The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / A127
• angielski
• 1879-1970
• 12,7 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

This fonds contains 5 files pertaining to Belgium. It includes notably incoming letters from the newspaper Hatikwah (file A127/218; year 1926), letters concerning his trip to i.a. Brussels (A127/824; 1931), letters from the time of Gruenbaums visit to Belgium (A127/622; 1926) and, lastly, card indexes of Yizhak Gruenbaum pertaining to rescue attempts and the situation of the Jews in various countries, including Belgium – see A127/1865 and A127/1873 (1939-1940).

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / A140
• angielski
• 6,5 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

We firstly note the file A140/363 (dated 1938), in which we find lists, brochures and leaflets of various schools, as well as correspondence between Shalom Adler-Rudel, Paul Reiward and the Zionist Federation of Belgium regarding the financial situation and activities of Jewish refugees in Belgium. File A140/342 contains a (copy of a) letter from Reiwald to Adler-Rudel, concerning the economic activities of German refugees, including a list of companies in Belgium owned by refugees. Reports (dated 1939) on the assistance to Jewish refugees, i.a. in Antwerp and Brussels, can be found in A140...

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / C2
• angielski
• 1936-1968
• 99 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

In this fonds we firstly point out the relevant files containing correspondence with the WJC office in Brussels, Jewish organisations and individuals (files nrs. C2/1002 and C2/1317; years 1959-1962), with the Belgian ambassadors in London concerning the Bergen-Belsen memorial (C2/1766; 1948-1952), with He’atid – Federation of Zionists (C2/1196; 1942-1947), with the Conseil des Associations Juives de Belgique and concerning heirless Jewish property in Belgium (C2/1631; 1949-1963), regarding cultural affairs (C2/4226; 1956-1957), regarding publications, education, cultural issues, … (C2/4236...

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / C3
• angielski
• 1936-1986
• 180,2 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

In this fonds we firstly note several Belgium-related wartime reports, more specifically the files C3/27, C3/28 and C3/45. They contain anti-Jewish legal texts, various brochures, correspondence, documents, reports on the situation of the Jews in Belgium, during the years 1940-1946. Several other files concern post-war Belgium – see C3/341 (including reports, correspondence, newsletters, … on the Conseil des Associations Juives en Belgique and COREF; 1945-1950), C3/342 (containing newsletters of the CAJB; 1946) and C3/370 (i.a. concerning WJC children’s homes in Belgium; 1946-1947). File C3...

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / C7
• angielski
• 1943-1948
• 20,3 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

In this fonds we note two relevant files, originating from the Department of Overseas Relations. See the files “Belgium. Restitution” (C7/1290; 1946) and “Belgium” (C7/1210; 1946-1948).

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / L13
• angielski
• 1933-1937
• 2,8 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

This fonds firstly contains correspondence with D.M. Van Buuren from Brussels, concerning financial investments in Palestine (including letters signed by Weitzman); see file L13/5 (year 1934). We also find general correspondence with Antwerp, including lists of Jewish refugees wanting to emigrate to Palestine (L13/28; 1933-1936). File L13/41 contains lists of German Jewish refugees “in correspondence with Belgium” (1933-1934). Lastly, we note two files concerning immigration certificates i.a. for Belgium (see L13/67/2 and L13/67/3, resp. for 1933-1935 and 1933-1934).

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / L15
• angielski
• 1940-1946
• 33,2 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

We note the file L15/1181, containing correspondence on the persecution of the Jews in France, Belgium and the Netherlands in 1940-1944.

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / S104
• angielski
• 1944-1970
• 5,7 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

This fonds contains correspondence with Aide aux Israélites Victimes de la Guerre (file S104/388; years 1947-1949) and the Palestine Office in Belgium (S104/163; 1945-1953), concerning requests for information on missing persons.

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / S25
• angielski
• 1921-1948
• 36 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

In this fonds we find 6 relevant files, mostly containing correspondence, reports and other documents. We note: reports on the situation of (exiled) Jews in Belgium (file S25/7853; years 1940-1945), reports on i.a. Belgian industry and trade during the war (S25/10759; 1941-1944) as well as files concerning: the situation in Belgium during the Second World War (S25/9321; 1939-1944), trade relations with Belgium (S25/7396; 1947), Zionist activity in Belgium (S25/1996; 1926-1947) and the local Palestine Office (S25/603/4; 1925).

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / S26
• angielski
• 1939-1948
• 15,5 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

In this fonds we firstly note several files containing correspondence and other documents concerning requests for help to individual Jews and Jewish families in/from Belgium (the names are mentioned in the inventory) see file S26/905 (1945), S26/730 (1944), S26/609 (1947), S26/497 (1945) and S26/49 (1945). Several files covering the years 1941-1945 contain reports, correspondence, testimonies and various other documents concerning the situation of the Jews and their communities in Belgium, rescue efforts, the Jewish resistance, … - see S26/1496, S26/1228 (reports of the American Jewish Comm...

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / S44
• angielski
• 1934-1948
• 6,2 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

In this fonds we note the file S44/244, containing correspondence on the situation of the Jews and Zionism in Belgium (1944-1945).

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / S5
• angielski
• 123 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

In this fonds we firstly note 14 files titled “Belgium”, spanning the years 1950-1971 – see files S5/10491, S5/11397, S5/11398, S5/11399, S5/11400, S5/11401, S5/12484, S5/12485, S5/12486, S5/12487, S5/12488, S5/12489, S5/12490 and S5/12491. File S5/12161 contains newspaper clippings concerning Belgium. Concerning the shekel in Belgium, see files S5/2017, S5/2018, S5/1316, S5/1317, S5/11739, S5/11792 and S5/11862, roughly covering the years 1935-1961. The fonds also contains various documents such as reports and correspondence with Zionist political organisations in Belgium, notably with Miz...

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / S53
• angielski
• 1933-1948
• 37,3 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

This fonds contains 7 relevant files. We find files concerning: trade relations between Belgium and the Netherlands (file S53/1283; years 1939-1947), the situation in Belgium from 1944 to 1945 (S53/1588), actions to help the Jews in Belgium (S53/1610; 1944), the Zionist Federation in Belgium (S53/482; 1946), Hamagbit Hameuhedet (United Jewish Appeal?) in Belgium (S53/1437; 1947-1948) and the Belgian Congo (S53/1444; 1948) and finally a file concerning fundraising appeals in Belgium (S53/423; 1940).

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / S6
• angielski
• 1919-1980
• 167,5 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

This fonds contains a number of files relevant to this guide, generally containing correspondence, notes, reports and various other documents. We firstly note files concerning: the association of immigrants from Belgium in Tel Aviv (file S6/1417; years 1943-1946), Hehalutz in Belgium (S6/2390, S6/2150 and S6/2151, resp. for the years 1931-1932, 1937-1938 and 1938-1947), Hehalutz in Antwerp (S6/2148 and S6/2149; resp. 1936 and 1937), hakhsharah in Belgium (S6/1936, S6/1937 and S6/1938; resp. years 1938-1947, 1937 and 1937-1938), immigration permits for members of the Belgian Agudath Israel (...

• The Central Zionist Archives/ הארכיון הציוני המרכזי
• IL / CZA / Z4
• angielski
• 1917-1955
• 215,2 l.m.
• Aktualizacja: 2 lat(a) temu

Firstly, we note in this fonds several series of correspondence which are of interest to this guide. Files Z4/30867 - Z4/30870 contain correspondence regarding “Zionist work” in Belgium (for the years 1927-1946). Correspondence on immigration from Belgium (often with lists of immigrants) and family research can be found in the files Z4/32408 to Z4/32412 (1943-1947). Various correspondence (regarding i.a. immigration, the Golden Shekel, donations, Zionism in Belgium, …) with the Belgian Zionist Federation and the Zionist Organisation in Belgium is found in files Z4/40030 (1920), Z4/40342 (19...