Vaad Hahatzalah (New York)

  • ועד ההצלה של אגודת הרבנים בארצות-הברית
  • Rescue Committee of United States Orthodox Rabbis
  • Vaad Hahatzalah
  • Vaad Hatzala
Identifier
004262
Dates
1939-1950
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

Founded in 1939 continued its activity until the early 1950s.

History

A body originally established to rescue rabbis and yeshivah students during World War II. Though originally focusing exclusively on rabbis and yeshivah students, it expanded its agenda to assist all Jews in the wake of the revelation of the Final Solution and became the representative relief agency of American Orthodox Jewry.

Places

  • New York

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

Sources