Questionnaires completed by Landraete (Districts) in Germany regarding the Jewish communities throughout Germany, 1946-1947

Identifier
M.1.L
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Sub-group
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

546 Files

Creator(s)

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