This subcollection focuses on JDC’s relationships and initiatives with governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the course of its global rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts. Records relate to JDC’s partnerships with: the United States Government and its associated departments and agencies; consular and diplomatic officials; foreign governments and their embassies and consuls; and with private Jewish and non-sectarian humanitarian organizations worldwide.
This subcollection is divided into three record groups.
Record Group 2-1: Relations with U.S. Government
Correspondence, articles, memos, and reports on JDC’s relations with U.S. government departments and federal agencies.
File 90: Organizations: U. S. Government
J.N. Rosenberg confers with Herbert Hoover on eve of departure for Europe to reorganize JDC administration overseas, 8/22/21-10/7/21. Hoover lauds JDC and American Jews for aid to Europe, 8/18/23. Sen. King urges JDC to continue aid to Europe and not to liquidate its activities, 10/30/23-11/5/23. Correspondence: B. Bogen, Sen. Borah, L. Cohan, Herbert Hoover, B. Kahn, Sen. King, Louis Marshall, J. Price, James N. Rosenberg. Also see: For criticisms of JDC in Europe, File 1, Correspondence, Louis Marshall and Secretary of State Hughes, 8/30/21 – 10/11/21.
Record Group 2-2: Relations with Foreign Governments
Correspondence, articles, memos, and reports on JDC’s relations with foreign governments and their associated offices. The records include correspondence with the Austrian, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian governments.
File 90a: Organizations: Foreign Governments
Expressions of appreciation for JDC aid by Governments of Austria, Hungary, Poland and Rumania. Also see: AUSTRIA, File 170. POLAND, File 327. USSR, File 456
Record Group 2-3: Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Correspondence, articles, memos, and reports on JDC’s relations with other NGOs, Jewish and non-sectarian relief agencies, businesses, and philanthropic organizations. Organizations appearing in these files include the American Red Cross, the American Relief Administration (ARA), the American Jewish Congress, Hadassah, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the International Relief Organization, ORT, and OSE.
File 91: Non-Governmental Organizations: General
List of National Jewish Oganizations in Europe, 1922. Non-Sectarian Relief expenditures by JDC.
File 91a: Non-Governmental Organizations: All-Russian Jewish Public Committee (Idgeskom), New York City, 1921-1923
File 91b: Non-Governmental Organizations: American Economic Council for European Jews to American Jewish Congress
American Economic Council for European Jews, New York, 1922. American Friends Services Committee, Philadelphia, 1921-1923. American Jewish Congress, New York, 1925. American Jewish Relief Committee (AJRC), New York, See: Campaigns, Files 66-66a. Cultural and Religious, Files 119-119b. American Pro-Falasha Organization, New York, 1921-1923, See: ABYSSINIA, File 165
File 92: Non-Governmental Organizations: American Red Cross (ARC) and American Relief Administration (ARA)
American Red Cross (ARC), 1921-1923, 1926. Also see: POLAND, File 338, American Red Cross. American Relief Administration (ARA), N. Y. 1921-1923, Also see: AUSTRIA, File 175, American Relief Administration (ARA), POLAND, File 338, USSR, Files 488-493.
Non-Governmental Organizations: American Red Cross (ARC) and American Relief Administration (ARA)
File 93: Non-Governmental Organizations: Bureau of Jewish Social Research, New York, 1921 - 1925
Correspondence, memos, 1921-1925. Publication: “A Summary of Events of Jewish Interest,” 1921-1924. Note: Some numbers are missing.
Non-Governmental Organizations: Bureau of Jewish Social Research, New York, 1921 – 1925
File 94: Non-Governmental Organizations: Central Conference of American Rabbis to Council of Jewish Women
Central Conference of American Rabbis. Central Relief Committee (CRC), New York. See: Campaigns, File 67; Cultural and Religious, Files 120-121a. Council of Jewish Women, New York, 1921-1923, 1927 Correspondence and Publications
Non-Governmental Organizations: Central Conference of American Rabbis to Council of Jewish Women
File 95: Non-Governmental Organizations: Ezras Torah Fund to Hadassah
Ezras Torah Fund, New York, 1922-1923, Also see: Cultural and Religious File 118, 1/12/23-4/17/23. Federation of Jewish Disabled Soldiers and International Congress of Jewish Invalids, Widows, Orphans and War Participators, 1922, 1925-1928. Fund for the Relief of Jewish Victims of the War, See: File 103. Fund for the Relief of Scientists, Men of Letters and Artists in Moscow, New York, 1923-1925. Hadassah, New York, 1922, Also see: PALESTINE, Files 275-276
Non-Governmental Organizations: Ezras Torah Fund to Hadassah
File 95a: Non-Governmental Organizations: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), New York, 1921-1925. Also see: File 103
Non-Governmental Organizations: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
File 96: Non-Governmental Organizations: Hungarian Landsmannschaft Bureau to Jewish Agency for Palestine
Hungarian Landsmannschaft Bureau, New York, 1923. Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), See: Files 104-105. ICOR, New York, 1925-1929. International Committee YMCAs. International Health Board, New York, 1922. International Migration Service, American Branch, New York, 1926. International Relief Organization, See: File 103. Jewish Agency for Palestine, New York, 1929-1930. Correspondence: Cyrus Adler, B. Flexner, M. Elsasser, Joseph C. Hyman, J. Simon, F. M. Warburg, Chaim Weizmann, O. G. R. Williams
Non-Governmental Organizations: Hungarian Landsmannschaft Bureau to Jewish Agency for Palestine
File 96a: Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Sabbath Alliance of America and National Information Bureau
Jewish Colonization Association, see: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), Files 104-105. (Jewish Correspondence Bureau, New York). Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York, 1922-1926, 1931-1933). Jewish Sabbath Alliance of America, New York, 1925. Nansen Committee, See: File 103. Nansen Relief Commission, See: File 103. National Information Bureau, New York, 1921-1925
Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Sabbath Alliance of America and National Information Bureau
File 97: Non-Governmental Organizations: Near East Relief to Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)
Near East Relief, New York, 1923 – 1925. ORT, See: Files 98-101a. OSE, See: Files 102-102a. Palestine Orphan Committee (POC), New York, 1925, Also see: PALESTINE, File 264. People’s Relief Committee (PRC), New York, See: Files 67a, 122. Student Friendship Fund, New York, 1923, Also see: GERMANY, File 205, 11/21/23-5/7/24. USSR, File 492. Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), New York, 1921-1923
Non-Governmental Organizations: Near East Relief to Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)
File 103: Non-Governmental Organizations: Fund for the Relief of Jewish Victims of the War to HIAS, Berlin
Fund for the Relief of Jewish Victims of the War, London, 1922 – 1923. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Berlin. (International Relief Organization). (Nansen Committee). (Nansen Relief Commission, Geneva, 1921-1924). Correspondence: Cyrus Adler, Paul Baerwald, B. Kahn, W. J. Mack, F. Rosenblatt, James N. Rosenberg, Schlesinger, L. L. Strauss, C. Sulzberger
Non-Governmental Organizations: Fund for the Relief of Jewish Victims of the War to HIAS, Berlin
Series 1: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York
File 98: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1921 - 1922 (June)
Correspondence: L. Bramson, A. A. Landesco, H. H. Lehman, James N. Rosenberg, C. E. Sebag – Montefiore, H. Viteles. Also see: File 40b, ORT. POLAND Files 338 (ORT), 391. LITHUANIA File 242. USSR, File 469a
Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1921 – 1922 (June)
File 98a: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1922 July - December
Correspondence: B. Bogen, L. Bramson, Joseph C. Hyman, B. Kahn, H. H. Lehman, L. G. Robinson, I. Warshow. Also see: USSR, File 469a
Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1922 July – December
File 99: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1923
Correspondence: L. Bramson, Joseph C. Hyman, H. H. Lehman, L. G. Robinson, I. Rubinstein, H. Viteles. Also see: POLAND, File 404
File 99a: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1924 - 1925
Correspondence: L. Bramson, Joseph C. Hyman, H. H. Lehman, H. Moskowitz, L. Oungre, L. G. Robinson, James N. Rosenberg. Also see: USSR, File 469a
File 100: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1926 - 1928 (Aug.)
Correspondence: Sh. Frankfurt, Joseph C. Hyman, B. Kahn, H. H. Lehman, H. Moskowitz, F. M. Warburg
Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1926 – 1928 (Aug.)
File 100a: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1928 - 1929
Correspondence: Paul Baerwald, D. A. Brown, H. S. Cullman, Joseph C. Hyman, Evelyn M. Morrissey, H. Moskowitz, James N. Rosenberg, B. C. Vladeck, F. M. Warburg, P. F. Warburg
File 101: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1930
Correspondence: Paul Baerwald, L. Bramson, H. S. Cullman, Joseph C. Hyman, H. Moskowitz, James N. Rosenberg, P. F. Warburg
File 101a: Non-Governmental Organizations: ORT, New York, 1931 - 1932
Correspondence: Paul Baerwald, L. Bramson, Joseph C. Hyman, B. Kahn, D. V. Lvovitch, H. Moskowitz, B. C. Vladeck, P. F. Warburg.
Series 2: Non-Governmental Organizations: OSE, New York
File 102: Non-Governmental Organizations: OSE, New York, 1922 - 1928
Correspondence: M. Gran, Joseph C. Hyman, B. Kahn, M. Kreinin, James N. Rosenberg, F. M. Warburg. Also see: Files 33-34, 130-132. LITHUANIA, File 235. POLAND, Files 369-373. USSR, Files 479-481
File 102a: Non-Governmental Organizations: OSE, New York, 1929 - 1932
Correspondence: D. M. Bressler, Albert Einstein, J. J. Golub, S. Y. Jacobi, Joseph C. Hyman, B. Kahn, Louis Marshall, M. J. Rosenau, F. M. Warburg
Series 3: Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA)
File 104: Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), 1921
Correspondence: H. H. Lehman, A. A. Landesco, E. Meyerson, James N. Rosenberg. Also see: POLAND, File 385.
Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), 1921
File 104a: Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), 1922
Correspondence: M. Ernst, Joseph C. Hyman, H. H. Lehman, E. Meyerson, E. M. Philippson, L. G. Robinson, James N. Rosenberg, I. Rubinstein. Also see: LITHUANIA, File 237. POLAND, Files 386-387. USSR, File 469, Jewish Colonization Association (ICA)
Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), 1922
File 105: Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), 1923 - 1925
Correspondence: Joseph C. Hyman, B. Kahn, H. H. Lehman, J. Marcus, L. Oungre, L. G. Robinson, J. Rosen, James N. Rosenberg, H. Viteles. Also see: JDC Foundation, Files 149-152. Refugees, Files 161-164. USSR, File 469, Jewish Colonization Association (ICA).
Non-Governmental Organizations: Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), 1923 – 1925