WRB
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WRB is the acronym for the War Refugee Board, a U.S. government agency established during World War II to aid civilian victims of the Nazis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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World War II-era organization → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| country |
United States
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| createdBy |
Executive Order 9417
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| creator |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| describedBySource |
U.S. National Archives
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum → |
| dissolved |
1945
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| employer |
John Pehle
→
Josiah E. DuBois Jr. → staff of the War Refugee Board → |
| fieldOfWork |
humanitarian aid
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refugee protection → war relief → |
| follows |
earlier limited U.S. refugee relief efforts
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| hasAcronym |
WRB
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| hasActivity |
disseminating information about Nazi atrocities
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financing rescue operations → negotiating with neutral countries to accept refugees → pressuring foreign governments to stop deportations → supporting underground rescue networks → |
| hasChairperson |
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
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| hasKeyPerson |
John Pehle
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Josiah E. DuBois Jr. → |
| hasLanguage |
English
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| hasLegalBasis |
Executive Order of the President of the United States
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| hasPurpose |
aid civilian victims of the Nazis
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coordinate U.S. government and private relief efforts → rescue and relief of Jews and other persecuted groups in Europe → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalPeriod |
Holocaust
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| inception |
1944
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| legalForm |
federal agency
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| mainOpponent |
Nazi regime
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| namedAfter |
war refugees
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| notableWork |
advocacy for safe havens for refugees
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funding and supporting rescue networks in Nazi-occupied Europe → support for Raoul Wallenberg’s rescue mission in Budapest → |
| operatingPeriod |
World War II
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| opposedBy |
Nazi Germany
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| partOf |
United States war effort during World War II
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| replacedBy |
postwar refugee and relief agencies
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| shortName |
WRB
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| significantEvent |
U.S. government response to the Holocaust
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rescue operations for European Jews → |
| subordinateTo |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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War Refugee Board
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hasAcronym |
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War Refugee Board
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hasShortName |
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War Refugee Board
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shortName |