JDC executive Morris Troper and his wife at the European headquarters of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Lisbon.
Overview
- Caption
- JDC executive Morris Troper and his wife at the European headquarters of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Lisbon.
- Date
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1941
- Locale
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Milton Koch
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Milton KochSource Record ID: Collections: 2003.285
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Morris Carlton Troper (1892-1962), American Jewish lawyer and communal leader, who from 1938 to 1942 served as chief of European operations for the American Joint Distribution Committee. During his tenure he focused his efforts on promoting Jewish emigration from Nazi Europe, organizing relief efforts and channeling funds to Jewish communities and welfare organizations. During the St. Louis affair Troper was instrumental in convincing the governments of the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Great Britain to offer safe haven to the stranded Jewish refugees. He also organized the "Camp Commission" to aid Jewish refugees imprisoned in French internment camps and unofficially supported efforts by the Jewish Agency to organize the illegal immigration of Jews to Palestine. After the fall of France and the transfer of JDC headquarters to Lisbon, Troper spent most of his time in the US gathering support for European relief efforts. In 1942 soon after the entry of the US into World War II, Troper resigned from the JDC to enlist in the US Army. From 1942 to 1946 he headed the Office of Fiscal Direction, attaining the rank of Brigadier General. After leaving the army in 1946, Troper returned to Jewish communal work, lending his efforts to the resettlement of Jewish displaced persons and projects related to the founding of the State of Israel. He retired in 1949.
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