The American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee
75 Years of Caring

August 1914. The story of a unique partner-
ship began in the midst of suffering.

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Henry Morgenthau, Sr., then U.S. ambas-
sador to Turkey, cabled American Jewish
leadership to send $50,000 for Palestinian
Jews caught up in the agony of World War I.

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The money was raised within weeks, and
three months later the American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee was estab-
lished as the overseas relief arm of the
American Jewish community •

The rest is history. For 75 years, the JDC's
programs of rescue, relief, rehabilitation
and Jewish education have helped our
fellow Jews and people in distress through-
out the world.

To save one perso

With our contributions to the Allied Jewish
Campaign, the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee has touched the lives of millions.

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