United National Clothing Collection for War Relief (U.S.). Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations

The United National Clothing Collection led by philanthropist Henry J. Kaiser began as a unit of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to bring relief to victims displaced by World War II. Louis H. Sobel of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), already engaged in providing relief, formed the Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations for the United National Clothing Collection. This committee utilized the established structure of the JDC, and worked with other national Jewish organizations and their affiliates to meet the objectives of the United National Clothing Collection.