Selected records related to the history of the Jewish communities of the Lʹviv region
Extent and Medium
430,948 digital images, JPEG
Archival History
Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Lʹvivsʹkoï oblasti
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Lʹvivsʹkoï oblasti (State Archives of the Lviv Region). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in 2013.
Scope and Content
The collection includes records of the history of Jews and the Jewish communities in the region of L'viv before World War II. Most of the collection contains records of the Council of the Jewish Community, the Board of Trustees of the School District in L'viv, regional schools, the publishing houses and literary magazines. Included are correspondence with local and government authorities, and other documents of the Jewish Community relating to Jewish businesses (the Soap Factory and other), probate court cases, decrees of inheritance, Jewish organizations (e.g. Serce Żydowskie, Agudas Jeschurim), communist activities and Police interrogations; school correspondence, name lists of students and protocols of the final exams; and name lists of journalists.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in three series: 1. Jewish Community; 2. Schools; 3. Publishing houses and magazines.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Lʹvivsʹkoï oblasti
Subjects
- Jews--Education--Ukraine--Lʹviv--History--20th century.
- Antisemitism--Ukraine--History--20th century.
- Jewish property--Ukraine--L’viv.
- Jews--Ukraine--Lʹviv--Societies, etc.
- Jewish committees (ushmm)
- Communists--Ukraine--Lʹviv.
- Zamarstyniv (Ukraine)
- L'viv (Ukraine)
- Journalists--Ukraine--Lʹviv--History--20th century.
- Brody (Ukraine)
- Poland
- Executive departments.
- Jews--Migrations--Ukraine--History--20th century.
- Lutowiska (Poland)
- Students--Ukraine--Lʹviv--History--20th century.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Photographs.
- Leaflets.
- Reports.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Protocols.
- Registers.
- School records.