Address: 171 Madison Ave., Room 1405
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-239-2251
Fax: 212-594-6881
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Website: https://bluecardfund.org/
Director/Persons-in-Charge: Mark Bilski, Co-President; Mimi Lieber, Co-President; Gia Machlin, Chairman; Marsha Girshin, Executive Director
Year Established: 1939
Staff: Salaried - 2; Volunteer - 50
Type of Organization or Mission: The Blue Card, Inc. was founded in 1934 in Germany, by German Jews seeking to help other Jews flee the country's growing persecution. It was re-established in the United States in 1939. Its name comes from the blue cards issued to those given financial assistance.
Services: For many survivors, the losses they experienced decades ago are compounded by their current struggles to subsist on meager incomes; Emergency cash assistance - provides for survivors' most immediate needs by helping with the cost of dental care, medicine, rent, food and other essentials; Stipend programs - supports the most indigent survivors with monthly checks; Jewish holiday program - provides funds to allow survivors to celebrate the Jewish holidays with dignity and joy.
