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