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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

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The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is in Ukraine to assist the Jewish community.

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Luncheon Montage

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More Than a Job: Working at JDC

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Heart for Humanity Award - American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, also known as the Joint or the JDC, is a Jewish relief organization based in New York City.
  • History 

  • Founding 

  • Mission 

  • Projects 

  • Agro-Joint 

  • ''Before World War II'' 

  • ''Securing Safe Havens'' 

  • ''The American Declaration of War in Dec 1941: JDC Becomes a Clandestine Organization'' 

  • ''American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the MS St. Louis'' 

  • The Holocaust 

  • Post World War II Rescue of Holocaust Survivors 

  • Resettlement in Israel 

  • Social welfare 

  • Diaspora work 

  • Operations 

  • Programs and priorities 

  • Public policy making 

  • Disaster relief