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Book/Printed Material World War I Prisoner of War Card.

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Title

  • World War I Prisoner of War Card.

Summary

  • This card was issued in 1920 to a Hungarian prisoner of war, Kiksa Biro, by the Vladivostok branch of the Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers (later the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, both names abbreviated as the JDC). The card includes a rare photograph and contains such biographical information as the prisoner's name, birthplace and date of birth, nationality, home address, family status, and occupation. Through its Vladivostok branch, the JDC aided Jewish prisoners of war in Siberian camps during and after World War I-transmitting mail to their families, seeing to their welfare, and arranging hospital care for the very ill. Some 10,000 Jews were among the 160,000 prisoners of war in Siberia who had served in the German and Austro-Hungarian armies. The nonsectarian Siberian War Prisoners Repatriation Fund, supported chiefly by the JDC and the American Red Cross, was created in April 1920 with the goal of repatriating all prisoners of war from Siberia to their homelands. Ships were chartered for this effort. Almost all prisoners of war who desired to return to their homes were able to do so. This card is one of 1,000 World War I prisoner-of-war cards in the archives of the JDC, which contain documents, photographs, film, video, oral histories, and artifacts recording the work of the organization from World War I to the present.

Names

  • Auxiliary Branch of the Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers, Vladivostok Creator.
  • Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers Associated Name.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1920.

Headings

  • -  Hungary
  • -  Russian Federation--Primorskiy Krai--Vladivostok
  • -  1920
  • -  American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
  • -  Faith-based human services
  • -  Humanitarian assistance
  • -  Jews
  • -  Prisoners of war
  • -  World War, 1914-1918

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Ink on paper with 1 mounted black and white photograph ; 7.5 x 5.25 inches.
  • -  Original resource at: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
  • -  Content in German and English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • World War I

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668155

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Auxiliary Branch Of The Joint Distribution Committee Of The American Funds For Jewish War Sufferers, Vladivostok Creator, and Joint Distribution Committee Of The American Funds For Jewish War Sufferers Associated Name. World War I Prisoner of War Card. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1920] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668155/.

APA citation style:

Auxiliary Branch Of The Joint Distribution Committee Of The American Funds For Jewish War Sufferers, V. C. & Joint Distribution Committee Of The American Funds For Jewish War Sufferers Associated Name. (1920) World War I Prisoner of War Card. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668155/.

MLA citation style:

Auxiliary Branch Of The Joint Distribution Committee Of The American Funds For Jewish War Sufferers, Vladivostok Creator, and Joint Distribution Committee Of The American Funds For Jewish War Sufferers Associated Name. World War I Prisoner of War Card. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1920] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668155/>.