The United Service for New Americans, major Jewish resettlement agency in America, and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, 70 year-old Jewish migration agency, are scheduled to be merged August 24 into a single national and international Jewish migration and resettlement agency, to be called “United HIAS Service, Inc.” This was announced today by an Interim Committee arranging the final details of the consolidation, which will include the overseas migration services of the Joint Distribution Committee.
Last week the memberships of both organizations unanimously approved the consolidation plans, which have been in the process of formulation for nearly two years. All that remains to be accomplished before the board of directors meets on August 24 are formal legal steps, which are expected to be completed within a week or 10 days.
Following the approval of the merger plans by both organizations last week, an Interim Committee was convened to administer the affairs of the two organizations until the first meeting of the new board. The committee is composed of five members of USNA, and a similar number from HIAS, under the chairmanship of Edwin Rosenberg, Jewish communal leader, who acted as chairman of the group which negotiated the merger.
The Interim Committee announced, following its initial meeting, that, at the first meeting of the board of United HIAS Service, Inc., the structure and staffing of the new agency will be disclosed. The committee stated that world headquarters of the consolidated organization will be at 425 Lafayette Street, New York. The United HIAS Service, Inc. was planned to accord with the desires of the Jewish community at large to eliminate duplication and overlapping in the migration field.
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