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Jewish councils or Judenräte (Hungarian: zsidó tanácsok) were administrative bodies in Hungary, which were established following the German invasion of Hungary on 19 March 1944. Similar to elsewhere in German-occupied Europe during World War II , these councils purported to represent local Jewish communities in dealings with the Nazi ...
These councils were to have 12 members for Jewish communities of 10,000 or fewer, and up to 24 members for larger Jewish communities. Jewish communities were to elect their own councils, and by the end of 1939 were to have selected an executive and assistant executive as well.
Pages in category "American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 472 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is an international advocacy organization whose key area of focus is to promote religious and civil rights for Jews and others. [5] [8]AJC has 25 regional offices in the United States, 13 overseas offices, and 35 international partnerships with Jewish communal institutions around the world.
Pages in category "Jewish councils in Hungary" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers;
Jewish Community Councils (JCCs) are a form of local Jewish organization with the purpose of safeguarding Jewish rights, and assisting local residents. [1] Jewish Community Councils were mostly formed in the 1940s.
After a lapse of seven years, the organization also re-established contact with several Jewish communities in Communist Eastern Europe. In 1957, the Jewish community of Hungary re-affiliated with the WJC. [63] In 1960, the WJC convoked the International Conference on Soviet Jewry in Paris, which was chaired by Goldmann.
Pages in category "Jewish organizations based in the United States" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .