Selected records of the Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique, Brussels
Extent and Medium
46,036 digital images, JPEG
10 microfilm reels (digitized), 16 mm
Creator(s)
- J. Klener
Archival History
Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique, Brussels. Some records were taken by the Nazis and captured from them by the Soviets; the Russian Federation subsequently restituted some of them. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in November 2009.
Scope and Content
Records concern the Jewish communities of Brussels, Antwerp, Liege, and other Belgian cities. It contains correspondence among Jewish organizations during the German occupation, as well as documents concerning pre- and postwar Jewish and refugee organizations, synagogue records, and materials related to antisemitism.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique
Subjects
- Jews--Belgium--History--20th century.
- Brussels (Belgium)
- Jews--Belgium--History--19th century.
- Antwerp (Belgium)
- Belgium
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium.
- World War, 1939-1945--Belgium.
- Jews--Belgium.
- Liège (Belgium)
- Jewish communities (ushmm)
- Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Genre
- Document
- Correspondence.
- Circulars.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique