Youth Aliyah Department, Continental/European Office, Geneva - Paris, L58
Extent and Medium
135,489 digital images, PNG
125 microfilm reels, 35 mm
Creator(s)
- Youth Aliyah
Archival History
World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Central Zionist Archives, Israel, RG L58; records created by the Youth Aliyah. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Central Zionist Archives via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in May 2011.
Scope and Content
Contains records of the immediate post-war period of the Youth Aliyah. These records include correspondence regarding orphanages in Italy and France, records from the orphanages “Cambous” and “Rocquefort La Bedoule,” correspondence with the Youth Aliyah offices in Geneva, Marseille, Paris and Jerusalem, personal files, and other material. Also includes correspondence with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. and the World Zionist Organization. Types of documents include lists of children, questionnaires, and various certificates (health reports, exit and entrance visas, employment, immigration, residence permits, etc.).
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives
Subjects
- Refugees, Jewish--Europe--Registers.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives