JDC Artifacts Through the Years
Experience JDC’s global humanitarian aid activities intertwined with the story of the Jewish people.
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The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives collection of Artifacts & Ephemera contains over 1,000 works ranging from posters and illuminated records to precious artwork and gifts from Jewish communities around the world, which illustrate and bring to life JDC's global humanitarian aid efforts. Let the artifacts guide your journey through JDC history and Jewish history at large. By analyzing different objects from around the world, learn more about the Jewish global experience during the past century.
To view more artifacts, visit the JDC Archives Artifacts and Ephemera Collection. Watch the lecture "If Objects Could Talk," which showcases a selection of objects from the collection that shed light on the impact of JDC assistance and the experience of JDC aid recipients over the past century.
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