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  2. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - Wikipedia

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    American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, also known as Joint or JDC, is a Jewish relief organization based in New York City. [1] Since 1914 the organisation has supported Jewish people living in Israel and throughout the world. The organization is active in more than 70 countries.

  3. Laura Margolis Jarblum - Wikipedia

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    Laura Margolis Jarblum (1903-1997) was the first female overseas representative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the JDC's first female Country Director. [ 1 ] Life

  4. Jewish Transmigration Bureau - Wikipedia

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    The Jewish Transmigration Bureau was a relief agency created by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in the early years of World War II to provide funds for the emigration of Jews from European countries where they faced persecution.

  5. United Jewish Appeal - Wikipedia

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    In January 1939, the United Jewish Appeal for Refugees and Overseas Needs was established, combining the efforts of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, led by Rabbi Jonah Wise; the United Israel Appeal, led by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver; and the National Coordinating Committee Fund led by William Rosenwald.

  6. Eugen Mittwoch - Wikipedia

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    Berlin University, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Eugen Mittwoch (4 December 1876 – 8 November 1942) was an eminent Jewish scholar, the founder of Modern Islamic Studies in Germany, and Berlin director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee .

  7. Charles H. Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Charles Harold Jordan (born February 7, 1908, died August 16–20, 1967) was an American Jewish humanitarian who worked as the executive vice president for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee until his death. Jordan moved from the United States to Germany as a child.

  8. Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute - Wikipedia

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    In 1974, the JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology was established with a grant from the Brookdale Foundation as a partnership between the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) and the Government of Israel. [1] The Institute's original focus was on addressing the challenges of an aging society in Israel.

  9. Morris C. Troper - Wikipedia

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    In 1933, the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York appointed him to the Committee of Grievances for C.P.A. He became the committee's chairman in 1936. [1] Troper was active in Jewish refugee affairs for nearly forty years. In 1920, he travelled to Poland and Hungary on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).