requests for updates regarding new law in Greece on declaration of death, Union of Spanish Citizens in Greece, JDC support for stateless refugees from Egypt in Greece; Alliance (AIU) situation in various countries; vacation plans for children in Austria; Ozar HaTorah, other education bodies, in Morocco and Iran; governmental disapproval of loan fund in Morocco; individual cases; status of JDC in Algeria, parcel of land there; help to Herbert Agar on his book on JDC history; Hungarian refugees, other topics, in Australia; JDC in Poland; school in Athens; JDC headquarters move from Paris to Geneva; Lubavitch in Morocco; summer camps for Iran; changed situation for Jews in Tunisia; Claims Conference Study Commission, funds to Sweden, Switzerland, Germany. During this time Katzki travelled to Algiers.
File ADM.391: Herbert Katzki Chronological File August-December 1958
Outgoing correspondence, notes of congratulations, new year’s greetings, condolence letters, cover letters, meeting minutes, itinerary, summaries of mail received in Katzki’s absence, aide memoire, file memoranda, regarding new law in Greece on declaration of death, heirless property, JDC support for stateless refugees from Egypt in Greece; Claims Conference applications from Greece, Germany, Sweden; Alliance situation in various countries; Ozar HaTorah, other education bodies, OSE, USDA supplies, in Morocco; new scholarship fund; disapproval of loan fund, relationship of JDC to Moroccan government, governmental ejection of JDC representative in Morocco based on allegations that he aided emigration to Israel; individual cases; transfer of Executive Council of Australian Jewry from Sydney to Melbourne; children’s home in Belgium; status of JDC in Tunisia; help to Herbert Agar (author of book on JDC history) in obtaining visa to enter Poland, difficulty with transfer of funds to there; funds transfers to Australia; JDC headquarters move from Paris to Geneva; Lubavitch in Morocco; program in Iran; Claims Conference funds to Sweden. During this period Katzki traveled to Iran, Morocco, and the United States on home leave.
File ADM.392: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-April 1959
Summaries sent to Katzki during his absence, outgoing correspondence, memoranda for the files, circulars, regarding individual cases; refugees in Athens from Romania, Syria; Claims Conference money to Sweden, Switzerland, Greece; teachers’ seminar in Iran, Jewish Child’s Day contribution to kindergartens there; OPAIE organization for administration of heirless property in Greece; scholarship fund; matzot to Pakistan, Syria; potential uses for trust fund; sanatorium, parcel of land, in Morocco, clothing for there from Central British Fund; relationship with UNICEF; Tunisian Jews’ situation, training center there. During this time Katzki was in New York on home leave.
File ADM.393: Herbert Katzki Chronological File May-August 1959
Summaries sent to Katzki during his absence, outgoing correspondence, memoranda for the files, circulars, condolence letter, regarding individual cases; plans for country directors conference; Claims Conference money to Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, food distribution in Tehran camp, Jewish Child’s Day contribution to kindergartens in Iran; OPAIE organization for administration of heirless property in Greece; property in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem, yeshiva Beit Joseph Zvi in Jerusalem; boy scouts in Algeria; emigration from Syria, Yemen; aid to flood survivors in Madagascar; scholarship funds; registration of JDC, Jewish Child’s Day contributions, parcel of land, prostitution of Jewish girls in Morocco, problems with importing goods, government limiting of subventioned organizations there; potential projects for Central British Fund donations; false JTA reports on Tunisian Jews’ situation, Claims Conference application from Yugoslavia. During this time Katzki visited Yugoslavia, Greece, holidayed in Spain.
File ADM.394: Herbert Katzki Chronological File September-December 1959
Outgoing correspondence, new year’s greetings, memoranda for the files, circulars, regarding individual cases; attendance at, planning for, and suggested topics for country directors conference; Consistoire in Algeria; Claims Conference money to Sweden, Italy, Switzerland; legalization of JDC in Iran; JDC funding to Alliance, ORT, Lubavitch, capital projects in Finland, France, Belgium; emigration from Yemen; aid to Syria; labor legislation in Tunisia; Ozar Hatorah in Iran and Morocco; scholarship funds; registration of JDC and other Jewish organizations, Jewish hospital, parcel of land, problems with importing goods, including USDA supplies, in Morocco; Central British Fund donations–potential and actual; Claims Conference application from Yugoslavia, Greece, Sweden.
File ADM.395: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-March 1960
Outgoing correspondence, file memoranda, budget estimate, circular, regarding shipment of Torah from Iran to Israel; changes in personnel assignments; immigrant housing in Australia; project proposals for funding to Central British Fund; aliya from Yemen and boys school in Aden; Jewish situation in India by Hugo Gryn;Claims Conference funded Athens school; medical, educational programs in Tunisia, Morocco, Iran; Agadir earthquake, refugees, offers of help. During this time Katzki traveled to Israel and Iran.
File ADM.396: Herbert Katzki Chronological File April-June 1960
Outgoing correspondence, summary notes on discussion, file memoranda, circular, regarding aliya from Yemen and winding up of operations; search for rabbi for Yugoslavia; emigration from Romania; estate of which JDC is beneficiary in Sweden; funding for synagogue, community center in Sweden; visitor and job application to Iran; Claims Conference funded camp, synagogue, compensation to Nazi victims in Greece; medical, educational, supplies programs in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Iran; aid in the wake of Agadir earthquake; possibility of Rhodes citizens returning there from Belgian Congo. During this time Katzki traveled to Tunisia and Israel.
File ADM.397: Herbert Katzki Chronological File July-October 1960
Outgoing correspondence, file memorandum, circular, regarding winding up of operations in Yemen; various projects for Yugoslavia; planning overseas conference; funding for welfare grant, community center in Sweden; Helsinki community center; medical, educational, supplies programs in Tunisia, Morocco, Iran; aid in the wake of Agadir earthquake; visit to London of Moroccan general’s son; Shiraz bathhouse project; potential scholarships in various countries; reports on and aid to individuals. During this time Katzki traveled to New York.
File ADM.398: Herbert Katzki Chronological File November-December 1960
Outgoing correspondence, condolence notes, file memoranda, regarding winding up of operations in Yemen; Jewish Child’s Day contributions for Iran; plans for welfare, school, sale of cemetery in Greece; claims conference 1961 applications; proposed projects for Central British Fund funding; Stern Trust Fund; situation in Algeria; funding for school property in Sweden; medical, educational, supplies programs in Tunisia, Morocco, Iran; aid in the wake of Agadir earthquake; reports on and aid to individuals.
File ADM.399: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-February 1961
Outgoing correspondence, cover letters, thank you note, regarding developments in Sweden, Yugoslavia; press articles; aliya from Yemen; undesired negative publicity for Iran, new hospital, schools in Iran, and Jewish Child’s Day contributions for Iran; claims conference 1961 applications; proposed projects for Central British Fund funding; Stern Trust Fund; field trip to North Africa from England; USDA supplies; situation in Morocco, emigration from there.
File ADM.400: Herbert Katzki Chronological File March-April 1961
Outgoing correspondence, thank you notes, meeting minutes circular, regarding book on history of Jews in Iran, undesired negative publicity for Iran, schools, dispensary in Iran, and Jewish Child’s Day contributions for Iran; nominations for Lane Bryant International Volunteer Award; Alliance schools in various countries; proposed International Council of Jewish Social and Welfare Services; Claims Conference 1961 applications for Sweden, Greece, Austria, Yugoslavia; proposed projects for Jewish Child’s Day funding; Stern Trust Fund; bequest from Germany for Israel; USDA supplies; Algerian situation and emigration; situation, educational program in Morocco; inquiries regarding individuals. During this time Katzki traveled to Tunis, Paris, and Yugoslavia.
File ADM.401: Herbert Katzki Chronological File May-August 1961
Outgoing correspondence, memoranda for files, estimated budgets, thank you notes, regarding Iran situation and program; Stockholm community center; emigration from Syria; toy collection and medicine, food parcels, for Morocco, aid to Agadir; old age homes, summer camps and educational program in Morocco; Central British Fund projects; dedication of synagogue and bat mitzva ceremony in Yugoslavia; scholarship student; schools, dispensary in Iran, and Jewish Child’s Day contributions for Iran; Alliance, nursery schools in various countries; supplies for Tunisia; Stern Trust Fund; bequest from Germany for Israel; USDA supplies; Algerian situation; situation of Jews in Libya; inquiries regarding individuals. During this time Katzki traveled to Tehran, Vienna, Israel and vacationed in Oslo and elsewhere in Scandanavia.
File ADM.402: Herbert Katzki Chronological File September-December 1961
Outgoing correspondence, new year greetings, meeting agenda and other circulars, memoranda for files, thank you notes, regarding Ozar HaTorah and Alliance schools in Morocco, medical supplies for there; Claims Conference 1962 applications; Aliya from Yemen; Malben programs and potential takeover of Old Age homes; finances in Iran and school there; inauguration of community center in Helsinki; Central British Fund projects in Tunisia; Country Directors Conference; school, dispensary in Iran, and Jewish Child’s Day contributions for Iran, Tunisia; nursery schools in various countries; Algerian situation including threats received by JDC staff Sam Lévis; old age homes; inquiries regarding individuals; difficulty of capital expenditure projects in Moslem countries in light of worsened financial situation of locals. During this time Katzki traveled to Poland and the United States.
File ADM.403: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-April 1962
Outgoing correspondence, mail summaries written by Katzki’s secretary Claudine Jaquet, memoranda for the files, thank you note, regarding Claims Conference funding in Greece and Sweden; individual cases; Central British Fund funding for Iran education; contribution to survivors of Yugoslavian earthquake; supplies for Tunisia, Lubavitch there; refugees in Greece; emigration of Moroccan Jews and riots among those waiting to leave; Alliance in various countries; submission of projects for funding by Central British Fund or Jewish Child’s Day; renewed movement of Yemenites to Aden requiring Max Lapides’ return to Aden. During this time Katzki visited Tunisia.
File ADM.404: Herbert Katzki Chronological File May-September 1962
Outgoing correspondence, mail summaries written by Katzki’s secretary Claudine Jaquet, file memoranda, condolence note, thank you notes, new year’s greetings, regarding: Yemenite Jew being held in Aden, Aliya from there and Asmara; Claims Conference funding in Greece, Yugoslavia and Sweden; individual cases; Central British Fund funding for canteen in Tunis, camp in Morocco, causes in Iran; aid to survivors of Iran earthquake; planning for Country Directors’ Conference; submission of projects for funding by Central British Fund or Jewish Child’s Day; community education in Tunis. During this time Katzki visited Israel, Iran, United States.
File ADM.405: Herbert Katzki Chronological File October-December 1962
Outgoing correspondence, mail summaries written by Katzki’s secretary Claudine Jaquet, memoranda for the files, condolence note, new year’s greetings, regarding: applications to 1963 Claims Conference for Yugoslavia, Greece, Sweden; funding to Alliance Israél Universelle; Malben personnel; scholarships; Katzki’s participation in the United Restitution Organization; floods in Tunisia; Claims Conference funding in Yugoslavia, Sweden; individual cases; Central British Fund funding for canteen in Tunis, camp in Morocco; aid to survivors of Iran earthquake. During this time Katzki visited Morocco, Sweden.
File ADM.406: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-March 1963
Outgoing correspondence, file memoranda, condolence note, birthday congratulations, regarding: encouragement to institute staff meetings in various JDC offices; Malben personnel policy; Katzki’s trip to Algeria and developments there; Claims Conference money to Sweden, Yugoslavia; scholarships; communal leadership in Athens, Goteborg (Sweden); new law for Tunisian nationality preventing dual citizenship; school in Greece; school feeding program, kindergarten, floods, in Morocco; inspections in North Africa by AID workers; contacting individuals, individual cases; death of Simon Brod. During this time Katzki visited Algiers, Iran.
File ADM.407: Herbert Katzki Chronological File April-June 1963
Outgoing correspondence, cover letters, file memorandum, condolence note, congratulations notes, meeting minutes, regarding: applications for Jewish Child’s Day grants; programs supported by Central British Fund; USDA supplies; United Restitution Organization activity; developments in Algeria, new staff; Claims Conference money to Sweden, Yugoslavia, Greece, Norway; Hillel School in Sweden; scholarships; communal leadership in Athens, anti-Semitism in Iran, hospital there; reconstruction of school in Greece; kindergarten, old age care, in Morocco; meetings in Geneva about North African countries, Iran; individual cases; death of William Filderman. During this time Katzki visited Munich and other places for URO meetings.
File ADM.408: Herbert Katzki Chronological File July-September 1963
Outgoing correspondence, file memoranda, circular, congratulations notes, regarding: Lubavitch yeshiva in Tunisia; applications for Jewish Child’s Day grants; programs supported by Central British Fund; USDA supplies in North Africa; visitors to Morocco; aid after earthquake in Yugoslavia; United Restitution Organization activity; developments in Tunisia, Algeria; loan to Alliance; Claims Conference money to Sweden, Yugoslavia, Greece; Hillel School in Sweden; new office in Iran, hospital there; reconstruction of school in Greece as well as funding for Athens school, Katzki’s planned trip there; kindergarten, old age care in Morocco; country directors’ conference planning; meeting in Geneva about Iran; individual cases. During this time Katzki visited Sweden.
File ADM.409: Herbert Katzki Chronological File October-December 1963
Outgoing correspondence, cover letters, file memoranda, condolence note, regarding: Jewish communal elections in Sweden; imports to Tunisia; Jewish Child’s Day grants; programs supported by Central British Fund; mikvas for Athens, Goteborg; ORT machinery; USDA supplies in North Africa; 1964 Claims Conference applications for Greece, Yugoslavia; report by visitors to Morocco, Tunisia; aid after dam disaster in Italy; United Restitution Organization activity; school, other developments in Algeria; loan to Alliance; Claims Conference money to Sweden, Yugoslavia; OPAIE in Greece; kindergarten, aged care in Morocco; country directors’ conference agenda and evaluation; death of John F. Kennedy, individual cases. During this time Katzki visited Greece, Frankfurt, London.
File ADM.410: Herbert Katzki Chronological File January-March 1964
Outgoing correspondence, cover letters, file memoranda, condolence note, regarding: Jewish communal elections of the Anjoman Kalimiyan, pensions for local personnel, hospital, in Iran; situation of Jews in Libya; Jewish Child’s Day grant to kindergarten in Djerba, Iran, as well as 1964 applications; plaque for old age home supported by Central British Fund, canteen in Tunisia supported by them; USDA supplies in North Africa; 1964 Claims Conference applications for Greece, Sweden; aid after floods in Morocco; United Restitution Organization activity; reports from provinces, developments, case load in Algeria; allocation to Alliance; Claims Conference money to Yugoslavia, Sweden, including repairs to water system at Glämsta Camp; OPAIE in Salonica, school in Athens; Country Directors’ Conference evaluation; individual cases. During this time Katzki visited Algeria, Brussels.
File ADM.411: Herbert Katzki Chronological File April-June 1964
Outgoing correspondence, cover letters, meeting minutes, file memorandum, condolence note, contract, regarding: undelivered Matzot for USSR; old age home, communal politics in Tunisia; scholarship; communal tension in Stockholm; Jewish communal elections in Isfahan, pensions for local personnel, in Iran; situation of Jews in Albania; planning European JDC 50th anniversary celebration; Jewish Child’s Day 1964 applications; clinic in Iran, case histories for those supported by Central British Fund; United Restitution Organization activity; reports from provinces in various countries; developments in Algeria; Claims Conference money to Yugoslavia, Sweden; OPAIE in Salonica, school reconstructed in Greece; individual cases. During this time Katzki visited Morocco, Yugoslavia.
File ADM.412: Herbert Katzki Chronological File July-September 1964
Outgoing correspondence, new year’s greetings, cover letters, thank you note, regarding: statistics on emigration of Hungarian Jews; emigration from, new decrees affecting Jewish trades in Tunisia; Jewish communal elections, summer camps, in Greece; pensions for local personnel in Iran; situation of Jews in Libya; emigration from Morocco; opening of clinic in Iran, allocations by Central British Fund; memorial for United Restitution Organization chair Dr. Reichmann; developments in Algeria; Claims Conference money to Yugoslavia, Athens school; individual cases. During this time Katzki visited the United States on home leave.
File ADM.413: Herbert Katzki Chronological File October-December 1964
Outgoing correspondence, circular, file memoranda, cover letters, regarding: planning for post Claims Conference funding in various countries such as Yugoslavia, Sweden; office staff cut in various countries; support for UHS clients in transit in Rome; supplies donated after floods in Tunisia, kindergartens there; Jewish communal public relations, summer camps, in Greece; Jewish Child’s Day supported projects; British OSE grants for Morocco; Passover supplies for Albania; Jewish refugees from Libya; Jewish population in Morocco; Iran hospital, increased prices in Iran; allocations by Central British Fund; United Restitution Organization budget planning and meetings; developments in Algeria, including reversion of supervision to Paris instead of local representative, combination of UHS office with JDC office there; Claims Conference money to Belgium; individual cases. During this time Katzki visited Israel, Paris.
File ADM.414: Herbert Katzki Circulars 1959, 1963
Circulars sent by Katzki to country directors, department heads, regarding upcoming conference planning; cooperation with UN agencies; JDC payment of expenses for community representatives attending country directors conferences; desire to have only-JDC meetings as part of the conferences; social work training scholarships.
File ADM.415: Herbert Katzki Claims Conference Notebook 1956
Notes taken on Claims Conference surveying trips to Sweden, Yugoslavia, Greece, Norway, Finland. Topics include projects and potential projects for Malmo, Gothenberg, Stockholm such as Hillel School, community centers, old age homes; kindergartens, old age homes, synagogues in Subotica, Belgrade, Zagreb, Sarajevo; summer colony, welfare assistance, scholarship fund, community center, for Trondheim, Oslo; school, kindergarten, discussions of communities in Helsinki, Abo, Tampere.
File ADM.416: Herb Katzki Correspondence 1955-1958
Correspondence, Rosh Hashana card, press clippings, annual leave request form, travel authorization request forms, regarding travel to Claims Conference meetings in various countries, review program in North Africa, Iran; election of Ira Hirschmann to chair the board of Pennsylvania Exchange Bank; shipment of household goods.
File ADM.416.1: Herbert Katzki Correspondence 1955-1956
Correspondence, invitations, congratulatory letters, festival greetings, thank you notes, cables, regarding travel arrangements, visitors to Paris, arranging to meet his wife Kate in Vienna while she was staffing Hungarian refugee crisis office there.
File ADM.417: Herb Katzki Correspondence 1957-1963
Correspondence, Rosh Hashana greetings and cards, conference papers, invitations, forwarded mail while abroad; thank you notes; death notices and condolences, regarding role of social worker; travel plans to Iran, Tunisia, Morocco; death of John F. Kennedy.
File ADM.418: Herb Katzki Correspondence with C. Jordan 1957
Exchange of letters regarding North Africa, Iran, staff assignments, OSE Conference and Rue de Volnay property, while Jordan was in the United States.
File ADM.419: Herbert Katzki Notebook 1948-1950
Katzki’s notes on various communities in Greece: personnel, needs, statistics, government attitude, training school; developments in Italy such as emigration from Tripolitania (Libya) to there, Bricha camps, vocational training.
File ADM.420: Herbert Katzki Notebook 1954-1955
Notes taken on Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, regarding current and projected needs of communities. Contains statistics on population, those helped, staff of communal organizations, money spent so far.
File ADM.421: Akiva Kohane Miscellaneous Alphabetical Correspondence 1956-1957
Correspondence regarding a loan kassa and friendship in Sao Paulo, provision of information about loan kassas to the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration, other matters pertaining to loan kassas, personal relationships, and assistance for individuals. Report on Jewish education by Elijah Bortniker.
Akiva Kohane Miscellaneous Alphabetical Correspondence 1956-1957
File ADM.422: Louis Kraft Chronological File July-December 1957
Copies of outgoing letters of Louis Kraft. Topics covered include evaluation and planning of, financing for, and progress of capital investment projects such as purchase of property, construction, and equipping of summer camps, community and youth centers, schools, old age homes, and synagogues; cultural and educational programs and activities; a potential population study in Brussels; and other matters. Projects receiving particular attention include a community center in Brussels, a community center in Amsterdam, the Ecole Israelite in Brussels, and a community center in Liege.
File ADM.423: Louis Kraft Chronological File January-June 1958
Copies of outgoing letters of Louis Kraft and memoranda. Topics covered include Claims Conference grants for property and construction projects; financing, administrative arrangements, construction plans, and payments for community centers and summer camps; planning of programming for community centers; a conference on local community organization and fundraising. Projects covered include a youth center in Brussels, a community center in Malmo, a community center in Berlin, and the summer camping program in Belgium.
File ADM.424: Louis Kraft Chronological File July-December 1958
Copies of outgoing letters of Louis Kraft and memorandum. Topics covered include evaluation of proposals, construction planning, financing, furnishing, and project progress for community and youth centers, synagogues, and summer camps, mostly with the participation of the Claims Conference; staffing for centers; Claims Conference applications or grants related to program and operational expenses; planning for JDC’s country directors conference; invitations to the conference; preparation of the conference transcript; a consultant on community organization and fundraising; Golden Age programs; Claims Conference policies; and other matters. Projects receiving particular attention include a youth center in Brussels, a community center in Antwerp, a community center in Goteborg, and a building for Machzikei Hadas in Copenhagen.
File ADM.425: Louis Kraft Chronological File January-April 1959
Copies of outgoing letters of Louis Kraft. Topics covered include construction projects supported by the Claims Conference; planning, construction, and operation of community centers and summer camps; taxation and fundraising in Jewish communities; planning for JDC’s 1959 Country Directors Conference; hosting of American soldiers for Passover seders; and other matters.
File ADM.426: Louis Kraft Chronological File May-August 1959
Copies of outgoing letters of Louis Kraft, file memorandum, extract of report, and list of community center programs and expenses. Topics covered include Jewish communities and community organizations; applications to the Claims Conference; projects supported by the Claims Conference; planning, construction, financing, and operation of community centers, youth centers, student centers, and summer camps; planning for JDC’s 1959 Country Directors Conference; arrangements for a Jewish choir from Belgrade to tour the United States; and other matters.
File ADM.427: Louis Kraft Chronological File September-December 1959
Copies of outgoing letters of Louis Kraft. Topics covered include Jewish communities and community centers; planning for the 1959 JDC country directors conference; preparing the transcript of the conference; meetings of European Jewish leaders regarding their communities; projects supported by the Claims Conference; planning, construction, and financing of community centers, old age homes, summer camps, and synagogues; a potential survey of needs of Jewish schools; travel by Mr. Kraft; and other matters.
File ADM.427.1: Louis Kraft Correspondence 1955-1957
Correspondence, travel arrangements to various countries, Rosh Hashana greetings.
File ADM.427.2: Daniel Lack Miscellaneous Correspondence 1963-1964
Correspondence of Daniel Lack regarding various personal and professional matters.
File ADM.431: Moses Leavitt Correspondence 1955, 1957-1959
Correspondence with Mr. Leavitt or relating to communications with him. Topics coverd include cancellations of budgetary balances, budgeting for increased emigration from North Africa, and severance pay obligations for subventioned organizations.
File ADM.431.1: Moses Leavitt Correspondence 1955-1956
Moses Leavitt’s travel plans, newspaper clippings from his trip to Argentina.
File ADM.432: Moses Levine Chronological File July-December 1958
Outgoing correspondence of Moses Levine, schedule of furniture and equipment for the Brussels community center, list of costs associated with the construction of the Brussels community center, and reports on projects in Italy associated with Claims Conference applications. The material relates to plans, advice, and funding for the construction or improvement of community centers, old age homes, schools, synagogues, and other community buildings, usually with the help of Claims Conference grants. Topics covered include matters such as expenditures and economy of funds, evaluation of the priority of potential projects, effective use of space, release of funds from Claims Conference grants, furniture and equipment for the buildings, elevator requirements for old age homes, community participation in construction costs, construction details, impressions of the progress and outcomes of projects, and a potential study of children’s homes in France. Includes a few letters by colleagues and secretaries of Mr. Levine.
File ADM.433: Moses Levine Chronological File January-June 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Moses Levine, lists of equipment and expenses, and file memoranda. The material relates to the construction, improvement, or repair of community centers, schools, old age homes, synagogues, summer camps, children’s homes, and other community buildings, mainly with the help of Claims Conference grants. Topics covered include architectural planning and design, interior design, budgeting, payments, construction progress, equipping and furnishing of buildings, meetings regarding various projects, Mr. Levine’s travel plans, and literature regarding construction. Projects receiving particular attention in this file include a youth center in Brussels, a community center in Boras, a school in Athens, a synagogue center in Oss, a home for the aged in Brussels, a community center in Oslo, a community center in Lyon, a kindergarten in Rome, an old age home in Florence, a community center in Metz, and a community center in Grenoble.
File ADM.434: Moses Levine Chronological File July-December 1959
Outgoing correspondence of Moses Levine and his secretary, several outgoing letters of Louis Kraft, and cost estimate of equipment and furniture. The material relates to the construction, improvement, or repair of community centers, schools, old age homes, synagogues, children’s homes, and summer camps, mainly with the help of Claims Conference grants. Topics covered include architectural planning and design, interior design, budgeting and finances, payments, construction progress, equipping and furnishing of buildings, planning for JDC’s role in Europe after the end of the Claims Conference, meetings regarding various projects, dealings with the Fonds Social Juif Unifie regarding projects in France, real estate, and Mr. Levine’s travel plans. Institutions and projects receiving particular attention in this file include a community center in Grenoble, a school in Athens, an old age home in Florence, a community center/synagogue in Oss, a community center in Haarlem, a community center/synagogue in Madrid, De Joodse Invalide in Amsterdam, a community center in Lyon, the Rome Ashkenazi synagogue, a central kitchen for feeding programs in Teheran, a home for aged in Brussels, a community center in Brussels, a community center in St. Fons, an orphanage in Turin, a community center in Oslo, a kindergarten in Rome, a community center in Paris, the Tachkemoni school in Antwerp, an old age home in Vevey, and other projects.
File ADM.435: Moses Levine Chronological File January-July 1960
Outgoing correspondence, file memoranda and reports of Moses Levine. The material relates to planning, funding, and execution of the construction or improvement of community centers, schools, old age homes, synagogues, summer camps, and other community buildings, usually with the help of Claims Conference grants. Topics covered include matters such as community needs, discussions with individuals responsible for construction projects, expenditures, evaluation of the priority of potential projects, effective use of space, release of funds from Claims Conference grants, furniture and equipment for the buildings, elevator requirements for old age homes, community participation in construction costs, construction details, impressions of the progress and outcomes of projects, a study of children’s home in France, and Mr. Levine’s travel arrangements. Projects receiving particular attention in this file include a school and community center in Milan, a school in Athens, a kindergarten and school project in Rome, the Tachkemoni and Jesode-Hatorah schools in Antwerp, an elevator for the Luxembourg Home for the Aged, the Chateau d’Herbeys vacation colony, a Talmud Torah in Belleville, the Yechiva Urbaine, the Ecole de Travail in Paris, renovations of the Ecole Maimonide, a community center in Brussels, an old age home in Zagreb, a Talmud Torah in Villeurbanne, and other institutions.
File ADM.436: Moses Levine Chronological File July-December 1960
Outgoing correspondence and file memoranda of Moses Levine. The material relates to the construction, physical changes, or repair of community centers, schools, children’s homes, old age homes, synagogues, summer camps, and other community buildings, mainly with the help of Claims Conference grants. Topics covered include budgeting for projects, payments, documentation and agreements, architectural planning and design, construction progress and outcomes, priority levels of potential projects, study of and planning for children’s homes in France, real estate, furniture and equipment for buildings, meetings regarding various projects, and Mr. Levine’s travel arrangements. Projects receiving particular attention in this file include a school/community center in Milan, a community center in Helsinki, a community center in Colmar, the Beth Rivka girls seminary in Yerres, the Tachkemoni school in Antwerp, the Luxembourg Home for the Aged, several children’s homes in France, a compound for the Centrale in Antwerp, a synagogue in Liege, a home for the aged in Nancy, a kindergarten in Rome, a home for the aged in Brussels, a yeshiva in Aix-les-Bains, the ACIP Talmud Torah in Villiers-le-Bel, the Association Cultuelle Sephardite in Paris, a community center in Lyon, the Jesode Hatorah school in Antwerp, and old age home in Vevey, a school in Florence, and other projects.
File ADM.437: Moses Levine Chronological File January-May 1961
Outgoing correspondence of Moses Levine and his secretaries, meeting agenda, file memorandum, and reports. The material relates to the construction, renovation, or repair of community centers, children’s homes, schools, old age homes, synagogues, summer camps, and other community buildings, mainly with the help of grants from the Claims Conference. Topics covered include architectural planning, purchases of property, budgeting, expenditures and payments, planning for children’s homes in France, dealings with the Fonds Social Juif Unifie regarding projects in France, in-person discussions regarding various projects, furniture and equipment for buildings, Claims Conference requirements, construction progress, sharing of information with communities, a banquet honoring Louis Kraft after his retirement, and Mr. Levine’s travel arrangements. Institutions and projects receiving particular attention in this file include premises for the Ancona Jewish community, a children’s home in Yerres, the Association Culturelle Sephardite in Paris, the Jesode Hatora school in Antwerp, the Tachkemoni school in Antwerp, community centers in Paris, the Yeshiva Ets Chajim in Kappelen, the Ecole Maimonide in France, a combined welfare institution in Antwerp, an old age home in the Hague, a synagogue in Charleroi, Chasside Belz schools and a mikvah in Antwerp, a synagogue in Schaerbeek, a school and community center in Milan, a synagogue/Talmud Torah in Villiers-le-Bel, a synagogue center in Le Mans, a community center in Nimes, a home for the aged in Nancy, a synagogue in Copenhagen, a home for the aged in Milan, the Amicale Montivideo, the Union Liberale Israelite in Paris, and other projects.
File ADM.438: Moses Levine Chronological File June-December 1961
Outgoing correspondence of Moses Levine, position statements, memorandum, report, and summaries of meetings. The material relates to the construction, renovation, or repair of community centers, schools, synagogues, children’s homes, old age homes, summer camps, mikvaot and other community buildings, mainly with the help of grants from the Claims Conference. Topics covered include architectural planning, budgeting, expenditures and payments, planning for children’s homes in France, dealings with the Fonds Social Juif Unifie regarding projects in France, in-person discussions regarding various projects, furniture and equipment for buildings, Claims Conference requirements, construction progress, and Mr. Levine’s travel arrangements. Institutions and projects receiving particular attention in this file include a school and community center in Milan, an old age home in Brussels, the Maison d’Enfants – Reueil Malmaison, a community center in Mantua, the Ecole Aquiba in Strasbourg, the Ecole Tachkemoni in Antwerp, a community center in Malmo, a synagogue and mikvah in Livorno, the Ecole Gilbert Bloch in Paris, a synagogue/Talmud Torah in Villeurbanne, a yeshiva in Aix-les-Bains, a children’s home in Neuilly, the Ecole Maimonide, a synagogue in Schaerbeek, the Ecole Lucien de Hirsch, the Oratoire Talmud Torah de Montmartre, a kindergarten in Rome, a community center in Goteborg, the Ecole Israelite in Brussels, the Union Liberale Israelite in Paris, a community center in Paris, a community center in Helsinki, a community center in Nancy, and other projects.
File ADM.439: Deborah Miller Chronological File July 1957-December 1958
Copies of outgoing correspondence and reports of Deborah Miller. Topics covered include distribution of literature regarding summer camps; training for camping staff in Germany and Tunisia; distribution of literature regarding care for the aged; recommendations on Claims Conference applications for summer camps; personnel, programming, and operation of community centers; youth groups; field trips to various countries; problems in summer camps in Germany; architectural planning for camp construction; and a training institute for center directors.
File ADM.440: Deborah Miller Documents 1960, 1965
Minutes of meeting of the department of community services taken by Deborah Miller, letter with public relations directives addressed to Miss Miller, and letter expressing her opposition to signing in and out of the office.
File ADM.441: Dr. Ladislao Molnar Field Trip Reports 1955-1956
Field trip reports of Dr. Molnar. Included are reports on tuberculosis care in Morocco, reorganization of the medical services of OSE in Rome and Milan, Claims Conference applications from Holland relating to old age homes and a psychiatric hospital, JDC’s medical program in Austria and the possibilities for transferring responsibility to the local community, and a home for the aged in Florence.
File ADM.442: Ladislao Molnar - Personal 1957
Correspondence regarding a missed meeting, the cashing of a life insurance policy, and other matters.
File ADM.443: Outgoing Mail Register January-May 1963 Part I
Register of outgoing mail sent by Moses Levine, Deborah Miller, Moneera Beckelman, Public Relations Department, Reconstruction Department, Legal Department, Accounting and Finance, Budget and Supplies, Medical, Claims Conference, and Various.
File ADM.444: Outgoing Mail Register January-May 1963 Part II
Register of outgoing mail sent by Charles Jordan, Herb Katzki, Samuel Haber, Henri Elfen, Stanley Abramovitch.
File ADM.445: Outgoing Mail Register June-December 1963 Part I
Register of outgoing mail sent by Charles Jordan, Herb Katzki, Samuel Haber, Henri Elfen, Stanley Abramovitch, Moe Levine.
File ADM.446: Outgoing Mail Register June-December 1963 Part II
Register of outgoing mail sent by Accounting Department, Moneera Beckelman, Budget & Supply Department, Mrs. Beers and Mary Palevsky, Akiva Kohane, Daniel Lack, Medical Department, Deborah Miller, Public Relations Department, Mr. Sklar, Claims Conference, and Various.
File ADM.447: Outgoing Mail Register January-June 1964 Part I
Register of outgoing mail sent by Charles Jordan, Herb Katzki, Samuel Haber, Henri Elfen, Stanley Abramovitch, Moe Levine.
File ADM.448: Outgoing Mail Register January-June 1964 Part II
Register of outgoing mail sent by Moneera Beckelman, Budget & Finance, Supply Department, Mrs. Beers and Evelyn Peters, Akiva Kohane, Daniel Lack, Medical Department, Deborah Miller, Mary Palevsky, Public Relations Department, Murray Sklar, Claims Conference Applications, and Various.
File ADM.449: Outgoing Mail Register July-December 1964 Part I
Register of outgoing mail sent by Charles Jordan, Herb Katzki, Samuel Haber, Henri Elfen, Stanley Abramovitch, Moe Levine.
File ADM.450: Outgoing Mail Register July-December 1964 Part II
Register of outgoing mail sent by Moneera Beckelman, Budget & Finance, Supply Department, Evelyn Peters, Akiva Kohane, Daniel Lack, Medical Department, Deborah Miller, Mary Palevsky, Public Relations Department, Murray Sklar, Claims Conference.
File ADM.451: Evelyn Peters and Mary Palevsky Social Service Department Chronological File May-December 1964
Outgoing correspondence, primarily of Evelyn Peters, but also of Mary Palevsky and secretaries in the Social Service Department. Topics covered include day care programs in Iran and North Africa, day care seminars in Tunis and Casablanca, orders for and distribution of publications, Hebrew language education for children and teachers, a class for retarded children in Tehran, the use and potential repair of a day care building in Tunis, an observation of handedness and stammering, recruitment and personnel issues for day care and kindergartent programs, potential preschool classes in Tunis, social work and welfare, the social service commission of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services, a report on social services in Stockholm, a preschool education conference, and other matters.
Evelyn Peters and Mary Palevsky Social Service Department Chronological File May-December 1964
File ADM.452: Dr. H. E. Polak Personal 1959-1963
Correspondence and dissertation. Topics covered include evaluations of Dr. Polak, visits to Geneva, whether there was a way from him to continue with JDC after leaving Iran, and his studies for a degree in public health. Dr. Polak’s dissertation is titled “Malnutrition in Infancy Amongst the Urban Population of Iran.”
File ADM.453: Leonard Seidenman Correspondence 1956-1958, 1960-1962, 1964
Correspondence of Leonard Seidenman with or on behalf of Charles Jordan; Seidenman’s arrival in Europe in 1947; correspondence regarding distribution of the book The Saving Remnant, and drafts of letters regarding the closing of JDC’s Benelux office and Mr. Seidenman’s transfer to Italy.
File ADM.454: Sidney Shapiro Chronological File January-June 1960
Copies of outgoing letters and memoranda of Sidney Shapiro and proposed conference schedule. Topics covered include meetings with communities, architects, and consultants regarding community centers; Claims Conference allocations for community centers; plans and budgeting for the construction and operation of centers; planning and follow-up for a conference on community centers; personnel matters; travel arrangements; and travel expenses. Community centers receiving particular attention include centers in Copenhagen, Brussels, Liège, Stockholm, Antwerp, and Malmo.
File ADM.455: Simon Shargo 1964-1965
Correspondence regarding Mr. Shargo’s travel arrangements, auditing matters under his supervision, and various matters that came up during his vacation.
File ADM.456: Sidney Shindell Personal 1954, 1957
Correspondence, draft of paper regarding medical school faculties, list of furniture, and other documents. Topics covered include appreciation for Dr. Shindell’s service in Connecticut, his resignation from various organizations in order to take up his work with JDC, personal contacts, personal affairs such as transfers of subscriptions to Europe and insurance coverage, the purchase of a sefer Torah for an American community, and various other matters.
File ADM.456.1: Edward Warburg 1955-1958
Correspondence from and regarding title. Includes list of flowers ordered from Holland for Warburg, speech transcript; birthday wishes to title’s mother Frieda Schiff Warburg, proposal to name Malben facility for her, as well death notice for her; request from a contact of title regarding investigating her brother’s death.
Series 6: JDC Offices
These files primarily address the administration of JDC’s European headquarters, which were based in Paris until July 1958, and its subsequent relocation to Geneva, where it was based until 1977. Some records detail the opening and closures of other JDC offices worldwide in accordance with the organization’s needs and activities in this period.
File ADM.406: Geneva Move 1958
Old Folder Number: 14
Correspondence, charts, regarding the activities of JDC worldwide. The material was prepared for presentation at a meeting with Swiss authorities ahead of European Headquarter’s move to Geneva. In addition, correspondence regarding conditions for personnel, new personnel possibly to be employed in Switzerland, estimated and final moving costs.
File ADM.457: AJDC Directory 1959
Old Folder Number: 3
Listings and some updates of JDC offices as well as those of agencies with which JDC is in frequent contact.
File ADM.458: AJDC Directory 1962
Old Folder Number: 4
Address listings, with corrections, of JDC offices and organizations with which JDC had frequent contact worldwide.
File ADM.459: AJDC Directory 1964
Old Folder Number: 5
Address listings, with corrections, of JDC offices and organizations with which JDC had frequent contact worldwide.
File ADM.460: AJDC Directory Compilation 1961
Old Folder Number: 5
Circulars and correspondence regarding collection of information for annual directory of JDC offices, as well as the offices of other organizations worldwide.
File ADM.461: AJDC Directory Compilation 1961-1963
Old Folder Number: 5.1
Circulars and correspondence regarding collection of information for annual directory of JDC offices, as well as the offices of other organizations worldwide.
File ADM.462: Budget and Accounting Departments Merger 1963
Old Folder Number:
Correspondence, circulars to various JDC offices and outside organizations, regarding merger of the Budget and Supply Department with the Finance and Accounting Department and ensuing changes to numbering of correspondence and files.
File ADM.463: Buildings 1955-1958
Old Folder Number: G-9
Correspondence, meeting minutes regarding offer of building for sale; rent of rue de Teheran building; rue Georges Berger lease and potential purchase;expropriation by city of Paris of small attached building at rue St. Dominique; potential future of Brunoy property.
File ADM.464: Frigobar 1963
Old Folder Number: G-9
Brochure, correspondence, and invoices regarding small refrigerator bought for Charles Jordan.
File ADM.466: Geneva Move January-May 1958
Old Folder Number: 10
Circulars, correspondence, and list of school fees regarding issues arising with the move to Geneva: legal, personnel, logistical.
File ADM.466.1: Geneva Move Legal Department File 1958
Old Folder Number: 39
Legal department file containing correspondence and mailing list regarding the move of JDC’s headquarters from Paris to Geneva.
File ADM.466.2: Geneva 64 Rue du Stand 1955, 1958, 1961
Old Folder Number: 39a
Signed lease agreement for JDC’s Geneva office and related documents.
File ADM.467: Geneva Office 1956-1958
Old Folder Number: 8
Contracts, correspondence, regarding set up of overseas headquarters ahead of move from Paris to Geneva including telephone service; architectural proposals; estimated furniture needed.
File ADM.468: Geneva Office Car 1955-1961
Old Folder Number: Misc.19
Correspondence, customs passbook, and accident reports regarding car insurance; import duty.
File ADM.469: Geneva Office Matters 1957-1964
Old Folder Number: S-A/5/O
CCorrespondence regarding circulars; mail addresses of various offices; foreign staff travel; JDC office registration in countries where it is required; insurance; executive filing department procedures; holiday list; staff vacations; plans for JDC 50th anniversary dinner; notifications of Chanuka candle lighting..
File ADM.470: Inter-Office Outgoing 1963-1964
Old Folder Number: 3+30
Memoranda regarding requests for information, office furniture, lighting, copies to be made.
File ADM.470.1: Inventories of Typewriters 1955
Old Folder Number: 46
Inventories of typewriters in JDC offices and
related correspondence.
File ADM.471: Leased Paris Premises 1956
Old Folder Number: Misc.196
Correspondence, legal document, relating to rue de Teheran office premises.
File ADM.472: Office Equipment 1955-1957
Old Folder Number: S 1003.14
Correspondence regarding acquiring tape recording machine; switchboard overhaul; other requests for equipment.
File ADM.473: Office Management 1957-1958
Old Folder Number: Misc.148
Correspondence, chart, regarding cable rates, newly recommended polio vaccinations; mail to Auren Kahn when he began as Tunisia country director in addition to France country director; mail to Personal Service transferred to FSJU; mail to Casablanca.
File ADM.474: Office Space 1956-1957
Old Folder Number: S 2300
Correspondence regarding space used in JDC building by United HIAS Service; lack of space; petition to retain annex to Rue St. Dominique building which housed Emigration Service, Medical Department, and Reconstruction Department.
File ADM.475: Paris Headquarters Move to Geneva 1958
Old Folder Number: S-1803
Memoranda, correspondence, legal statutes, thank you notes, regarding preparations for move of European Headquarters from Paris to Geneva. Topics include office furniture; responsibilities for Office for France carried out by personnel moving to Geneva; household insurance; private car import; presents and help received on arrival.
File ADM.475.1: Rue St. Dominique 1956-1957
Old Folder Number: 8
Municipal documents, architectural sketches, memoranda, invoices, and financial tables relating to JDC office property.
File ADM.476: Vehicles Trucks Cars 1956,1958
Old Folder Number: S-300
Memoranda regarding closing of motor pool, car insurance, car loaned to OSE, cars to be cleared in Switzerland.
File ADM.477: Vienna Office 1961-1964
Old Folder Number: 6
Correspondence, list of holidays, expenditure statement, equipment inventory, regarding office closures; car sale; surplus typewriters; bank account; mail delivery; contact with Claims Conference office.
Series 7: Legal
The series contain correspondence, memoranda, court documents, and other materials produced or received by JDC’s Legal Department. Several files relate to claims against Germany by Jewish successor organizations and by other countries, heirless property, legal matters pertaining to the operation of successor organizations, and the Central Registry of Jewish Losses in Egypt.
Other topics covered include maintenance of American citizenship for JDC employees who were naturalized US citizens; materials regarding the role of Saly Mayer, JDC’s representative in Switzerland and former President of the Swiss Jewish Community, in negotiations with Nazis to try to save Jews in German-controlled countries; and discussion of legislation protecting minorities. Notable individuals in this series include department heads and general counsel Jerome J. Jacobson and Daniel Lack and Dr. Ernst Katzenstein of the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization in Germany.
A portion of this series, the chronological files, have not been digitized as they duplicate information located elsewhere in this collection.
File ADM.478: Altsparergesetz 1956-1957, 1959-1962, 1964
Correspondence and notes regarding a restitution issue and related negotiations.
File ADM.478.0.1: Canteen Accident 1957-1958
Correspondence regarding claims by employees due to food poisoning at canteen.
File ADM.478.0.2: Certificate of Incorporation Amended 1945 and 1960
Copies of JDC’s certificate incorporation including amendments.
File ADM.478.0.10: Legal Department Chronological File August-September 1956
Copies of outgoing correspondence, expense statements, and translations of documents from the Office of General Counsel.
File ADM.478.0.11: Legal Department Chronological File October 1956
Copies of outgoing correspondence, translations of documents, and file notes of the Office of General Counsel.
File ADM.478.0.12: Legal Department Chronological File November 1956
Copies of outgoing correspondence of the Office of the General Counsel and other documents such as file notes and translations made in the office.
File ADM.478.0.22: Legal Department Chronological File January-February 1958
Copies of outgoing correspondence of the Office of the General Counsel of the JDC.
File ADM.478.0.23: Legal Department Chronological File March-April 1958
Copies of outgoing correspondence of JDC’s Office of General Counsel.
File ADM.478.0.24: Legal Department Chronological File May-July 1958
Copies of outgoing correspondence of the Office of the General Counsel.
File ADM.478.0.25: Legal Department Chronological File July-August 1958
Copies of outgoing correspondence of the Office of the General Counsel.
File ADM.478.0.27: Legal Department Chronological File December 1958-February 1959
Copies of outgoing correspondence of the Office of the General Counsel and other notes and legal documents.
Legal Department Chronological File December 1958-February 1959
File ADM.478.0.28: Legal Department Chronological File March-April 1959
Copies of outgoing correspondence of the Office of the General Counsel, translations of legal documents, file notes, and news extracts.
File ADM.478.0.29: Legal Department Chronological File May-June 1959
Copies of outgoing correspondence of JDC’s legal department, news extracts, file notes, and translations of legal documents.
File ADM.478.0.30: Legal Department Chronological File July-August 1959
Copies of outgoing correspondence of JDC’s legal department, legal documents, news extracts, and file notes.
File ADM.478.0.31: Legal Department Chronological File September-October 1959
Copies of outgoing correspondence of JDC’s legal department, translations, news extracts, and file notes.
File ADM.478.0.33: Legal Department Chronological File January-June 1960
Copies of outgoing correspondence of JDC’s legal department, translations, file notes, and news extracts.
File ADM.478.0.34: Legal Department Chronological File July-December 1960
Copies of outgoing correspondence of JDC’s legal department, file notes, news extracts, and translations of legal documents.
File ADM.478.0.36: Legal Department Chronological File July-December 1961
Copies of outgoing letters from JDC’s legal department.
File ADM.478.0.37: Legal Department Chronological File January-June 1962
Copies of outgoing letters from JDC’s legal department.
File ADM.478.0.44: Concentration Camp Inmates - Tracing 1959
Correspondence regarding tracing of concentration camp inmates in connection with a trial of war criminals.
File ADM.478.1: Elias, Henri 1955-1958
Newspaper clippings, legal decision, correspondence, regarding court case. Title had been brought up in Catholic home and custody was eventually awarded to his uncle.
File ADM.478.1.2: Joel Brand and Greenwald-Kastner Case 1955-1964
Correspondence, news clippings, summaries and excerpts of book, and summary of verdict dealing with the fate of Hungarian Jewry.
File ADM.478.2: Joel Brand Book, Eichmann Trial 1955, 1957-1958, 1960-1961
Correspondence regarding negative publicity for JDC resulting from publication of “The Story of Joel Brand” by Alex Weissberg, reviews and summaries in the press worldwide; Israel Kastner’s libel case against Malchiel Greenwald in Israel; radio transcript, translation of article, on Eichmann trial.
File ADM.479: General Claim No. 7 1960-1963
Correspondence, notes on meeting, copies and translations of court and legal documents, statistical survey results, and draft of text of settlement. Topics covered include claims against Germany and related discussions and legal proceedings.
File ADM.481: Hypothekengewinnabgabe (HGA) 1956-1964
Correspondence and court documents regarding mortgage profits levies as related to successor organizations and court cases relating to that subject.
File ADM.482: Income Tax 1955-1958
Correspondence, notes, newspaper clipping, financial tables, booklet for JDC’s fortieth anniversary, and copy of French tax forms. Topics covered include income tax liability of JDC employees in various countries, summaries of JDC’s historical activities, and Swiss taxes.
File ADM.482.01: Indemnification Cases Mass Medical Examinations 1963-1964
Correspondence regarding a request from a German court for information regarding the circumstances of mass medical examinations carried out by JDC after the war.
File ADM.482.1: Leases and Real Estate 1953-1958
Correspondence and documents relating to real estate that JDC had some direct or peripheral connection to. The file contains three tabs: NCJW National Council of Jewish Women, regarding a JDC-owned property in Paris; Youth Centre, Brussels, which regards a property which was financed in part by the Claims Conference, owned by the Centrale, and leased to the Amis de la Jeunesse Juive; and Liège – Centrale, for which the documentation in mostly in French.
File ADM.483: Legal Aid 1955, 1957, 1962
Correspondence regarding legal aid and research on the privileges enjoyed by the American Relief Administration. Documentation on legal aid services available in different countries.
File ADM.483.1: Legal Department Internal Communications 1956
Letter, memorandum, and notes regarding activities within JDC’s Office of the General Counsel.
File ADM.483.2: Legal Department Personnel and Office Matters 1955
Correspondence, forms, and speech by Joseph Schwartz after Moses Beckelman’s death. Topics covered include work trips, office equipment, and inquiries about lawyers’ salaries.
File ADM.483.3: Legal Department Personnel and Office Matters 1956
Correspondence, forms, itineraries, and 1949 personnel policy manual. Topics covered include work-related travel, office management, JDC personnel matters, and hiring by the Office of General Counsel.
File ADM.484: Legal Matters 1955-1957
Correspondence and legal brief. Topics covered include Dutch heirless assets, restitution for Jewish property looted by Nazi Germany from other countries, indemnification claims for cases in which JDC paid the transportation costs of refugees, and other matters.
File ADM.485: Legal - Medical Department File 1948-1949, 1955
Correspondence regarding matters such as use of time by medical personnel, insurance for medical institutions, and application for JDC membership in the World Health Organization.
File ADM.486: Loan Kassas 1954-1958, 1962, 1964
Correspondence, drafts and copies of agreements, signed agreement between JDC and the Darlehenskasse fuer Juedische Gewerbetreibende und Freie Berufe, translation of agreement, list of Jewish loan kassas in Germany, notes, minutes of meetings, financial tables, pamphlet, and file note. Topics covered include agreements with loan kassas and their relations to other agreements and regulations, loans for refugees, agreements on the use of money to aid refugees, the potential merger of loan kassas in Amsterdam, potential liquidation of a loan kassa in Tunis, and relationships with loan kassas in Germany.
File ADM.487: Memoranda from the Central Registry of Jewish Losses in Egypt 1957-1959
Memoranda of the Central Registry of Jewish Losses in Egypt, copies of Egyptian court documents, copies of international agreements, copies of other documents, and lists. Topics covered include registering the property losses of Jewish refugees from Egypt, attempts to safeguard or recover the property of Jews forced to leave Egypt, expenses of the Central Registry, employment help for refugees from Egypt, agreements between France and Egypt, and other matters regarding the activity of the Central Registry.
Memoranda from the Central Registry of Jewish Losses in Egypt 1957-1959
File ADM.488: Memoranda from the Central Registry of Jewish Losses in Egypt 1959-1961
Memoranda of the Central Registry of Jewish Losses in Egypt, photocopies and translations of newspaper articles, drafts of letters, and lists of mailing expenses. Topics covered include aid to Jewish refugees from Egypt regarding their assets and property, letters of credit, expenses of the Central Registry, political activities of French Jewish refugees from Egypt to protect their rights, torture of political prisoners in Egypt, and secretarial assistance for the Central Registry.
Memoranda from the Central Registry of Jewish Losses in Egypt 1959-1961
File ADM.489: Ministerial Accounts (Ministerialkonten) 1956-1961, 1965
Correspondence and court documents. Topics covered include the disposition of certain securities acquired by the Nazis from Jews though various compulsory measures and negotiations on this matter.
File ADM.490: Minorities 1959-1960
Excerpts of laws regarding the protection of the rights of minorities to fund and manage their institutions and affairs and to practice their cultures and religions freely; UN document regarding a proposed study of the right of everyone to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country; library slips; research notes; and correspondence. Jerome Jacobson requested Daniel Lack to research minority rights in order to demonstrate for use in North Africa that “democracy presupposes the rights of different minority groups to maintain activities in the interest of their own particular group.”
File ADM.491: Miscellaneous Correspondence - Jerome Jacobson and Daniel Lack 1956-1962
Correspondence. Topics covered include human rights law, various requests and arrangements, and other matters.
Miscellaneous Correspondence – Jerome Jacobson and Daniel Lack 1956-1962
File ADM.492: Naturalization 1958-1964
Correspondence, information bulletin, copies of British laws, notes, and analysis of an American immigration law. Topics covered include renewing the passports and maintaining the citizenship of naturalized US citizens employed by JDC, laws relating to United States and British citizenship and nationality, and notice of a Supreme Court decision invalidating laws that could cause a naturalized citizen to lose their citizenship through extended residence in foreign countries. Includes biographical information on employees applying for renewal of passports.
File ADM.493: Saly Mayer 1950-1951, 1961-1964
Correspondence, draft of statutes of the Saly Mayer Memorial Fund, draft of article, extract of final summary report of the War Refugee Board, and press clippings. Topics covered include the Saly Mayer Memorial Fund, articles criticizing Saly Mayer published in Sie und Er and a responding article defending him written by Dr. Benjamin Sagalowitz.
File ADM.494: Shadow Quota 1953-1958, 1960-1964
Correspondence and translation of restitution agreement. Topics covered include claims against Germany, Dritte Masse claims, relations among successor organizations, and a shadow quota having something to do with additional claims against Germany.
File ADM.494.01: Subscriptions 1953-1958
Correspondence regarding subscriptions and publications ordered for JDC’s Legal department.
File ADM.494.02: Subscriptions 1959-1964
Correspondence and purchase request forms regarding purchase of subscriptions and publications for the Legal department.
File ADM.494.03: Taxation Exemption on Voluntary Contributions 1958-1962
Correspondence regarding title subject.
File ADM.494.04: Theft in 64 Rue du Stand, Geneva 1959-1962
Correspondence, legal documents, notes, and article regarding burglary from JDC’s European headquarters office.
File ADM.494.1: War Criminals and Yad Vashem 1957-1960, 1963, 1969
Report on Yad Vashem; lists of suspected war criminals; correspondence regarding war criminals, war criminals files, and the relationship between Claims Conference and Yad Vashem; and a press clipping.
File ADM.495: War Damage Claims 1956-1957, 1964
Correspondence, copy and translation of court document, and financial tables regarding war damages claims for properties held by successor organizations.
Series 8: Legal Case Files
This series contains correspondence and documents relating to lawsuits, loans,bequests, indemnification and restitution claims, claims against JDC, and other cases. The majority of these files are restricted in accordance with JDC’s Access and Restrictions Policy.
File ADM.515: Hoexter, Josef 1955, 1963
Correspondence regarding assets belonging to title, who appears to have been murdered by the Nazis and didn’t have heirs to claim his property.
File ADM.521: Jacobo-Rodan, Lya - Decorator for Lyon Community Center Brussels 1962
Letter regarding a payment.
Jacobo-Rodan, Lya – Decorator for Lyon Community Center Brussels 1962
File ADM.536.1: Lutz, Charles 1947, 1950, 1952, 1961-1963
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, testimonies, regarding Swiss diplomat in Budapest, Righteous Gentile Charles Lutz.
File ADM.564.1: Wiesenthal, Simon, Ing. 1955, 1957-1958
Correspondence regarding gold confiscated from Greece and transported to Switzerland. Wiesenthal claimed to have been instrumental in helping the Greek government recover the assets.
File ADM.569.1: Zeller, A. 1961
Correspondence regarding bequest by title to benefit institution for the blind in Israel.
Series 9: Meetings
This series comprises information on several different types of policy meetings held by JDC, including its committee and annual meetings.
Some files contain material, including notes on meetings among Edward Warburg, Moses Leavitt, and Charles Jordan on meetings of JDC department heads in JDC’s European headquarters which is not present in the otherwise complete records of those meetings located in the New York 1955-1964 Administration subcollection.
File ADM.572: Administration Committee Meetings Minutes Correspondence 1955
Old Folder Number: S-2104.1
Correspondence regarding sending and receipt of minutes of meetings and correction to minutes.
Administration Committee Meetings Minutes Correspondence 1955
File ADM.573: Administration Committee Meetings - NY 1956-1957
Old Folder Number: G-9
Minutes of meeting of June 4, 1957 and related documents. Correspondence regarding the accuracy of minutes of meetings.
File ADM.574: Administration Committee Meetings - NY 1960
Old Folder Number: G-9
Letters relating to meetings of the Administration Committee.
File ADM.575: Annual Meeting - Charles Jordan Confidential Report 1961
Old Folder Number: G-13.1
Text of speech by Charles Jordan regarding Jewish refugee and emigration movements, their causes, and the needs of the refugees.
File ADM.576: Annual Meeting Documents 1956
Old Folder Number: G-35
Timetable of meetings, texts of remarks, texts of resolutions, and lists of the board of directors and members of the executive committee.
File ADM.577: Annual Meetings Documents 1963-1964
Old Folder Number: 8
Press releases, background information on JDC, and summary of Jewish needs and JDC activities in critical areas. Topics covered include JDC activities and history, and the marking of JDC’s 50th anniversary in 1964.
File ADM.578: Annual Meeting Work Book 1962
Old Folder Number: 7
Workbook folder containing reports on JDC’s activities and budget and the needs to be met. Resolution thanking contributing agencies.
File ADM.579: Department Heads Meetings Minutes January 1955
Old Folder Number: G-4(e)
Continuation of report on educational work in Morocco given at meeting with covering letter.
File ADM.580: Department Heads Meetings Minutes June 1955
Old Folder Number: 11
Minutes of meeting of June 23, 1955 with handwritten notes on back of final page.
File ADM.581: Department Heads Meetings Minutes September 1955
Old Folder Number: G-4(e)
Minutes of September 22, 1955 meeting.
File ADM.582: Department Heads Meetings Minutes 1958-1961, 1963-1964
Old Folder Number: S-A/3/O
Correspondence regarding title and relating to technicalities, corrections, as well as suggestions for how to deal with such issues as justifying continued support in Western Europe.
File ADM.583: Department Heads Meetings Minutes 1959
Old Folder Number: 5
Minutes of January 8, 1959 meeting, documents regarding a fellowship program for community organization executives attached to meeting minutes, documents regarding JDC scholarships, and letter on potential meetings between country directors and department heads.
File ADM.584: Department Heads Meetings Minutes 1960-1961
Old Folder Number: 1
Minutes of meeting on Morocco on April 18, 1961. Excerpts of meetings regarding Poland and the future of Claims Conference funds, the implications of the earthquake in Agadir. Report on Aden from September 8, 1961 meeting.
File ADM.585: Department Heads Meetings Minutes and Correspondence 1955-1957
Old Folder Number: S 2104.9
Correspondence regarding distribution of minutes of staff meetings, reactions and corrections to meeting minutes, and proofreading of minutes.
Department Heads Meetings Minutes and Correspondence 1955-1957
File ADM.586: Department Heads Meetings Minutes Index 1951-1956
Old Folder Number: G-7.1
Indices of department heads meetings for the years 1951-1956.
File ADM.587: Department Heads Meetings Minutes Index 1957-1964
Old Folder Number: S-A/3/1
Indices of department heads meetings for the years 1957-1964, listing contents of meetings by subject.
File ADM.587.1: Distribution of Minutes of Meetings of Department Heads 1961-1963
Old Folder Number: 2 and 2.2
Requests to O.K. department heads minutes for distribution and notes regarding which field offices, if any, should not receive the minutes of each meeting. Addendum to meeting of April 18, 1961.
Distribution of Minutes of Meetings of Department Heads 1961-1963
File ADM.588: Distribution of Minutes of Meetings of Department Heads 1964
Old Folder Number: 10
Requests to O.K. department heads minutes for distribution and notes regarding which field offices, if any, should not receive the minutes of each meeting.
Distribution of Minutes of Meetings of Department Heads 1964
File ADM.589: Executive Committee Meetings - NY 1958
Old Folder Number: G-10
Minutes of meeting of the Executive Committee of the JDC from March 18, 1958, attached exhibits, transcript of Charles Jordan’s report to the meeting, and correspondence regarding the accuracy of the summary of the report in the minutes.
File ADM.590: Executive Committee Meetings - NY 1959
Old Folder Number: G-10
Minutes of meeting of the Executive Committee of the JDC from June 29, 1959 and attached exhibits. Note regarding potential distribution of the minutes.
File ADM.591: Executive Committee Meetings - NY 1961
Old Folder Number: G-10
Letters regarding Charles Jordan’s upcoming talk to an Executive Committee meeting.
File ADM.592: Interim Staff Meeting April 6, 1961
Old Folder Number: G-3(a)
Minutes of staff meeting regarding office matters, personnel matters, Moroccan-Jewish relations, developments in Europe, and other matters.
File ADM.593: Meetings - General - Medical Department File 1958-1964
Old Folder Number: 6
Minutes of meetings on North Africa, Jewish centers and vacation camps, and the Malben program. Meeting agendas, correspondence, cables, and seminar invitation. Topics covered include meetings on various functional, regional, and administrative matters within JDC, as well as other meetings. The file was originally kept by the medical department.
File ADM.594: Meetings Minutes - General 1955-1956
Old Folder Number: S 2104
Correspondence regarding meetings, minutes of meetings, and meeting attendance. Minutes of meeting to follow up on country directors conference in which the need for technical assistance and qualified personnel for European communities was raised. Press release including texts of addresses from JDC’s annual dinner.
File ADM.595: Minutes of Discussions Warburg-Leavitt-Jordan-Speiser 1959-1960
Old Folder Number: DG-16
Minutes and agendas of discussions regarding various matters, such as JDC policies and programs.
Minutes of Discussions Warburg-Leavitt-Jordan-Speiser 1959-1960
File ADM.596: Minutes of Discussions Warburg-Leavitt-Jordan May 18, 1961
Old Folder Number: DG-16.1
Minutes of discussion on finances, budgeting, fundraising, and other matters.
File ADM.597: Minutes of Discussions Warburg-Leavitt-Jordan-Speiser June 14, 1962
Old Folder Number: DG-16.2
Minutes of discussions regarding policy and budgetary matters and expected developments that may require JDC action. Correspondence regarding the minutes.
Minutes of Discussions Warburg-Leavitt-Jordan-Speiser June 14, 1962
File ADM.600: Organization Committee Meetings - New York 1959
Old Folder Number: 11
Notes on discussions among Charles Jordan, Moe Leavitt, Edward Warburg, and other JDC leaders in New York. Topics covered include the budget of the Alliance Israelite Universelle, JDC’s position in Poland, concerns about the legal status of the UJA, and personnel matters.
File ADM.601: Organization Committee Meetings - New York 1960
Old Folder Number: 12
Meeting agenda and correspondence regarding topics covered in meetings.
File ADM.602: Organization Committee Meetings - New York 1961
Old Folder Number: 13
Memorandum of discussions among Eddie Warburg, Moe Leavitt, and Charles Jordan regarding policies relating to various countries and individual financial matters. Agenda of Organization Committee meeting.
File ADM.603: Organization Committee Meetings - New York 1962
Old Folder Number: 14
Correspondence and draft agendas regarding meetings of the Organization Committee and meetings between Charles Jordan and senior JDC staff in New York.
File ADM.604: Organization Committee Meetings - New York 1963
Old Folder Number: 15
Minutes of meeting among Charles Jordan, Edward Warburg, Moses Leavitt, and Dorothy Speiser and agenda of Organization Committee meeting. Topics covered include decisions to be taken on policies, staffing, and grants.
Series 10: Personnel
The majority of the files in this series are restricted due to confidentiality concerns, in accordance with JDC’s Access and Restriction Policy. Other files cover matters such as the move of personnel to Geneva when it became JDC’s European headquarters in 1958; staffing situations; personnel and recruitment policies; employee lists; and the establishment of a memorial fund for Henry Selver, founding director of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work in Paris.
File ADM.610.1: Acohen, G. 1949-1951, 1953, 1957, 1960
Correspondence regarding appointment of title to honorary representative in Holland; illness and recovery; birthday wishes;emigration to the US and return.
File ADM.615: AJDC Personnel J-P 1955-1958
Correspondence, news clippings, bank documents, postal receipts, and wedding announcement. Topics covered include an office move, watch repairs, hotel reservations, distribution of publications, license plates and car insurance, apartments, employment opportunities for relatives, telephone connections, visitors in Geneva, philately, the transfer of JDC offices to Geneva, travel arrangements, the potential of San Marino joining the UN, personal and organizational banking, and other matters. The file is arranged by name and appears to have been kept in by Henri Elfenbein in Geneva until JDC’s headquarters was relocated to Geneva.
File ADM.616: AJDC Personnel R-Z 1953-1958
Correspondence, cables, translation of obituary, lists of valuables, report on the rehabilitation of handicapped children, bills and receipts, and employment ads. The material is arranged by name of JDC staff member with or about whom Henri Elfenbein was corresponding. Topics covered include travel arrangements, office supplies, banking, the death of Henry Selver, congratulations on the birth of Simon Shargo’s grandchild, work holidays, recruitment efforts, and other personal matters.
File ADM.622: Annual Leave - Foreign Staff 1955-1958
Correspondence and chart regarding annual leave taken by employees of JDC’s medical department.
File ADM.622.2: Application Beder, Roger 1957-1959
Correspondence regarding job candidate for community centers.
File ADM.640.1: Benrubi, Haim 1955-1957
Correspondence with title including wedding invitation and response.
File ADM.655: Charles Jordan Chronological File on Personnel 1959
Outgoing correspondence, letter of recommendation, job description, regarding movement of personnel, home leave.
File ADM.656: Charles Jordan Chronological File on Personnel 1960
Outgoing correspondence, letters of recommendation, regarding insurance, staff for Tunis, Tehran, Israel.
File ADM.657: Charles Jordan Chronological File on Personnel 1961
Correspondence regarding passport renewal, potential employees, letters of recommendation, attempts to recruit young inexperienced people for a “Peace Corps” style program, staff situation in Tunisia.
File ADM.666.2: Correspondence Exchanged with the Fédération des Institutions Internationales Semi-Officielles et Privées Établies a Genève (FIIG) 1958-1964
Correspondence between JDC’s personnel department and the title organization, including list of JDC personnel and their nationalities.
File ADM.693: Foreign Personnel 1955-1957
Correspondence, cable, and note regarding personnel policies and authorization for a duty trip.
File ADM.693.1: Foreign Personnel Policies and Practices 1955-1958
Correspondence, tables, notes, and draft of waiver form regarding personnel policies for foreign staff.
File ADM.697: Foreign Staff Addresses and Telephone Numbers 1957-1962
Lists of foreign staff members serving in the the various countries of JDC operations and their contact information.
File ADM.698: Foreign Staff - Payment of Salaries 1956
Letter regarding arrangements for payments of salaries of foreign service staff.
File ADM.698.1: Former Personnel 1955-1964
Multi-tabbed folder containing press release, correspondence with former JDC employees Richard Cohen, Azriel Eisenberg, Ralph Goldman, Melvin Goldstein, James Rice, Joseph Schwartz, Judah Shapiro, Herman Stein, Ruth Stern, Moris Troper. Topics include thanks for gifts, travel reservations, congratulations on new positions, Shapiro’s trip to Sweden; holiday greetings, condolences on General Troper’s death.
File ADM.715: Gonik, Alexander, Dr. - Expenses 1958-1959
Correspondence and vouchers regarding travel expenses.
File ADM.733: Home Leave and Hardship Leave 1955-1958
Correspondence, charts of home leave dates, and table regarding hardship leave due to foreign staff members. Topics covered include home leave policies and the initiation of hardship grants to enable more frequent vacations by staff in stressful countries.
File ADM.734.01: Income Tax Geneva 1956-1964
Correspondence and documents relating to tax laws affecting JDC employees.
File ADM.743: Kleinbaum, Izaak 1956-1957
Correspondence and biographical notes regarding title’s personal history and career with JDC, car insurance, and a visa request.
File ADM.743: Kleinbaum, Izaak 1956-1957
Correspondence and biographical notes regarding title’s personal history and career with JDC, car insurance, and a visa request.
File ADM.765: Malben - Personnel 1955-1957
Correspondence, blank evaluation sheet, report, statistical table, and organizational chart. Topics covered include personnel appointments and changes, passport extension, bank payment, personnel evaluation procedures, general personnel needs, and nursing staff turnover.
File ADM.766: Malben - Recruitment 1955-1958
Correspondence, recommendations, and curricula vitae. Topics covered include recruitment of staff for Malben, including a pathologist, physiotherapists, and other positions, and the hiring of Dr. Gershon Librach as deputy medical director.
File ADM.773: Medical Personnel 1955, 1957
Correspondence and press release regarding potential medical staff from South Africa and changes in the medical department staffing.
File ADM.777: Miscellaneous Recruitment - Foreign Staff - General 1955-1958
Correspondence, filled out form, and job application. Topics covered include recruitment, interest in employment, and hiring in medical fields, including the search for medical directors for Morocco and Iran.
Miscellaneous Recruitment – Foreign Staff – General 1955-1958
File ADM.778: Miscellaneous Recruitment - Local 1955, 1957-1958
Correspondence regarding various people looking for or offered work, including a nutritionist for Morocco and Jacques Popoular, the former administrator of the Hôspital Israelite of Alexandria.
File ADM.786: Molnar, Ladislao, Dr. - Travel Expenses 1956-1959
Correspondence regarding Dr. Molnar’s travel expenses.
File ADM.790: Mutual Aid Association - Comite d'Entreprise 1955-1958
Correspondence and table regarding a rumored move of the office to Geneva, elections to the committee, sick fund finances, and food poisoning at the canteen used by JDC employees.
File ADM.797.1: Passman, Charles 1957-1958
Correspondence regarding travel, meetings, and retirement of title.
File ADM.800: Personnel and Local Service Pool 1955-1956
Correspondence, wage scale charts, list of South African former JDC employees, table analyzing sick leave by month, extract of personnel policy, emergency procedures, and tables showing which employees speak which languages. Topics covered include the wage scale, reports on the weekly or monthly activity of the personnel department, salary practices, termination pay, secretarial coverage, recruitment, hardship grants for personnel in Arab and Moslem countries, arrangement of office space, staff arrangements for the Hungarian emergency, and other matters.
File ADM.801: Personnel Commission 1961-1963
Correspondence, tables, reports, memoranda, minutes of meetings, and working paper regarding a personnel commission trying to establish a guarantee fund for professionals employed by European Jewish communities, such as teachers.
File ADM.802: Personnel Department - Financial Reports 1955-1958
Reports on number of staff and total salary expenses for foreign staff in the Paris office, foreign staff stationed elsewhere, and local staff at the Paris office.
File ADM.803: Personnel - Foreign Staff 1963-1964
Foreign personnel rosters containing monthly lists of foreign personnel employed at JDC’s European headquarters.
File ADM.803.1: Personnel Foreign Staff Matters 1955-1960
Correspondence and notes relating to personnel policies.
File ADM.804: Personnel - General 1955-1956, 1958
Correspondence regarding miscellaneous matters related to personnel.
File ADM.805: Personnel - General 1957
Letter reporting on staff views on personnel policies. Letter regarding food preparation and cleaning job of employee.
File ADM.812: Personnel - Medical Department File 1955-1958
Correspondence, sample form, wage scale charts, list of holidays, and personnel action forms. Topics covered include vaccinations, health insurance, periodic health examinations of staff, repatriation policies, a general salary increase, and a temporary employee.
File ADM.812.1: Personnel - Various 1955-1964
Multi-tabbed folder containing correspondence with or about personnel in various JDC offices as well as a lawyer used by the organization. Included is documentation of payments made to employee’s wife living in London; discussion of clearance of employees’ articles prior to publication; memorial for Gertrude Pinsky in Amsterdam; analysis of housing situation in Frankfurt 1958.
File ADM.814.1: Pliskin, Boris, Dr. 1959
Correspondence, news release, regarding death of title, medical director of Malben, at age 49.
File ADM.816: Private Addresses and Telephone Numbers - JDC Staff 1957-1958
Lists of staff members with addresses and telephone numbers.
Private Addresses and Telephone Numbers – JDC Staff 1957-1958
File ADM.835.1: Roberts, Katya 1955, 1958
Correspondence with and about title regarding travel, temporary assignment in Germany, request for equipment.
File ADM.847: Schmidt, William M., Dr. - Expenses and Appointment 1957-1958, 1960, 1974
Correspondence and transcript of account regarding travel expenses. Press release, invitation and correspondence regarding Dr. Schmidt’s appointment to Harvard School of Public Health; article regarding public health award given to Dr. Schmidt.
Schmidt, William M., Dr. – Expenses and Appointment 1957-1958, 1960, 1974
File ADM.851: Selver, Henry - September 21, 1957
Cables, correspondence, newspaper clipping and translation of obituary regarding the death of Henry Selver and condolences.
File ADM.860: Shindell, Sidney, Dr. - Expenses 1957
Correspondence, vouchers, and bills regarding expenses.
File ADM.861: Shindell, Sidney, Dr. - Expenses 1958-1959
Correspondence, vouchers, and invoices regarding title’s travel expenses.
File ADM.872: Study of Allowances 1957-1958, 1965
Notes, correspondence, chart, and informational document relating to living cost allowances and other personnel policies, with comparisons between JDC and other organizations.
File ADM.874: Tavill, Fred, Dr. - Morocco 1960-1963
Correspondence regarding the employment of Dr. Tavill in Morocco, his employment by OSE, his dissertation, and fungicides.
File ADM.879.1: Travel 1955-1959, 1961
Multi-tabbed folder containing correspondence regarding employee and trainee travel. Includes visa issues, home leave.
Series 11: Publications and Public Relations
This series contains publications, press releases, background material, drafts of articles, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and other documentation relating to these publications. Ranges include press releases from JDC’s European headquarters from 1955-1964; press releases from JDC’s New York office for 1955-1964; the annual Guide to Overseas Operations of the AJDC for 1955-1962; the JDC Digest with issues from 1947 and 1958-1960; the JDC Guide for Jewish Travelers Abroad from 1962; issues of the Warburg Newsletter, which was distributed to members of JDC’s National Council, from 1961-1964, and early copies of Exchange, a forum for European Jewish community leaders subsequently published by the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services, with JDC support, from 1960. Later Exchange issues can be found in the Organizations subcollection under the European Jewish Communities series in the Jewish Organizations record group.
File ADM.904.001: Conferences and UJA Mission October-November 1963
Press releases, notes, speeches, and conference documents. Topics covered include a UJA mission in Rome, including a meeting with Pope Paul VI; JDC’s Country Directors Conference; and the annual assembly of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services.
File ADM.904.01: Exchange 1959, 1962
Three issues of bulletin on Jewish communal affairs.
File ADM.904.1: Exchange 1960-1961
English and German version of issue number 7 of Exchange and English version of issue 9. These bulletins were published by JDC.
File ADM.905: Exchange Commission 1959-1961
Correspondence, drafts and copies of of bulletins, draft directory of Jewish central organizations in Europe, minutes of meetings, report on Exchange questionnaire, and list of members of the Standing Conference commission on Exchange. Topics covered include the potential creation of a newsletter or journal for European community leaders to be published by JDC, the initial development of Exchange and feedback from community leaders, distribution of Exchange, planning the contents of various issues, potential articles, corrections to articles, the appointment of correspondents and commission members for Exchange, general planning regarding the publication, and reactions to Exchange.
File ADM.906: Exchange Commission 1962-1964
Correspondence, special issue of Exchange, reports on community issues, and articles. Topics covered include a controversial article about the Milan community, potential Exchange articles, meetings and membership of the Exchange Commission, distribution of Exchange in Tunisia, distribution of a copy of Exchange regarding North Africans in France, the life work and death of Dr. Albert Vajs, and the development of Exchange.
File ADM.906.1: Friedman, Herbert, Rabbi 1955-1959
Correspondence with title, executive vice-chairman of the UJA, about his visits to JDC operations. Includes itineraries and a circular by title, condolences on the death of Friedman’s mother.
File ADM.907: Guide to Overseas Operations of the AJDC 1955-1962
Annual publications for 1955-1962 describing JDC activities with details given by country, region, or type of activity.
File ADM.907.1: History of Bricha 1957-1958
Correspondence and list of research subjects relating to a request by Efraim Dekel for material related to the Brichah for use in writing a book on the subject.
File ADM.908: JDC 38th Annual Meeting Work Book - 1952 The Year of Changing Needs
Booklet containing documents reflecting on 1952 and anticipating 1953.
JDC 38th Annual Meeting Work Book – 1952 The Year of Changing Needs
File ADM.904: Agar, Herbert 1958-1960
Correspondence; cables, speech transcript, translation of article; and lists of people, organizations, and subjects. Topics covered include research directions for Herbert Agar and arranging travel and meetings for him. Mr. Agar wrote a book about the history of the JDC.
File ADM.909: JDC Digest 1947, 1958-1960
Newsletters reporting on JDC activities, goals, personalities, and meetings.
File ADM.910: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1057-1153 1955
Press releases and notes to editors. List of press releases numbers 945-1153 (starting in 1953) with short description of each release. Releases cover subjects such as Claims Conference activities, education in North Africa, loan kassas, UJA study groups, a JDC country directors conference, and the opening of community centers.
File ADM.911: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1154-1231 1955-1956
Press releases regarding a wide range of topics, such as old age care, child care, study trips, meetings, Jewish education, refugees from Hungary and Egypt, and challenges facing Jews in locations around the world.
JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1154-1231 1955-1956
File ADM.912: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1232-1295 1957-1958
Press releases, notes to editors and correspondents, and notes on press conference. The releases cover a wide range of topics, such as the Hungarian and Egyptian refugee crises, aid to children, Passover aid, study tours by American Jewish leaders, JDC conferences, renewal of JDC’s work in Poland, and the publication of an educational magazine. List of press releases numbers 1154-1295, including short description of contents of each one.
JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1232-1295 1957-1958
File ADM.913: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1296-1328 1958-1959
Press releases, notes to editors and correspondents, and background material. The documents cover topics such as a JDC country directors conference, UJA study mission participants, the needs of Jews in India, the desire to do long-range planning and budgeting, aid to Jewish schools in Iran, an old age home in Sweden, a study of parasitic worms affecting Jews in Iran, Malben activities in Israel, International Refugee Year, and Passover aid around the world.
JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1296-1328 1958-1959
File ADM.914: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1329-1345 1959
Press releases. List of press releases numbers 1296-1345A with short description of contents. The releases cover matters such as a JDC country directors conference, UJA study missions, JDC activities in Poland, the dedication of a synagogue in Madrid, and a family health program in Iran.
File ADM.915: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1346-1376 1960
Press releases covering subjects such as Jewish education in Europe, study missions by American Jewish leaders, a seminar for community officers and executives on community organization and fundraising problems, aid in the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake in Agadir, compensation for slave labor by the Friedrich Krupp Company, Passover relief, the construction of schools in Milan and Greece, goals for 5761, milk distribution in Morocco and Tunisia, the opening of a mental hospital in Holland, messages from the annual JDC overseas conference, and the formation of the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services. List of press releases in the file listing subject of each release.
File ADM.916: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1377-1411 1961
Press releases covering subjects such as massive growth of the Jewish community of Marseilles, study missions by Canadian and American Jewish leaders, refugees living in Paris, the construction of a Jewish community center in Lyons, medical scholarships, education in Iran, printing of religious books for Jewish communities in North Africa and Iran, the re-opening of a synagogue in Yugoslavia, the formation of a European chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, JDC’s annual overseas conference, welfare programs, the establishment of JDC and ORT programs in India, and the opening of a Jewish community center in Helsinki.
File ADM.917: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1412-1457 1962-1963
Press releases covering subjects such as aid to North African Jewish refugees in France, training for community center workers, a preschool class for special needs children in Tehran, psychiatric services in Europe, day care services in North African and Iran, welfare support for Jews remaining in Algeria, UJA study missions, provision of matzah for Passover, meetings of the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services, and summer camps supported by JDC.
JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1412-1457 1962-1963
File ADM.918: JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1458-1485 1963-1964
Press releases covering subjects such as an award received by the International Council of Voluntary Agencies, UJA study missions to Rome, challenges facing JDC around the world, the reconstruction of European Jewish communities, an new old age home in Poland, a teacher training seminary in France, the development of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services, JDC’s 50th anniversary, and the dilemma facing JDC with the approaching end of Claims Conference funding.
JDC European Headquarters Press Releases 1458-1485 1963-1964
File ADM.919: JDC Guide for Jewish Travelers Abroad 1962
Guide containing contact information for JDC offices, summaries of JDC activities in various countries, and recommendations of sites to visit.
File ADM.920: JDC Public Relations Background 1962, 1964
Correspondence, JDC guide for travelers, reports, press releases, background information and guidelines for discussion regarding JDC’s programs in North Africa and Europe, position paper, conference agenda, memorandum, and notes. Topics covered include visitors to JDC programs and the Jewish communities they serve, a community information program for communicating JDC’s activities and Jewish needs around the world to donor communities, a budget crisis facing JDC for 1965, overviews of JDC activities and challenges facing it worldwide and in specific regions and countries, the role and value of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services, the agenda of the 1964 JDC Overseas Conference, and potential press coverage regarding JDC’s 50th anniversary.
File ADM.921: JDC Public Relations Conference 1964
Minutes of meetings of a JDC public relations meeting, including and inter-agency session, and reports on VIP visitors in various cities.
File ADM.921.1: Memoranda to Staff Regarding Publications Issued by AJDC 1957
Copies of memorandum offering JDC publications to headquarters staff returned with requests.
Memoranda to Staff Regarding Publications Issued by AJDC 1957
File ADM.924: New York Press Releases 1961
Press releases covering subjects such as programs for the elderly in Israel supported by Malben, personal stories of those aided by Malben, JDC support for vocational training in ORT, Bet Yaacov students, refugees in France, medical scholarships, the Ladies’ Committee of Tehran, Jewish education, a trade school for retarded youths, care for mental patients, the death of Paul Baerwald, bat mitzvah girls in Yugoslavia, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work at Hebrew University, JDC conferences and meetings, and aid to yeshivot.
File ADM.925: New York Press Releases 1962
Press releases and attached photographic mat and printed picture covering subjects such as the influx of Algerian Jews to France, psychiatric care, care for the aged, rehabilitation services run by Malben, education for kindergarteners and slow-learning children in Iran, training for cerebral palsy patients, human interest stories of people aided by Malben, North African refugees in France, JDC travel recommendations, annual meetings and reports of JDC, Rosh Hashanah messages, and welfare needs in Moslem countries.
File ADM.926: New York Press Releases 1963
Press releases, attached mats and printed pictures, and newspaper article covering subjects such as rehabilitation of the handicapped, Jewish education, aid for the aged, vocational training, the situation of Algerian repatriates in France, care for the chronically ill, education for special needs children, a program to train directors for Jewish community centers, summer camps supported by JDC, social work training, support for yeshivot, topics and speakers for JDC’s annual meeting, and work with the blind and deaf.
File ADM.927: New York Press Releases 1964
Press releases and mats used for the printing of photographs. The releases cover subjects such as aid to the elderly and disabled through Malben, training of practical nurses, an anniversary of the Yemenite aliyah, vocational training, the reconstruction of the Ponievez yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Passover supplies, cooperation with the World Health Organization, announcements regarding the appointment or death of JDC officials, mental health surveys and services, education, healthcare, the integration of Algerian Jews in French Jewish life, finding recipes for Tunisians to make use of American food supplies, and the marking of JDC’s 50th anniversary.
File ADM.928: Notes on Overseas Guide for 1955
Publication with handwritten notes and questions by Moses Beckelman. Handwritten notes by Charles Jordan responding to questions.
File ADM.929: Perelman, Professor Chaim, 1960
Correspondence regarding how to introduce Professor Perelman.
File ADM.930: Press Conference 1964
Letters requesting feedback regarding press conference.
File ADM.931: Public Relations 1955-1957
Correspondence, diary of Foehrenwald hospital strike, articles, material compiled for newsletter, photo prints, and other documents. Topics includes a strike by hospital patients at the Foehrenwald DP camp, the situation of Palestinian Arab refugees, potential distribution of photographs and film, preparation of the JDC overseas guide, planning for photographs and films to be taken, the outline of a press conference, happenings in various countries of JDC operations, JDC’s plans and priorities, discussions and arrangements with journalists, aid to Egyptian refugees in France, the kindergarten program in Iran, articles written about Jews in Morocco, news articles relating to JDC, a positive reaction to the Guide to Overseas Operations by the Moroccan Minister of Education, and other public relations matters.
File ADM.932: Public Relations - Benelux and Denmark 1958-1962
Correspondence, newspaper article, reprint of UNESCO article, and document telling history of JDC with a focus on Belgium. Topics covered include public relations policies agreed to at a meeting, summaries and features regarding JDC activities and history, distribution of the JDC Guide to Overseas Operations, hotel prices, and distribution of a Rosh Hashanah message to community publications.
File ADM.933: Public Relations Correspondence - Social Service Department 1957-1960, 1964
Articles by and about Dorothy Beers regarding day care and kindergarten programs, correspondence and memoranda regarding JDC public relations and publications policies and procedures, and a letter regarding the request for photos by the editor of Childhood Education.
Public Relations Correspondence – Social Service Department 1957-1960, 1964
File ADM.933.1: Public Relations Individuals A-F 1955-1964
Correspondence, thank you notes, congratulatory notes, invitations, newspaper clippings, dinner program, new year greetings, condolence notes, itinerary, regarding visitors, new appointments, research request from Haim Avni; the role of the of the Jewish press and request for help with an article.
File ADM.933.2: Public Relations Individuals G-P 1955-1964
Correspondence, congratulations, thank you notes, death announcement, condolence letters, holiday greetings, speech transcript, wedding invitation, brochure, regarding sponsorship of travel for journalist covering Malben for the Jewish Forward; proposal for new method for Hebrew writing; request from academics for information regarding Jews of Slovakia, Jewish education immediately post World War II, the fate of Goya, the Japanese man in charge of the Shanghai ghetto; thanks for help JDC gave after World War II; potential adoption.
File ADM.933.3: Public Relations Individuals R-S 1955-1964
Correspondence, invitations, congratulations, thank you notes, death announcements, newspaper clipping, condolence letters, holiday card and greetings, newsletter, regarding request for Jordan’s biography for inclusion in Who’s Who in World Jewry; photographs taken in Tehran; memorial park in Israel; welcome to director of International Social Service; Chabad activity.
File ADM.933.4: Public Relations Individuals T-Z 1955-1963
Correspondence, invitations, congratulations, thank you notes, death announcements, newspaper clipping, condolence letters, holiday card and greetings, conference program, regarding potential visitors, death of Giora Josephtal; press visit; contribution brought to office; request for recommendation for lawyer in Germany; gifting of last copy of the Talmud of the Surviving Remnant; request to send flowers; information on seder in Paris.
File ADM.934: Publications 1955-1956
Correspondence, JDC statistical abstracts for 1954 and 1955, articles, distribution list, and statistical tables. Topics covered include press coverage of JDC, the preparation of JDC statistical abstracts, the acquisition of various publications, the Council of Europe, the distribution of “Jewish People: Past and Present” to JDC employees, the future of a French-language Jewish publication, and training of young rural leaders in Europe.
File ADM.935: Publications 1957
Correspondence, surveys of German and Austrian press, article, and promotional material for a handbook for immigrants. Topics covered include summaries of German and Austria press relating to Jews, the acquisition and contents of publications from various sources, the compilation of a JDC statistical abstract, and a list of publications issued by JDC for the use of Jewish communities.
File ADM.936: Publications Committee 1959
Correspondence and meeting notes regarding a meeting of the Publications Committee about JDC publications. Topics covered include the intended audiences of publications, mechanics of how publications are put together, and translations.
File ADM.937: Publicity Matters - General 1958-1964
Correspondence, cables, JDC press releases, and press clippings and extracts. Topics covered include press coverage of JDC, a photography trip to North Africa, a commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, speeches at JDC’s overseas conference, World Refugee Year, Passover aid, public relations procedures, a meeting regarding communicating JDC’s activities to Jewish leadership and others, Jewish tourist information for inclusion in a book, various newspaper articles and publicity matters of indirect interest to JDC, and other publicity matters.
File ADM.937.1: Reactions to Publications 1957
Two letters reacting to JDC publications.
File ADM.937.2: The Saving Remnant 1960-1963
Correspondence and distribution lists regarding distribution of Herbert Agar’s book on the history of JDC and reactions to the book.
File ADM.937.3: The Saving Remnant - French Translation 1963
Correspondence, texts with handwritten corrections, curriculum vitae of Edmond Muller and proposals for projects by him, and agreement for publication of French translation. The file relates to the translation of “The Saving Remnant” into French by Edmond Muller and the publication and editing of the translation.
File ADM.937.4: The Saving Remnant - French Translation 1964
Correspondence, comments on additions and translations, and agreement to make a German translation. Topics covered include additions to and editing of the Saving Remnant for the French edition, “Les Rescapes,” and the publishing of that edition.
File ADM.937.5: The Saving Remnant - French Translation 1963-1964
Correspondence regarding the publishing and publicizing of the French edition of The Saving Remnant. One unrelated page dealing with 1957 fundraising campaigns.
File ADM.937.6: The Saving Remnant - Translation and Editing of Additions 1963-1964 (1 of 2)
French translation of the first section of The Saving Remnant with changes written in.
The Saving Remnant – Translation and Editing of Additions 1963-1964 (1 of 2)
File ADM.937.7: The Saving Remnant - Translation and Editing of Additions 1963-1964 (2 of 2)
Tables of changes and additions to the text of title book and differences between English and French texts, suggested edits, and notes.
The Saving Remnant – Translation and Editing of Additions 1963-1964 (2 of 2)
File ADM.937.8: Saly Mayer Article 1962
Correspondence, article, and drafts by Dr. B. Sagalowitz “Bergen Belsen Transport” regarding the Saly Mayer-Becher Negotiations to save Jews. The article is written in response to various accusations against Mayer and JDC. The file also includes older articles about Mayer’s work as well as testimonies about other attempts to save Jews during World War II.
File ADM.938: Services Rendered by Public Relations Department - Travel Accommodation Service 1954-1957
Monthly reports listing services rendered by the Travel Accommodation Service in JDC’s Public Relations Department. The services listed are travel and hotel arrangements and help with visas, including duty and personal trips of personnel and arrangements for auditors and VIPs.
Services Rendered by Public Relations Department – Travel Accommodation Service 1954-1957
File ADM.938.1: VIPs A-H 1952-1957
Multi-tabbed file containing map, pamphlet, receipts, correspondence with visitors including JDC staff, their families, board members, staff from other organizations, and others regarding travel, birthday greetings; requests.
File ADM.938.2: VIPs I-Z 1952-1957
Multi-tabbed file containing postcards, receipts, correspondence of the Geneva office before it became European Headquarters. Some correspondence is with visitors including JDC staff, their families, board members, staff from other organizations, and others regarding travel, watch repairs, congratulations, requests.
File ADM.939: Warburg Newsletter 1961-1963
Confidential newsletters sent to the JDC National Council reporting on events around the world and correspondence regarding the newsletters.
File ADM.940: Warburg Newsletter 1962-1964
Monthly or bi-monthly confidential newsletter reporting on JDC activities and the situation of Jews around the world.
File ADM.941: Warburg Newsletter - Background Material, Notes, and Drafts September 1961-August 1962
Notes, drafts of press release, reports, and a JDC guide for Jewish travelers. Topics covered include a study mission from Detroit, day care centers in Iran, the establishment of the International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services, the creation of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services and its various commissions, JDC operations in Muslim countries, restitution of heirless property, the opening of a JDC-ORT program in India, cooperation between Jewish organizations, statements by Charles Jordan, JDC’s overseas conference, refugees, a summer camp in Shiraz, help for Algerians arriving in France, care for the aged in Morocco, and the growth of Madrid’s Jewish community.
Warburg Newsletter – Background Material, Notes, and Drafts September 1961-August 1962
File ADM.942: Warburg Newsletter - Background Material and Article Drafts September-December 1962
Notes, conference program, report, press releases, Rosh Hashanah message, application for award, and assembly highlights. Topics covered include the successes and needs of day care programs, JDC’s work in France, aid to Jews remaining in Algeria, the growth of Madrid’s Jewish community, the situation of South American Jews, the granting of the William J. Shroder Memorial Award to the Standing Conference on European Jewish Community Services together with the JDC, the Jews of Germany, discussions at conferences and assemblies, heirless assets in Switzerland, an interview with Akiva Kohane, training for European community center directors, and Jewish education in Europe.
Warburg Newsletter – Background Material and Article Drafts September-December 1962
File ADM.943: Warburg Newsletter - Background Material and Article Drafts January-June 1963
Notes, drafts, reports, book review, press release, correspondence, and copy of application of the International Council on Jewish Social and Welfare Services for official relations with the World Health Organization. Most of the material is background material, drafts, and finished versions of articles for the Warburg newsletter, which contained confidential or otherwise unpublicized stories. Topics covered include the difficulties of refugees in France, emigration possibilities for Jews in relatively closed countries, freedom of religion in Algeria, unrest in Iran, the observance of World Health Day, aid for elderly populations in North Africa and Europe, and psychiatric surveys of Nazi victims.
Warburg Newsletter – Background Material and Article Drafts January-June 1963
File ADM.944: Warburg Newsletter - Background Material and Article Drafts July-December 1963
Notes, drafts and final versions of articles, report, press release, and population list of French Jewish communities. Topics covered include Malben’s changing role in Israel, an infant feeding program in Morocco, response to a study about UN funding, the opening of a community center in Sweden, a Jewish school for girls in Morocco, teacher training for North Africa, aid to refugees in France, the fourth annual assembly of the Standing Conference of European Jewish Community Services, emigration from North African and Eastern Europe, problems facing Jews in different parts of the world, Jewish communities in India and Ethiopia disconnected from the main stream of world Jewry, hard core cases, the need to physically strengthen a community center in Barcelona, and community centers in France. Most of the material is background material, drafts, and finished versions of articles for the Warburg newsletter, which contained confidential or otherwise unpublicized stories.
Warburg Newsletter – Background Material and Article Drafts July-December 1963
File ADM.945: Warburg Newsletter - Background Material and Article Drafts January-May 1964
Correspondence, drafts, notes, reports, and translations of Yiddish letters. Topics covered include kindergartens, education, and other programs in Morocco; dues for the NASW; social services in Toulouse; repatriation benefits in France; the needs of Jews in the Soviet Union; the situation of Jews in Marseilles; difficulties of integration of Algerian repatriates into Jewish life in France; the situation of Jews remaining in Algeria; the situation of Jews in Egypt; matzah shipments to the Soviet Union; Cuban refugees and emigres; support for the elderly in Morocco; housing in France; a health center in Shiraz; transmigrants in Italy; kindergartens in Iran; emigration from North Africa to Canada; immigration statistics from around the world; the need for youth leadership and Jewish teachers in Spain; and Charles Jordan’s involvement in the Freedom from Hunger Campaign.
Warburg Newsletter – Background Material and Article Drafts January-May 1964
File ADM.946: Warburg Newsletter - Background Material and Article Drafts June 1964
Drafts of articles, reports, notes, correspondence, minutes of meeting, and statistics on Jewish populations in cities and towns in Morocco and France. Topics covered include a class for retarded children in Tehran, day care and education in Djerba, a loan kassa in Turkey, the situation of Jews in Albania, and the situation of small Jewish communities in France.
Warburg Newsletter – Background Material and Article Drafts June 1964
File ADM.947: Warburg Newsletter - Background Material and Article Drafts July-December 1964
Notes, drafts of articles, correspondence, recipes, guest list for Interco luncheon, message to the Welfare and Relief Appeal of Australia, study mission travel itinerary, case histories, interview notes, and reports. Topics covered include a seminar for Hebrew teachers from Morocco, teaching Tunisian housewives how to cook USDA foods, health programs, day care problems in Morocco, clothing distribution cutbacks, emigration of Tunisian and Moroccan Jews, integration of Tunisians in France, 50 years of Joint, a visit of a JDC medical officer in Romania, welfare and relief provided by Australian Jewish communities, relations between non-governmental organizations and the UN, a UJA study mission in Vienna, the situation of the Jews in Czechoslovakia and Hungary, aid provided to refugees through agencies belonging to the International Council of Voluntary Agencies, planning for budget cuts in 1965, the situation of the Jews remaining in Algeria, developments in the education program, and the need for matzoth in Romania.
Warburg Newsletter – Background Material and Article Drafts July-December 1964
File ADM.948: Warburg Newsletter Correspondence 1962-1963
Correspondence and copy of newsletter with notes. The material regards a potential recipient of the confidential newsletter and criticisms of certain articles.
File ADM.949: Weekly Reviews and Digests of Publications 1945
Weekly reports on JDC activities and a few digests listing and summarizing publications having relevance to JDC’s work. Most of the material relates to aid provided to liberated Jews in Europe.
File ADM.992: New York Press Releases 1957-1958
Press releases put out by JDC in New York, along with a few press releases from elsewhere, covering a wide range of topics, such as the Malben program, JDC annual meetings, refugees, and kindergartens in Iran.
File ADM.993: New York Press Releases 1959-1960
Press releases put out by JDC in New York covering a wide range of topics, such as help for the elderly, Passover aid, the earthquake in Agadir, the establishment of Jewish schools, and the JDC budget.
Series 12: Reports
This series holds assorted correspondence, forms, and other materials regarding information and reporting standards for various reports issued by JDC on its global programs and missions. The series also includes JDC’s application to the Claims Conference with country-specific reports and budgetary estimates for projected needs.
File ADM.950: Annual Report 1961-1962
Reports, data and comments on reports for JDC activities in 1961.
File ADM.951: Application of the AJDC to the Claims Conference 1958
Application of the AJDC to the Claims Conference country by country.
File ADM.952: Budget and Reports on Country Programs 1963-1964
Correspondence regarding statement on European Country Programs, resume on JDC and activities, study mission and expenditure in developing countries.
File ADM.953: Budgetary Requirements (UJA) Narrative Text 1964
Introductory statement and statements on European countries, Malben, Moslem countries and religious and cultural activities in Israel
File ADM.954: Departmental Reports - Monthly and Weekly 1955-1956
Correspondence, weekly and semi-monthly reports, digests of reports, sample forms to be filled out by loan kassas, newsletter of the International Council of Jewish Women. Topics covered include requests by Charles Jordan for weekly or semi-monthly reports by department heads and country directors, sending digests of reports to New York, notice that reports are no longer needed, and activities of JDC departments and country heads in their various fields of operation.
File ADM.956: Field Reports Murray Sklar 1959-1960
Field reports of visits to: Athens, Rome, Frankfurt, Berlin and Vienna.
File ADM.957: Visitors: JDC Activities 1961
Tables from around the world regarding activities in 1961
File ADM.958: Visitors: JDC Global Requirements 1959, 1961
2 yearly reports on the global and estimated global requirements of the JDC, including budgetary estimates.
File ADM.959: JDC New York 1964
Correspondence regarding Jewish population statistics in Poland and figures on activities of loan institutions.
File ADM.960: JDC Programs 1955
Summaries of JDC programs in Israel and around the world including estimate of requirements for 1954 and 1955.
File ADM.961: JDC Statistical Abstracts 1958-1960
Printed booklets containing statistical abstracts regarding JDC programs around the world.
File ADM.962: Report of the JDC to the Claims Conference 1957
Report of activities and monies for 1957.
File ADM.963: Report on Activities of the Loan Institutions 1961
Activities of loan institutions in various countries.
File ADM.966: Statistical Abstract 1960-1962
Correspondence with the research department mainly by Boris Sapir on reports, statistical data and information on activities such as: old age homes, education, child care, medical in many countries with the relevant organisations.
File ADM.967: Statistical Abstracts 1958-1959
Statistical abstracts from various countries on old aged homes, child care, feeding, medical and other organisations working with JDC
File ADM.968: Statistical Abstracts 1959-1960
Statistical abstracts from various countries including North Africa, Israel and others, on old aged homes, child care, feeding, medical and other organisations working with like AIVG, Malben
File ADM.969: Statistical Abstracts 1961-1964
Correspondence regarding data for summer camps, JDC activities in Switzerland, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel and other places, preliminary figures and USDA allocations.
File ADM.970: Yanovsky, M. Copies of Reports 1959-1960
Handwritten reports on: JDC office in Austria – remarks, description of jobs, pre-audit of local Jewish communities; JDC Rome – dispensation of cash; JDC Germany – dispensation of cash; reports on inventories, and budget draft.
File ADM.971: Yanovsky, M. Pre-Audit Reports 1960
Pre-audit reports mainly handwritten for: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and general.
File ADM.964: Revised Tables for Application of the AJDC to the Claims Conference 1961
Tables according to country for the Claims Conference.
Revised Tables for Application of the AJDC to the Claims Conference 1961
File ADM.965: Revised Tables for Application of the AJDC to the Claims Conference 1963
Revised tables for the JDC’s application to the Claims Conference.
Revised Tables for Application of the AJDC to the Claims Conference 1963
File ADM.995: Departmental Reports - Monthly and Weekly 1956
Correspondence, weekly and semi-monthly reports, digests of reports, sample forms to be filled out by loan kassas, newsletter of the International Council of Jewish Women. Topics covered include requests by Charles Jordan for weekly or semi-monthly reports by department heads and country directors, sending digests of reports to New York, notice that reports are no longer needed, and activities of JDC departments and country heads in their various fields of operation.
Series 13: Visitors
This series holds correspondence about visits to JDC operations in France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Morocco, Rome, and Vienna. Additional material covers points of interests on JDC offices and programs and a guide for visitors.
File ADM.971.1: Visitors: Correspondence 1955-1959, 1962-1964
CCorrespondence with and about visitors to Europe, Morocco, Israel, India, Iran, from the Social Security Administration; Young Men and Women’s Hebrew Association; Claims Conference and Canadian Jewish Congress staff; World Health Organization; United Hebrew Schools of Detroit; a Fullbright fellow, journalists, and others doing research. Includes letter from Mark Uveeler regarding Moe Beckelman enabling him to leave Lithuania.
File ADM.972: Visitors: Correspondence 1958-1964
Correspondence regarding visitors, details, information, JDC programs, points of interests on JDC offices and programs and a guide for visitors.
File ADM.973: Visitors: Reports on Visits of VIPs 1955-1956
Correspondence regarding information on visits: names, numbers and other information.
File ADM.973.1: Visitors: VIPs 1955-1961, 1963
Correspondence, thank you notes, hotel reservations, regarding upcoming or past visits to Europe, North Africa, Tehran, Israel, mostly by individuals associated with the UJA.
File ADM.973.2: Visitors: VIPs 1955-1961, 1964
Correspondence, thank you notes, travel arrangements, regarding upcoming or past visits to Europe, North Africa, Tehran, mostly by individuals associated with the UJA. In addition, includes trips of Bill Rosewald, Eleanor Roosevelt, a New York Times journalist, Moshe Sharett, G. Warburg of the British Board of Deputies.
File ADM.974: Visitors: VIPs 1957-1961
Correspondence regarding individuals, visits, refugees and other matters.
File ADM.975: Visitors: VIPs 1961-1964
Correspondence regarding mainly UJA visits and missions to Vienna, France, Morocco, Iran, Rome and Israel including schedules, arrangements, names and information and expenses.
File ADM.976: Visitors: Visitors Bureau General 1955-1956
Correspondence regarding visitors to Morocco and Germany, especially the difficulties in receiving and care of visitors in Morocco.