Ira Hirschmann

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Ira Hirschmann was an American businessman and diplomat best known for his World War II efforts to rescue Jews from the Holocaust and his later work in international affairs.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessman
diplomat
human
activity humanitarian work
international negotiation
cause opposition to the Holocaust
rescue of Jewish refugees
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Hirschmann
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international relations
refugee rescue
givenName Ira
hasRole U.S. diplomatic representative in wartime negotiations
rescuer of Jews during the Holocaust
movement rescue of Jews during the Holocaust
notableFor advocacy for refugees
efforts to rescue Jews from the Holocaust during World War II
postwar international affairs involvement
work in international affairs
notableWork rescue missions for European Jews during the Holocaust
occupation author
businessman
diplomat
participatedIn World War II
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence European Jewish refugee rescue
United States foreign policy
workedOn negotiations to save Jews from Nazi-occupied Europe

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War Refugee Board notableEmployee Ira Hirschmann