The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is pleased to
present its Fellowship program. Two or three fellowships will be awarded
each year to deserving scholars engaged in graduate level,
post-doctoral, or independent study to conduct research in the JDC
Archives, either in New York or Jerusalem. Research topics in the fields
of twentieth century Jewish history, general history, and humanitarian
assistance will be considered, as well as other areas of academic
research covered in the JDC archival collections.

The JDC Archives documents the relief, rescue and rehabilitation
activities of the organization, from its inception in 1914 to the
present. The repository houses one of the most significant collections
in the world for the study of modern Jewish history. Comprising the
organizational records of JDC, the overseas rescue, relief, and
rehabilitation arm of the American Jewish community, the archives
includes over 3 miles of text documents, 100,000 photographs, 1100 audio
recordings, 1300 video recordings, 95 oral histories, and 157 recorded
historic speeches and broadcasts.

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