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Institute of Jewish Affairs
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Established in New York in 1941, this research institution was primarily devoted to the study of issues of (international) law, politics, and economics in the Jewish present. Closely linked to the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Congress, the Institute of Jewish Affairs (IJA) produced its most influential work during the Second World War and i…

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Kaplan-Feuereisen, Omry, “Institute of Jewish Affairs”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 21 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0333>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20200106



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