General Association of Jews in France. Camp Commission
Extent and Medium
39,271 digital images, JPEG
66 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm
Archival History
Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Acquisition
From the Archives Départementales des Alpes de Haute-Provence. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilms via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division in 1996.
Scope and Content
Consists of records relating to the operations of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF) Commission des Camps, The Commission des Camps was headquartered in Toulouse, halfway between the camps of Gurs and Rivesaltes, and proximate to three other camps. The Commission's goal was the centralization of camp archives. The collection includes hundreds of letters from refugees and internees, testifying to the plight of Jews in France during occupation.
System of Arrangement
Thematic arrangement, includes file numbers 6J1 2Mi 2/23 through 6J35 2Mi 2/22 of the Archives Départementales des Alpes de Haute-Provence's 6J subseries
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Corporate Bodies
- Union générale des israélites de France
Subjects
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Jewish leadership--France.
- France--Politics and government--1940-1945.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
- Jewish archives--France.
- Jewish historians--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--France.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence