Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
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Josiah E. DuBois Jr. was a U.S. Treasury Department lawyer and key Holocaust whistleblower whose efforts helped expose government inaction and led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government official
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | creation of a U.S. government agency to rescue Jewish refugees ⓘ |
| authored | Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence of This Government in the Murder of the Jews ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticized | U.S. State Department handling of Holocaust information ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-09-01 ⓘ |
| describedAs | key Holocaust whistleblower in the U.S. government ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Temple University
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Temple University ⓘ
surface form:
Temple University Beasley School of Law
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| employer | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName |
W. E. B. Du Bois
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surface form:
DuBois
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| fieldOfWork |
Holocaust rescue
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human rights ⓘ international finance control ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence of This Government in the Murder of the Jews ⓘ |
| givenName | Josiah ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | government lawyer ⓘ |
| influenced | establishment of the War Refugee Board ⓘ |
| influencedBy | reports of mass murder of Jews in Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping to save tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust
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pressuring the Roosevelt administration to act on Jewish rescue ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for rescue of European Jews during World War II
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exposing U.S. government inaction during the Holocaust ⓘ role in enabling rescue operations for Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe ⓘ |
| notableWork | Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence of This Government in the Murder of the Jews ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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lawyer ⓘ |
| opposed | obstruction of Jewish rescue efforts by the U.S. State Department ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Camden
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surface form:
Camden, New Jersey
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| placeOfDeath | Willingboro Township, New Jersey ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lawyer in the U.S. Treasury Department
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senior official in the Foreign Funds Control unit of the U.S. Treasury Department ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy DuBois ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | U.S. government policy toward Jewish refugees ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
War Refugee Board