Meyer David Bashein letters 1945-1948

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Meyer David Bashein letters 1945-1948

Relates to relief work by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Germany after World War II.

1 manuscript box; (0.4 linear feet)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6653714

Hoover Institution Archives

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American Jewish joint distribution committee

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The American Joint Distribution Committee was founded on November 27, 1914 when the American Jewish Relief Committee (AJRC) and the Central Committee for the Relief of Jews (CCRJ) joined forces under the name of the Joint Distribution Committee of American Funds for the Relief of Jewish War Sufferers. Although JDC reflected the diversity of the American Jewish Community, the Reform-oriented American Jewish Committee faction dominated its early leadership. Conceived as a temporary agency to relie...

Bashein, Meyer David

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Biographical/Historical Note American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee worker. From the guide to the Meyer David Bashein letters, 1945-1948, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...