Entries for ' American Red Cross'
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Oberdorfer Insurance Agency was established in Atlanta in 1894 by Eugene Oberdorfer, Sr. Since that time family members have been active in both Jewish and general community service organizations. The papers consist primarily of records from Oberdorfer Insurance Agency and from the various organizations in which Donald Oberdorfer participated including the Anti Defamation League, the Atlanta Jewish Federation, the Ballyhoo Club, Future Incorporated, Hai-Resh Fraternity, the American Red Cross, the Standard Club, and The Temple. Also included is an invitation from the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to a banquet in honor of President-elect William Howard Taft, 1909.
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Jewish businessmen, American Jewish Committee, Atlanta Jewish Federation, American Red Cross, Standard Club, Anti-Defamation League, Scottish Rite Free Masonry, Hebrew Benevolent Society (The Temple)
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Herbert Kohn and his parents and brothers were Holocaust survivors who emigrated from Germany in 1939. The Kohn family settled in Columbus, Georgia. The papers consist of Correspondence, 1940-1942, an Iron Cross certificate issued to Leo Kohn, 1936, and immigration documents, 1938-1942.
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American Red Cross, Immigration, United States Army, Holocaust, Servicemen, Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Accountant, Anti-semitism--Germany--History--20th century
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Rebecca Rosenbaum Gentile served with the Red Cross and the International Refugee Organization following World War II. The collection consists of journals kept by Rebecca Rosenbaum while serving with the Red Cross and with the International Refugee Organization; correspondence and records generated by her work with the above two agencies; school papers, travel documents and certificates. Of special interest is the invitation to the dedication of the first Sefer Torah in liberated Europe, 1944. The journal kept by Rebecca Rosenbaum while with International Refugee Organization describes lives and the plights of displaced persons in post war Europe.
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Refugees, American Red Cross, University of Pittsburgh, Relief work, International Refugee Organization