Questionnaires completed by Landraete (Districts) in Germany regarding the Jewish communities throughout Germany, 1946-1947
Extent and Medium
546 Files
Creator(s)
- The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Munich
Archival History
This collection is part of the collections compiled by the Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone in Munich (M.1). The CHC collected much material from the Holocaust survivors, including testimonies, documentary material in their possession and more. When the CHC was disbanded, the CHC archive was transferred to Yad Vashem.
Scope and Content
The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Munich distributed questionnaires among the regional and municipal authorities, mainly in the American Occupied Zone in Germany. The purpose of these questionnaires was to gather information regarding the number of Jews living in various places in 1933 and during the Nazi period, as well as the number of Jews who perished. The questionnaires also contain questions regarding Nazi concentration camps in those areas.
Existence and Location of Originals
YV archives
Existence and Location of Copies
USHMM
Archivist Note
JL according to the RG description in the YV system
Dates of Descriptions
2012-06-13
Corporate Bodies
- The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Munich