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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instanceOf United States government official
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
Temple University
surface form: Temple University Beasley School of Law
employer United States Department of the Treasury
ethnicGroup White American
familyName W. E. B. Du Bois
surface form: DuBois
fieldOfWork Holocaust rescue
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
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
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
lawyer
opposed obstruction of Jewish rescue efforts by the U.S. State Department
participatedIn World War II
placeOfBirth Camden
surface form: Camden, New Jersey
placeOfDeath Willingboro Township, New Jersey
positionHeld lawyer in the U.S. Treasury Department
senior official in the Foreign Funds Control unit of the U.S. Treasury Department
religion Methodism
residence New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Washington, D.C.
spouse Dorothy DuBois
workLocation Washington, D.C.
wroteAbout U.S. government policy toward Jewish refugees

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WRB employer Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
subject surface form: War Refugee Board
WRB hasKeyPerson Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
subject surface form: War Refugee Board
War Refugee Board notableEmployee Josiah E. DuBois Jr.