Collection of documents from ghettos and camps in Eastern Europe. Jewish Council Łachwa Kolekcja dokumentów z gett i obozów Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. Rada Żydowska w Łachwie (Sygn. 216)

Identifier
irn41540
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.146
  • RG-15.139
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

2 digital images, PDF

1 CD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Lakhva Ghetto (or Łachwa Ghetto) existed from summer 1941 to summer 1942 in Lakhva (Polish Łachwa - a town now in Belarus, then in the German occupied Poland, and up to 1939 in the Second Polish Republic). Lakhva Ghetto is considered to have been the location of one of the first, and possibly the first Jewish ghetto uprisings of the Second World War.

Archival History

Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

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 Żydowski Instytut Historyczny imienia Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Sygn. 216. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection from the Żydowski Institut Historyczny (ŻIH) via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division in 2008.

Scope and Content

Contains a single document dated on August 25, 1941. Its content relates to confirmation of delivery of the Jewish workers by the Judenrat to Łachwa authorities.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Subjects

Genre

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.