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Subcollection: Subject Matter

Extent: 81 files

These files describe JDC’s global relief, renewal, and reconstruction efforts during the years 1955-1964, as the organization continues to: assist in the reconstruction of European Jewish communal life and its infrastructure in the aftermath of World War II; provide critical support for the absorption of immigrants into the State of Israel and developing an extensive array of social service resources to facilitate their integration into Israeli society; and offer critical relief for displaced persons and Holocaust survivors and for vulnerable communities and individuals around the world.

Arrangement

The Subject Matter subcollection is organized into 11 record groups. Within each record group, files are arranged alphabetically.

Aged
Children
Christian Rescuers
Demographics
Displaced Persons
Education, Religion, and Culture
Emigration and Immigration
Refugees
Relief Supplies
Reparations

Record Group: Aged

File 776: Aged, 1956-1957, 1960-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4141,4142

Miscellaneous on care of aged, on White House Conference on Aging
(January 1961); President John F. Kennedy statement (February 21,
1963) on care of the aged.

Aged, 1956-1957, 1960-1963

Record Group: Children

File 777: Adoptions, 1955-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4139,4140

Correspondence regarding adoption of orphans from North Africa,
Eastern Europe; miscellaneous on legal aspects of adoption.

Adoptions, 1955-1963

File 784: Day Care, General, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4169

Reports on day care programs, including turnover of children, personnel due to emigration.

Day Care, General, 1964

File 785: Day Care, General, 1955-1956, 1958-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4170,4172

Correspondence, reports on day care programs, including turnover of children, personnel due to emigration.

Day Care, General, 1955-1956, 1958-1963

File 786: Day Care, Personnel Recruitment, 1956-1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4171

Correspondence seeking applicants, personnel for projects overseas.

Day Care, Personnel Recruitment, 1956-1960

File 787: Day Care, Staff Conferences, 1960, 1962-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4173, 4174, 4175

Minutes of day care staff conferences in Geneva, including program overviews, education, educational standards, recruitment and professional development.

Day Care, Staff Conferences, 1960, 1962-1963

File 853: Summer Colonies, 1955-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4529

Correspondence, memos, press releases, extracts of committee meetings minutes on summer colonies.

Summer Colonies, 1955-1964

File 854: Summer Colonies, Counselors, 1961-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4527, 4528

miscellaneous, including correspondence on volunteer program and
subsequent problems with American volunteer counselors at European
summer colonies, camps.

Summer Colonies, Counselors, 1961-1964

File 855: Summer Colonies, Directories, 1956, 1960, 1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4526

Printed directories of summer colonies and camps, primarily for children, in Europe; tables include ages of campers, duration of program.

Summer Colonies, Directories, 1956, 1960, 1963

File 856: Summer Colonies, Printed Matter, 1957

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4526

Printed material includes “Handbook for Counselors of Jewish Summer Colonies and Camps”; booklet on standards for vacation colonies and camps.

Summer Colonies, Printed Matter, 1957

Record Group: Christian Rescuers

File 778: General, 1962-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4159

Correspondence, queries, background materials on Christian rescuers; paper on Institute for the Righteous Acts, a documentation center (unsigned, undated, probably 1963).

General, 1962-1963

File 779: Johannes Bagaard, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4157

Correspondence on Johannes Bagaard, who rescued Jews in Holland during the Nazi era.

Johannes Bagaard, 1964

File 780: Herman F. Graebe, 1961-1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4158

Correspondence on aid to Herman F. Graebe, a German engineer who rescued Jews in Zdolbunow, Ukraine.

Herman F. Graebe, 1961-1962

File 781: Theodoros M. Karakatsoulas, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4160

Correspondence on aid to Theodoros M. Karakatsoulas; no details on rescue of Larissa Jews.

Theodoros M. Karakatsoulas, 1964

File 782: Leopold Kopetzky, 1946, 1950, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4161

Correspondence (in German) regarding Leopold Kopetzky’s rescue activities.

Leopold Kopetzky, 1946, 1950, 1964

File 783: Wladyslaw Wojcik, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4162

Letter (August 1964) from Jewish Historical Institute stating that Wladyslaw Wojcik, excavating Warsaw Ghetto, located and salvaged canisters with Emanuel Ringelblum’s documentation.

Wladyslaw Wojcik, 1964

Record Group: Displaced Persons

File 788: General, 1955, 1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4178

Miscellaneous, including logistical aid to voluntary agencies.

General, 1955, 1962

Record Group: Education, Religion, and Culture

File 789: Education, General, 1963-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1251

Reports, extracts from committee meeting minutes on education programs. Press release (January 17, 1963) on Jewish education in Western Europe.

Education, General, 1963-1964

File 790: Education, General, 1961-1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1252

Reports, correspondence, extracts from committee meeting minutes on education programs, including effect on locations of losses to emigration and gains from immigration.

Education, General, 1961-1962

File 791: Education, General, 1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1253

Reports, correspondence on JDC role in Jewish education; press release (March 3, 1960) on revival of Jewish education in Western Europe [Names of some scholarship recipients, memo November 15, 1960].

Education, General, 1960

File 792: Education, General, 1959

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1253

Reports, correspondence on proposects for education programs.

Education, General, 1959

File 793: Education, General, 1955-1958

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1254

Memos, reports on education issues, primarily in Europe.

Education, General, 1955-1958

File 794: Education, Europe, Printed Matter, 1961

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1249

Booklet, “Mon Album d’Images”, of text, “clip art” of Jewish symbols, personalities, history; supplement to Hamore (Hamoreh) (No. 17, December 1961).

Education, Europe, Printed Matter, 1961

File 795: Education, Europe, Printed Matter, 1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1247

Printed material on Jewish education, lifecycle events (from JDC Overseas Conference, Geneva, November 1, 1960). Booklets (German, French) on schools, role of parents, summer camps, bar mitzvah; copies of Hamore (Hamoreh). [See 55/64 # 791, Education, General, 1960]

Education, Europe, Printed Matter, 1960

File 796: Education, Europe, Report, 1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1246

Report (October 1962, in English, French) on Jewish day and supplementary schools in Western Europe.

Education, Europe, Report, 1962

File 797: Education, Europe, Report, 1959

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1248

Proceedings (November 1959) of session on Jewish education at annual Overseas Conference.

Education, Europe, Report, 1959

File 798: Education, Europe, Report, 1958

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1250

Report on activities of Education Department, on education programs in France, Italy, Belgium, Holland.

Education, Europe, Report, 1958

File 799: Education, Europe, Report, 1956

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1257

Proceedings (October 8-10, 1956, Paris) of conference on Jewish education.

Education, Europe, Report, 1956

File 800: Education, Scholarships, General, 1959-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4493

Miscellaneous on creation, financing of JDC scholarship program for professional training in social welfare, education and health services [Some names of applicants].

Education, Scholarships, General, 1959-1964

File 801: Education, Scholarships, Medical, 1955-1956

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4494

Miscellaneous materials, statistics on scholarships for medical/health personnel.

Education, Scholarships, Medical, 1955-1956

File 802: Education, Scholarships, Meetings, 1959-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4523

Meeting minutes of JDC scholarship committee; review of applications, miscellaneous on procedures [Names in minutes, discussions of applications].

Education, Scholarships, Meetings, 1959-1964

File 845: General, 1955-1960, 1962-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1238

Reports, correspondence on cultural and religious programs, needs.

General, 1955-1960, 1962-1963

File 846: Cemeteries, Restoration, 1961, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4150

Correspondence on renovations; appeals for funds for restoration and preservation of Jewish cemeteries in Europe.

Cemeteries, Restoration, 1961, 1964

File 847: Publications, European Shass, 1955-1957, 1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1265

Miscellaneous on background of, requests for, distribution of volumes of Talmud printed in Europe for displaced persons.

Publications, European Shass, 1955-1957, 1960

File 848: Religious Articles and Books, 1957-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1282

Correspondence regarding requests, salvage, distribution of religious supplies, books.

Religious Articles and Books, 1957-1964

File 849: Religious Articles and Books, 1955-1956

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1283

Correspondence regarding requests, distribution of religious supplies, books.

Religious Articles and Books, 1955-1956

File 850: Talmud Torah Correspondence Course, 1959

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1305

Materials (French) for Talmud Torah correspondence course), created under supervision of Rabbi Jean Schwarz.

Talmud Torah Correspondence Course, 1959

Record Group: Emigration and Immigration

File 806: Emigration, General, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4277

Correspondence, bulletins on immigration legislation, excerpts from congressional hearings.

Emigration, General, 1964

File 807: Emigration, General, 1959-1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4194

Correspondence, memos on emigration. [NO EMIGRATION MATERIALS FOR 1963]

Emigration, General, 1959-1962

File 808: Emigration, General, 1955-1958

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4195

Correspondence, memos, including background, statistical material on emigration; financing [Names of individuals who received, repaid emigration grants].

Emigration, General, 1955-1958

File 809: Immigration to U.S., 1963-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4238

Bulletins on immigration legislation; excerpts from congressional hearings.

Immigration to U.S., 1963-1964

File 810: Immigration to U.S., 1957-1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4239

Miscellaneous, including U.S. State Department bulletins, excerpts from congressional hearings, immigration legislation.

Immigration to U.S., 1957-1962

File 811: Immigration to U.S., 1955-1956

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4240

Miscellaneous, including U.S. State Department bulletins, excerpts from congressional hearings, immigration legislation.

Immigration to U.S., 1955-1956

File 812: Immigration to U.S., Printed Matter, 1953, 1957, 1961

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4246

Pamphlets and booklets, including: “American Immigration Policy: Selected Statements,” by the American Immigration Conference (1957); “Witness for Immigration,” from National Council of the Churches of Christ (1961); “Polish Immigration Committee in the United States,”by Thaddeus Theodore Krysiewicz (1953).

Immigration to U.S., Printed Matter, 1953, 1957, 1961

File 813: Immigration to U.S., Refugees from Cuba, 1960-1961, 1963-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4333

Correspondence, materials on aid, resettlement in the U.S. of refugees from Cuba.

Immigration to U.S., Refugees from Cuba, 1960-1961, 1963-1964

Record Group: Demographics

File 814: Jewish Population, 1958, 1961-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4257

Memos with data on Jewish population.

Jewish Population, 1958, 1961-1963

Record Group: Refugees

File 815: Nansen Medal, 1955, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4296

Miscellaneous on award for service to refugees, named in honor of Norway’s Fridtjof Nansen; Charles Jordan speech on Nansen, receipt of medal.

Nansen Medal, 1955, 1964

File 816: Refugees, 1957, 1959-1960, 1962-1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4332

Miscellaneous correspondence, statistics on refugees, aid.

Refugees, 1957, 1959-1960, 1962-1963

File 817: Refugees, Children, Conversion, 1958, 1961-1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4336

Miscellaneous regarding refugee children said to be endangered by missionaries.

Refugees, Children, Conversion, 1958, 1961-1962

File 818: Refugees, Congressional Questionnaire, 1959-1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4337

Miscellaneous on aid to refugees, submitted in response to questionnaire from congressional Judiciary Committee’s Representative Francis Walter.

Refugees, Congressional Questionnaire, 1959-1960

File 819: Refugees, World Refugee Year, Printed Matter, 1959-1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4603, 4605

JDC reports on special projects for World Refugee Year; report of U.S. Committee for Refugees, International Catholic Migration Commission. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) bulletins on refugee programs, aid to Palestinian refugees.

Refugees, World Refugee Year, Printed Matter, 1959-1960

Record Group: Relief Supplies

File 821: General, 1960-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4338

Statistical reports from supply division on purchases, shipments of relief supplies.

General, 1960-1964

File 822: General, 1955-1959

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4339

Statistical reports from supply division on purchases, shipments of relief supplies.

General, 1955-1959

File 823: Donations, Clothing, 1955, 1958-1959, 1962-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4381

Miscellaneous correspondence, generally discouraging clothing donations.

Donations, Clothing, 1955, 1958-1959, 1962-1964

File 824: Donations, Medical, 1959-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4384

Miscellaneous, including lists of medicines, medical supplies and equipment needed by institutions; letters to pharmaceutical companies seeking donations.

Donations, Medical, 1959-1964

File 825: Financial, Reimbursement of Shipping Expenses, 1958-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4366

Correspondence to International Cooperation Administration and Agency for International Development for reimbursement of shipping/freight expenses for commodities, relief supplies.

Financial, Reimbursement of Shipping Expenses, 1958-1964

File 826: Financial, Reimbursement of Shipping Expenses, 1955-1957

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4367

Correspondence to and regarding International Cooperation Administration for reimbursement of shipping/freight expenses for commodities, relief supplies.

Financial, Reimbursement of Shipping Expenses, 1955-1957

File 827: Fish Flour, 1958-1961

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4348

Correspondence regarding futile efforts to purchase fish flour with high nutritional value, problems with kashrut certification.

Fish Flour, 1958-1961

File 828: Religious Supplies, Kosher Food, 1959, 1961-1962, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4353

Correspondence regarding kashrut certification for various commodities.

Religious Supplies, Kosher Food, 1959, 1961-1962, 1964

File 829: Religious Supplies, Passover, 1963-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4356

Correspondence, accounting memos on requests, distribution and remittances for Passover supplies, primarily matzot.

Religious Supplies, Passover, 1963-1964

File 830: Religious Supplies, Passover, 1961-1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4357

Correspondence, accounting memos on requests, distribution and remittances for Passover supplies, primarily matzot.

Religious Supplies, Passover, 1961-1962

File 831: Religious Supplies, Passover, 1957-1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4357

Correspondence, accounting memos on requests, distribution and remittances for Passover supplies, primarily matzot.

Religious Supplies, Passover, 1957-1960

File 832: Religious Supplies, Passover, 1955-1956

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4358

Correspondence, accounting memos on requests, distribution and remittances for Passover supplies, matzot.

Religious Supplies, Passover, 1955-1956

File 833: Religious Supplies, Passover, Maot Chitim, 1955, 1957, 1960-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4362

Correspondence (remittances, acknowledgements) on fund-raising campaign to provide Passover supplies.

Religious Supplies, Passover, Maot Chitim, 1955, 1957, 1960-1964

File 834: Religious Supplies, Sefer Torah, 1956-1961, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 1297

Correspondence on acquisition, rescue, repair, distribution of religious books, Sifrei Torah. [See 55/64 # 848, Religious-Cultural: Religious Articles and Books, 1957-1964]

Religious Supplies, Sefer Torah, 1956-1961, 1964

File 835: U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4634

Miscellaneous regarding legislation, available surplus commodities; minutes of meetings of voluntary agencies’ Food Resources Policy Committee,

U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1964

File 836: U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1963

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4635

Correspondence regarding legislation, needs and availability of surplus commodities. Declaration, remarks from World Food Congress (transmitted June 22, 1963).

U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1963

File 837: U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1962

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4636

Miscellaneous, including remarks from Food for Peace conference (June 1962), correspondence regarding legislation concerning surplus commodities.

U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1962

File 838: U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1961

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4637

Miscellaneous, including memos, correspondence on legislation regarding surplus commodities, requests for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodities.

U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1961

File 839: U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1959-1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4638

Miscellaneous, including memos, correspondence on legislation, availability of surplus commodities; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) press releases.

U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1959-1960

File 840: U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1958

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4639

Miscellaneous, including correspondence from voluntary agencies on policy, legislation on surplus commodities; Senator Hubert Humphrey report “Food and fiber as a force for freedom” (April 21, 1958).

U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1958

File 841: U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1955-1957

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4640

Miscellaneous, including correspondence from voluntary agencies on freight subsidies, testimony on legislation on surplus commodities; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) press releases and booklet.

U.S. Surplus Commodities, 1955-1957

File 842: U.S. Surplus Commodities, Israel, 1956, 1958, 1961-1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4641

Materials on U.S. surplus supplies for Israel; correspondence on administration, operations, compliance, use of supplies.

U.S. Surplus Commodities, Israel, 1956, 1958, 1961-1964

File 843: U.S. Surplus Commodities, Morocco, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4642

U.S. government audit, correspondence on remedial measures for use of U.S. commodities in Morocco.

U.S. Surplus Commodities, Morocco, 1964

File 844: U.S. Surplus Commodities, Yugoslavia, 1964

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4643

U.S. government audit, correspondence on remedial measures for publicity on U.S. commodities in Yugoslavia.

U.S. Surplus Commodities, Yugoslavia, 1964

Record Group: Reparations

File 851: Reparations: General, 1955-1957

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4388

Correspondence on reparations claims, payments from Paris Reparation Conference agreements, from neutral countries; correspondence regarding Western European claims against West Germany.

Reparations: General, 1955-1957

File 852: Reparations: Committee on Eight Power Demarche, 1956-1960

Old Folder Number: 45/64 # 4481

Minutes of meetings of ad hoc committee of Jewish organizations seeking reparations for Nazi victims in Western Europe.

Reparations: Committee on Eight Power Demarche, 1956-1960

The cataloguing of this collection was made possible through a donation from Marshall M. Weinberg in honor of Marilyn Henry.

Digitization of this collection was made possible with funding from the Polonsky Foundation.

Archives of The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.

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