Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]
Item 10342. SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]

SO THEY MAY LIVE AGAIN: 1945 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. [WITH] JDC DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF 1946 [FIRST 2 REPORTS ISSUED]

New York: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1946. Item #38698

First edition. Original illustrated orange paper wrappers with framed illustration of a mother holding her children, from "The Flowers of Oswiecim" by Zinovii Tolkatchev. 4to. 32 pages (+ 6 page report laid in, "J.D.C. During the First Months of 1946"); 22 x 28 cm. The 1945 Annual Report of the JDC detailing their aid to Holocaust survivors and refugees from around the globe including Europe, South America, Shanghai, and Palestine.

Contents of the 1945 report include:

- Letter from President Harry S. Truman.
- Letter from Dean Earl G. Harrison..
- J.D.C.-A Living Tradition, by Edward M. M. Warburg
- 1946-The Year of Decision, by Dr. Joseph C. Hyman
- So They May Live Again, by Paul Baerwald
- The J.D.C. in 1945, by Moses A. Leavitt
- An Open Letter, by Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz
- The American Scene, by Albert H. Lieberman
-Auditors' Statement, Financial Tables

Peppered with captioned black-and-white photographs, some full page, of Jewish refugees around the world.

“The year 1945 opened with much of Europe still under the heel of the Germans. Again, as in previous years, the first task was to rescue the Jews in deadly peril of their lives.”

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, also known as the Joint or the JDC, is a Jewish relief organization based in New York City. Following WWII, “JDC distributed emergency aid, but also fed the educational and cultural needs of the displaced, providing typewriters, books, Torah scrolls, ritual articles, and holiday provisions” (Wikipedia).

Lists 216 names of officers and members of the Joint's board of directors on the inside rear cover.
SUBJECT(S): Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jews -- Europe. World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish refugees. Holocauste, Juifs -- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Re´fugie´s juifs.

OCLC: 82559019. Minimal edgewear. Library bookplate partly obscuring Truman letter. Very minimal markings. Otherwise very good condition. (B/1) (Holo2-103-47B-BALCC-'mme).

Price: $425.00

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