Administration

Identifier
Administration
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Sub-collection
Source
EHRI

Scope and Content

This subcollection covers the years 1942-1947 and reflects the JDC Istanbul office's activities during World War II and in the immediate aftermath of the war: coordinating the shipping of relief supplies to wartime Europe; cooperating in rescue operations; and assisting with searches for Holocaust survivors. Of particular note are reports received from various Jewish communities in Iran, Iraq, Romania, and Yugoslavia. The files comprise correspondence, cable registers, invoices, and news releases.

System of Arrangement

This Administration subcollection contains five Record Groups:

Financial

General

Individual Cases

JDC Offices

Publicity

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

People

  • Resnick, Reuben
  • Passman, Charles
  • Trobe, Harold
  • Viteles, Harry
  • Adania, Regina
  • Kessler, Mordecai
  • Magnes, Judah
  • Fishzohn, Arthur
  • Hirschmann, I.A.

Corporate Bodies

  • Bank Holantse
  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
  • Central Bank of Cooperative Institutions in Palestine, Ltd. (changed to Canada-Israel Central Bank Ltd)

Places

  • Istanbul
  • Canada
  • Izmir
  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Jerusalem
  • New York
  • London