Register now. The JDC has launched various social programs in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

The organization also helped communities to receive restitution for former synagogues and then renovate them. Empowering All IsraelisWe partner with the Israeli government to develop innovative solutions to social challenges, tapping into Israel's famous entrepreneurial spirit to help close the achievement gap. After the war, many returned from Soviet Russia to Poland and the Baltic States. By 1939, TOZ was responsible for more than 400 medical and sanitary facilities in 50 Polish cities and towns.

(Don't see an email in your inbox? An earthquake. See: http://archives.jdc.org/archives-search/?s=archivestopnav, Monday-Friday, 9:00-4:30 after appointment, ClaimsCon'06, YV, text quoted from: http://archives.jdc.org/, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. An official JDC office was opened in Poland in October of that year, headed by David Guzik (killed in 1946 in an airplane crash). Modern agricultural equipment, high-yield seed, and breeding cattle were delivered to Jewish colonies in the USSR from the United States. JDC offices were opened in the 16 largest Jewish centers in the former Soviet Union. Records of the Stockholm office of the American Joint Distribution Committee, 1941-1967, The American Joint Distribution Committee, Warsaw office, 1945-1949, Inclusive Dates: 1937-1949 (bulk dates 1942-1947). The reconstruction program, jointly carried out with the ICA (or JCA; Jewish Colonization Association) and ORT in Bessarabia, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia, included renovating dwellings, developing loan funds, distributing equipment for craft production, providing professional and technical training, and promoting Jewish engage-ment in agriculture. A Reset font size. In 1963, some 1,000 parcels containing clothing (mainly overcoats and shoes) and Jewish religious articleswere sent to the USSR each month. When mass immigration to America proved to be unrealistic, the JDC concentrated its efforts on the economic rebuilding of East European Jewry. A Increase font size. In those same years, the JDC, through the International Red Cross, gave aid to Jews in Transnistria. This database might contain special categories of Personal Data and Personal Data relating to criminal convictions or offences, which according to article 9, section 2 under j GDPR and article 24 and 32 under f of the UAVG (Dutch personal data protection act) can be used for research purposes only on the condition that there are appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of the data subject. 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200 Translated from Russian by I. Michael Aronson, Doctors and nurses from an antityphus team sponsored by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Rwne, Poland (present-day Rivne, Ukr. Some 8,000 homes were renovated or built in 400 communities.

In old Romaniawhich had suffered relatively less from the warreconstruction began early and proceeded successfully, but in Bucovina, only a tenth of the aid was able to be applied to reconstruction, as the immediate needs of the population were greater. By 1931, in Poland alone approximately 1 million persons had used the services of the loan funds. JDC has a long history of disaster response, in a wide variety of contexts so when new calamities strike, we can share proven solutions in real time. The aid included food, clothing, transportation, money for railroad tickets, and maintenance in transit camps; this program was called Relief in Transit (RIT). JDC partners with the Israeli government, local NGOs, civil and society leaders, and the populations themselves to research, pilot, and scale-up solutions to the challenges these groups face. Founded during World War I, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) was the first Jewish organization in the United States to dispense large-scale funding for international relief. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. During the first years of Nazi occupation, the Joint was able to continue its activity, although much diminished compared to the prewar period. 220 East 42nd Street, Room 400, New York, NY 10017 Comprising the organizational records of JDC, the overseas rescue, relief, and rehabilitation arm of the American Jewish community, the archives includes over 3 miles of text documents, 100,000 photographs, a research library of more than 6,000 books, 1,100 audio recordings including oral histories, and a collection of 2,500 videos. Some were expelled eastward from the war front by the Russian Army in 19141915. The corporation undertook to agrarianize the Jews, while the government, represented by the Committee for the Settlement of Jewish Laborers on the Land (KOMZET in Russian; KOMERD in Yiddish), promised to give the new settlers land free of charge in Crimea and Ukraine, as well as tax and other benefits. The program was expanded and refined under the leadership of JDCs executive vice president Ralph I. Goldman.

In 1923, the Organization for Child and Orphan Care (Centrala Opieki nad Sierotami; CENTOS) was founded in Poland. These items were supposed to be distributed by the Soviet Red Cross Society on a nonsectarian basis in regions with high concentrations of Jews. The largest share went to Bucovina, Bessarabia, and Subcarpathian Rus.

A Decrease font size. Artwork by S. Nichamkin. In Hungary, a Jewish relief committee, which united Orthodox, Neolog, and Zionist Jews, was created after it was ascertained that Hungarian Jews were being discriminated against in the distribution of aid transmitted by the JDC through the ARA. Selwyn Ilan Troen and Benjamin Pinkus, pp. Its aim became to stimulate Jewish economic reconstruction and to strengthen local community institutions to the point at which these groups could take the care of the weak upon themselves. JDC's worldwide reach, and partnership model, enables it to ensure deep engagement with local communities, and by embedding itself in these communities and drawing staff and ideas from local community members, JDC understands and can respond to local needs in customized, highly relevant ways. Our investment in Israels human capital uniquely strengthens her future.We partner with the Israeli government to develop innovative solutions to social challenges, tapping into Israel's famous entrepreneurial spirit to help close the achievement gap. After the war, JDC mobilized to support and resettle survivors, help reconstruct the remnant communities of Europe, create a network of social welfare services in the fledgling State of Israel, set up an extensive assistance program for Jews in North Africa and the Muslim world, and provide discreet relief behind the Iron Curtain. The JDC also fed and clothed volunteers at the Haganah training camp in Lower Silesia (19471948), and subsidized Zionist kibbutzim for youths. Here's our model: We effectively pilot research-backed social experiments in key locations, testing and optimizing our initiatives, and then hand them over to the government, which scales them up to run nationwide. The cooperatives received credit from the Jewish Bank, which was established with JDC help (later renamed Cooperative Bank for the Productivization of the Jews). When you include the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC, also known as "the Joint") in your estate plan, your generosity helps us continue to lift lives and strengthen communities across the globe. It also supported the establishment of public libraries, the development of Judaic studies and research, and the training of Jewish leaders and social workers. The Cyprus Collection of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) offers a unique window into a pivotal period of 20th-century history by documenting the dramatic events in Cyprus against the backdrop of the birth of the State of Israel. By May 1924, the department had allocated more than $2 million for funding loans in Europe; at least a quarter of the credits were sent to Poland. By April 1923, the organization had helped 300,000 refugees and returnees: 185,000 in Poland and 75,000 in Lithuania. JDC continually refines our models or creates new tools to ensure service provision that is effective and efficient and aims to continue to serve the largest number of needy Jews. Moreover, JDC focuses on sustainable rebuilding efforts, ensuring that there's a real path forward for communities in crisis.

We bring life-saving relief to Jews living in dire conditions in places where nearly no other social services exist.Our mission is simple: care for the most vulnerable, develop innovative ways to fight poverty, and partner with the Jews we serve throughout the world, from Budapest to Birobidzhan and Buenos Aires to Mumbai. Our planned giving team would be happy to speak with you in confidence, with no obligation. Partnered with the local Jewish communities in Romania and throughout Europe, JDC is helping Jews to reclaim their heritage and rebuild self-sustaining Jewish life. 2022 the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 220 East 42nd Street, Room 400, New York, NY 10017, Please include an '@' in the email address, 3 Tricks for Organizing Your Financial Paperwork, Change the World Without Touching Your Income. Beyond JDC's historic record of life-saving care and investments in building Jewish life and communities, JDC touches over 1 million lives across the world annually.Through our service and direct care work, JDC aids elderly Jews and Jewish families in need in societies lacking a social safety net and successful economies. The fund supported loans, production cooperatives, and artisans. There are several ways to be more specific in your search query: Use the following syntax to restrict the search to specific fields: The following fields are currently available: The Istanbul Collection testifies to JDCs efforts from 1942-1949 (with a few earlier materials dating from 1937) to oversee the planning of rescue and relief operations from its office in Turkey, a neutral country strategically located at the crossroads of war-torn Europe and the nascent Jewish state in Palestine. In 1944, Mayer participated in ransoming three trainloads of Hungarian Jews (3,344 persons) from the Nazis. More than 100 synagogues were returned to Jewish communities in the CIS alone. NOTE: you will be redirectedto the Web site for the. The Society for Safeguarding the Health of the Jewish Population (Towarzystwo Ochrony Zdorowia Ludnoci ydowskiej; TOZ), formed in 1921, received financial support from the JDC and gradually built an effective system of health services for the Jewish population. on the financial administration of JDC aid, fundraising and the transfer of funds to Belgium; see the files nrs. The JDC supported state childrens homes, gave shelter to Jewish orphans, supported Jewish schools (with an enrollment of 20,000 pupils at the end of 1946), encouraged religious activity, and helped to settle repatriates from the USSR in German territories annexed by Poland. JDC offered economic rehabilitation to those wishing to remain in Poland and assistance to those seeking to emigrate. In Lithuania, the Jewish National Council used assets received from the JDC to establish a Peoples Loan Bank, which became very popular among the Jewish population. This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ. During the years of post-Stalin liberalization, the JDC returned only to Poland (remaining there until 1967). In 1984 the number of parcels sent exceeded 81,000. Tens of thousands of elderly Jews go to bed hungry every night, homebound in dilapidated apartments. In December 1949, the JDC was expelled from Poland, having expended almost $21 million there. This money was allocated mainly for aid to elderly, sick, or solitary persons. JDC's long institutional history, expert professional staff, and creativity in solution-oriented programming ensures that we are continually learning and innovating to meet the ever evolving needs of those we serve. Aid to those remaining in Europe included resources for finding and ransoming Jewish children who had been placed with Christian families during the war; providing monetary assistance to the elderly and disabled; strengthening communal institutions; erecting monuments to victims of the Holocaust and ghetto fighters; and supporting cultural activities, including subsidizing Jewish theaters, books, and newspapers. In the city of Dzhankoy, Crimea, Agro-Joint built a factory for maintaining and repairing agricultural machinery.

The JDC Archives is located in two centers, one at JDCs NY headquarters and the second in Jerusalem, and is open to the public by appointment. JDC mainly does this through a network of JDC founded and funded Hesed social welfare centers across the former Soviet Union and in partnership with local Jewish communities across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

The Joint began its work in Warsaw in 1919, first as a part of the American Relief Administration (ARA) and then independently. Contact Us 117 and 118 (ca. The JDC Reconstruction Department in Europe was founded in 1921, and was headed by Aleksandr Landesko. Boris D. Bogen organized and headed the JDC Overseas Unit in Warsaw, which was staffed by dozens of American experts. Nr. Toolmaking course at the Agro-Joint Evrabmol trade school, Odessa, USSR, 1934. Click on the link in that email By the end of 1917, the JDC had transferred $2,532,000 to Russia, $3,000,000 to German-occupied Poland and Lithuania, $1,532,300 to Galicia, and $76,000 to Romania.

They organized urgently needed sanitary and medical aid, as well as child care. Generally known as the JDC or Joint and headquartered in New York, the organization (until 1931) was called the Joint Distribution Committee of (the American) Funds for Jewish War Sufferers. (YIVO), We are working for a healthy generation. In the 1970s, when a significant number of the Jews leaving the USSR on Israeli invitations expressed the desire to settle in the West, the JDC, together with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), and diverging from Israeli policy, helped them resettle in the United States. To support JDCs Employment Assistance and Support for At-Risk Youth programs, helping individuals access the job market and receive mentorship and support during the pandemic. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change.

State law may further impact your individual results. These files testify to the complex and multi-faceted nature of JDCs global rescue and relief efforts, primarily focused on: resettling Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors around the world; facilitating the renewal of Jewish life in Europe; rebuilding Jewish communal institutions; and providing sustaining aid to the remnants of Jewish communities worldwide. The program included the shipment of packages, medical supplies, and a wide variety of religious items as well as money transfers to East European Jews. [emailprotected] Get the legal language to share with your attorney to make a gift in your will or living trust. Jewish leaders from twelve nations including Belgium were asked to organise national groups; collectively they formed the JDC group. Additionally, JDC's Entwine platform annually engages hundreds of young Jewish adults, mainly from the U.S., in volunteerism/service, educational programing, and leadership development all with the aim of building Jewish community life abroad and at home when the Entwine participants return inspired. At the end of the war, an agreement was reached between David Ben-Gurion, then chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive, and Joseph Schwartz, chairman of the JDCs European Executive Committee, stipulating that the JDC would take care of Jews in displaced persons camps and would finance legal and illegal Jewish emigration from Eastern Europe. Hot meals were delivered to bedridden persons in their homes. JDCs reach extends beyond the global Jewish community by providing non-sectarian disaster relief and long-term development assistance worldwide. Those hoping to reach the United States were helped by the JDCs Refugee Department, which provided aid (food, shelter, clothing, and medicine), assistance in establishing contact with relatives in America, and help in drawing up exit documents. In 1923, a school for nurses was founded in Warsaw with JDC support. JDC leverages more than a century of experience helping Jewish communities to provide expert, immediate humanitarian aid and long-term rebuilding efforts for communities in crisis around the world. From the end of 1960s through the 1980s, refuseniks also received parcels, which became a factor in their struggle for emigration. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. Special categories of personal data in EHRI is any data related to an identified or identifiable person related to a person's religious or philosophical beliefs, racial or ethnic origin, political opinion, trade union membership, health, sex life or sexual orientation. Immediately after the end of World War I, in early 1919, AJDC sent representatives to Poland. 644, vol.1); Jonathan L. Dekel-Chen, Farming the Red Land: Jewish Agricultural Colonization and Local Soviet Power, 19241941 (New Haven, 2005); Oscar Handlin, A Continuing Task: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 19141964 (New York, 1964); JDC Yearbook 2004: JDC in the Former Soviet Union (New York, 2004); Arieh Kochavi, British Response to the Involvement of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Illegal Jewish Immigration to Palestine, Immigrant and Minorities 8.3 (1989): 223234; Yosef Litvak, The American Joint Distribution Committee and Polish Jewry, 19441949, in Organizing Rescue: National Jewish Solidarity in the Modern Period, ed. The collection documents JDCs work in over 70 countries. At the beginning of May 1945, the first shipment of JDC aid to Polish Jewish survivors arrived in Warsaw via Teheran, to be distributed by the Central Committee of Jews in Poland (Centralny Komitet ydow w Polsce; CKP). Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities?

World War I left in its wake the seeds of many additional catastrophespogroms, epidemics, famine, revolution, and economic ruinand JDC played a major role in rebuilding the devastated communities of Eastern Europe and Palestine. Others tried to emigrate to the United States and Western Europe. In fact, by the end of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, thanks to JDC support, soup kitchens provided meals to about 12,000 people a year in Romania. We continue to strengthen that work and engage with communities to identify what comes next and how they want to implement it. Help us get you more of the nonprofit information you need, including: An email has been sent to the address you provided. We make it possible, increasing independence, opportunities, and support for the most vulnerable people. In our community development work, JDC has seen great success in contributing to strong vibrant Jewish communities. The EHRI Project is supported by the European Commission, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, http://archives.jdc.org/archives-search/?s=archivestopnav, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee records, American Jewish Joint Distribution case files of Romanian orphans, Card index of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC /JDC), Selected copies of documents from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Archives, Selected records from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) Archives, Jerusalem, Records of the Istanbul Office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Cyprus Operation, 1945-1949, Records of the Dominican Republic Settlement Association (DORSA), 1939-1977, Records of the Geneva office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.