Joan V. Stiebel

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Joan Stiebel MBE (April 23, 1911 - January 25, 2007) was a Jewish relief worker in London, England, after World War II.

Joan Valentine Stiebel was born on April 23, 1911, at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England.^[1] The daughter of Christian parents, she became increasingly active in Jewish affairs after becoming a secretary to Otto M. Schiff, CBE, in 1933.^[2] In 1939, after Schiff and others had formed what today is called the World Jewish Relief organization, Stiebel was appointed to that organization full-time.^[3]

After the end of World War II, Stiebel was responsible for making travel arrangements to bring 1,000 underaged Jewish Nazi concentration camp orphans to the United Kingdom.^[3] The children came to be known in the press as the Boys, and her involvement with them continued throughout her lifetime.

She was also instrumental in the formation of Jewish Child's Day in 1947.

In 1958 she was appointed as the United Kingdom-based Joint Secretary of the World Jewish Relief organization. ^[1]

She was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1978 for her lifetime of service to Jewish refugees.^[1]

Shortly after retiring from the World Jewish Relief organization in 1979, she was recruited by The Wiener Library to assist in establishing their Endowment Fund. She continued this pro bono work until her permanent retirement in 1989.^[3]

Stiebel died in London, England on January 25, 2007.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jewish Chronicle, United Kingdom. Obituaries. March 23, 2007. p. 40.
↑ Shaftesley, John M. "The Jewish Historical Society of England". Transactions Sessions 1978-1980. The Jewish Historical Society of England. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Wiener Library News, United Kingdom". The Newsletter of The Wiener Library of Contemporary History. Vol. 53: Pgs. 2 & 4. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

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Name	Stiebel, Joan V.
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Short description	British relief worker
Date of birth	April 23, 1911
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Date of death	January 25, 2007
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