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from Europe appealed to the Committee. Of that number, 335 were granted assistance
through the Committee. Of particular importance is series 3, which contains biographical
information concerning Emergency Committee grantees, and account ledgers detailing
payments to the grantees‘ employers.
Provenance: The Emergency Committee, located in New York City, in the Institute of
International Education, was organized in May 1933 to serve the needs of university
professors who had been dismissed from German universities because of political
opinions or antisemitic legislation. With the outbreak of Nazi aggression, the Committee
revised its mission to include refugee professors from all countries in Western Europe
overrun by the Nazi armies. Dr. Betty Drury assembled the collection while she was
serving as executive secretary for the Emergency Committee during World War II. Dr.
Drury‘s husband, Mr. Marvin H. Clapp, donated the collection to USHMM.
Language: English 1922–1967 (bulk 1944–1945)
Original records, 21 boxes; now available in 253 microfiche cards
Source of Acquisition: Mr. Marvin H. Clapp
Finding aid: English-language finding aid available.
RG-19.062 --- Harold Fishbein Collection
This collection contains the personal correspondence of Harold Fishbein, Director from
1945 to 1948 of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration‘s (UNNRA)
Schlachtensee displaced persons camp near Berlin, Germany. It also contains a draft copy
for a book Mr. Fishbein was writing about the DP camp and his experiences as its
director. More than 400 photographs of Mr. Fishbein, the Schlachtensee camp, and
displaced persons are included in the collection.
Languages: English; also German, Hebrew, and Yiddish 1941–1949
Original records, 4 boxes; now available in 40 microfiche cards
Source of Acquisition: Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz
Finding aid: English-language finding aid available
RG-20.002 The Story of Dr. Josef Jaksy, N.d.
This speech by Amira Trattner entitled ―The Story of Dr. Josef Jaksy‖ includes testimony
by several of Jaksy‘s acquaintances including former New York governor Mario Cuomo.
The testimonies describe Jaksy‘s activities as a Righteous Gentile in Czechoslovakia,
where he was responsible for the rescue and successful escape of many Jews and political
dissidents.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Michael Berenbaum.
Languages: English
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Restrictions: Information may be cited but not quoted