Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War
Variant namesOrthodox Jewish overseas relief organization affiliated with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Established at a meeting convened by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations and the Union of Orthodox Rabbis in Oct. 1914 to help Jews suffering as a result of the outbreak of World War I. After the war, the Central Relief Committee shifted its attention from providing economic relief to Orthodox Jewry overseas to preserving its religious and cultural identity. CRC supported hundreds of yeshivot in Europe and Palestine through 1950, when its affiliation with the JDC ceased. The Federated Council of Israel Institutions succeeded the CRC.
From the description of Central Relief Committee records, 1914-1958, 1914-1950 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487635
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| referencedIn | American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Administration collection, 1914-1950. | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Countries collection: U.S.S.R. files, 1914-1976, 1914-1950 (bulk) | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library | |
| creatorOf | Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War. Central Relief Committee records, 1914-1958, 1914-1950 (bulk). | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | Wiernik, Peter, 1865-1936. Papers, 1890-1948. | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Organization collection, 1915-1953. | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | Magnes, Judah Leon, 1877-1948. Correspondence and reports, 1909-1921 [microform]. | Brandeis University Library | |
| referencedIn | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Correspondence-Theodore Roosevelt. | Yeshiva University |
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| New York (State)--New York | |||
| Europe, Eastern | |||
| Palestine \x Emigration and immigration | |||
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| Egypt |
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| International relief |
| Jewish refugees |
| Jews |
| Jews |
| Rabbinical seminaries |
| Rabbis |
| Rabbis |
| Shehitah |
| Synagogues |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
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Active 1914
Active 1958
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