High Commission for Refugees from Germany Collection 1933-1935

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High Commission for Refugees from Germany Collection 1933-1935

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The collection consists of copies of correspondence on the placement of German refugees from the office of HighCommissioner James G. McDonald with numerous refugee-aid organizations and prominent individuals as well as minutes of commission meetings, pressreleases, reports of commission subcommittees dealing with finances, passports, travel regulations and special problems of emigration byprofessionals.

2 linear feet.

Leo Baeck Institute Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6346185

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League of Nations

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McDonald, James G. (James Grover), 1886-1964

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Epithet: High Commissioner for Refugees British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000390 James Grover McDonald was born on November 29, 1886 in Coldwater, Ohio. His parents, Kenneth and Anna Dietrich McDonald, operated a hotel, and the family's five children worked alongside their parents. The family later moved to Albany, Indiana, to operate a second hotel, and there McDonald met Ruth Stafford, who...

Bentwich, Norman, 1883-1971

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Norman de Mattos Bentwich (1883-1971) Son of Herbert Bentwich. Educated St. Paul’s School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Called to the Bar, 1908. Served Ministry of Justice, Cairo, 1912-1915; Major, Camel transport, 1916-1918; Attorney-General, Government of Palestine, 1920-1931; Professor of International Relations, Jerusalem University, 1932-1951; Director of High Commission for Refugees from Germany, 1933-1935; Chairman National Peace Council, 1944-1946; Chairman Uni...

High Commission for Refugees (Jewish and Other) Coming from Germany

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