Envelope Stamped “Special Delivery” to Dr. Otto Weiler of the National Refugee Service (NRS) Resettlement Department

Authors

Object ID

2021.1.45

Object Name

Envelope

Date

7-15-1940

Files

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Description

Envelope with three stamps on front addressed to Dr. Otto Weiler. “Special Delivery” in black type in upper left corner.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

The National Refugee Service was founded in New York City in May 1939 to assist European refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. In the six years that it existed, NRS provided a range of programs across the United States to help immigrants arriving in New York to resettle in smaller communities. Services included financial assistance, vocational guidance, job placement and retraining, arranging small business loans, and the instruction necessary to meet the specific requirements of the immigration process. Programs were also geared to helping members of specific professions adjust to American life: for example, rabbis, musicians and physicians. Hundreds of communities across the United States were involved in the services provided by the NRS, which itself was the recipient of funds from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the United Jewish Appeal. After 1946 the NRS merged with several other charitable organizations.

Dimensions

7 1/2 x 4"

Keywords

National Refugee Service, United Jewish Appeal, Otto Weiler

Subcollection

Rescue

Recommended Citation

"Envelope Stamped “Special Delivery” to Dr. Otto Weiler of the National Refugee Service (NRS) Resettlement Department" (1940). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2021.1.45.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1747