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Letter from the Director

Letter from the Director

November 17, 2023

The Difference a Day Makes

The Difference a Day Makes

November 17, 2023

Lending a Paw: Hibuki Therapy

Lending a Paw: Hibuki Therapy

November 16, 2023

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter 2023-2024

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter 2023-2024

November 9, 2023

JDC Archives Accepting Applications for 2024 Fellowships

JDC Archives Accepting Applications for 2024 Fellowships

November 3, 2023

Israel and JDC: In the Words of Ralph Goldman

Israel and JDC: In the Words of Ralph Goldman

November 2, 2023

Simone Gigliotti Lectures on JDC’s Mobile Film Units in Postwar Germany

Simone Gigliotti Lectures on JDC’s Mobile Film Units in Postwar Germany

October 16, 2023

A Wretched Voyage with a Happy End: The Story of the Cabo de Buena Esperanza and Cabo de Hornos

A Wretched Voyage with a Happy End: The Story of the Cabo de Buena Esperanza and Cabo de Hornos

September 22, 2023

Yair Wallach Lectures on Ashkenazi History in the Modern Middle East: Early 20th Century Egypt and Palestine

Yair Wallach Lectures on Ashkenazi History in the Modern Middle East: Early 20th Century Egypt and Palestine

September 7, 2023

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2023

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2023

August 11, 2023

Seeking Aunt Liz

Seeking Aunt Liz

July 13, 2023

JDC Archives to Co-Sponsor Workshop on Latin America and the Caribbean

JDC Archives to Co-Sponsor Workshop on Latin America and the Caribbean

July 6, 2023

An Agreement in Ethiopia

An Agreement in Ethiopia

June 23, 2023

JDC Archives Series Highlights JDC’s Programs for Children

JDC Archives Series Highlights JDC’s Programs for Children

June 21, 2023

Robin Buller Lectures on Sephardi Immigrants to France, 1919-1945

Robin Buller Lectures on Sephardi Immigrants to France, 1919-1945

June 14, 2023

Anna Sommer Schneider Lectures on Yiddishkeit and JDC’s Support for Jewish Education in Communist Poland

Anna Sommer Schneider Lectures on Yiddishkeit and JDC’s Support for Jewish Education in Communist Poland

May 22, 2023

2023 JDC Archives Fellows Announced

2023 JDC Archives Fellows Announced

May 9, 2023

Scrapbooks and Albums Rehoused

Scrapbooks and Albums Rehoused

May 8, 2023

Jonathan Sarna Lectures on the Transformation of JDC into a Permanent Organization

Jonathan Sarna Lectures on the Transformation of JDC into a Permanent Organization

May 3, 2023

Merry Fitzpatrick Lectures on Heroic Medical Research from the Warsaw Ghetto: Preserving a JDC Legacy

Merry Fitzpatrick Lectures on Heroic Medical Research from the Warsaw Ghetto: Preserving a JDC Legacy

April 19, 2023

Michael Rom Lectures on Egyptian Jewish Immigration to Brazil, 1956-61

Michael Rom Lectures on Egyptian Jewish Immigration to Brazil, 1956-61

March 29, 2023

Ethell Gershengorin Lectures on The JDC’s Activities on Behalf of Eastern European Jewish Children, 1919-1929

Ethell Gershengorin Lectures on The JDC’s Activities on Behalf of Eastern European Jewish Children, 1919-1929

February 22, 2023

Through the Eyes of an Artist

Through the Eyes of an Artist

January 23, 2023

Book Review—More Than Parcels: Wartime Aid for Jews in Nazi-Era Camps and Ghettos

Book Review—More Than Parcels: Wartime Aid for Jews in Nazi-Era Camps and Ghettos

January 23, 2023

A Game of Chance

A Game of Chance

January 20, 2023

Benefiting a Multitude

Benefiting a Multitude

January 18, 2023

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter-Spring 2023

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter-Spring 2023

January 18, 2023

JDC at the Movies

JDC at the Movies

January 12, 2023

Walter Francis Lectures on “Building Memory: Jewish Communal Reconstruction in Postwar Tunisia, 1945-1967”

Walter Francis Lectures on “Building Memory: Jewish Communal Reconstruction in Postwar Tunisia, 1945-1967”

December 12, 2022

Danielle Willard-Kyle Lectures on A Children’s Paradise? The JDC and Selvino, Italy, 1945-48

Danielle Willard-Kyle Lectures on A Children’s Paradise? The JDC and Selvino, Italy, 1945-48

November 2, 2022

A Tale of Two Photographs

A Tale of Two Photographs

October 19, 2022

Old World Discoveries

Old World Discoveries

October 19, 2022

The Women of Rieucros

The Women of Rieucros

October 14, 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall-Winter 2022-2023

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall-Winter 2022-2023

October 14, 2022

JDC Archives Accepting Applications for 2023 Fellowships

JDC Archives Accepting Applications for 2023 Fellowships

October 13, 2022

Tuvia Friling Lectures on Dr. Joseph Schwartz – ‘The Web Spinner’

Tuvia Friling Lectures on Dr. Joseph Schwartz – ‘The Web Spinner’

September 8, 2022

Memories of Tehran

Memories of Tehran

July 26, 2022

On Meditating Behind the Camera

On Meditating Behind the Camera

July 21, 2022

Giving Names to Faces

Giving Names to Faces

July 20, 2022

Joshua Tapper Lectures on “Who Should the Players Be?”: The JDC in the Soviet Union, 1989-1991

Joshua Tapper Lectures on “Who Should the Players Be?”: The JDC in the Soviet Union, 1989-1991

July 18, 2022

Book Review: Baghdadi Jewish Networks in the Age of Nationalism

Book Review: Baghdadi Jewish Networks in the Age of Nationalism

July 15, 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2022

June 30, 2022

Jonathan Zisook Lectures on “Passover for the Passed Over”: Jewish Religious Life in Poland after 1968

Jonathan Zisook Lectures on “Passover for the Passed Over”: Jewish Religious Life in Poland after 1968

June 29, 2022

Lorena Cardona González Lectures on Jewish Refugees from Nazism in Colombia, 1945-1950

Lorena Cardona González Lectures on Jewish Refugees from Nazism in Colombia, 1945-1950

June 13, 2022

2022 JDC Archives Fellows Announced

2022 JDC Archives Fellows Announced

June 7, 2022

Sandra Gruner-Domić Lectures on Bolivia, a Forgotten Refuge During the Holocaust: Jewish Immigration 1937-1941

Sandra Gruner-Domić Lectures on Bolivia, a Forgotten Refuge During the Holocaust: Jewish Immigration 1937-1941

May 10, 2022

Jonathan Sarna Lectures on Re-evaluating the Role of American Jewry during the Holocaust

Jonathan Sarna Lectures on Re-evaluating the Role of American Jewry during the Holocaust

April 26, 2022

Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Mass Jewish Emigration from Algeria

Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Mass Jewish Emigration from Algeria

April 19, 2022

Book Review—The Compromise of Return: Viennese Jews after the Holocaust

Book Review—The Compromise of Return: Viennese Jews after the Holocaust

April 19, 2022

From the Midwest to the Mid-East

From the Midwest to the Mid-East

April 14, 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Spring–Summer 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Spring–Summer 2022

April 12, 2022

Lists of Shanghai Repatriates to Austria and Germany Indexed

Lists of Shanghai Repatriates to Austria and Germany Indexed

April 8, 2022

JDC Archives’ Annual Helen Cohen Memorial Lecture—Laura Hobson-Faure’s “A ‘Jewish Marshall Plan’: The American Jewish Presence in Post-Holocaust France”

JDC Archives’ Annual Helen Cohen Memorial Lecture—Laura Hobson-Faure’s “A ‘Jewish Marshall Plan’: The American Jewish Presence in Post-Holocaust France”

March 30, 2022

JDC Archives Public Program Series Highlights Jewish Women in Turbulent Times

JDC Archives Public Program Series Highlights Jewish Women in Turbulent Times

March 8, 2022

Juliet Golden Lectures on Sara-Zofia Syrkin-Binsztejnowa

Juliet Golden Lectures on Sara-Zofia Syrkin-Binsztejnowa

February 16, 2022

Recent Acquisitions

Recent Acquisitions

February 2, 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter–Spring 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter–Spring 2022

January 18, 2022

Melissa Klapper Lectures on American Jewish Women Serving the JDC Abroad During the Interwar Years

Melissa Klapper Lectures on American Jewish Women Serving the JDC Abroad During the Interwar Years

January 17, 2022

Photo Collection Spans Decades and Continents

Photo Collection Spans Decades and Continents

January 14, 2022

The Sailings of the S.S. Marine Flasher

The Sailings of the S.S. Marine Flasher

January 12, 2022

New Book—In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust

New Book—In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust

January 10, 2022

The Sridei Aish: Saved from the Consuming Fire

The Sridei Aish: Saved from the Consuming Fire

January 10, 2022

A Rhapsody for the Generations

A Rhapsody for the Generations

January 5, 2022

JDC Archives’ Annual Helen Cohen Memorial Lecture—Susan Gilson Miller’s “Years of Glory: Nelly Benatar and the Pursuit of Justice in Wartime North Africa”

JDC Archives’ Annual Helen Cohen Memorial Lecture—Susan Gilson Miller’s “Years of Glory: Nelly Benatar and the Pursuit of Justice in Wartime North Africa”

December 7, 2021

Zvi Feine & Sandra Segal Lecture on Chief Rabbi Moses Rosen’s Leadership in Romania

Zvi Feine & Sandra Segal Lecture on Chief Rabbi Moses Rosen’s Leadership in Romania

November 9, 2021

The Art of Documenting JDC Assistance

The Art of Documenting JDC Assistance

October 22, 2021

JDC Archives Staff Present at FDR Library’s Virtual Conference

JDC Archives Staff Present at FDR Library’s Virtual Conference

October 20, 2021

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2021–Winter 2022

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2021–Winter 2022

October 20, 2021

Researching His Roots in the Ukraine

Researching His Roots in the Ukraine

October 13, 2021

JDC Emigration Service Cards of 1960s Czech Refugees Added to Names Index

JDC Emigration Service Cards of 1960s Czech Refugees Added to Names Index

October 13, 2021

Watch Recordings of JDC Archives Public Programs

Watch Recordings of JDC Archives Public Programs

October 11, 2021

David Nasaw Lectures on Holocaust Survivors in Exile in Germany after World War II

David Nasaw Lectures on Holocaust Survivors in Exile in Germany after World War II

October 11, 2021

Anat Kutner Lectures on the Role of JDC in the Rehabilitation of Cyprus Detainees 1946-1949

Anat Kutner Lectures on the Role of JDC in the Rehabilitation of Cyprus Detainees 1946-1949

September 13, 2021

At Home in Feldafing

At Home in Feldafing

July 20, 2021

A JDC Archives Fellow Discusses Her Research on Jewish Life in 1950s Poland

A JDC Archives Fellow Discusses Her Research on Jewish Life in 1950s Poland

July 20, 2021

Vast New York 1975-1989 Collection Now Digitized

Vast New York 1975-1989 Collection Now Digitized

July 19, 2021

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2021

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Fall 2021

July 15, 2021

Yechiel Bar-Chaim and Seymour Epstein Reflect on their Service as JDC Country Directors in North Africa

Yechiel Bar-Chaim and Seymour Epstein Reflect on their Service as JDC Country Directors in North Africa

July 13, 2021

A Snapshot of Coming to America

A Snapshot of Coming to America

July 13, 2021

From Europe to Israel to Germany to Brazil

From Europe to Israel to Germany to Brazil

July 13, 2021

Sylvia Hershcovitz Lectures on Mela Iancu: A Holocaust Heroine in Romania

Sylvia Hershcovitz Lectures on Mela Iancu: A Holocaust Heroine in Romania

June 22, 2021

Frankee Lyons Lectures on the JDC in Post-Stalinist Poland, 1957-1960s

Frankee Lyons Lectures on the JDC in Post-Stalinist Poland, 1957-1960s

May 27, 2021

Alexandra Kramen Lectures on the Struggle for Holocaust Justice in the Jewish Displaced Persons Community of Föhrenwald, 1945-1957

Alexandra Kramen Lectures on the Struggle for Holocaust Justice in the Jewish Displaced Persons Community of Föhrenwald, 1945-1957

May 13, 2021

Dóra Pataricza Lectures on the Joint’s Activity in Szeged in the Aftermath of the Holocaust

Dóra Pataricza Lectures on the Joint’s Activity in Szeged in the Aftermath of the Holocaust

April 28, 2021

Backdrop to Rescue

Backdrop to Rescue

April 22, 2021

New Book—From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History

New Book—From Left to Right: Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History

April 21, 2021

Overcoming Obstacles to Freedom

Overcoming Obstacles to Freedom

April 15, 2021

Avinoam Patt Lectures on the Jewish Heroes of Warsaw

Avinoam Patt Lectures on the Jewish Heroes of Warsaw

April 8, 2021

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Spring-Summer 2021

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Spring-Summer 2021

April 8, 2021

Found in the Names Index

Found in the Names Index

March 25, 2021

Rebecca Clifford Lectures on the Difficulties of Family Reunification after the Holocaust

Rebecca Clifford Lectures on the Difficulties of Family Reunification after the Holocaust

March 18, 2021

Zvi Gitelman Lectures on JDC’s Return to the Soviet Union in the 1980s

Zvi Gitelman Lectures on JDC’s Return to the Soviet Union in the 1980s

March 3, 2021

Distribution of Religious Items

Distribution of Religious Items

January 20, 2021

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter-Spring 2021

JDC Archives Virtual Programs: Winter-Spring 2021

January 19, 2021

The Joint and the Casa Dello Studente

The Joint and the Casa Dello Studente

January 19, 2021

AJDC Paris Emigration Service Index Cards Added to Names Index

AJDC Paris Emigration Service Index Cards Added to Names Index

January 14, 2021

Fred Lazin Lectures on JDC and European Refugees in Postwar Shanghai

Fred Lazin Lectures on JDC and European Refugees in Postwar Shanghai

January 13, 2021

JDC Archives Historic Films in Action

JDC Archives Historic Films in Action

January 7, 2021

Panel on JDC’s Work in Poland at 2020 Association for Jewish Studies Virtual Conference

Panel on JDC’s Work in Poland at 2020 Association for Jewish Studies Virtual Conference

January 6, 2021

JDC Archives Shares Zbąszyń Refugees List with JRI-Poland

JDC Archives Shares Zbąszyń Refugees List with JRI-Poland

December 10, 2020

Yechiel Bar-Chaim and Ivan Čerešnješ Lecture on Jewish Resilience and Resourcefulness During the War in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1992-1995

Yechiel Bar-Chaim and Ivan Čerešnješ Lecture on Jewish Resilience and Resourcefulness During the War in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1992-1995

November 12, 2020

JDC Archives Online Events: Fall 2020-Winter 2021

JDC Archives Online Events: Fall 2020-Winter 2021

October 23, 2020

Interning, COVID-19 style

Interning, COVID-19 style

October 20, 2020

JDC Archives Scholars’ Workshop Focuses on Jews in the Muslim World

JDC Archives Scholars’ Workshop Focuses on Jews in the Muslim World

October 19, 2020

An Illuminated Manuscript

An Illuminated Manuscript

October 19, 2020

Found on Film

Found on Film

October 16, 2020

MyHeritage Adds JDC Emigration Service Card Records to Its Online Offerings

MyHeritage Adds JDC Emigration Service Card Records to Its Online Offerings

October 9, 2020

Abra Cohen Lectures on If Objects Could Talk

Abra Cohen Lectures on If Objects Could Talk

September 30, 2020

Lior Sternfeld Lectures on Studying the Middle East through the Prism of the Jewish Communities

Lior Sternfeld Lectures on Studying the Middle East through the Prism of the Jewish Communities

August 31, 2020

Jeff Edelstein Lectures on the JDC Archives Names Index as a Window to JDC’s History

Jeff Edelstein Lectures on the JDC Archives Names Index as a Window to JDC’s History

August 19, 2020

Linda Levi Presents “The JDC Archives: New Materials of Interest to Jewish Genealogists” at IAJGS Annual Conference

Linda Levi Presents “The JDC Archives: New Materials of Interest to Jewish Genealogists” at IAJGS Annual Conference

August 13, 2020

New Book—The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa: The Impact of World War II

New Book—The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa: The Impact of World War II

July 16, 2020

JDC Archives Online Events

JDC Archives Online Events

July 15, 2020

James Wooten’s Home Movies

James Wooten’s Home Movies

July 14, 2020

Finding a Friend and Family at a Critical Moment

Finding a Friend and Family at a Critical Moment

July 8, 2020

Index of AJDC Prague Office Emigration Case Files Now Available

Index of AJDC Prague Office Emigration Case Files Now Available

July 7, 2020

Sari Siegel Lectures on Jewish Survivor-Physicians in Transition: From DP Camp Doctors to Emigrants, 1945-1950

Sari Siegel Lectures on Jewish Survivor-Physicians in Transition: From DP Camp Doctors to Emigrants, 1945-1950

June 24, 2020

Michal Ben Ya’akov Lectures on Images of Moroccan Jews and Perceptions of American Jews, 1942-1954

Michal Ben Ya’akov Lectures on Images of Moroccan Jews and Perceptions of American Jews, 1942-1954

June 4, 2020

Emily Bengels Lectures on Interagency Efforts for Child Rescue and Immigration to the US: 1939-1942

Emily Bengels Lectures on Interagency Efforts for Child Rescue and Immigration to the US: 1939-1942

May 13, 2020

Life in Sosúa Revealed

Life in Sosúa Revealed

April 22, 2020

New Book—Hitler’s Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal

New Book—Hitler’s Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal

April 21, 2020

JDC Archives Fellowship Lectures Available Online

JDC Archives Fellowship Lectures Available Online

April 3, 2020

JDC during the Time of the Spanish Flu (1918–1920)

JDC during the Time of the Spanish Flu (1918–1920)

April 1, 2020

Picture It

Picture It

April 1, 2020

A Rare Romanian Artifact in the Archives

A Rare Romanian Artifact in the Archives

March 31, 2020

New Book—Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey

New Book—Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey

January 23, 2020

A Gift from Golda

A Gift from Golda

January 22, 2020

Reflections on Shanghai

Reflections on Shanghai

January 10, 2020

Panel on JDC’s Work in Italy at Association for Jewish Studies Conference

Panel on JDC’s Work in Italy at Association for Jewish Studies Conference

January 9, 2020

Stacy Veeder Lectures on “The Thread that Binds”: Personal Correspondence and Relief Aid in the Camps of Occupied France, 1940-1944

Stacy Veeder Lectures on “The Thread that Binds”: Personal Correspondence and Relief Aid in the Camps of Occupied France, 1940-1944

December 19, 2019

Jan Láníček Lectures on “Sardines to the Ghettos”: Relief Food Parcels for Jews in Occupied Europe during the Second World War

Jan Láníček Lectures on “Sardines to the Ghettos”: Relief Food Parcels for Jews in Occupied Europe during the Second World War

December 12, 2019

JDC Archives’ Annual Helen Cohen Memorial Lecture—Marion Kaplan, “Lisbon: Harbor of Hope for Jewish Refugees”

JDC Archives’ Annual Helen Cohen Memorial Lecture—Marion Kaplan, “Lisbon: Harbor of Hope for Jewish Refugees”

November 18, 2019

Lauren Henry Lectures on The JDC and the Jews of Alsace and Algeria, 1940-1963

Lauren Henry Lectures on The JDC and the Jews of Alsace and Algeria, 1940-1963

November 4, 2019

It Started and Ended with a Newspaper Article

It Started and Ended with a Newspaper Article

October 24, 2019

JDC Archives Events in November and December

JDC Archives Events in November and December

October 18, 2019

Exploring the Lists in the Names Index

Exploring the Lists in the Names Index

October 18, 2019

Snapshots of a Forgotten World

Snapshots of a Forgotten World

October 18, 2019

New Book—Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran

New Book—Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran

October 2, 2019

How a Recent Grant Helped Uncover a Rare Artifact’s Provenance

How a Recent Grant Helped Uncover a Rare Artifact’s Provenance

September 25, 2019

Rachel Blumenthal Lectures on Survivors, Locals, and Welfare Agencies in the Austrian Alps

Rachel Blumenthal Lectures on Survivors, Locals, and Welfare Agencies in the Austrian Alps

September 23, 2019

Michael Nutkiewicz Lectures on Eli Gumener’s Memoirs

Michael Nutkiewicz Lectures on Eli Gumener’s Memoirs

September 11, 2019

A Tale from Australia

A Tale from Australia

July 18, 2019

“They Gave Us Money to Live”

“They Gave Us Money to Live”

July 18, 2019

JDC Archives Holds Volunteer Recognition Luncheon

JDC Archives Holds Volunteer Recognition Luncheon

July 17, 2019

Lending a Helping Hand

Lending a Helping Hand

July 15, 2019

Researching the “Polenaktion” at the JDC Archives

Researching the “Polenaktion” at the JDC Archives

July 15, 2019

Piecing together a Puzzle with Newly Received Digital Collections

Piecing together a Puzzle with Newly Received Digital Collections

July 11, 2019

Gaëlle Fisher Lectures on Making Sense of Catastrophe: Jewish Leadership in Romania during the Holocaust

Gaëlle Fisher Lectures on Making Sense of Catastrophe: Jewish Leadership in Romania during the Holocaust

May 29, 2019

Alina Bothe Lectures on the Polenaktion: Deportation, Refugee Life and Jewish Solidarity

Alina Bothe Lectures on the Polenaktion: Deportation, Refugee Life and Jewish Solidarity

May 15, 2019

Ming Hui Pan Lectures on the Survival of Jews in China during World War II

Ming Hui Pan Lectures on the Survival of Jews in China during World War II

May 8, 2019

The JDC at 100: A Century of Humanitarianism

The JDC at 100: A Century of Humanitarianism

April 9, 2019

Illuminating History

Illuminating History

April 9, 2019

JDC Archives Enters New Partnership with International Tracing Service

JDC Archives Enters New Partnership with International Tracing Service

April 5, 2019

JDC Archives Announces May Events

JDC Archives Announces May Events

April 5, 2019

From JDC Iran to Morocco with a Healing Mission

From JDC Iran to Morocco with a Healing Mission

April 3, 2019

New Book: The Swedish Jews and the Holocaust

New Book: The Swedish Jews and the Holocaust

January 16, 2019

It Only Takes One Document

It Only Takes One Document

January 16, 2019

Tunisian Treasure

Tunisian Treasure

January 16, 2019

“Someone in the World Still Cared about Their Fate”

“Someone in the World Still Cared about Their Fate”

January 15, 2019

“A New Lens” on JDC’s Historic Films

“A New Lens” on JDC’s Historic Films

January 14, 2019

New Book on War Refugee Board

New Book on War Refugee Board

October 25, 2018

Mr. Shamsian’s Shiviti Gift

Mr. Shamsian’s Shiviti Gift

October 24, 2018

Finding a Long-Lost Relative after 77 Years

Finding a Long-Lost Relative after 77 Years

October 23, 2018

Danielle Willard-Kyle Lectures on Jewish Refugees and Humanitarian Aid in Italian Displaced Persons Camps

Danielle Willard-Kyle Lectures on Jewish Refugees and Humanitarian Aid in Italian Displaced Persons Camps

October 17, 2018

From JDC in Norway to JDC in New York

From JDC in Norway to JDC in New York

October 17, 2018

Laura Almagor Lectures on Jewish DPs in Austria and Koppel S. Pinson (1904-1961)

Laura Almagor Lectures on Jewish DPs in Austria and Koppel S. Pinson (1904-1961)

August 29, 2018

Archives Website’s “Our Stories” Section Presents Collection Highlights in a New Way

Archives Website’s “Our Stories” Section Presents Collection Highlights in a New Way

July 18, 2018

Gertrud Glanz’s Scrapbook from Shanghai

Gertrud Glanz’s Scrapbook from Shanghai

July 10, 2018

JDC Archives Artifacts and Ephemera Collection Database now open

JDC Archives Artifacts and Ephemera Collection Database now open

July 3, 2018

A Historian Reflects on His Research about Soviet Jewish Transmigrants

A Historian Reflects on His Research about Soviet Jewish Transmigrants

June 28, 2018

Denis Kozlov Lectures on Soviet Jewish Migration during the 1970s-1980s

Denis Kozlov Lectures on Soviet Jewish Migration during the 1970s-1980s

April 19, 2018

“He Remembered My Voice after 25 Years”

“He Remembered My Voice after 25 Years”

April 11, 2018

New Book on World War I and the Jews

New Book on World War I and the Jews

April 4, 2018

From Europe to the Farm

From Europe to the Farm

January 23, 2018

New Book on Wartime Refugees in Casablanca

New Book on Wartime Refugees in Casablanca

January 23, 2018

Learning More about the Children of Cyprus

Learning More about the Children of Cyprus

January 17, 2018

Trench Art in the JDC Archives

Trench Art in the JDC Archives

January 16, 2018

Joseph Benatov Lectures on the Fate of Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust

Joseph Benatov Lectures on the Fate of Bulgarian Jews during the Holocaust

January 8, 2018

JDC Archives Showcased in Two Scholarly Publications

JDC Archives Showcased in Two Scholarly Publications

December 22, 2017

Naida Michal Brandl Lectures on Jewish Life in Croatia, 1945-1952

Naida Michal Brandl Lectures on Jewish Life in Croatia, 1945-1952

December 20, 2017

Omri Tubi Lectures on the Transnational Roots of the Jewish State and Malaria Eradication

Omri Tubi Lectures on the Transnational Roots of the Jewish State and Malaria Eradication

December 14, 2017

Do You Have a JDC Story?

Do You Have a JDC Story?

October 16, 2017

New Book on the International Committee of the Red Cross by 2014 JDC Archives Fellow, Gerald Steinacher

New Book on the International Committee of the Red Cross by 2014 JDC Archives Fellow, Gerald Steinacher

October 11, 2017

Polish Yiddish Theater Posters

Polish Yiddish Theater Posters

October 10, 2017

Do You Know What a Fuzzy Search Is in Our Database?

Do You Know What a Fuzzy Search Is in Our Database?

October 9, 2017

Badges of Honor

Badges of Honor

July 18, 2017

A JDC Connection Comes Full Circle

A JDC Connection Comes Full Circle

July 14, 2017

Do you Recognize Someone?

Do you Recognize Someone?

June 21, 2017

Genealogical Resources on Immigrants to Eretz Yisrael

Genealogical Resources on Immigrants to Eretz Yisrael

April 13, 2017

When a Letter Becomes Art

When a Letter Becomes Art

April 13, 2017

An Enduring Personal JDC Connection in Poland

An Enduring Personal JDC Connection in Poland

April 13, 2017

Natan Meir Lectures on Town Fools, Beggars, and Other Outcasts in Eastern Europe

Natan Meir Lectures on Town Fools, Beggars, and Other Outcasts in Eastern Europe

February 22, 2017

Russian Children’s Art

Russian Children’s Art

January 18, 2017

Michal Frankl Lectures on Jewish Refugees on the Borders of East-Central Europe, 1938

Michal Frankl Lectures on Jewish Refugees on the Borders of East-Central Europe, 1938

January 12, 2017

Rescue through Emigration in the Nazi Era

Rescue through Emigration in the Nazi Era

January 9, 2017

Genealogical Resources in the Records of JDC’s Warsaw Office, 1939-1941

Genealogical Resources in the Records of JDC’s Warsaw Office, 1939-1941

January 6, 2017

Glenn Dynner Lectures on JDC Aid to Traditionalist Jews in Interwar and Nazi-Occupied Poland

Glenn Dynner Lectures on JDC Aid to Traditionalist Jews in Interwar and Nazi-Occupied Poland

November 8, 2016

Lighting the Way

Lighting the Way

October 10, 2016

Making Connections: Linking Finding Aids and Digitized Records

Making Connections: Linking Finding Aids and Digitized Records

October 9, 2016

The SS Serpa Pinto Lists: A Resource for Genealogy Research

The SS Serpa Pinto Lists: A Resource for Genealogy Research

September 29, 2016

JDC Archives Website as a Scholarly Resource in the Digital Age

JDC Archives Website as a Scholarly Resource in the Digital Age

September 29, 2016

JDC Archival Film and Video Collections as Historical and Genealogical Resources

JDC Archival Film and Video Collections as Historical and Genealogical Resources

September 29, 2016

Luca Fenoglio Lectures on Rescue Activities in Italian-Occupied Southeastern France

Luca Fenoglio Lectures on Rescue Activities in Italian-Occupied Southeastern France

July 12, 2016

Cultivating Artists on Cyprus: The Rutenberg Seminar

Cultivating Artists on Cyprus: The Rutenberg Seminar

June 23, 2016

The JDC Archives Names Indexing Project: A Personal Retrospective

The JDC Archives Names Indexing Project: A Personal Retrospective

May 26, 2016

Mary Cox Lectures on Feeding Hungry Children after World War I

Mary Cox Lectures on Feeding Hungry Children after World War I

May 19, 2016

Rachel Blumenthal Lectures on the Creation of the Claims Conference

Rachel Blumenthal Lectures on the Creation of the Claims Conference

March 28, 2016

A Grandfather’s JDC Legacy

A Grandfather’s JDC Legacy

March 27, 2016

Finding Her “Joint Family” in the Archives

Finding Her “Joint Family” in the Archives

March 23, 2016

Issachar Ryback’s Agro-Joint Album

Issachar Ryback’s Agro-Joint Album

March 18, 2016

Entwined: Sabah, JDC, and Me

Entwined: Sabah, JDC, and Me

January 6, 2016

Anna Manchin Lectures on Jews, Communism, and Ethnicity in 1946 Hungary

Anna Manchin Lectures on Jews, Communism, and Ethnicity in 1946 Hungary

October 25, 2015

New Book Offers Insight on Early Aid to Russian Jews

New Book Offers Insight on Early Aid to Russian Jews

October 21, 2015

Records of JDC’s Role in “Operation Magic Carpet” Airlift Now Digitized

Records of JDC’s Role in “Operation Magic Carpet” Airlift Now Digitized

October 16, 2015

Medals of Honor

Medals of Honor

October 13, 2015

Documenting JDC’s Work in the Soviet Union

Documenting JDC’s Work in the Soviet Union

July 8, 2015

Miranda Carson Shares Her JDC Story

Miranda Carson Shares Her JDC Story

June 24, 2015

Andrew Falk Lectures on American Jewish Foreign Policy in the Era of World Wars

Andrew Falk Lectures on American Jewish Foreign Policy in the Era of World Wars

June 17, 2015

JDC Archives Fellow Lectures on Holocaust Survivors and “the Right to Health”

JDC Archives Fellow Lectures on Holocaust Survivors and “the Right to Health”

April 2, 2015

Traversing a Minefield to Escape Communist Hungary

Traversing a Minefield to Escape Communist Hungary

April 1, 2015

“Conditions Terrifying Utterly Hopeless”: A 1933 Telegram

“Conditions Terrifying Utterly Hopeless”: A 1933 Telegram

March 26, 2015

Festive Purim Sketches in an Israel Old Age Home

Festive Purim Sketches in an Israel Old Age Home

March 3, 2015

President Woodrow Wilson and JDC

President Woodrow Wilson and JDC

February 13, 2015

Citibank, a Mysterious Bank Account, and a Hunt in the Archives

Citibank, a Mysterious Bank Account, and a Hunt in the Archives

January 6, 2015

“Whence Shall Come Our Aid?” JDC’s Early Fundraising Campaigns

“Whence Shall Come Our Aid?” JDC’s Early Fundraising Campaigns

January 5, 2015

Harry Kamel: A Story of Gratitude

Harry Kamel: A Story of Gratitude

December 1, 2014

Memories from Aden

Memories from Aden

October 8, 2014

Painting Depicts JDC Founders

Painting Depicts JDC Founders

October 7, 2014

Gerald Steinacher Lectures on the Red Cross, Jewish Relief Agencies, and the Holocaust

Gerald Steinacher Lectures on the Red Cross, Jewish Relief Agencies, and the Holocaust

July 29, 2014

Helen Cytryn and the Joint: A Photo Identification 70 Years in the Making

Helen Cytryn and the Joint: A Photo Identification 70 Years in the Making

July 8, 2014

A Symbol for the Continuity of Jewish Life

A Symbol for the Continuity of Jewish Life

June 25, 2014

I Live. Send Help.

I Live. Send Help.

June 1, 2014

Golda Schoenbaum and the Joint: a Lifelong Relationship

Golda Schoenbaum and the Joint: a Lifelong Relationship

April 1, 2014

The 1948 JDC Haggadah

The 1948 JDC Haggadah

March 30, 2014

The Jews of Sosúa

The Jews of Sosúa

February 7, 2014

A Lens on Poverty

A Lens on Poverty

January 10, 2014

World War I Prisoner of War Cards Available

World War I Prisoner of War Cards Available

January 8, 2014

A Tour Guide to a Century of Global Relief Work

A Tour Guide to a Century of Global Relief Work

January 6, 2014

Esther Haskin and the Joint

Esther Haskin and the Joint

January 6, 2014

Insight into Moses Beckelman: Neither Pencil-Pusher Nor Pushover

Insight into Moses Beckelman: Neither Pencil-Pusher Nor Pushover

December 31, 2013

Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, and JDC’s Response

Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, and JDC’s Response

November 6, 2013

Using Digital Technology to Research Icchoc Mendel Ganc’s Name

Using Digital Technology to Research Icchoc Mendel Ganc’s Name

October 11, 2013

Delivering Food Relief with Dignity: A Unique Artifact

Delivering Food Relief with Dignity: A Unique Artifact

October 4, 2013

Emely Katz Shares Her JDC Story

Emely Katz Shares Her JDC Story

September 25, 2013

A Rosh Hashanah Story

A Rosh Hashanah Story

August 29, 2013

Lior Sternfeld Lectures on the Jewish Community in Iran from 1941 until the Revolution

Lior Sternfeld Lectures on the Jewish Community in Iran from 1941 until the Revolution

August 19, 2013

Explore JDC’s Extensive Photo Resources

Explore JDC’s Extensive Photo Resources

July 23, 2013

Collection of 40,000 Deposit Cards from the World War II Era Features Albert Einstein Record

Collection of 40,000 Deposit Cards from the World War II Era Features Albert Einstein Record

July 15, 2013

Elka Deitsch Shares her JDC Story

Elka Deitsch Shares her JDC Story

July 12, 2013

Traditional Ethiopian Pottery

Traditional Ethiopian Pottery

June 24, 2013

Special Video of Operation Solomon, the 1991 Airlift of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel

Special Video of Operation Solomon, the 1991 Airlift of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel

May 24, 2013

Joan Finkelstein Shares Her JDC Story

Joan Finkelstein Shares Her JDC Story

April 16, 2013

Long-Time JDC Staffer Donates Treasure Trove of Images to Archives

Long-Time JDC Staffer Donates Treasure Trove of Images to Archives

April 9, 2013

Polish Jewish Expellees from Germany (1938-1939) Receiving JDC Aid

Polish Jewish Expellees from Germany (1938-1939) Receiving JDC Aid

April 8, 2013

Yom HaShoah and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Yom HaShoah and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

April 7, 2013

A Timely Seder

A Timely Seder

March 20, 2013

JDC Haggadah: Occasions of Rescue, Relief and Renewal

JDC Haggadah: Occasions of Rescue, Relief and Renewal

March 6, 2013

Symbol of Freedom: Seder Plate Distributed in Displaced Persons Camps

Symbol of Freedom: Seder Plate Distributed in Displaced Persons Camps

March 4, 2013

New Release Pays Tribute to Forgotten Heroes of Soviet Jewish Collective

New Release Pays Tribute to Forgotten Heroes of Soviet Jewish Collective

December 28, 2012

Miriam Steinberg Weiss Shares Her Father’s JDC Story

Miriam Steinberg Weiss Shares Her Father’s JDC Story

December 14, 2012

JDC Founding Telegram, 1914

JDC Founding Telegram, 1914

November 13, 2012

JDC Archives Documents in Forthcoming Book on Minsk

JDC Archives Documents in Forthcoming Book on Minsk

October 12, 2012

Historic Sound Recording from 1949 Operation Magic Carpet

Historic Sound Recording from 1949 Operation Magic Carpet

September 27, 2012

Bela Schoenfeld Shares Her JDC Story

Bela Schoenfeld Shares Her JDC Story

September 26, 2012

As Jews Today Celebrate the Siyum HaShas, Remembering the Publication of the “JDC Talmud”

As Jews Today Celebrate the Siyum HaShas, Remembering the Publication of the “JDC Talmud”

August 1, 2012

Early Soviet Jewish Life Captured on Film

Early Soviet Jewish Life Captured on Film

June 29, 2012

Happy Purim!

Happy Purim!

March 7, 2012

Reuven Avital’s Story

Reuven Avital’s Story

February 7, 2012

Postcard from Theresienstadt

Postcard from Theresienstadt

January 13, 2012

A Silent Yizkor

A Silent Yizkor

September 27, 2011

Refuge in Jamaica

Refuge in Jamaica

September 1, 2011

Historic JDC Poster

Historic JDC Poster

July 27, 2011

An Early Call to Action

An Early Call to Action

July 20, 2011

Lodz Ghetto Currency

Lodz Ghetto Currency

July 13, 2011

Woodrow Wilson’s Appeal

Woodrow Wilson’s Appeal

July 1, 2011

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