Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
|
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:HIAS
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Jewish_community
|
| gptkbp:currentUse |
assist refugees of all backgrounds
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1881
|
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Silver_Spring,_Maryland
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
|
| gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:Mark_Hetfield
|
| gptkbp:leaderTitle |
President and CEO
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
provided aid during World War II
assisted Soviet Jewish emigration |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
oldest refugee agency in the world
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
refugee resettlement
advocacy for refugees immigrant aid assist Jewish immigrants |
| gptkbp:regionServed |
gptkb:United_States
global |
| gptkbp:taxStatus |
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
|
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.hias.org/
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jacob_Henry_Schiff
gptkb:HIAS gptkb:Records_of_the_Hebrew_Immigrant_Aid_Society gptkb:Jewish_community_in_Shanghai_(1933–1941) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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