American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

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humanitarian organization nonprofit organization

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is a global humanitarian organization that provides aid, relief, and support to Jewish communities and others in need around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf humanitarian organization ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs American Jewish Joint NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joint Distribution Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork Holocaust survivor support ⓘ
Jewish community development ⓘ
children and family services ⓘ
disaster relief ⓘ
elderly care ⓘ
health and welfare programs ⓘ
humanitarian aid ⓘ
poverty alleviation ⓘ
refugee assistance ⓘ
social services ⓘ
foundedBy American Jewish community leaders ⓘ
fundingSource Jewish federations NERFINISHED ⓘ
individual donors ⓘ
philanthropic donations ⓘ
hasBeneficiaries Jewish communities worldwide ⓘ
non-Jewish communities in crisis ⓘ
hasFocus global Jewish welfare ⓘ
strengthening Jewish identity and community life ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
inception 1914 ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalForm nonprofit corporation ⓘ
mission to provide aid and support to Jews in need worldwide ⓘ
to rescue Jews in danger ⓘ
to respond to global crises and disasters ⓘ
to strengthen Jewish communities ⓘ
nonprofitStatus non-governmental organization ⓘ
notableActivity aid to Jewish communities in Europe during World War I ⓘ
humanitarian response to natural disasters ⓘ
post–World War II relief for displaced persons ⓘ
relief and rescue operations during the Holocaust ⓘ
support for Jews in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet states ⓘ
operatesIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
former Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousOrCulturalIdentity Jewish ⓘ
shortName JDC NERFINISHED ⓘ
the Joint NERFINISHED ⓘ
website https://www.jdc.org ⓘ

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Frieda Schiff Warburg → donatedTo → American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ⓘ
Zemurray family → hasPhilanthropicConnectionTo → American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ⓘ
Operation Magic Carpet → operator → American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ⓘ
Warburg family → supportedInstitution → American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ⓘ