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INTERNATIONAL
Services for Families Separated by War, Disaster or Changing World Conditions
As part of the world's largest humanitarian network, the American Red Cross alleviates
the suffering of victims of war, disaster and other international crises, and works with
other Red Cross and Red Crescent societies to improve chronic, life-threatening
conditions in developing nations.
Restoring Family Links
In peacetime as well as in the midst of conflict, whenever regular channels of
communication are disrupted, the American Red Cross is available to help people obtain
information about family members. Whenever possible, concerned families will be kept
abreast of the whereabouts and well-being of relatives until personal communication can
resume. (Requests to communicate with American citizens traveling or residing abroad
are referred to the U.S. Department of State American Citizens Services.)
Whenever regular channels of communication are severed due to war or changing world
conditions, the American Red Cross can be a conduit for separated family members to
exchange messages. Red Cross messages may originate locally when someone trying
to communicate with a loved one overseas contacts us for help. Or, a Red Cross message
may arrive here, bringing news of a family member’s status elsewhere. Thanks to the Red
Cross global network, relatives – previously separated by world conditions – can
communicate until mail and telephone systems are restored.
Holocaust Survivors and War Victims Tracing Center
Red Cross works with other national societies to assist clients in locating family
members. Requests are accepted at all Red Cross offices, on U.S. military bases
worldwide and at local chapters. Depending on circumstances, searches may continue for
months or years. News from Red Cross on the fate of a loved one can bring closure for
grieving relatives or, occasionally, a joyous reunion.
Nazi Holocaust survivors searching for information on family members who were
victims of the Third Reich can get help from Red Cross. Local requests are forwarded to
the Red Cross Holocaust and War Victim Tracing and Information Center in Baltimore,
Maryland. The Center provides tracing, information and referral services related to
civilian victims of World War II who lived in Europe or the USSR between 1933 and
1952.
More information available at The National Red Cross or contact the chapter at 931-645-6401.
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