Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
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gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:HIAS
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gptkbp:focus |
humanitarian aid
immigration refugee protection |
gptkbp:founded |
1881
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gptkbp:foundedIn |
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:Silver_Spring,_Maryland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
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gptkbp:notableAction |
advocacy for refugee rights
assisted Jewish refugees fleeing pogroms legal services for immigrants resettlement of Holocaust survivors support for Soviet Jewish emigration |
gptkbp:notableLeader |
gptkb:Mark_Hetfield
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gptkbp:purpose |
refugee resettlement
aid Jewish immigrants |
gptkbp:status |
active
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gptkbp:website |
hias.org
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Felix_Warburg
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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