role of the American Joint Distribution Committee and the World Jewish Congress in the reconstruction of Jewish life in Hungary in the aftermath of the Shoah (1945-1953)
TitleThe role of the American Joint Distribution Committee and the World Jewish Congress in the reconstruction of Jewish life in Hungary in the aftermath of the Shoah (1945-1953)
Author
Call number940.531809439/0026
Object number04441d
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherThe Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies, Graduate Center/The City University of New York, Social Science Monographs,Boulder
Year of publication
2004
Physical descriptionpp167-188
MaterialArticle
Series titleHolocaust Studies Series,East European Monographs,No.DCXLV
ISBN0880335432
NotesArticle from the book 'The treatment of the Holocaust in Hungary and Romania during the Post-Communist era' pp167-188
Description
Demonstrates that the two organisations took upon themselves the task of relief and representation of Jewish interests. Focuses on their relationship with the various religious and political organizations of the Jews of Hungary, and also on their contacts with the state and political leaders of the country.