Selected records of Jewish Communities of former Yugoslavia during the interwar and postwar period,

Identifier
irn35026
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.15
  • RG-49.009M
Dates
1 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Serbian
  • Croatian
  • German
  • Italian
  • Hungarian
  • Bulgarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35026

Extent and Medium

15,272 digital images, JPEG

32 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Archival History

Savez jevrejskih opština Srbije i Crne Gore. Jevrejski istorijski muzej

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Jevrejski istorijski muzej (Jewish Historical Museum) in Belgrade. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection from the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in March 31, 2008.

Scope and Content

This collection contains various records that include minutes of board meetings, registry books of members of the Jewish communities, financial records, records of the Burial Society (Hevra Kadisha), vital statistics, correspondence with the local authorities and other records of the following Jewish communities of the former Yugoslavia: Skopje in Macedonia; Belgrade, Novi Sad and Vrsac in Serbia; Osijek in Croatia. Also includes several major Jewish newspapers published in the prewar Yugoslavia - Jevrejskij Glas (Jewish Voice), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 1928-1931), Herald of the Sepahardic Community of Belgrade (1939-1940) and Zidovske novine (Jewish News,) published in Belgrade in (1917-1940).

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Savez jevrejskih opština Srbije i Crne Gore. Jevrejski istorijski muzej

Subjects

  • Vršac (Serbia)
  • Osijek (Croatia)
  • Jews--Yugoslavia--Statistics.
  • Novi Sad (Serbia)
  • Jewish newspapers.
  • Jews--Yugoslavia--History.
  • Skopje (Macedonia)

Genre

  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

Copies

  • Savez jevrejskih opština Srbije

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Savez jevrejskih opština Srbije i Crne Gore. Jevrejski istorijski muzej