Amsterdam City Archives records

Identifier
irn503696
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.A.0040
  • RG-41.001.01
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503696

Extent and Medium

folders

2

4 microfiche,

Archival History

Amsterdam (Netherlands). Stadsarchief

Acquisition

Cite Amsterdam City Archives as custodian of the originals

The Amsterdam City Council created the documents during the Holocaust years. At some time after the Holocaust, the Amsterdam City Archives obtained the documents and placed them in record groups 5181 and 5174 of that archive. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the photocopies of the documents via Hetty Berg of the Joods Historisch Museum in Amsterdam in May 1991.

Scope and Content

Contains photocopies of various documents from the Amsterdam City Archives relating to the Jewish community in Amsterdam, Netherlands, more specifically the establishment of the Amsterdam ghetto, discrimination against Jews in the labor force, isolation of Jewish children in schools, and financial relief for unemployed Jews.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Amsterdam (Netherlands). Stadsarchief

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Netherlands.
  • Netherlands--Politics and government--1940-1945.
  • Jewish councils--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
  • Jewish children--Netherlands.
  • Jewish ghettos--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
  • Discrimination in employment--Netherlands.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations.
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • Jewish committees (ushmm)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Health aspects.
  • Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Steel industry and trade--Netherlands.
  • Schools--Netherlands.
  • Labor camps--Netherlands.
  • Jews--Netherlands--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.

Copies

  • Stadsarchief Amsterdam

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Amsterdam (Netherlands). Stadsarchief

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