Odessa Oblast Archive records from the collections of Yad Vashem

Identifier
irn502260
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.1273
  • RG-68.130M
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Romanian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502260

Extent and Medium

4 microfilm reels, 16 mm

Archival History

Odesʹkyĭ oblasnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel. The records were created by Romanian military agencies occupying Transnistria and Ukrainian territory. They were then held in the Odesa State Oblast Archive, where Yad Vashem represenatatives chose various documents and parts of documents to be reproduced. Yad Vashem selected and filmed the records from the Odessa Oblast Archive in ca. 1993-1994. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received copies of the microfilms in 1994.

Scope and Content

Contains documentation of the Romanian occupation of Transnistria and the fate of the Jews on that territory. Subjects include the evacuation of Jews from Odessa; Aryanization; the activities of the gendarmerie; the forced labor of Jews, including physicians, pharmacists, and dentists; transports to ghettos, with name lists; support for Jews in Transnistria from the Jewish community in Bucharest; and public health matters.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Odesʹkyĭ oblasnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv

Subjects

  • Jews--Romania--History--20th century.
  • Transnistria (Ukraine : Territory under German and Romanian occupation, 1941-1944)
  • Romania--Politics and government--1914-1944.
  • Odesa (Ukraine)--Ethnic relations.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Ukraine.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Ukraine.
  • Ukraine--Politics and government--1914-1944.
  • Forced labor--Jewish doctors--Ukraine--Odesa Region.
  • Jews--Ukraine--Odesa--History--20th century.

Genre

  • Document
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.

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