Association of Immigrants from Poland, Tel Aviv (J20)
Extent and Medium
11,367 digital images, TIFF
11 microfilm reels, 35 mm
Archival History
World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Central Zionist Archives, Israel, Record Group J20, records created by the Association of Immigrants from Poland, Tel Aviv. 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 July 2011.
Scope and Content
Contains records of the Association of Immigrants from Poland that was active in Israel, 1942-1961. Includes meeting protocols, various name lists, questionnaires, and newspaper clippings relating to assistance to Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors by giving out loans, finding work, and reuniting families after the war. In addition, the organization created name lists of Holocaust survivors still remaining in Europe, and of those who immigrated to Palestine/Israel.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives
Corporate Bodies
- World Zionist Organization
Subjects
- Jewish refugees--Israel--Registers.
- Poland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Israel--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Refugees, Jewish--Europe--Registers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
Genre
- Questionnaires.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Document
- Protocols.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives