Saly Mayer

Saly Mayer (1882–1950) was a clothing manufacturer in Switzerland who was an official of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), a Jewish relief organization headquartered in New York City. He had a wife and son.[1] He worked to save Jews.[2] He organized aid for refugees and negotiated with the Nazis for the release of Jews in exchange for equipment and funds. Despite being restricted on what he could exchange his negotiations are credited with buying time in order to save prisoners.[3]

Legacy

Documents including communiques remain from his work.[4]

A book by rabbi Amos Bunim about his father, Irving M. Bunim, is sharply critical of Mayer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Saly Mayer". Jewish Virtual Library.
  2. ^ "SALY MAYER DIES; RESCUED 230,000; Retired Swiss Manufacturer Saved Hungarian Jews From Nazi Concentration Camps". August 1, 1950 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "American Joint Distribution Committee Letter Signed by Saly Mayer". Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. September 28, 1944.
  4. ^ "Saly Mayer's Negotiations in Switzerland" (PDF). Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum.
  5. ^ Bunim, Amos (1989). A Fire in His Soul. Feldheim Publishers.
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