War Refugee Board

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The War Refugee Board was a U.S. government agency established during World War II to aid and rescue Jews and other persecuted groups threatened by Nazi Germany.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency
World War II-era organization
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: "United States federal government"

areas under Nazi and Axis control
boardMember Cordell Hull
Edward R. Stettinius Jr.
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
John J. McCloy
conflict World War II
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
createdBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
describedBySource National Archives and Records Administration
surface form: "U.S. National Archives"

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
director John Pehle
dissolved 1945-09
estimatedNumberOfPeopleSaved tens of thousands of Jews
facetOf Holocaust remembrance
surface form: "United States response to the Holocaust"
foundedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
hasHistoricalRole Holocaust rescue organization
U.S. civilian relief and rescue agency during World War II
hasPurpose aid to other persecuted groups under Nazi control
relief and rescue of victims of enemy oppression
rescue of Jews threatened by Nazi Germany
hasShortName WRB
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1944-01-22
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Executive Order 9417
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
mainOpponent Nazi Germany
namedAfter war refugees
notableEmployee Ira Hirschmann
John Pehle
Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
Raoul Wallenberg
notableWork financing of safe houses and protective papers for Jews in Hungary
support for Raoul Wallenberg’s rescue mission in Budapest
support for refugee evacuation and relief operations in Europe
operatingPeriod 1944-1945
oversightBy United States Department of State
United States Department of War
United States Department of the Treasury
parentOrganization United States government
surface form: "United States federal government"
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
workLocation Hungary
Romania
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey

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Executive Order 9417 created War Refugee Board
Office for Emergency Management hasPart War Refugee Board
Executive Order 9417 implementedBy War Refugee Board
Executive Order 9417 relatedTo War Refugee Board

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