Gaynor I. Jacobson collection Records relating to the life and career of Gaynor I. Jacobson correspondence articles letters reports photographs.

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Gaynor I. Jacobson collection Records relating to the life and career of Gaynor I. Jacobson correspondence articles letters reports photographs.

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Consists of various materials relating to the life and career of Gaynor I. Jacobson. Among the materials are letters concerning Jacobson's work in Hungary after World War II, magazine articles concerning refugees and emigration to Palestine, photographs documenting Jacobson's career with HIAS - the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, and a biographical sketch of Jacobson. See USHMMA record group list for titles for RG-34.001*01 through RG-34.001*26.

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Gaynor I. Jacobson was born in Buffalo, New York, 17 May 1912. He received his education from the University of Buffalo. He has held positions with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and was the director of the European and N. Africa operation for HIAS - the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society after the Holocaust. From the description of Gaynor I. Jacobson collection Records relating to the life and career of Gaynor I. Jacobson correspondence articles letters re...

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