The Joint, 75th Anniversary

75 Years of the Joint
Official Award Medal, 1989 5750

The Joint Distribution Committee was founded in 1914 to provide emergency aid to Jews in Israel. Since then, the Joint has also provided rescue and renewal opportunities to Jewish communities in distress in over 70 countries around the world. Joint Israel deals with development of innovated programs which assist the government and public organizations in offering hope and equal opportunity to underprivileged populations in Israel: the elderly, Ethiopian immigrants, immigrants over 45 years of age and single-parent families from Tie former Soviet Union. In addition, the Joint aids alienated and underprivileged youth, cares for victims of family violence and assists abused children and the handicapped. The medal marks 75 years of the Joint.

Obverse: On the left, the number "75"; above it, the 75-year emblem of the Joint, below, the inscription "AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE". In the lower portion, along the circumference, the inscription "RELIEF RESCUE REHABILITATION".

Reverse: A pomegranate sliced open on its right half, revealing many seeds. Below, along the circumference, the Talmudic passage "Replete with good deeds as a pomegranate with seeds" and the source "Brachot 57" in Hebrew and English

Edge: Initials "I.G.C.M.C." in Hebrew and in English; serial number

Serialization: All medals are numbered.

Designer: Reuben Nutels.

Engraving: Tidhar Dagan.

Mint: Hecht