Archive of the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine Archivio della Delegazione Apostolica in Gerusalemme e Palestina
Extent and Medium
43 digital images, JPEG
1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.
Archival History
Archivio Apostolico Vaticano
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.
Records from the Vatican Secret Archives (Archivio Segreto Vaticano). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection wvia the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in January 2012.
Scope and Content
Contains records of the Archive of the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine. Includes newspaper clippings, reports and correspondence relating to the Chief Rabbis of Palestine, A.J. Kook and Isaac Herzog; His Excellency Most Reverend, Archbishop of Amsea, Rev. Gustavo Testa; Dr. Chaim Weizman, and others.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in the following order: I. Indice 1241, Busta 1 Mons Gustavo Testa; II. Fasc 7: 11 – Sionismo e Cattolici, 1934-1946: ff. 238-240; III. Fasc 12 Sionsimo e rabbini de Gerusalemme 1935-1941: ff. 269-298.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Archivio Apostolico Vaticano
People
- Testa, Gustavo, 1886-1969.
- Kook, Abraham Isaac, 1865-1935--Correspondence.
- Herzog, Isaac, 1888-1959.
- Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952.
Corporate Bodies
- Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Palestine
- Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Holy Roman Empire
Subjects
- Palestine--Foreign relations--Catholic Church.
- Jews--Prophecies.
- World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
- Papacy--History--1929-1945.
- Catholic Church and Zionism.
- Repentance--Judaism.
- Catholic Church--Diplomatic service.
- Zionists--Correspondence.
- Palestine--Church history--Sources.
- Holy Roman Empire--Foreign relations--Palestine.
- Papacy--History--1929-1945.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Reports.
Copies
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