Union générale des Israélites de France records from the CDJC, Paris

Identifier
irn508317
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.A.0432
  • RG-43.027M
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508317

Extent and Medium

264 microfiche,

Archival History

Centre de documentation juive contemporaine (CDJC)

Acquisition

From the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division in 1996.

Scope and Content

Consists of records from the Contemporary Jewish Documentation, Paris, relating to the operations of the Union Générale des Israélites de France. The collection contains records from the Archives of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF). The collection includes the files of Jewish social organizations integrated into UGIF by the Germans. Representative of the documents in the collection are correspondence between constituent elements of UGIF, reports, statistics, legal affidavits, and testimonies. The collection also includes records from Groupements de Travailleurs Étrangers (GTE), an organization concerned with foreign workers in France.

System of Arrangement

The collection is divided into 15 Roman numbered, untitled files, collectively labeled "divers" (miscellaneous) by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine (France). See finding aid for description of individual file contents. Arrangement is thematic

Corporate Bodies

  • France. Commissariat-General for Jewish Affairs
  • Union générale des israélites de France

Subjects

  • France--Politics and government--1940-1945.
  • Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--France--History--Sources.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
  • World War, 1939-1945--France.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Jewish property--France--History--Sources.

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

  • Mémorial de la Shoah Fondation

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Contemporary Jewish Documentation Center (CDJC)

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