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- 1940-1949 (Creation)
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c 113 frames
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The Brussels Relief Committee was an organisation set up by the American Government to provide food aid to the people of Brussels during World War Two. Members include Mr Vhitlock, Honorary President and Millard K Shaler.
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GB 1556 WL 564 1940-1949 Collection level (fonds) c 113 frames Brussels Relief Committee
The Brussels Relief Committee was an organisation set up by the American Government to provide food aid to the people of Brussels during World War Two. Members include Mr Vhitlock, Honorary President and Millard K Shaler.
Jewish Central Information Office
Microfilm of the papers of the Brussels Relief Committee on the fate of Belgian Jewry during World War Two, 1940-1949, comprising information regarding radio broadcasts on 16 and 17 July 1942, from the Belgian Information Center; American Joint Distribution Committee publication, 'Liste des Israelites liberés de Camps d'Allemagne et arrives en Belgique', 31 July 1946; typed extract from the 'Bulletin d'information No. 3 du conseil des Association Juives de Belgique', Manifestation Publique de Reconnaissance au Peuple Belge, 5 May 1946; invitation to the AGM of Comité Israelite des Refugiés victims des lois raciales A.S.B.L., 23 Jan 1949; Bulletin of the World Jewish Congress in Brussels, 10 May 1940 and typed report, 'Six mois d'activité de la section, recherches et rapatriement d l'A.I.V.G. affiliée au S.E.R.'.
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French with some Flemish and German
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Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Mar 2008 Wars (events) Antisemitism Associations Belgium Broadcasting Brussels Brussels Relief Committee Charitable organisations Charities Europe International conflicts Jews Migrants Nazism Organizations Political doctrines Racial discrimination Refugees Religious groups Third Reich Totalitarianism War Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Nonprofit organizations
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Jewish Central Information Office
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Microfilm of the papers of the Brussels Relief Committee on the fate of Belgian Jewry during World War Two, 1940-1949, comprising information regarding radio broadcasts on 16 and 17 July 1942, from the Belgian Information Center; American Joint Distribution Committee publication, 'Liste des Israelites liberés de Camps d'Allemagne et arrives en Belgique', 31 July 1946; typed extract from the 'Bulletin d'information No. 3 du conseil des Association Juives de Belgique', Manifestation Publique de Reconnaissance au Peuple Belge, 5 May 1946; invitation to the AGM of Comité Israelite des Refugiés victims des lois raciales A.S.B.L., 23 Jan 1949; Bulletin of the World Jewish Congress in Brussels, 10 May 1940 and typed report, 'Six mois d'activité de la section, recherches et rapatriement d l'A.I.V.G. affiliée au S.E.R.'.
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Open
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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- English
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- Latin
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French with some Flemish and German
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Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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- Interethnic relations » Ethnic discrimination » Antisemitism
- Organizations » Associations
- Broadcasting
- International conflicts
- Religious groups » Jews
- Migrants
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism » Nazism
- Organizations
- Political doctrines
- Migrants » Refugees
- Religious groups
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism
- International conflicts » War
- Organizations » Nonprofit organizations
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English