Egypt: Henri Elfenbein General September 1959-August 1960

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Item ID	1064073
Title	Egypt: Henri Elfenbein General September 1959-August 1960
Scope and Content	Henri Elfenbein's general file on Egypt. Reports from meetings of the Jewish community of Cairo and correspondence regarding the situation of the Jewish community in Egypt, aid for refugees from Egypt in Europe, the retirement of the chief rabbi of Egypt, what to do with sifrei torah, and French education. Lists of ships with refugees arriving in Italy.
Reference Code	G 55-64 / 4 / 19 / 2 / EG.14
Folder Number	EG.14
Old Folder Number	Ref. 79	similar items
Dates	1959-1960
Date	9/29/1959
To Date	8/31/1960
Found In	Administration: Individual Files	similar items
· Reference Code	G 55-64 / 4 / 19 / 2
· Scope and Content	The Administration: Individual Files series is composed of 13 files and covers the years 1955-1964. Three files contain materials created or maintained by Charles Jordan, including correspondence, reports, notes, and other documents relating to the situation of Jews in Egypt, how to help them, arrangements for Jordan's trips to Egypt, the removal of sifrei Torah from Egypt, and a copy of a scheme for spreading anti-Jewish propaganda that reached JDC's hands. Eight files are Henri Elfenbein's general files on the Egyptian situation. Elfenbein was based in Geneva before and after the relocation of JDC European Headquarters to there from Paris in 1958. His files contain correspondence on the situation of Jews in Egypt and Jewish refugees from Egypt, cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross on provision of aid, sifrei Torah from Egypt, and the search for a replacement for the chief rabbi of Egypt. There are one file each of Herbert Katzki and Leonard Seidenman.
· Full Reference	Collection: 1955-1964: Records of the Geneva Office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - G 55-64 \| Sub Collection: Countries and Regions - G 55-64 / 4 \| Record Group: Egypt - G 55-64 / 4 / 19 \| Series: Administration: Individual Files - G 55-64 / 4 / 19 / 2
Container	Document Case Box EG 2, Repository: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Archives, Jerusalem, Israel, Site: Givat Ram	similar items
· Current Location	Repository: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Archives, Jerusalem, Israel, Site: Givat Ram	similar items
Old Container Code	307C/308A	similar items
Extent	1 inch
Language	English
Language	French
Language	Arabic
Condition of Material	Fair. Includes handwriting.	similar items
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